Call for Presenters is open!
Workshop proposals are due by MAY 31, 2024. Presenter proposals will be reviewed by the Program Conference Committee, and presenters will be notified of their acceptance by the end of June.
We encourage proposals that qualify for clinical clock hours towards LICSW licensure. Please indicate on your proposal form if your workshop meet any of the criteria below.
- Differential diagnosis and biopsychosocial assessment including normative development and psychopathology across the life span
- Assessment-based clinical treatment planning with measurable goals
- Clinical intervention methods informed by research and current standards of practice
- Evaluation methodologies
- Social work values and ethics including cultural context diversity and social policy
- Culturally specific clinical assessment and intervention
2024 St. Louis County Health & Human Services Conference
"Choose Hope"
| Wednesday October 9th |
| 7:30 AM |
Doors open for exhibitor set-up |
| 9:00 - 4:30 |
Registration open |
| 9:00 - 4:30 |
Exhibit Hall open |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Welcome & opening Keynote |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Session I Workshops |
| 3:00-4:30 |
Session II Workshops |
| Thursday October 10th |
| 8:00 - 4:30 |
Registration Open |
| 8:00 - 4:00 |
Exhibit Hall open |
| 8:30 - 10:00 |
Session III Workshops |
| 10:30-12:00 |
Session IV Workshops |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Session V Workshops |
| 3:00-4:30 |
Closing Keynote |
Opening Keynote - Rick Miller
Rick Miller is the founder of THE INTERSECTION CONSTRUCT. This private consulting firm offers various services within education, juvenile justice, justice, child welfare, behavioral and mental health, and recreation sectors.
Rick is also a professor of practice at the School of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University and the Dean of The MASTER's Institute. This annual event attracts our country's top practitioners and researchers interested in learning and sharing the power of HOPE Science.
Rick founded and created Kids at Hope, an international child and youth development movement and research project that studies family, school, and community cultures to understand the dynamics of success and failure better.
Rick has spent 52 years in the Human Services sector as a practitioner, researcher, professor, public policy expert, and author. Included in Rick’s career is that he served as executive director of the City of Phoenix’s Violence Prevention Initiative and an executive with Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Closing Keynote - Annie Meehan
Annie Meehan is a professional keynote speaker that inspires, educates, and activates her audiences with a clear message that spurs listeners to break counterproductive patterns and be the exception! As a widely embraced international speaker, she has been a catalyst in inspiring countless organizations to choose to soar above the status quo. As an expert on living an exceptional life, Meehan encourages her audiences to remove any barriers preventing them from achieving their goals. Her myriad testimonials reveal the “wow” factor that she creates at every presentation, which in turn catapults participants to adopt the practical tools she champions for more impactful lives, both professionally and personally.
As a keynote speaker, she has presented to countless corporations, associations, and nonprofit organizations, providing actionable strategies to strategically manage change, recognize the enormous power of words, and eliminate long-held excuses that keep people from attaining their goals. Her passion and charismatic essence engage people in new and exciting ways, which ignites people to seize a more focused and fulfilled path forward to obtain greater meaning and success.
An author of eight personal development books, her work includes the award-winning Be The Exception. One of her books, The Pineapple Principle, offers hospitality and a sweet journey to an exceptional customer experience. Today, her passion is to share her "H3 Cultures" concept with companies to help them create a Hopeful, Healthy, and Happy workplace that retains an engaged workforce!
Meehan has three adult children and lives in the Orlando, FL, area, with her husband Greg. She enjoys being an active member of her community by volunteering, going on adventures with her family, and taking Leo, her beloved pup, for strolls.
Online registration opens early June.
| Wednesday October 9th |
| 7:30 AM |
Doors open for exhibitor set-up |
| 9:00-4:30 |
Registration Open | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Welcome & Opening Keynote |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Session I Workshops |
| 3:00-4:30 |
Session II Workshops |
| Thursday October 11th |
| 8:00-4:00 |
Registration Open | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:30-10:00 |
Session III Workshops |
| 10:30-12:00 |
Session IV Workshops |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Session V Workshops |
| 3:00-4:30 |
Closing Keynote |
2024 Conference Registration Rates
General Registration
Early Bird Rate June - July 31: $100
August 1 - September 30: $125
Walk-in: $150
Student and Veteran Registration
June - October 10: $50
No registration refunds after Friday, September 15, 2024
The fee covers attendance for one or both days of the conference and admittance to the exhibit hall. Participants can attend the workshops of their choice throughout the conference. Minnesota Board of Social Work continuing education units (C.E.U.s) will be available; some C.E.U.s may also fulfill Minnesota Board of Nursing requirements.
Online registration ends Friday, September 30, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Walk in registration begins at 9:00 AM on Wednesday October 9th and continues throughout the conference.
*Pre-registration guarantees a conference bag, pen and name badge.
Make your check payable:
SLC Human Service Conference Fund
Mail checks to:
320 West 2nd Street
GSC 4 West, Attn: HHS Conference
Duluth, MN 55802-1495
Note: due to the high number of expected participants, please allow extra time for parking and registration. Parking is $10.00 per day.