Social Work Global Conference Report 2020

Speaker Biographies Mike Schlossberg, PA State Representative Mental Health in the Legislature, the blurring of the personal and the professional, and a call to action Representative Mike Schlossberg was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Nov. 6, 2012. Prior to his House service, he served as a member of Allentown City Council, becoming the youngest person ever elected to that office. Since taking office, Representative Schlossberg has brought $53 million in new revenue to the financially challenged Allentown School District, helping to avoid teacher layoffs. This session, he has advanced bipartisan legislation to increase mental health services for first responders. In 2015, Governor Wolf signed Representative Schlossberg ’ s Rape Survivor Child Custody and Support legislation into law. Prior to his efforts to improve vaccination rates, Pennsylvania schools were some of the most under - vaccinated in the country. The death by suicide of Robin Williams prompted Representative Schlossberg to share his own struggles with depression and anxiety in a Morning Call op - ed. His story set forth a very public conversation about mental health and stigma, a central focus for Representative Schlossberg. Since 2015, he has been a keynote speaker and has advanced legislation in the General Assembly. Congresswoman Susan Wild invited him to Washington, D.C. to help support efforts to enact federal legislation to improve mental health care delivery across the nation. He was also appointed to the Mental Health & Justice Advisory Committee for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and named Suicide Prevention Task Force Co - Chair by Governor Wolf. Representative Schlossberg has received many professional awards, including the 2020 National Association of Social Workers Elected Official of the Year, 2019 Legislative Leadership Award from the PA Rehabilitation & Community, 2017 NASW - PA Legislator of the Year, and the 2016 “ Allies in Action Award ” from the American Federation for Suicide Prevention. Representative Schlossberg is an alumnus of Muhlenberg College (2005, magna cum laude) and Lehigh University. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Ashlee Stampf, MSW, LCSW A Case Study of Using Telehealth During COVID - 19 Pandemic to Maintain Patient Care and Productivity Ashlee Stampf is a dually Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As a Bariatric Social Worker with St. Luke ’ s University Health Network in the Weight Management Department, Ashlee evaluates, educates and supports patients through the stages of bariatric surgery and weight management,. She has presented on Emotional Eating, Mindful Eating Practices and Relationship Changes after Bariatric Surgery. Ashlee has had an extensive career in child, adolescent, and family therapeutic services prior to engaging in clinical medical social work. Ashlee is a graduate of the Master of Social Work Program at Kutztown University.