JV Caprez Social Work Field Day
Date: Friday, March 27,2026 9:00AM-4:00PM CST
Location: Memorial Union Ballroom and via Zoom
AM Title: "The Past, Present, and Future of Rural Social Work"
The Past, Present, and Future of Rural Social Work: This is 3 hours long and participants will receive 3 CEUs. A portion of the documentary was shot on the campus of FHSU in Hays, KS.
Objectives:
- Analyze the historical origins of the National Rural Social Work Caucus
- Identify the foundational resolutions of the rural social work movement
- Evaluate the challenge of "urban bias" in social work
- Describe the initial communication and educational strategies used to support the rural social work community
- Discuss the professional identity of rural social workers through the lens of the "Don't fence us in" philosophy
PM Title: "Moral Injury within the Mental Health System: Navigating complex systems while fighting for those we serve.”
Moral Injury within the Mental Health System: Navigating complex systems while fighting for those we serve: This is 3 hours long and participants will receive 3 Ethics CEUs.
Objectives:
- Define Moral Injury in the context of the Social Work profession
- Identify at least one new way to heal from personal moral injury.
- Identify at least one resource that can provide support if moral injury is experienced in the future
Social Work Field Work Information
This event is free, open to the public, and offered face to face as well as zoom. If you wish to attend and do not need CEUs, email socialwork@fhsu.edu your name, email address and if you are attending in person or via zoom, so we can register you.
If participants are requesting CEU for the event, the cost is $25 per session. Registration is non-refundable. If participants register as a zoom attendee, the zoom link will be emailed one day prior to the event. Attendees will receive CEU certificates after the event.
Parking: please park in lot A2 or lot A3 by the Memorial Union and behind the President’s House/Stroup Hall.
Sponsored by the Social Work Club
Click here to register: https://webapps.fhsu.edu/socialwork/.
Complete your REGISTRATION if you are receiving CEUs.
Any questions about Field Day? Email socialwork@fhsu.edu
Resources
Presenter Information
Dr. Stephen Webster, PhD, MSSW
Steve has made important contributions to advancing social justice and disaster resilience, leaving an enduring impact on both local and global scales. His work in disaster management began in Wisconsin where he coordinated the recovery of Barneveld Wisconsin following an F5 tornado and then expanded to include significant international efforts. Over the course of his career, Webster has worked on every continent but Antarctica, with a focus on the emerging republics of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. His clients have included several organs of the U.N. including its Development Programme and its Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, International Red Cross/Red Crescent, the Swedish and U.S. governments, and intergovernmental organizations like the International Organization for Migration.
Today, Steve’s activism continues through service on two boards, chairing Long Range Planning for City Parks, publishing a disability rights children’s book about a blind cat, and producing a documentary on the Rural Caucus and influencing higher education.
Mitch Deitz
Eric Hansen, LSCSW, LMAC, CADC
Eric is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) and Licensed Master Addiction Counselor (LMAC) in Kansas and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) in Missouri. He has a Master of Divinity with an emphasis on counseling and a second master’s degree in social work from Park University. Eric has developed cultural competence living and providing services on the Yakima Indian Reservation, experience working in a detox unit, providing individual and group therapy with an inpatient psychiatric unit, adolescents, and military/first responders. He works with clients to maximize existing strengths for the purpose of healing past wounds while implementing effective skills moving forward. Eric’s favorite self-care activities include volunteering with youth, puzzles, being outdoors, and Star Wars.
Specialties: substance use disorders (addiction), trauma, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, EMDR
Population Focus: military, first responders (including command, admin, unsworn, and front line workers), adolescents, adults, couples, and families