Social Work Meetup: What Do We Need? What Do We Have?

This meetup will broadly talk about what needs (resources, types of support, training, emotional bandwidth, etc.) we have in the work we are doing, and also discuss resources, strategies, supports, and ideas we have at our disposal. It is a broad topic that can apply to our emotional needs as well as our tangible supports – it runs the gamut so join in on the discussion!

Stephanne Cline Thornton is a West Virginia native who has worked in and around criminal defense and mitigation for more than 20 years in Georgia, Colorado, and West Virginia. She is currently the Clinical Director for the West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program, and owner of Transform Legal, a consultancy focused on mitigation, training, and sustainability. As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Master Addiction Counselor, Stephanne focuses on proper assessment for and access to trauma and substance use disorder treatment to ensure the health and well-being of affected individuals. Stephanne is on the Trauma-Informed Care Network Speakers Bureau and uses that platform to call attention to the intersection of secondary traumatic stress and legal practice. She approaches her work with clients, lawyers, social workers, and mitigation specialists through a contextualized mitigation lens.