Advocacy in Action

Join us for a 2 hour CE focused on Advocacy and ways to implement this into your profession. Learn ways to engage in Advocacy work in your profession and practice

This training will provide practical guidance on how you can turn your social work principles into advocacy activities that make a difference. The workshop will review what the social work code of ethics has to say about advocacy. We will discuss several strategies for becoming civically engaged and for providing leadership around advocacy and policy from a social work perspective. We will review how the state government works and how to implement advocacy efforts into your practice. Participants will leave empowered to be change-advocates in their community. 

Pam Thomas is Senior Fellow at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. She joined the staff in January 2017 after a long career in state government. Prior to joining KyPolicy, Pam was the Committee Staff Administrator for the Appropriations and Revenue Committee of the Kentucky General Assembly. Pam has extensive experience in the areas of tax policy, budgeting, education finance and workforce policy. Pam also spent some time with the state Justice Cabinet, with a focus on juvenile justice, policy development, budgeting and strategic planning. Pam has a law degree from the University of Kentucky, and a BS in business from St. Bonaventure University in New York. Pam lives in Midway with her husband and enjoys spending time with family, traveling and riding bicycles.

*This session is hybrid.  The link is also included on our website on the "Trainings and Events" page.  After registering you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the training session along with a passcode you will need in order to join the session*

Please email us know if you DO NOT receive a passcode in your registration confirmation email.