Description

Upon completion of this conference, participants will be able to:

1. Describe how repeated military-related parental separations function as cumulative stressors for children and families.
2. Explain the core components of the Integrated Trauma-Informed Family Resilience Framework (ITFRF).
3. Identify trauma-informed, developmentally responsive strategies social workers can use across clinical, school, and community settings.

 

Presenter Bio

Rebecca Moreno is a doctoral candidate in the Doctor of Social Work program at the University of Kentucky. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The City College of New York and a Master of Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Her academic and professional training reflect a strong commitment to trauma-informed, evidence-based social work practice across complex systems of care.

Rebecca currently works as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at an embedded behavioral health clinic supporting active-duty service members. In this capacity, she provides direct clinical services and collaborates closely with medical providers and military leadership to address behavioral health needs. Her work emphasizes building rapport and community, understanding military culture, managing cumulative stress, and analyzing the interactions among individual, family, and organizational systems.

Her capstone centers on military children experiencing parental separation due to deployment, unaccompanied tours, and high operational tempos. Her project explores trauma-informed, resilience-based strategies for supporting military families, with a particular focus on attachment, caregiver functioning, and coordinated, accessible systems of care. Overall, her practice interests include trauma therapy, parenting, and strengthening family systems. Rebecca’s professional focus is on translating research into practice to improve outcomes for service members, children, and families while promoting culturally responsive and system-level approaches within social work.

 

Delivery Method: Live Interactive Training via Zoom Video Conferencing

Credit Hours: 1.0 (ACE)

Target Audience: This conference is intended for social workers and students.

Accreditation: University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Provider # 1377, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/29/25-9/29/28. Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 15 general continuing education credits.

Claiming CE Credit: Instructions for claiming CE credit will be disseminated at the beginning of each session.

Questions: If you have any questions regarding CE credit or to report a grievance, please contact Christina Krantz at Christina.Krantz@uky.edu. For technical assistance, please contact lmshelp@uky.edu.

 

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these presentations are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the University of Kentucky or the College of Social Work. The inclusion of any topics, perspectives, or discussions is intended for academic engagement and does not constitute endorsement by the institution.