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The Invisible Scars of Emotional Abuse

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This presentation represents a select group of case studies that demonstrate assessment, engagement, and strategies based on the best available evidence to help providers and communities sharpen their focus on prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent emotional abuse and its consequences across the lifespan.

Presented by Kelly Bass
Community Response to Child Abuse Conference 2022

Kelly J Bass, DSW, LCSW-PIP, ACS Chairperson, MSW Program Director & Associate Professor, CAASt Program Director, Department of Social Work, University of South Dakota Kelly has a bachelors’ of social work degree from the University of Sioux Falls, a masters in social work from the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and completed his doctorate in clinical social work and leadership at the University of Tennessee in 2015. Currently he is the Master of Social Work program director at the University of South Dakota and continues to engage in clinical and supervisory practice throughout South Dakota. His research focuses on the impact clinical supervision has on clinical competencies and improving integrated approaches for streamlined referral and access to public and behavioral health care services. Dr. Bass continues to provide mental health treatment to at-risk youth, families, and adults who are involved in the social services and court system through forensic evaluations, crisis intervention, and ongoing clinical treatment. On a larger context, he has worked with clinics, healthcare systems, and service providers as a consultant to improve services provided to children and families. He is a nationally approved clinical supervisor and has provided clinical supervision to developing social workers, counselors, and other mental health providers since 2003.