PFDL Conference

Please join us for the PFDL Conference! We are so excited to expand our services and invite all mental health practitioners to attend this workshop series.

Project Fleur-de-lis is honoring the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and their 20th year supporting mental needs across the Gulf Coast with a workshop series for all mental health professionals. While historically PFDL has focused on school-based crisis, trauma, grief interventions and the training for mental health professionals in those settings, we are excited to expand our network and connect with more clinicians and practicing mental health providers. This series will allow PFDL to bring their expertise and high-quality training opportunities to mental health professionals working in various settings. 

Wednesday August 20th 3:30PM - 6:30 PM (3 Clinical ceus)

Honoring Narratives: A Secondary Traumatic Stress Prevention Workshop: How Hurricane Katrina Impacted our Professional Worlds

Presented by: Tuyl Mogabgab, LCSW-BACS

The welcome event is an afternoon/early evening workshop curated to support STS prevention and provide professional reflection opportunities as we approach the 20th anniversary of Katrina. We will explore narrative and the importance of identifying our own professional narrative with special consideration to how collective trauma like Hurricane Katrina shapes us and our journey. We will have time for individual reflection and guided community circle shares that parallel the individual experiences we may have had as well as the collective. The tools utilized during this evening will be useful in clinical settings and within professional teams.

Thursday August 21st 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (3 Ethics CEUs)

In Our Crisis Response Era: The Ethics of Crisis and Grief Informed Care

Presented by: Laura Danna, LCSW-BACS & Tuyl Mogabgab, LCSW-BACS

Thursday’s workshop theme is In Our Crisis Era and will begin with Our Ethical Responsibility of Crisis- and Grief-Informed Care. This morning Ethics workshop will highlight the importance of both crisis- and grief-informed education and practices for mental health professionals. We will review our ethical codes to demonstrate how crucial this is for ethical practice. Then, we will offer tools and skills that will build the confidence and competence of practicing clinicians in a geographical location prone to disaster, collective trauma and grief. 

Thursday August 21st 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM (3 clinical CEus)

In Our Crisis Response Era: Practical Tools for Navigating Collective Distress

Presented by: Katie Persick, LCSW-BACS & Laura Danna, LCSW-BACS

The afternoon workshop, In Our Crisis Response Era: Clinical Interventions for Grieving Youth and Families, will provide psychoeducation on grief and bereavement in children and adolescents, recommendations for how to support youth and their families, and the important role mental health professionals play for youth and families in the grieving process. The training will provide specific resources, tools, and activities that can be used with children and adolescents who are grieving.

Friday August 22nd 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (6.5 clinical CEUs)

Trauma-Informed Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning (RASP)

Presented by: John Hill, LCSW-BACS, Katie Persick, LCSW-BACS, & Tuyl Mogabgab, LCSW-BACS

Friday’s workshop theme is Trauma-Informed Suicide Risk Assessment & Safety Planning, and the entire day is dedicated to this important topic that does not receive enough attention. This training will provide you with not only a framework for understanding suicidality but also tools and best practices in clinical settings for supporting clients who are struggling with suicidality. You will leave with assessment and safety planning tools based on the most up-to-date research on suicide prevention. This training has been a vital source of support for mental health professionals, given to over 629 participants across Louisiana, and 94% of participants report leaving with more confidence and more competence in suicide risk assessment and clinical safety planning. The importance of understanding the intersection of trauma and suicide cannot be overlooked and is crucial to understand in thorough, successful safety planning. We look forward to bringing decades of research and training experience to New Orleans’ and surrounding areas’ clinicians!

Registration and Pricing Information

$20 off July Early Bird Special!

Full Day Thurs or Fri: $150/day (6 CEUs, LUNCH & refreshments)

Wed PM: $75 (3 CEUs, afternoon refreshments)

Full conference: $325 (15 CEUs, 2 lunches, coffee, light breakfast, afternoon refreshments)

Presenter Bios

Tuyl Mogabgab, LCSW-BACS

**Tuyl Mogabgab (she/hers)** is a mother of three, a wife, a friend, a daughter, and a social worker. She is independently licensed in Colorado, Louisiana, and Washington and a Board Approved Clinical Supervisor (BACS) in Louisiana. Tuyl has worked in the mental health field for over 20 years. She earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from LSU, a Masters of Social Work (MSW) and a Masters of Public Health (MPH) from Tulane University where she also received a Certificate in Disaster Mental Health. She has been certified by the American Association Suicidology (AAS) as a School Suicide Prevention Specialist since 2015.

Throughout her career, Tuyl has been fortunate to work in Louisiana state-wide crisis and disaster intervention, New Orleans school systems, the New Orleans criminal justice system, local and national healthcare systems, and neighborhood organizations. Understanding the impact of these systems on communities, families and individuals has brought incredibly rich learning experiences. Tuyl has worked directly with individuals, couples, and families treating a range of issues including anxiety, depression, suicidality, grief, trauma and complex trauma, phobias, low self-esteem, adjustments and life transitions, women's health and maternal wellness.

Laura Danna, LCSW-BACS

**Laura Danna, LCSW-BACS,** is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Mercy Family Center and the Project Director of PFDL, an intermediate and long-term school -and community-based mental health service model which collaborates with over 150 school mental health professionals working in New Orleans area schools. She was born and raised in Metairie, LA. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from LSU and her master’s degree in Social Work from The University of Texas in Austin. She has worked for over 20 years in numerous school, clinical, and leadership capacities. She is passionate about working with youth and adults who have experienced trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and secondary traumatic stress. She is a certified trainer in PREPaRE’s School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Model, Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S), Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR), and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS).

Katie Persick, LCSW-BACS

Katie Persick, LCSW-BACS is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board Approved Clinical Supervisor practicing in the Greater New Orleans community over 15 years. With a passion for integrating mental health services in schools, she has spent the majority of her career in school-based positions with nearly a decade of that time as a school social worker. Katie serves as a member of the Project Fleur-de-lis suicide prevention team, facilitates PFDL grief and crisis intervention workshops, and practices as a clinician at Mercy Family Center. Katie also serves as the program manager for Mercy Family Center’s Psychiatric Collaborative Care program which aims to expand access to mental health services to underserved populations in Louisiana.