Wisconsin PATH/SOAR Conference
2025 Wisconsin Path/SOAR
Conference
SOARing on the PATH to meet people where they're at.
Join us on Thursday, May 8, 2025 for this one-day conference that provides an opportunity for PATH and SOAR providers to enhance their skills and knowledge and promote best practices in working with people who are at imminent risk of being or are currently unhoused.
When & Where
May 8, 2025
UW-Whitewater
University Center, Room 259
800 W. Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190
Continuing Education Hours
Participants completing the full one-day conference can receive 5.0 continuing education hours.
Wisconsin PATH/SOAR Conference Agenda
May 8, 2025, at UW-Whitewater, University Center, Room 259
This conference features five engaging sessions, with breakfast, lunch and continuing education hours provided. Registered participants will be provided with a parking permit for the day.
8:00 - 9:00 am
Registration
Check in at University Center, Room 259 and eat breakfast prior to the conference.
9:00 - 9:15 am
Welcome
Joanette Robertson, Director, Bureau of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery, Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
9:15 - 11:30 am
Morning Sessions
Presented by Dr. Tom Tatlock & Kathleen Connelly
- Session 1: Navigating Brain Injury: Understanding its Impact on Unstably Housed Individuals
- Break
- Session 2: Effective Screening and Accommodation Strategies for Brain Injury
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Lunch
12:15 - 3:45 pm
Afternoon Sessions
Presented by Kim Davidson, LCSW
- Session 3: The Foundations of Motivational Interviewing
- Break
- Session 4: Motivational Interviewing & Engagement
- Break with Refreshments
- Session 5: Boundaries, Healing & Self-Care in our Work
3:45 - 4:00 pm
Questions and Closing Remarks
Lodging
If you need a hotel, a room block has been established at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Whitewater, 1242 West Main Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin, 53190.
- Cost is $107 per night.
- Call 262-458-2065 and ask for a room under the PATH/SOAR block to make your reservation or book a room online.
- If you need tax exemption applied to your reservation, let them know you'll need a S211 form.
- Availability ends on April 15, 2025.
have Questions?
This conference is being coordinated by the Behavioral Health Training Partnership (BHTP) at the UW-Green Bay. Contact BHTP with any questions or call us at (920) 465-2101.