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Health Social Work Grand Rounds: Advocacy is for Everyone

Location: Hybrid: Health Discovery Building Auditorium (HDB 1.208) & Zoom

Address: 1601 Trinity St., Bldg. B, Austin, Texas 78712 | View Map »

Date: Monday, April 20, 2026

Time: 12–1 p.m.

About the Event

In this installment of Health Social Work Grand Rounds, Melissa McRoy Shearer, J.D., LBSW, presents “Advocacy is for Everyone: Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Practices that Sustain Practitioners and the Communities We Serve.” Shearer is the mental health public defender at the Travis County Mental Health Division.

Register to attend.

For in-person attendees, lunch will be provided at 11:30 a.m. with the lecture to follow at noon.

For more information, contact Vicki Wooten.

Objectives

  1. Examine common concepts of advocacy work, including fears and perceived barriers to participation.
  2. Identify practical acts of micro, mezzo, and macro level advocacy.
  3. Discuss the beneficial effects of implementing advocacy strategies at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels for practitioners and members of the community.

Target Audience

Interprofessional and multidisciplinary health care providers, educators and students.

Accreditation Statement

The Office of Professional Development at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work is recognized as a continuing education provider by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners. Program approval is conducted in accordance with the criteria and standards found in Requirements for Continuing Education under the Texas Administrative Code, 781.501. Programs can be approved for Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Psychologists licensed for practice in Texas. Those attending from other states are advised to check with their state’s licensing board.

1.0 CEU credit is available.

There is no continuing medical education (CME) credit offered for this course.