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Laura McKibbin, LISW
Speaker Resume

Name: Laura McKibbin, LISW

Business Address: Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
                               1000 4th St. SW
                               Mason City, IA 50401

Phone: 641-422-7038

Fax: 641-422-7722

E-mail: mckibbil@mercyhealth.com

Educational Background:

Professional Bio:
Laura McKibbin, LISW, has been providing outpatient psychotherapy services since 1989. She has practiced in a variety of areas including mental health center, women’s health center, hospital and employee assistance program settings. She has specialized in the area of women’s mental health issues, and has developed innovative programming for women in the areas of eating disorders, domestic violence and depression, and has been extensively involved with training providers in those areas.

She is the current President of the Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, serves as an Item Writer for the Association of Social Work Boards and is adjunct faculty at Buena Vista University in Mason City. Most recently, Ms. McKibbin has been providing training and consultation nationally in the area of women’s psycho-social needs.

Selected Presentations:

"Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address employee depression," May 4, 2005, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), Minneapolis, MN

"Kailo: A non-traditional approach to worksite health promotion," May 4, 2005, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), Minneapolis, MN

"Beyond Bootstraps: A rural, Midwestern healthcare organizations response to employee depression," May 3, 2005, World Congress Leadership Summit on Innovation in the Cost-Appropriateness of Behavioral Health and Wellness, Baltimore, MD

“Kailo: A non-traditional approach to improving the health and well-being of health care workers,” October 2004, Ontario Hospital Association, Toronto, ON, Canada.

“Kailo: A non-traditional approach to employee health, happiness, and engagement,” co-presented with Kelly Putnam, MA, June 8, 2004, Iowa Hospital Association Workforce Recruitment and Retention Conference, Ames, IA.

“Kailo: A non-tradition approach to employee health, happiness, and engagement,” co-presented with Kelly Putnam, MA, May 21, 2004, Connecticut Hospital Association Annual Conference, Wallingford, CT.

“Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address workplace depression,” co-presented with Kelly Putnam, MA, LISW, May 4, 2004, American Occupational Health Conference, Kansas City, MO.

“Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address depression in the workplace,” co-presented with Kelly Putnam. MA, December 10, 2003, Canadian Pension Benefits Institute, Edmonton, AB.

“Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address depression in the workplace,” Association of Occupational Health Conference (AOHC), Atlanta, GA, May 6, 2003.

“Kailo: A non-traditional approach to employee health, happiness, and engagement,” Iowa Hospital Association, Ames, IA, February 2003.

“Hey! You got EAP in my Wellness. Well, you got Wellness in my EAP!” July 17, 2002, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

“Shhhh…If we don’t talk about it, it doesn’t exist,” July 16, 2002, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

“Kailo: An working model for EAP/Wellness Integration,” May 4, 2002, EASNA 14th Annual Institute, Quebec City, Quebec.

“Health Promotion and Mental Health Issues,” a 3-hour training workshop, March 28, 2002, Central Iowa Wellness Council, Des Moines, Iowa.

“Domestic Violence: An Innovative Response.” November 4th, 2001, Mayo Clinic: Quest for Quality 2001, Rochester, Minnesota.

“EAP/Wellness Integration: Butting of the heads or meeting of the minds?” October 29, 2001, International EAPA Conference, Vancouver, B.C.

“Kamp Kailo.” September 28th, 2001, Northern Trails Area Education Agency, Mason City, Iowa.

NWA“Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address depression in the workplace,” July 16, 2001, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

“Kamp Kailo.” March 5TH, 2001, Farm Services Agency, Mason City, Iowa.

“Domestic Violence: An Innovative Response.” September 14, 2000, Trinity Health Fall Conference, Dearborn, Michigan.

“Gender and Communication.” April 17, 1998, Iowa Medical Society Annual Meeting, Des Moines, Iowa.