I am available and love to give workshops, trainings, and lectures to professionals and students. Topics include rural aging, LGBTQ aging, geriatric education, caregiving, reminiscence therapy and activities for persons with dementia, mediation, and conflict resolution and coaching. I am happy to discuss other possible topics of interest. My style has been described as very active and engaging with a wonderful use of humor. One continuing education program provided this endorsement:
“Kris Hash has a wealth of knowledge to share from her many years as a social work scholar and practitioner. She tailors the delivery of information to each audience, taking care to make sure it is engaging, tangible and often quite humorous. Her passion and genuine regard for her work comes through in her presentations, as does her empathy for both the participants in her audience and the clients they serve. I highly recommend you consider Dr. Kris Hash for your speaking event – you will not be disappointed!”
The following are examples of invited speaking engagements:
We Take Care of our Own: Serving and Supporting Rural Elders and their Families in West Virginia. Opening keynote presentation for NASW-WV event (2019).
Gerontology Resources Symposium. Workshops: “I Want Someday to be Able to Hold Her Hand in Public”: The Unique Strengths of and Challenges Facing older LGBT Adults and We Need to Give Professionals the Chance to Accept Us”: Clinical and Ethical Practice with Older LGBT Adults The University of Texas-Austin School of Social Work Invited and funded workshop presenter for a yearly symposium. (2019).
Building geriatric competencies in small towns and rural areas. Workshop presentation. Summit on Aging at California University of Pennsylvania. (2019).
Raging Grannies. Keynote presentation given at the annual Summer Institute on Aging sponsored by the WVU School of Social Work in Morgantown, WV. (2018).
Alive inside. Evening Keynote presentation given at the annual Summer Institute on Aging sponsored by the WVU School of Social Work in Morgantown, WV (2016).
What works? Innovations in aging programs. National webinar presented as part of the National Center for Gerontological Education (GERO-Ed Center) of the Council on Social Work Education. Presented with N. Hooyman and N. Morrow-Howell (2016).
Preparing students to work with aging veterans from rural settings. Training given for Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education schools. Sponsored by the Council on Social Work Education National Gero-Ed Center in Pittsburgh, PA (2014).
Learning from the legends. Keynote presentation given with M. Herald at the annual Summer Institute on Aging sponsored by the WVU School of Social Work in Morgantown, WV (2012).
What social work brings to the inter-professional team. Training given for Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education schools. Sponsored by the New York Academy of Medicine in Atlanta, GA (2011).
Kristina M. Hash, LICSW, PhD 