VIRTUAL-Thursday, November 6, 2025, 9:00AM-12:00 PM-What We Owe to Each Other: Social Medicine and Community Care with Nicole Melissa Morin, LCSW
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Join us for this three-hour learning opportunity to learn about social medicine. We will be examining how social factors impact the health of individuals and communities and the actions we as community members can take to engage each other in social care.
Social medicine is the concept that social factors - such as housing, education access, financial wellness, access to food, and many more - have a quantifiable impact on outcomes of persons served. Social determinants of health impact all people, learn how to use this knowledge and data to increase equity and accessibility to health in your community. Learn to ecomap, identify community resources, strengths, and intervene using the principles of social medicine to increase individual and community wellness across disciplines.
Following this training the participants will understand:
- · Recognize and assess the relationship between social inequities and health disparities within various populations.
- · Identify the key social determinants of health and explain how they influence individual and community well-being.
- · The role of community members, mental health providers, and local organizations in fostering a more accessible and equitable social care system.
- · The structure of healthcare and insurance systems and the ways these systems often reinforce social inequities and increase the impact of social determinants of health.
Nicole Melissa Morin, LCSW (she/her/hers) is currently the clinician for Safe Homes, a community drop-in center for LGBTQIA+ youth 14-23, and The PLACE (Program for Learning, Activities, Care, and Encouragement) for Empowerment young adult access center for young adults ages 16-26. She conducts free drop-in behavioral health support and does not bill through insurance. Nicole does not accept ongoing outpatient clients at this time.
Nicole holds a Master of Social Work and a Graduate Certificate in Trauma Studies from Simmons University. Some of the approaches she uses in her practice with clients include Affirmative Therapy, CBT for Psychosis, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), Motivational Interviewing, and holistic approaches (nature, movement) to empower folks on their journeys. She is always seeking new modalities, research, and learning opportunities to find new ways to support those she serves.
As an affirmative practice therapist, Nicole creates spaces that encourage personal exploration and discovery. She thrives on providing education and support to those who haven't yet found the language to express themselves.
