All times EDT. Schedule subject to change.

Welcome & Introduction to the 2020 NASW Virtual Conference

Kathryn Conley Wehrmann, PhD, MSW, LCSW
President
National Association of Social Workers
Associate Professor Emerita
Illinois State University
Normal, IL

Participant Engagement
Raffaele Vitelli, CAE
Vice President
Professional Education and Product Development
NASW

Plenary Session: Social Workers Make a Difference: Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic

(Social Work CE)

Presenters:

Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH
Deputy Director, Programs
National Association of Social Workers

Sarah Butts, MSW
Director, Public Policy
National Association of Social Workers

A Healthcare System's Response to the National Behavioral Health Crisis

(Social Work CE)

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for young people in Tennessee. Mental health issues are very common in children and adolescents. As many as one in every five teens experience depression at some point during adolescence; however many never receive treatment. This presentation will explore how a social work led behavioral health integration program has allowed for prevention, early intervention, and tiered treatment for behavioral health needs through a collaborative care approach.

Social Work Ethics:  Making a Difference in Interdisciplinary Leadership

(Ethics CE)

Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence and Suicide are closely-linked, complex public health concerns with multiple shared risk and protective factors. This presentation will explore the association between these behaviors across populations as well as discuss screening, assessment, and interventions that mitigate risk and promote recovery for both DV/IPV and suicidality.

A Preview of the New NASW Private Practice Guidelines

(Social Work CE)

This session is presented by the members of the Task Force for Private Practice Guidelines, an NASW member group of six private practice experts from various parts of the United States. The preview provides private practitioners with a summary of guidelines that may help them establish and maintain an efficient private practice. Areas discussed include emergency/disaster planning, risk management, business planning, contracting, professional wills and much more. The guidelines serve as a helpful guide to new and experienced private practitioners who are seeking tools to run a successful business.

Plenary Session: Financial Social Work in a COVID Era

The financial trauma accompanying COVID-19 will forever shape the lives of everyone struggling with money stress, anxiety, and problems they never anticipated and have no idea what to do about. This session offers long and short-term coping strategies through a psychosocial, behavioral model.  It provides a framework that goes beyond dollars, cents, debt, and budgets to address the relationship between money and mental health.  Includes Social Work Financial Self-Care, handouts + an e-book).

Reeta Wolfsohn, CMSW
President, Center for Financial Social Work
Asheville, NC

Plenary - Social Workers Make a Difference Through Advocacy

(Macro Social Work CE)

This plenary session will address three of the nation's most pressing and immediate social policy issues - each of which impact many millions of America's citizens. Immigration reform; the national crisis related to the lack of availability of affordable housing; and the continued widespread implementation of voter suppression laws during the period leading up to the 2020 elections collectively demand urgent attention. Our panel of experts will discuss the implications of the three social justice issues to the nation and explore avenues and recommendations that could possibly lead to viable solutions to these problems.

Closing Remarks

Mildred “Mitt” C. Joyner, MSW, LCSW
President-Elect
National Association of Social Workers
Professor Emerita
West Chester University