} Learn More. No need to be nervous! The School Social Worker significantly contributes to the development of a healthy, safe, and caring environment by advancing the understanding of the emotional and social development of children and the influences of family, community, and cultural differences on student successes and by implementing effective intervention strategies. From helping someone plagued with substance abuse or depression improve their mental health to helping place children in the right homes for adoption, your brush with a social worker might be one that sets your life on a totally different (better) trajectory. NHSA's 50th annual National Head Start Conference will be held in Phoenix, Arizona. Our conference theme is Alaskan Social Workers: Strengthening Roots through Connection. NEW: This year we are introducing on-demand workshops at Symposium. (916) 252-2958. General Assembly Reconvenes; NASWVA Launches Advocacy Strategy to Protect Human Rights, Advance the Social Work Profession, and Boost. MSW, PhD, and DSW students can submit Student Poster Presentations. Earn CEUs by attending sessions led by nationally recognized leaders in the profession focusing on issues and skills critical to School Social Workers and numerous products to restock your libraries, assessment toolkits and treasure chests of activities. Complete our Breakout Session Presenter Proposal form Award Nominations Find the nomination form and instructions here Join us to gain immediate take-aways to apply to your work! Candidates can expect to see these improvements to the exam . fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); Sunday . Membership Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Learning objectives are attainable in amount of time requested. Our Virtual Symposium 2023 is scheduled for Thursday, April 27 and Friday, April 28, with the theme "Social Workers Persist: Global Problems Demand Local Solutions", and featuring more than 60 workshops. Omni Interlocken Hotel is located about 28 miles (30 minutes) from The Denver International Airport (DEN). Breakfast, lunch, and two coffee breaks will be served on March6 and 7, and breakfast and two coffee breaks will be available on March8. Presentation topics are open, but abstracts for posters and oral presentations on the following topics are particularly welcome: The DSW National Conference Objectives are to: For more information, contact Dr. Nicole Ruggiano at nruggiano@ua.edu. Please review the conference policies prior to completing event registration. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Association of Social Work Boards .