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NASW Events Calendar

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NASW's national office and chapters offer a variety of events to members and non-members, including conferences, webinars, town halls, Q&A sessions, and more.

Please note: Be aware when registering for continuing education events that NASW accreditation does not imply automatic acceptance by all State Boards. Individuals should check with their licensing Board whether a specific program will be accepted for continuing education purposes.

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Student Series: Beyond Self-Care: Implementing the R.E.A.C.T. Model to Strengthen Workforce Wellness and Burnout Prevention in Child Welfare

10/26/2026 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Student Series: Beyond Self-Care: Implementing the R.E.A.C.T. Model to Strengthen Workforce Wellness and Burnout Prevention in Child Welfare

This presentation introduces the R.E.A.C.T. Model, an evidence-informed workforce wellness framework developed through doctoral scholarship to move beyond traditional self-care by integrating resilience, emotional awareness, structured activity, meaningful connection, and intentional transition into organizational practice. Participants will learn how the model can be used to strengthen workforce wellness, enhance organizational readiness, and support sustainable implementation of wellness initiatives within social service organizations.
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External Course Connecting IRL? Cringe! Developing Effective Group Counseling for (Reluctant) Gen Z Clients

10/27/2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

External Course Connecting IRL? Cringe! Developing Effective Group Counseling for (Reluctant) Gen Z Clients

As a counselor working with teens and young adults, when you attempt to propose group counseling to your clients, are you met with “Tell all my problems to strangers? IRL (in real life)? Ew! No! Cringe!” If so, attend this session to hear research on generational differences of Gen Z clients, who may express visceral opposition to the idea of group counseling. Learn strategies for overcoming these objections from a presenter who runs well-attended, effective IRL groups at a university.
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Fall Virtual Forum

11/4/2026 - 11/5/2026

Fall Virtual Forum

Join us for our Annual Fall Virtual Forum, a dynamic professional development experience designed to inform, inspire, and connect with social work professionals across practice areas. This year’s forum will bring together leading practitioners, scholars, and advocates to explore timely issues shaping the social work profession and the communities we serve.
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Ethical and Risk Management Issues in Social Work Supervision: Best Practices

11/4/2026 11:45 AM - 7:00 PM

Ethical and Risk Management Issues in Social Work Supervision: Best Practices

This training will provide participants with an in-depth examination of compelling and complex ethical and risk-management challenges in social work supervision. Frederic Reamer, Ph.D. will discuss key ethical and legal standards, including the concepts of respondeat superior, vicarious liability, and standards of care. He will highlight practical steps social work supervisors can take to protect supervisees, employers, and themselves, including the use of supervision agreements, sound documentation protocols, consultation, and compliance with relevant ethical standards. Dr. Reamer will discuss challenges in social work supervision related to conflicts of interest, boundary issues, and dual relationships.
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Ethical and Risk Management Issues in Social Work Supervision: Best Practices with Dr Frederic Reamer

11/4/2026 11:45 AM - 7:00 PM

Ethical and Risk Management Issues in Social Work Supervision: Best Practices with Dr Frederic Reamer

This training will provide participants with an in-depth examination of compelling and complex ethical and risk-management challenges in social work supervision. Frederic Reamer, Ph.D. will discuss key ethical and legal standards, including the concepts of respondeat superior, vicarious liability, and standards of care. He will highlight practical steps social work supervisors can take to protect supervisees, employers, and themselves, including the use of supervision agreements, sound documentation protocols, consultation, and compliance with relevant ethical standards. Dr. Reamer will discuss challenges in social work supervision related to conflicts of interest, boundary issues, and dual relationships.
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Fall Virtual Forum

11/4/2026 - 11/5/2026

Fall Virtual Forum

Join us for our Annual Fall Virtual Forum, a dynamic professional development experience designed to inform, inspire, and connect with social work professionals across practice areas. This year’s forum will bring together leading practitioners, scholars, and advocates to explore timely issues shaping the social work profession and the communities we serve.
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Upcoming events

Fall Virtual Forum (11/4/2026 - 11/5/2026)
11/4/2026 - 11/5/2026

Fall Virtual Forum

Join us for our Annual Fall Virtual Forum, a dynamic professional development experience designed to inform, inspire, and connect with social work professionals across practice areas. This year’s forum will bring together leading practitioners, scholars, and advocates to explore timely issues shaping the social work profession and the communities we serve.
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Ethical and Risk Management Issues in Social Work Supervision: Best Practices (11/4/2026 11:45 AM - 7:00 PM)
11/4/2026 11:45 AM - 7:00 PM

Ethical and Risk Management Issues in Social Work Supervision: Best Practices

This training will provide participants with an in-depth examination of compelling and complex ethical and risk-management challenges in social work supervision. Frederic Reamer, Ph.D. will discuss key ethical and legal standards, including the concepts of respondeat superior, vicarious liability, and standards of care. He will highlight practical steps social work supervisors can take to protect supervisees, employers, and themselves, including the use of supervision agreements, sound documentation protocols, consultation, and compliance with relevant ethical standards. Dr. Reamer will discuss challenges in social work supervision related to conflicts of interest, boundary issues, and dual relationships.
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Ethical and Risk Management Issues in Social Work Supervision: Best Practices with Dr Frederic Reamer (11/4/2026 11:45 AM - 7:00 PM)
11/4/2026 11:45 AM - 7:00 PM

Ethical and Risk Management Issues in Social Work Supervision: Best Practices with Dr Frederic Reamer

This training will provide participants with an in-depth examination of compelling and complex ethical and risk-management challenges in social work supervision. Frederic Reamer, Ph.D. will discuss key ethical and legal standards, including the concepts of respondeat superior, vicarious liability, and standards of care. He will highlight practical steps social work supervisors can take to protect supervisees, employers, and themselves, including the use of supervision agreements, sound documentation protocols, consultation, and compliance with relevant ethical standards. Dr. Reamer will discuss challenges in social work supervision related to conflicts of interest, boundary issues, and dual relationships.
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Enhancing Capacity to Engage Constructively Amid Conflict: Strategies Social Workers Can Use with Clients, Families, and Colleagues (11/17/2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
11/17/2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Enhancing Capacity to Engage Constructively Amid Conflict: Strategies Social Workers Can Use with Clients, Families, and Colleagues

As social workers, we serve in diverse settings, many of which can be prone to high stress and conflict. It can be tough when a client, family member, or colleague expresses intense emotions or conveys their needs as criticism or a demand. Our social work education prepares us to use active listening and respond with empathy. Yet, when emotions run high, we may find ourselves resorting to communication habits such as becoming defensive with and judging others. These reactions exacerbate an already difficult situation, weakening our collaborative relationships with persons served and colleagues, and can even result in formal complaints. In this session, we’ll consider various social work practice scenarios that illustrate these conflict engagement patterns. Drawing on our understanding of human behavior in the social environment and our commitment to the NASW Code of Ethics, we’ll explore how application of Nonviolent Communication principles can strengthen empathy for ourselves and others amid conflict; support our emotional self-regulation during these high-stress interactions; and enhance our capacity to transform conflictual communications into collaborative dialogue with clients, families, and colleagues.
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Delegate Assembly (11/18/2026 - 11/19/2026)
11/18/2026 - 11/19/2026

Delegate Assembly

The NASW National Board and elected Delegates from NASW's 54 chapters convene for the culminating meeting of the 2026 Delegate Assembly.
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Clinical Supervision: Principles and Methods (11/19/2026 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
11/19/2026 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Clinical Supervision: Principles and Methods

The objectives of this webinar are to increase the participants’ body of knowledge and skills associated with clinical supervision, address issues and concerns of participants in the practice of supervision and provide a conceptual framework for integrating the vast body of knowledge and skills related to clinical practice. Special emphasis will be on methods of supervision and examining common problems and ethical issues faced by supervisors. The workshop will be presented in a practical manner with the use of case illustrations, videotaped sessions and role-playing.
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Confident, Curious, and Accountable: Supervising Emerging Social Workers (12/4/2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
12/4/2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Confident, Curious, and Accountable: Supervising Emerging Social Workers

This workshop is designed to help supervisors support students and early-career social workers in developing both confidence in their emerging knowledge and comfort with situations in which the answer is not yet clear. Supervisors will consider how to teach that tolerating uncertainty, seeking consultation, and reconsidering assumptions are important professional skills rather than signs of incompetence. The workshop will examine how cultural and professional humility can be modeled and reinforced through openness to feedback, awareness of power, recognition of professional limits, and a commitment to continued learning.
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Boundary Crossings and Boundary Violations: Avoiding the Slippery Slope (1/29/2027 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
1/29/2027 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Boundary Crossings and Boundary Violations: Avoiding the Slippery Slope

A ride home in an unexpected snow storm, spontaneous self-disclosure, a small gift for a client who is graduating from college… not all boundary “crossings” are harmful, unethical, or illegal. Yet, almost every harmful boundary violation started with a series of boundary crossings.
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2027 National Conference (6/21/2027 - 6/26/2027)
6/21/2027 - 6/26/2027

2027 National Conference

Join us June 21–25 in vibrant Portland, Oregon, as the NASW National Conference gathers on the West Coast for an energizing and forward-looking conference. Centered on the theme of Navigating Uncertainty. Strengthening Service. Influencing the Future, this convening brings together practitioners, leaders, and innovators to explore how our profession can respond to today’s challenges while shaping what comes next.

From dynamic mainstage sessions to meaningful peer connection, this conference is designed to strengthen practice, deepen impact, and inspire collective action, grounded in the power of community and the shared purpose that defines social work.
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