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.

This presentation explores the complex, often underexamined intersections between the labor movement and social work practice, with a focus on how collective action can address the very power structures that harm both clients and workers. Participants will be invited to consider how organizing principles and labor-aligned policy advocacy can complement social work values and macro efforts, offering strategies to expand beyond crisis response to tackle prevention and structural change.

Join us for a conversation on the impact of political and social division on mental health and the social work profession. This workshop will explore strategies for navigating ethical challenges, building resilience, and fostering connection in a polarized world. FREE for all social work students! 

You’re invited to join NASW for an inspiring Student Series webinar that celebrates the power of strengths-based care in social work practice. Together, we’ll explore how centering clients’ strengths, resilience, and lived expertise—grounded in the NASW Code of Ethics—can lead to more meaningful, collaborative, and effective outcome