Substance use exists on a spectrum, yet the field has historically relied on rigid categories and crisis-driven responses. This webinar equips social workers with practical, evidence-based skills for working effectively across the full range of substance use—from risky use to severe substance use disorders—using a continuum-based, person-centered framework.

Substance use disorders remain among the most stigmatized and misunderstood health conditions, often shaped by outdated policies and rigid treatment models that fail to reflect current science. This webinar invites social workers and behavioral health professionals to reimagine substance use care by bridging the gap between policy, neuroscience, and day-to-day clinical practice.

Join us on September 24 for NASW's Professional Development & Services Joblink Virtual Career Fair connecting social work professionals with top employers from across the country. This online event will feature organizations actively recruiting clinical, mezzo, and macro social workers for a wide range of employment opportunities.

Freud and Jungs opinions then and now. How do we shift our clinical practices that now include ethical values? Let's talk about. The objective of this workshop is to understand what was then and how we handle it now. We will define what transference and countertransference is and how it impacts clinical work. We will explore through scenarios, discussion, and videos how to embrace historian psychoanalyst views and concepts and client relationships. Furthermore, we will talk about the evolution of ethical codes that define the distinctive separation of professional and personal enmeshment.

Motivational Interviewing is a style of communication that enhances motivation for change by helping the individual clarify and resolve ambivalence about the need for behavioral change. Participants will have an understanding of the purpose of MI and how it can be interwoven into other approaches to enhance good practice. Additionally, participants will have ample opportunity to become familiar with the spirit and tools of Motivational Interviewing through individual reflection, group work, video observation and application to scenarios.