Dunes Manor Hotel, Ocean City, MD

Social workers takeover Ocean City. Join NASW MD at Dunes Manor Hotel for the return of the face-to-face Ocean City Conference. This conference is a balance of education and self-care. Join us for the conference during the day and enjoy the beach and the sites of Ocean City in the evening. Who says social workers can't relax and have fun?!

6-7:30 p.m.

Join us and our panel for an interactive discussion that will allow participants to engage with social workers from various backgrounds. Learn about the different careers that the presenters entered.

1-4 p.m.

Deaf and hard of hearing individuals possess a number of risk factors for SUD including social isolation, access to resources, and unemployment. In this microcourse, Deb Guthmann, Ed.D., NIC, and Dr. Makoto Ikegami co-host a training founded upon the ASAM Criteria to improve treatment for SUD among this population.

Prerecorded and live virtual content available May 7-June 5

The SUD Supervision Institute prepares social workers and counselors from various specializations and backgrounds to provide better clinical supervision and to better assess, diagnose and treat adults and adolescents suffering from co-occurring disorders.

1-4 p.m.

Using the ASAM Criteria as a foundation, this session will help social workers' efforts to improve treatment for substance use disorder amongst the justice-involved population (individuals who have had interactions with the criminal justice system as a defendant).