*Subject to Change

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
8:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration Open
8:30 am - 2:00 pm Day on the Hill: Advocacy Training & Capitol Visit

NASW Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill Program
Buses to Capitol Hill: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 7:00am
Briefing: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, from 7:30-8:30 am (at the Marriott Marquis or on Capitol Hill)
Hill Day: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, from 10:00 am-2:00 pm (on Capitol Hill)

As a social worker, you recognize the urgent need for action to improve compensation, ensure access to social work services, and address skyrocketing educational loan debt. Congress plays a crucial role in addressing these workforce issues.

Join your colleagues preceding the conference for an Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill when you can meet with your congressional lawmakers and/or their staff and let them know the urgent need for their support. We cannot move our legislative agenda without your personal outreach. Lawmakers need to hear directly from constituents in their states and districts.

NASW will arrange all your appointments, provide transportation to Capitol Hill, train you on advocacy strategies, thoroughly brief you in advance, and provide all materials. We may also accompany you on your visits. At your meetings with lawmakers and their staff, you will have the opportunity to tell your story about the crucial role of social workers in your community and in your setting. Advance registration is required.

9:30 am - 12:00 pm Pre-Conference Institutes (Optional)
Please note: Pre-Conference Workshops have an additional fee
2:30 pm - 2:50 pm
2:50 pm - 4:20 pm
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
CEO Welcome Address
Opening Keynote: "What's Broken and What We Can Rebuild"
Awards Spotlight I
2 CEs
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Mainstage Conversation: "The Reckoning"
1.5 CEs
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm NASW Foundation Reception
Thursday, June 11, 2026
7:30 am - 8:15 am Morning Wellness Session
8:30 am - 8:45 am Awards Spotlight II
8:45 am - 10:15 am

Mainstage Keynote: "Purpose as Resistance"

(1.5 Social Work CE)

10:15 am - 11:45 pm Mainstage Session: "Connection in Action: Stories That Heal"

(1.5 Social Work CE)

11:45 am - 1:45 pm

Opening of Exhibit Hall & Lunch on Your Own

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Break
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Concurrent Breakouts I
1.5 CEs

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Breakouts I
1 CEs

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm

Concurrent Breakouts II
1.5 CEs

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Concurrent Breakouts II
1 CEs

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm PACE Reception

NASW-PACE Celebrates 50th Anniversary with a Members-only Fundraiser
Tickets: $50; additional donations of $100, $150, $200, and more are welcome

During the 2026 Election Year, NASW’s political action committee, PACE (Political Action for Candidate Election) is celebrating 50 years of harnessing social workers’ political voice through endorsements of and contributions to federal candidates who support social work priorities.

Members can join their colleagues at this evening event to hear from past and present PACE Board Trustees, board chairs, and more special guests. There will be opportunities to learn about the history of PACE and how member donations are used to achieve great things during elections and beyond.

The 2026 election is crucial and NASW knows it has a responsibility to represent members and all social workers with our endorsements to ensure the right people are elected to support legislation that protects and uplifts all social workers.

Friday, June 12, 2026
7:30 am - 8:15 am Morning Wellness Session
8:30 am - 8:45 am Awards Spotlight III
8:45 am - 10:15 am

Mainstage Plenary: "Building Systems That Work for People"

(1.5 Social Work CE)

10:15 am - 11:15 am Mainstage Highlights: "Ideas That Move Us Forward"
11:15 am - 11:30 am Break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Mainstage: Union Power Hour
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Exhibit Hall /Lunch Break on Your Own

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Concurrent Breakouts III
1.5 CEs

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Breakouts III
1 CEs

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm

Concurrent Breakouts IV
1.5 CEs

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Concurrent Breakouts IV
1 CEs

5:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Exhibit Hall Closing

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Dinner Break on Your Own
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm NASW Film Screening
2 CEs
Stories of resilience with moderated discussion
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Rebuilding Together Social
Saturday, June 13, 2026
7:30 am - 8:15 am Wellness Session: Reclaiming Stillness
8:30 am - 8:45 am Awards Spotlight IV
8:45 am - 10:15 am

Closing Keynote: "The Power of Purpose"

(1.5 Social Work CE)

10:15 am - 11:15 am Mainstage Closing Session: "What We're Taking Home"
1 CEs
11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Lunch Break on Your Own

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Concurrent Breakouts V
1.5 CEs

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Concurrent Breakouts V
1 CEs

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm

Break

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Concurrent Breakouts VI
1.5 CEs

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Breakouts VI
1 CEs