Join the Northeast Regional Council for an inspiring and educational CE event where participants will learn an overview of the criminal justice system and learn about advocacy for your clients when they are arrested, advocacy for systemic work to impact mass incarceration, and additional information for participants who are interested in accepting referrals from attorneys for securing alternatives to jail and writing aid in sentencing report.

We will learn from Norma Wassel, LICSW, Director of Social Service Advocates, Public Defender Division, Committee for Public Counsel Services. In this role Norma oversees social workers throughout the state who are part of legal defense team for clients in the pretrial process. Norma is also a member of NASW-MA's Criminal Justice Committee and Steering Committee Chair of the Massachusetts Bail Fund.

The event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the School of Social Work, who will provide a light dinner.  

$10 for NASW Members / $15 for Non-members / Free if no CEUs needed

Enter code SWadvocates at check out to attend for free (only if you do NOT need CEUs)

2 CEUs will be Available