Program Description: 

This year’s virtual NASW-MA Nursing Home Conference theme is “Differences Matter: Equitable Social Work Practice with Older Adults''. The event will be hosted virtually on Zoom, and participants will have the opportunity to earn 5.5 CEUs on Thursday, June 16 (8:30 - 3:30pm EST). The conference will be focused on providing an opportunity for social workers, especially those in older adult congregate settings, to learn about equitable practices when working with residents, families, and staff including differences regarding race, culture, religion, impairment, LGBTQ+, etc. 

Registration Fees:

• NASW member: $60
• NASW retired/student: $45
• Non-member: $75

Conference schedule:

• 8:30am: Conference begins
• 8:30 - 8:45am: Welcome remarks by Rebekah Gewirtz, NASW-MA Executive Director, and Frank E. Baskin, NASW-MA Nursing Home Committee Co-chair
• 8:45 - 10:15am: Keynote Address with speaker Macie P. Smith, Ed.D
• 10:15 - 10:30am: Morning screen break
• 10:30 - 12:30pm: Panel Discussion with speakers Julie Sahlings, LICSW, and Mary Ellen Hopkins, LICSW
• 12:30 - 1:30pm: Lunch screen break
• 1:30 - 2:30pm: Workshop “Public Policy and Action to Change DPH Nursing Home Social Work Regulations”  with speaker Frank E. Baskin, LICSW
• 2:30 - 3:30pm: Workshop “LGBTQ+ Equity in the Nursing Home” with speaker Lisa Krinsky, LICSW
• 3:30 - 3:45pm: Conference ends

Online registrations are closing on Tuesday, June 14!

For questions, email our Program Manager Crisbelly MA at cmedinaadames.naswma@socialworkers.org