It’s TIME! Save big with discounted registration rates till Jan. 31, 2025!
Early-Bird Discount Registration: Now Open!
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March 13-15, In Person, Charlottesville, Va. | May 1-3, Live-Virtual | May 7-June 30, On-Demand-Only
Register now until Jan. 31, 2025, to enjoy early-bird registration discounts to any of the 2025 NASW Virginia and Metro DC Joint Annual Conferences, whether in person in Charlottesville, Va.; live-virtually, or on-demand-only. Pick the conference format that best suits your busy schedule, tight budget, and professional development goals.
Choose from 35 breakout sessions, five keynote general sessions, and other events that get you engaged and mingling with hundreds of fellow social workers in all specialties and settings.
Earn 20.5 CEs at the in-person or live virtual conferences, or up to 80.5 CEs for
on-demand access to every recorded session and keynote at your preferred location and time.
Check out the diverse agenda created by a Conference Review Committee of your peers to ensure practical application and relevancy. The exciting line-up enables you to meet license requirements for ethics and LGBTQIAS2+ (DC) CEs, as well as CEs toward the Public Health Priorities (DC) requirement and general continuing education units.
NASW members: Double-stack savings by using your members-only discount AND early-bird rate to pay the lowest registration fee—as long as you register by Jan. 1, 2025.
Skim below for some of the professional and social justice sessions:
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Decolonizing Therapy: Healing Trauma Through Movement
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Ethics: A Social Work Precipice in 2025
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Engaging Clients in Expressive Art Modalities
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Social Determinants of Health: Can You Hear the I in Five?
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Using Body-Based Interventions in Trauma Therapy
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Reconciliation Therapy
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Integrative Clinical Supervision
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Empowering Black Girls: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Intersectional Challenges
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Values Assessments with Couples: Using Values Cards with Clients
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Real Radical Allyship
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Normalizing Bias
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Why Should I Care about Housing?
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Treatment Strategies and Approaches
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A Social Worker’s Role in Threat Assessment
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Addressing Domestic Violence in Youth
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Suicide in Black Children and Adolescents
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Financial Well-Being and Psychological Trauma
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LGBTQ2IA2S+ Issues
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Let’s Talk Neurodiversity
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Burnout, Workplace Environment, and Job Satisfaction
Plus, you’ll earn CEs by attending
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keynote presentations such as “Words Create World” by Grammy-nominated musician Pierce Freelon;
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the 2025 Awards Luncheon with an interactive workshop on authenticity and setting “good boundaries” in the workplace,
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a Lunch and Learn with Global Sound Bath on Self-Care,
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a powerful Movie Night (“Crip Camp”) and Panel Discussion of the Disabilities in Social Work Council about the disability rights movement, and
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the popular Exhibitor Fair of dozens of organizations and companies eager to share their services and products to meet your needs.
Students and retirees, please come! We’ve created a special reduced rate to support our incoming social workers and our most-experienced professionals because you are critical to the success of the social work field.
The conference was “an absolutely amazing experience. I attended so many wonderful breakout sessions and brought home a wealth of knowledge. It was such a great experience that I paid additionally for the "on-demand" portion, so I could obtain access to the remaining sessions I was unable to attend in-person. It was just that good! I also was able to meet and connect with some amazing people!”—2024 attendee
WHAT YOUR PEERS SAID ABOUT THE 2024 CONFERENCES
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“Always a fun time, interesting and unique keynotes, great ways to connect with other social workers!”
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“Great conference--I enjoyed every minute. Because I work from home, I am isolated, but the conference is an excellent way to reengage and get updated on what's going on.”
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“My networking exposure was great. This was important to me since I work in a suburban and minimally diverse area.”
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“Attending a conference that is for and about social work is a great reminder for all of us about what the field is truly meant for. As social workers we often work independently for a variety of reasons, and being around our peers who are like minded can reinforce the reason we came into the field in the first place.”
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“I participated in discussions, created art, networked with others, and rekindled friendships--what a great way to reflect on National Social Work Month. I always feel rejuvenated after attending the conference. I came back to work with more resources from the exhibitors and workshop speakers.”
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“I’m in private practice and don’t work with other social workers, so it means a lot to gather with other social workers at the conference every year.”
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“I was able to learn, network, and earn CE credits in an effective manner.”
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“Attendees were friendly and welcoming--it was my first Virginia Chapter event!”
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“This was an excellent conference. The speakers were great, and topics were relevant to contemporary clinical social work practice.”
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“This year's NASW Virginia and Metro DC Chapters Annual Conference was an absolutely amazing experience. I attended so many wonderful breakout sessions and brought home a wealth of knowledge."
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"It was such a great experience, I paid additionally for the ‘on demand’ portion so I could obtain access to the remaining sessions I was unable to attend in-person. It was just that good! I also was able to meet and connect with some amazing people at this conference. I look forward to attending next year!”
