2022 Rally in the Valley

Rally In the Valley

Next Level Social Work: Innovative Solutions to Transforming the Status Quo

Thursday, October 27 - Friday, October 28, 2022

Registration Deadline is Tuesday, October 17*

Sponsored by: Virginia Social Work Education Consortium and The Virginia Chapter of the National Associaton of Social Workers

Location:  Jamestown 4-H Educational Center:  3751 4-H Club Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Check-In Time:  October 27, 2022,  2-3:45pm

Check-Out Time: October 28, 2022, 1pm (VSWEC meeting will be held from 12-1)

Please note: Registration is for the full 2 days of the conference- partial registration is not available

Planning Schools:

Norfolk State University

Virginia State University

Christopher Newport University

Speakers/Sessions:

Keynote Speaker: 

• Moving Outside the Box: Reimagining Your Social Work Career: Dr. Isiah Marshall, Dean, Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University
• Your Money Psychology: Dr. Sade Younger, MSW Assistant Professor, Virginia State University
• Innovative Strategies to Coping with Trauma, Equity and Access - Dr. Dee Lucombe, Assistant Professor, Virginia State University
• Shades of Grades: Dr. Breshell Jackson-Nevels, MSW Program Director & Professor Roslyn Durham, Child Welfare Stipend Program Coordinator, Norfolk State University
• Integrative Restoration Meditation (Yoga Nidra) as an Innovative Intervention: Julie Walls, LCSW, Meditation Specialist
• Art as Therapy---An Informational Session about Art Therapy and the Expressive Therapies Continuum, Including an Art Experiential: Laura Dobbs, MS, LPC, ATR
• Therapy Dogs in Social Work Practice- Therapy Dogs Internationalfacilitated by Dr. Diane Griffiths, Social Work Program Director, Christopher Newport University (featuring therapy dogs)

Other Activities:

NASW VA and National Association of Black Social Workers (VA Chapter)

Graduate School Fair (more may be added)

• Radford University
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Howard University
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Case Western Reserve
• Norfolk State University
• George Mason University
• Virginia State University
• Child Welfare Stipend Program Representative
• City Year Recruiter

Bonfire with s’mores, music and other fun treats and activities

Student-Led Activities

Outdoor Interactive Activities

Lodging: All lodging will be in rustic cabins with bunk beds; bathrooms and showers are available in each cabin; a gender-neutral cabin will be available. Please note, the 4-H site lodging is unable to accomodate wheel chairs in shower facilities. Please contact the conference organizer to arrange reasonable accomodations. 

If you choose to stay overnight off site (at least one faculty member from each school should stay on site), here are a hotels few nearby:

● Hampton Inn and Suites: 1880 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA Hampton Inn 

● Springhill Suites 1644 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, VA  Marriott

● Comfort Inn and Suites 220 Bypass Road, Williamsburg, VA Comfort Inn

Payment: credit card only. 

Please note: in order to complete payment and confirm your reservation, you do NOT need to use a PayPal account. You may continue as a guest, and input your credit card information to reserve your event tickets. Once you click "place prder" you will be redirected to submit payment on the paypal page. If you do not want to pay via paypal, instead of "next" there is an "or pay with Debit or Credit Card" option on that same page.

●  Student ($60)

● Faculty ($85)

● Grad School Fair ($250)  - this is for grad school programs hosting a table

● My school is paying for all students (please check with your social work director before checking this box)

● My school is paying for all faculty 

● Scholarship Recipient (please check with your social work program director before checking this box)

● Volunteer Recipient (please check that you are a volunteer recipient before moving forward with that ticket)

Contact Person: Diane Griffiths, Director, Social Work Program, CNU: diane.griffiths@cnu.edu, 757-268-1972