1.5 Macro Social Work Credits

Plenary Session – Challenging Ageism: Integral to Social Justice, DEI, & Your Well-Being.

Patricia M. D’Antonio, BSPharm, MS, MBA, BCGP
Vice President, Policy & Professional Affairs
Project Director, Reframing Aging Initiative
The Gerontological Society of America

Tracey Gendron, MSG, PhD
Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Gerontology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Executive Director of the Virginia Center on Aging
Author of Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End it

Christina Peoples, MS
Creator of Gero-what?!
Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Chris Herman, MSW, LICSW 
Senior Practice Associate–Aging
National Association of Social Workers

10:00 - 10:15am

1.5 Cross Cultural Credits

Understanding the Imposter Phenomenon Among BIPOC Students: Implications for Social Work Education
Speaker: Gerri K. Connaught
The imposter phenomenon is an internal experience of feeling inadequate and like a fraud. There are ways in which social work programs may foster and exacerbate feelings of phoniness and not belonging among students who identify as BIPOC. This presentation will discuss the role of social work educators and practitioners in addressing this issue.

The Fierce Urgency of Now - Deepening Our Commitment to Social Justice Practice
Speaker: Dr. Anthony Nicotera, JD, DSW, LSW
Dr. Nicotera serves as Assistant Professor at Seton Hall University and Director of NYU’s Post-Master’s Certificate Program in Spirituality and Social Work. He has been teaching social work, social justice, peacemaking, and multifaith leadership courses for over 20 years. He has published book chapters and scholarly journal articles on the intersection of social justice, spirituality, and social work. He created the Circle of Insight framework, a process to foster the practice of peace, justice, and transformative love. He helps lead the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the nation's oldest, largest, multifaith peace and justice organization, of which Dr. King was a member. He worked in Central America and in Calcutta with Saint Mother Teresa.

1.5 Ethics Credits

The Ethics of Medication Assisted Treatment as a Recovery Tool
Speaker: Emily McKernan
The drug epidemic in the U.S is the deadliest it has ever been. Opioid related overdoses continue to be the driving force behind this public health crisis. MAT is an empirically supported intervention has been identified as the standard of care for individuals with an OUD. Yet, individuals face multiple barriers to accessing this life saving treatment due to stigmatization. The NASW code of ethics identifies core values which are the basis for the profession. This presentation will explore how such values can guide us in advocating for evidence based practices in addiction treatment, challenging social injustices that create barriers to care and empower individuals to practice self determination when seeking treatment for a substance use.

1.5 Clinical Social Work Credits

Speaker: Janice Edwards
Critical race theory (CRT) as a framework acknowledges that racism is pervasive in society. As such, understanding CRT must be considered as an essential analytic tool and clinical lens for Clinical Social Workers to comprehend, how racism impacts the psychological wellbeing of clients who present for clinical social work treatment.

11:45am - 12:00pm

Closing Keynote Presentation

Rohit Bhargava
Best-Selling Author & Podcaster