Social Workers Connect: Advocate, Update, and Recharge

Come for the Networking, Stay for the CEU!!!

1 CEU (FREE for attendees)!   

Hosted by the NASW-MN Geographic Reps

Let's come together to recharge, expand our network, be empowered, and to lift up the importance of our profession. It’s a really hard time in the world right now because of the policy shifts that are impacting our lives and the communities we serve. Come on your own, or bring your social work colleagues and friends to engage in supportive conversations about what you and your clients are experiencing. In honor of Social Work Month: Compassion + Action - join us for an opportunity to connect, reflect and regroup. We will honor awesome social workers in our midst, and will also provide essential updates on policies and actionable steps that can help improve lives. 

1 CEU - FREE & Open to all Social Workers and Students

Please register in advance so we can know to expect you.

This event will take place in-person.

Social Workers Connect: Advocate, Update, and Recharge

Come for the Networking, Stay for the CEU!!!

1 CEU (FREE for attendees)!   

Hosted by the NASW-MN Geographic Reps

Let's come together to recharge, expand our network, be empowered, and to lift up the importance of our profession. It’s a really hard time in the world right now because of the policy shifts that are impacting our lives and the communities we serve. Come on your own, or bring your social work colleagues and friends to engage in supportive conversations about what you and your clients are experiencing. In honor of Social Work Month: Compassion + Action - join us for an opportunity to connect, reflect and regroup. We will honor awesome social workers in our midst, and will also provide essential updates on policies and actionable steps that can help improve lives. 

1 CEU - FREE & Open to all Social Workers and Students

Please register in advance so we can know to expect you.

This event will take place in-person.

Political Action for Candidate Election (MN-PACE)

MN-PACE is the Chapter’s nonpartisan political action committee, which Interviews candidates for state and local elected office throughout Minnesota, and endorses those who best represent social work values in the public policy arena.

Questions or interested in joining? Contact admin.naswmn@socialworkers.org

For ALL licensure categories! Join us to prepare for your upcoming licensure exam.

Friday, March 28, 2025

9:00 a.m.-4:30 CT p.m. via Zoom

6.5 CEUs

Presenter: Dr. Dawn Apgar, Ph.D, LSW, ACSW

Monday, March 31  - 11:30am-1:00 p.m. CST via Zoom

Presenter: Dr. Karen Goodenough, PhD, MSW, LGSW - NASW-MN Executive Director

1.5 CEUs - FREE FOR ALL

You should run for office (or help other Social Workers run!). Decision makers at every level of public service desperately need social work values at the table - whether it's City Council, School Board, County Board, State Legislature, or beyond. With practical advice to get you started and wild stories from knocking on 837 doors, Dr. Karen Goodenough will join us to demystify the process and share insights gained from her recent run for Cass County Commissioner.

Part of a Social Work Month Learning Series collab by Social Work programs at the University of North Dakota and Bemidji State University