MILWAUKEE EVENT 

How Social Workers Can Support Clients in 2025’s Political Climate
1.5 CE's

Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.

In this 90-minute workshop, panelists discuss how the political climate impacts their practice areas and how social workers can help their clients and the larger community.

Panelists include:

• Nicole Cain, Manager, School Social Work and Community Services, Milwaukee Public Schools
• Erika Olson, Homeless Systems Specialist Wisconsin Balance of State, and
•  Liz Marquardt, Senior Director of Data Analytics, Grants, and Compliance, Sojourner Family Peace Center
• Amy Kirby, MSW, MSW Program Coordinator, Clinical Associate Professor, HBSSW Social Work Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

This event is being sponsored by Milwaukee County Health & Human Services

Location: Zoofari Center
9715 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53213

Schedule:

• 5:00-5:30 p.m.: Reception with light refreshments
• 5:30-7 p.m.: Panel conversation

Price:

NASW-WI Members, Students & Milwaukee County Employees: Free
Future Members: $25.00

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South Central Branch Event 
1.5 CE's

Date: Thursday, March 20^th, 2025

Time: 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.

Location: Zoom

This 90-minute panel conversation will explore the latest changes in immigration laws and how they impact social work practice in Wisconsin.

Panelists include:

• Fabiola Hamdan, Immigration Affairs Supervisor, Dane County Department of Human Services
• Sara Lennertz, President of the Wisconsin School Social Work Association
• Carmel Capati, Immigration Staff Attorney, Catholic Multicultural Center

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NASW-WI 2023 Advocacy Day
Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Check in and Breakfast 8:00 - 9:00 am
Wisconsin Masonic Center
301 Wisconsin Ave, Madison, WI
&
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 East Main St., Madison, WI

Invited Keynote Speaker: Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, MSN, MPH, RN

Key Issues 

Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact and the Alternative to Licensure Exam Bill: In this training, Marc Herstand, Executive Director of the NASW-WI Chapter, will discuss how the Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact bill will benefit social workers and clients in Wisconsin and how the Alternative to Licensure Exam Bill will provide a pathway into social work for those who are unable to pass the ASWB exam.

Social Work Workforce Issues, Including Loan Forgiveness and Paid Student Internships: In this training, Marc Herstand, Executive Director of the NASW-WI Chapter, will explain how supporting the Qualified Treatment Trainee program, increasing student loan forgiveness, and offering paid student internships can help address Wisconsin's shortage of mental health professionals.

Medicaid Expansion: In this training, William Parke-Sutherland, Senior Policy Analyst for Kids Forward, will explain the benefits of Medicaid expansion in Wisconsin. Wisconsin remains only one of ten states that do not accept federal funds to expand the income limits for those who qualify for Medicaid.

Raise the Age: In this training, Barbara Sella, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Catholic Conference, will present information about the current Wisconsin policy of referring 17-year-olds to adult court and the campaign to end this policy.

Gun Violence Prevention: In this training, Nick Matuszewski, Policy & Strategic Partnerships Manager with the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund, will discuss gun violence prevention legislation, including red flag and universal background check laws.

Advocacy 101: In this trainin

Presented by Dana Johnson, MSW

Ethics & Boundaries has never been this fun to learn! You will learn and enhance professional skills in conflict resolution and understanding conflict theories. Exploring difficult crucial conversations; you will build skills in the 5 Essentials to Navigating Difficult Conversations with peers and gain the ability to hold colleagues accountable when needed. Communication styles and mitigation of risk is examined through personal and professional review of workplace culture. This workshop focuses on appropriate ethics and boundaries in client-social worker, therapist, counselor and peer-to-peer relationships.  Use of workbook activities, case scenarios and personal reflection will foster understanding of ethical, reflective practice with clients, agency and colleague ethical challenges in the workplace, and building skills in communication, and cooperative confrontation. We will examine how appreciation in the workplace can relieve ethical dilemmas and improve decision making. You won’t learn this content anywhere else!

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the importance of client/patient rights; above and beyond the rights of social work practitioners and the agencies they represent.
2. Examining personal values and personality characteristics that encourage or hinder one’s ability to step forward and report unethical behavior.
3. Evaluate personal responsibility and choices made in one’s practice and how these choices have/have not prevented further ethical violations or improved ethical practice in the workplace.
4. Understand and apply the Code of Ethics and the Code of Conduct (MPSW 20), and our ethical principles and boundaries when making critical decisions in exposing ethical challenges in practice.
5. Demonstrate understanding of the Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct (MPSW 20), ethical principles, and boundaries applied to specific ethical dilemmas when confronting ethical challenges by co-workers, utilizing the Nine Step Ethical-Decision Making Model.

 4 Ethics and Boundaries continuing education hours

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COST

Members - $85
Student or Retired Members - $65
Non-Members - $115

Presented by Ahmed J. Quereshi, Executive Director, Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, Miryam Rosensweig, President & CEO, Milwaukee Jewish Federation 

This presentation will briefly explore the historical origins of Islamophobia and how it is defined. We will look at its growth in the United States and paying particular attention to its growth over the past 60 years and its current explosive growth, and its implications for American Muslims. 114 antisemitic incidents occurred in Wisconsin in 2023 (a significant rise since the previous year). Since October 7, a recent poll showed 1 in 4 experienced antisemitism and 75% have witnessed antisemitism. What does antisemitism look like in today’s world and throughout the state of Wisconsin. How does antisemitism manifest itself from the extreme right to extreme left of the political spectrum?

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COST

Members - $50
Student/Retired Members - $40
Non-Members - $70