Event date: 2/27/2025 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Export event Josh Klapperick / Monday, February 10, 2025 / Categories: Uncategorized NASW-MD Student Advocacy Day/ Legislative Education and Advocacy Development (LEAD) Day NASW Maryland Thursday, February 27, 2025* 8:40 AM – 3:30 PM *This event does not earn CEUS Due to renovations in the Capitol complex, Student Advocacy Day 2025 will be a VIRTUAL EVENT. Keynote: The Future of the Profession Keynote Speaker: Karessa Proctor, BSW, MSW The event is free to NASW-MD student members AND non-members. You are invited to join over 400 social work students from across the state to learn about the legislative process, receive an update on current bills concerning various social issues, attend (live virtual) legislative hearings, and network with students across the state. Advocacy is an important component of professional social work practice. The goal of this event is to build the capacity of social work students to understand the legislative process and identify strategies to influence social policies and programs. The program agenda will include a keynote presentation, remarks from Legislators, report on bills being introduced, workshops on providing testimony the legislative process, how to analyze a bill, legislative advocacy, Social Work Careers in Legislative Advocacy, and other topics. Register now for "2025 Live/Virtual 28th Annual Social Work Student Advocacy Day" Previous Article Student Series: Exploring the Unknown: Unique Careers in Social Work Next Article Introduction to Special Education for Social Workers Print 150