As the nation brace's for Trump's return to the White House, join NASW CEO Anthony Estreet and NASW policy, social justice and chapter staff to discuss key challenges and opportunities ahead. The event will begin at 7 p.m. ET on NASW's Facebook page (facebook.com/naswsocialworkers) and YouTube page (www.youtube.com/@socialworkers).

This workshop, grounded in kindness and compassion, will provide up-to-date information and tangible steps to help caregivers understand and empathize with gender identity issues that matter to their youth.

Join us to learn more about how human trafficking connects to broader systems of structural oppression, explore how society’s values, ideas and power relationships have normalized the violence experienced by people of color and learn about our collective responsibility to eradicate and respond to human trafficking through an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens.

The Washington State House passed the Matt Adler Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Management Training Act of 2012 on February 10th, 2012. This act adds a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW and requires initial and on-going training in suicide prevention for Chemical Dependency Professionals, Licensed Social Workers and other professions. In the Surgeon General’s 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action she emphasized the importance of instituting “training for all health, mental health, substance abuse and human services professionals concerning suicide risk assessment and recognition, treatment, management, and aftercare interventions.”