Do you wonder what your first social work job will be like?  Join us to learn what your early career could be in different areas of practice. Seasoned professionals will talk with you about the beginnings of a career in clinical social work, child welfare, school social work, behavioral health and more. Then meet with them in breakouts to ask your questions. Open to all.

Join us January 13 at 2pm ET for a live chat with Shreya Bhandari, PhD, LISW, editor of the NASW Press book: “South Asians in the United States: A Guide for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals.”

Dr. Bhandari is professor and director of social work, Purdue University Northwest. She is also a licensed clinical social worker with her own private practice. Her research focuses on violence against women, specifically domestic violence. She has worked in the area of domestic violence and mental health for about two decades as a researcher, educator, and practitioner.

Watch our conversation with Shreya Bhandari
 

12 p.m.-1 p.m. Central

This presentation looks at how we make decisions, who makes decisions, and how the decision-making process can be supported for people with disabilities if they choose to have a supporter or supporters.

12 p.m.-1 p.m. Central

This presentation will briefly discuss extinction risks, then the presenter will describe components of a "survival justice" practice framework, which is work that supports the growth of healthy, progressive, and interrelated natural and social conditions which ensure that all global life is protected from extinction and is able to thrive and interact productively for the good of Earth's entire ecosystem.