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NASW Maine 2024 Conference

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Conference Registration is now LIVE! Please Click Here to Register Now!

We are looking forward to another NASW Maine Conference at the beautiful Samoset Resort on Monday, October 28th and Tuesday, 29th!

Early Bird Registration runs through July 15th.

The current schedule/agenda can be found below. Please note that the schedule is subject to change.

12.5 contact hours for social work continuing education are provided during this 2-day event.

Room Reservations

All Rooms at the Samoset Resort at the Conference Rate are now SOLD OUT. We have a group rate at the Rockland Harbor Hotel for the Conference. They can be reached at (207) 594-2131 and request the "NASW ME Group Rate" when making reservations.

Registration Pricing:

Member Early Bird: $239

Not Yet Member Early Bird: $349

Member: $289

Not Yet Member: $399

Student/Retiree Member Early Bird: $129

Student/Retiree Not Yet Member: $199

Member One-day: $179

Not Yet Member One-day $229

Please note, for the NASW Member discounted price, you must be an NASW Member at the time of registration and the time of the conference. If you would like information on becoming an NASW member go here to learn more or sign up to become an NASW member

Refund Policy Details

100% Refund (minus fees) - Cancelations made before 7/20

50% Refund (minus fees) - 7/21 – 9/30

Please note that no refunds will be offered after 10/1. Participants are welcome to move their registration to another individual's name at this time.

Conference Agenda

Monday, October 28th (Day 1)

7:30am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00am: Welcome Announcements and Conference Orientation
8:30am: Keynote
9:30am: Break
10:00am - 11:30am: Workshop Block A
- (A1) The Non-Binary: The World In Between
- (A2) Practicing with a Harm Reduction Lens: Building Trust and Reducing Stigma
- (A3) Rethinking the Harm of Hetero-Masculinity & the “Man Box”: Considerations for Clinical Practice with Men
- (A4) Navigating Ethical Storms (Ethics)
- (A5) SSW Track: Empowering Communities, Transforming Schools: The Impact of the Community School Model
11:30am: Lunch
12:30pm: Keynote
1:30pm: Break
2:00pm - 3:30pm: Workshop Block B
- (B1) Working with Seniors in Mental Health Therapy and Important Points to Consider for Wellbeing
- (B2) Coercive Control, The Core of Human Harm (Ethics)
- (B3) Re-wilding our children: Using nature as a viable mood and behavioral regulation intervention.
- (B4) Confident and Impactful Workplace Communication Strategies
- (B5) SSW Track: Empowering Adolescents: Practical Strategies for School Social Workers to Enhance SEL, Resilience, and Emotional Well-being in Teens
3:30pm: Break
4:00pm - 5:30pm Workshop Block C
- (C1) Care for Caregivers: Self-Compassion Practices for Personal and Professional Caregivers
- (C2) There's Been An Active Shooter Event - Now What?
- (C3) Healing the Past, Embracing the Present: Trauma Care and Mindfulness in Addiction Treatment
- (C4) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy & Working With LGBTQIA+ Populations (Ethics)
- (C5) SSW Track: The Art of Data in School Social Work
5:30pm Day 1 of Conference Ends

Tuesday, October 29th (Day 2)

7:30am: Breakfast
8:15am: Morning Announcements
8:30am - 10:00am: Workshop Block D
- (D1) Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder: Maine’s First Pilot Program
- (D2) The Death Doula Approach to Suicide Prevention (Ethics)
- (D3) Queering the Family: Attachment Based Family Therapy with LGBTQIA+ Teens and Parents
- (D4) Introduction to the DNMS: Interventions to Stabilize Dysregulated, Dissociated, Attachment Wounded Clients
- (D5) SSW Track: General Education School Social Work: How it fits into the alphabet soup of social work and how to advocate for it as a useful ingredient at your school
10:00am: Break
10:30am - 12:00pm: Workshop Block E
- (E1) The Ethics of Social Justice in Social Work Practice (Ethics)
- (E2) Breaking Stereotypes: Redefining Fatherhood in the Modern World
- (E3) Unveiling the Shadow: Eating Disorders, Substance Use and the Weight of Shame
- (E4) Forced Termination of Psychotherapy in a Behavioral Health Integration Clinical Setting
- (E5) SSW Track: Critical Issues in School Social Work
12:00pm: Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm: Workshop Block F
- (F1) Social Workers Modeling Self-Compassion: Becoming Leaders and Change Agents in the Workplace (Ethics)
- (F2) Working Effectively in Bureaucratic Systems
- (F3) Gone to the Dogs: Animal-Assisted Interventions and Service Dogs 101
- (F4) Betrayal Trauma: Experience, Strength, and Hope
- (F5) SSW Track: School Culture- Keys to a Positive Environment
3:00pm: Break
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Workshop Block G
- (G1) Let’s Address the Elephant in the Room - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Political Arena (Ethics)
- (G2) Supporting Justice Involved Survivors of Abuse
- (G3) Harm Reduction in Social Work: Principles, Practice, and Policy
- (G4) Housing First: Implementation and Effectiveness using a Clinical Approach
- (G5) SSW Track: Ethics for School Social Workers (Ethics)
5:00pm: Conference Closure