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10/14/2026

Help veterans navigate life beyond military service. Join NASW Maryland and Dr. Dwayne Buckingham for “Military Transition Adjustment Treatment: A Holistic Framework for Reintegration, Identity Reconstruction & Purpose Reclamation.”

Explore a framework for supporting veterans as they navigate changes in identity, relationships, and purpose during the transition to civilian life.

📅 November 10, 2026

Register today: https://naswinstitute.inreachce.com/details/Information/fc5e96e5-bc04-4c31-9e21-f9471c56098b

10/13/2026

📣 Workshop Spotlight: Adolescent Mental Health in the Age of Social Media

How can school social workers support students’ mental health in an increasingly connected world?

Join NASW-MD at our School Social Work Symposium for Workshop C, “Adolescent Mental Health in the Age of Social Media,” presented by Marilyn Garin, MSW.

Explore research on the relationship between adolescent social media use and mental health, learn strategies to reduce students’ social media exposure, and examine school policies that limit smartphone access to support learning and well-being.

Gain practical ideas to inform your work with students and strengthen your advocacy within schools.

📅 Friday, October 16, 2026
🕐 Workshop: 1:00–2:30 p.m.
💻 Live/virtual

Register now and join the conversation on supporting students in the digital age: https://bit.ly/3VPPGjF

10/11/2026

On National Coming Out Day, NASW Maryland celebrates LGBTQ+ people and affirms everyone’s right to dignity, safety, and belonging.

Coming out is a personal choice, and everyone deserves support whether they are out, questioning, or keeping their identity private.

Social workers can help by respecting confidentiality, challenging discrimination, and creating affirming spaces where people can show up on their own terms.

10/10/2026

Mental health services are stronger when the people who use them help shape them. This World Mental Health Day, NASW Maryland encourages meaningful partnership with people who have lived experience of mental health conditions.
For social workers, that means listening, sharing decision-making, and advocating for accessible, culturally responsive care. How can your workplace give clients and community members a greater role in shaping services?

10/09/2026

📣 Workshop Spotlight: Supporting Transracial Adoptive Families Using Play Therapy

How can clinicians support family connection while honoring an adoptee’s racial and cultural identity?

Join NASW-MD at our School Social Work Symposium for Workshop B, “Supporting Transracial Adoptive Families Using Play Therapy,” presented by Sabra Starnes.

Explore how attachment-based therapies and family play therapy can support transracial adoptees and their families. This session will examine racial identity, barriers to discussing race in therapy, and the ways attachment experiences and implicit biases shape our work with children and caregivers.

Build your understanding of how to engage families in supportive, honest conversations that center children’s cultural needs.

📅 Friday, October 16, 2026
🕐 Workshop: 1:00–2:30 p.m.
💻 Live/virtual

Register now and expand your approach to supporting transracial adoptive families: https://bit.ly/3VPPGjF

10/08/2026

Pull up a chair and join the conversation. 💬

Join NASW-MD for Whiteness in Social Work: Table Talk with Meghan Goodman, BSW, and Karessa Proctor, BSW, MSW.

This facilitated, small-group discussion will explore how whiteness shapes our social work practice and interactions with systems—without placing the responsibility for that learning on social workers of color.

No “right” answers required. Just come ready to listen, reflect, and learn. Attendance is intentionally limited to make room for meaningful discussion.

🗓 Saturday, November 7, 2026
⏰ 11 AM–12:30 PM
📍 Chapter Office
5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100
Catonsville, MD 21228

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whiteness-in-social-work-table-talk-tickets-1996126008626?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/07/2026

Supporting others through trauma takes care, reflection, and thoughtful leadership. Join NASW Maryland and Lee Westgate for “Deep Empathy in Leadership: Integrating a Trauma-Responsive Framework into Human Service Work.”

Explore how trauma affects supervisors and supervisees, and consider approaches to self-reflection, supporting practice, and caring for yourself as a leader.

📅 November 9, 2026
🕔 5:00–8:15 p.m.

Learn more and register: https://naswinstitute.inreachce.com/details/Information/4b0190f7-b6af-4bf0-99a1-a1fc3b25b79d

10/06/2026

📣 Keynote Spotlight: Humanity Over Comfort

What does it mean to choose human dignity over system comfort?

Join NASW-MD at our School Social Work Symposium for “Humanity Over Comfort: Reimagining Social Work Through an Anti-Racist and Equity-Centered Lens,” presented by Kendra V. Johnson, J.D., Ed.D.

Explore how implicit bias, structural racism, and institutional inertia shape our practice—and how cultural humility and anti-racist action can help us disrupt inequitable outcomes. Together, we’ll move beyond awareness toward courageous, equity-driven action that centers the lived experiences of marginalized communities.

📅 Friday, October 16, 2026
🕘 Keynote: 8:45–9:45 a.m.
💻 Live/virtual

This keynote earns 1 of the 3 Category I CEUs required by the MD BSWE in Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice (Anti-Racism) for license renewal.

Register now: https://bit.ly/3VPPGjF

10/05/2026

Children’s health is supported by safe homes, nutritious food, quality health care, emotional support, and strong communities. On Child Health Day, NASW Maryland recognizes the social workers who partner with children and families to help make these essentials accessible.

Let’s advocate for policies and services that support the whole child—and listen to families about what they need to thrive.

10/04/2026

People living with mental illness deserve respect, connection, and care that meets their needs. During Mental Illness Awareness Week, NASW Maryland encourages our community to challenge harmful stereotypes and listen to people with lived experience.

Social workers help turn awareness into action by addressing barriers to care and advocating alongside the people we serve. This week, take time to examine the language you use and the assumptions you bring to conversations about mental illness.

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5750 Executive Drive, Ste 100
Baltimore, MD
21228

Opening Hours

Monday	7:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday	7:30am - 6:30pm
Friday	7:30am - 6:30pm

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+14107881066

Website

https://naswmd.socialworkers.org/

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