Category: Diversity / Social & Cultural Competence Category: Diversity / Social & Cultural Competence (show less) Other: Maryland Other: Maryland (show less)

This is an In-Person Event
Earn 5 Cat I CEUs! (3 in Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice Content) 
LOCATION:
Robinwood Medical Center 
11110 Medical Campus Rd. 
Conference Room 145
Hagerstown, MD 21742

AGENDA
8:00 am - 8:30 am        Sign-in & Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:35 am    Welcome & Introduction– John Kenney, Washington Co. Social Work Alliance
8:35 am – 8:45 am    NASW-MD Update 
8:45 am - 10:15 am    “Microaggressions: Injury by 1,000 Cuts” 
10:15 am - 10:30 am    BREAK
10:30 am - 12:00 Noon    “Microaggressions: Injury by 1,000 Cuts” 
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm    LUNCH
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm    “Effective Advocacy – Navigating Maryland’s Legislative and Budgeting Processes in Challenging Times”
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm    BREAK
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm    “Effective Advocacy – Navigating Maryland’s Legislative and Budgeting Processes in Challenging Times”
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm    Closing Remarks and Evaluation Process

Microaggressions: Injury by 1,000 Cuts
Presenter: Jessica Fraser, PsyD.
Synopsis: his interactive workshop explores how microaggressions show up in social work practice, team dynamics, documentation, and real-time decision-making. Participants will examine the cumulative impact of subtle harms and how they can affect trust, engagement, access to care, and ethical practice. Through reflection, case examples, and applied discussion, participants will practice strategies for recognizing harm, responding in the moment, and repairing ruptures when they occur.

Learning Objectives: At the end of the workshop, participants will: 
1. Define microaggressions and identify how they appear in clinical, supervisory, and organizational settings.
2. Describe the cumulative impact of microaggressions on trust, engagement, and access to care.
3. Analyze how bias and assumptions influence interpretation, documentation, and decision-making.
4. Apply practical language for responding to microaggressions in real time.
5. Identify repair strategies that promote accountability, trust, and ethical practice.
CE: 3 Category I in Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice
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Title: Effective Advocacy – Navigating Maryland’s Legislative and Budgeting Processes in Challenging Times
Presenter: Ann Ciekot
Public  Policy Partners Lobbyist, NASW-MD Chapter  
Synopsis: This two hour training will demystify the legislative and budget processes and teach you how social workers can influence them. There will be a specific focus on NASW Maryland’s recent successes and future efforts to pass a legislation and impact policy in multiple ways. There will be a focus on how to develop and exert influence in this election year.
Learning Objectives: Participants will learn:

1. How laws are made in Maryland and who makes them
2. How to become an effective advocate to influence the legislative and budget processes 
3. How to have an impact on policy while navigating an election year.

CE: 2 Category I  
Total CEUS: 5