Ethics Sessions

The 2023 NASW Virginia and Metro DC Conference Committee ensures that many sessions earn the required CE hours for license renewal in both jurisdictions. Please see below for an at-a-glance guide to sessions that will earn you CEs in Ethics, Public Health Priorities (PHP) and/or trainings with LBGTQ content. Please also note that DC license renewal date is July 31, 2023.



Ethics Sessions with Required CEs

In-Person Conference: Earn up to 21.25 total ethics CEs. DC regulations require 6 Ethics hours per licensing renewal by July 31, 2023.



Friday, March 24, 2023 (8.5 total ethics hours available)

1-3 p.m.

The Intersection of Human Trafficking and Child Welfare in Social Work Practice (1 ethics hour)
Beacon: A Training Model for Schools (1 ethics hour)
Telehealth 2023: Level-setting the Practice Foundation (2 ethics Hours)
Walking in Their Shoes (.5 ethics hours)

3:45-5:45 p.m.

Shades of Grief: Considerations for Inclusive and Responsive Grief Support Practice within Community (2 ethics hours)
Mediating Allostatic Load for African American Social Workers and Social Work Students (1 ethics hour)
Trans and Gender Expansive Clients: knowledge, skills and strategies for providers (1 ethics hour)

Saturday, March 25, 2023 (12.75 total ethics hours available)

9:20-11:20 a.m.

Cultural Humility in Social Work Practice in Healthcare (2 ethics hours)
Friends or Foes? The Rewarding (and Challenging) Collaboration of Social Workers and Attorneys in Family Law (1 ethics hour)
Embrace Joy (.5 ethics hours)
Social Worker in International Humanitarian Emergencies (1 ethics hour)
The New Age of Social Work Entrepreneurship (1 ethics hour)

12:50-2:50 p.m.

Clinicians of Color Serving Clients of Color: Reconciling Power and Privilege (.5 ethics hour)
Understanding Trauma Informed Care Using a Hip Hop Approach (2 ethics hours)
Social Justice and Policy Practice Through a School Social Work Lens (.5 ethics hours)
Hearing Voices: A Humbling and Powerful Experiential Session of Listening with Auditory Hallucinations (1 ethics hours)
Ethics and LGBTQIA+ in Long Term Care - Discrimination, Bullying, and Creating a Safe Environment (1 ethics hour)
Meeting Clients Where They Are At: Incorporating Geek Interests into Therapy (.25 ethics hour)

3:10-5:10 p.m.

Can I Be Authentically Me? Examining Disparities in Medical and Mental Health (1 ethics hour)
African American Clinicians Decolonizing the Role of the Therapist with African American Clients (1 ethics hour)

3:10-5:10 p.m.

Clinical Social Work and Gender Affirming Care: Basics of Gender Affirming Medical Interventions and Letter Writing (0.5 ethics hour)

Live-Virtual Conference: Earn up to 20.25 total ethics CEs. DC regulations require 6 Ethics hours per licensing renewal by July 31, 2023.



Thursday, April 20, 2023 (4.5 total ethics hours available)

11:20 a.m.-1:20 p.m.

The Intersection of Human Trafficking and Child Welfare in Social Work Practice (1 ethics hour)
Beacon: A Training Model for Schools (1 ethics hour)
Telehealth 2023: Level-setting the Practice Foundation (2 ethics Hours)
Walking in Their Shoes (.5 ethics hours)

Friday, April 21, 2023 (9.5 total ethics hours available)

9:20-11:20 a.m.

The New Age of Social Work Entrepreneurship (1 ethics hour)
Shades of Grief: Considerations for Inclusive and Responsive Grief Support Practice within Community (2 ethics hours)
Mediating Allostatic Load for African American Social Workers and Social Work Students (1 ethics hour)

11:40 a.m.-1:40 p.m.

Cultural Humility in Social Work Practice in Healthcare (2 ethics hours)
Friends or Foes? The Rewarding (and Challenging) Collaboration of Social Workers and Attorneys in Family Law (1 ethics hour)
Embrace Joy (.5 ethics hour)
Trans and Gender Expansive Clients: knowledge, skills and strategies for providers (1 ethics hour)
Social Worker in International Humanitarian Emergencies (1 ethics hour)

Saturday, March 25, 2023 (6.25 total ethics hours available)

9-11 a.m.

Understanding Trauma-Informed Care Using a Hip Hop Approach (2 ethics hours)
Clinicians of Color Serving Clients of Color: Reconciling Power and Privilege (.5 ethics hour)
Social Justice and Policy Practice Through a School Social Work Lens (.5 ethics hours)
Ethics and LGBTQIA+ in Long Term Care - Discrimination, Bullying, and Creating a Safe Environment (1 ethics hour)
Meeting Clients Where They Are At: Incorporating Geek Interests into Therapy (.25 ethics hour)

11:20 a.m.-1:20 p.m.

Can I Be Authentically Me? Examining Disparities in Medical and Mental Health (1 ethics hour)
African American Clinicians Decolonizing the Role of the Therapist with African American Clients (1 ethics hour)



LGBTQ Hours.



In-Person Conference: Earn up to 6 total LGBTQ CEs. DC regulations require 2 LGBTQ hours per licensing renewal by July 31, 2023.



Friday, March 24, 2023 (2 LGBTQ hours available.)

3:45-5:45 p.m.

Trans and Gender-Expansive Clients: Knowledge, Skills, and Strategies for Providers (2 LGBTQ hours)

Saturday, March 25, 2023 (4 LGBTQ hours available.)

12:50-2:50 p.m.

Ethics and LGBTQIA+ in Long-Term Care: Discrimination, Bullying, and Creating a Safe Environment (2 LGBTQ hours)

3:10-5:10 p.m.

Gender-Affirming Surgeries: Basics and Best Practices (2 LGBTQ hours)

Live-Virtual Conference: Earn up to 4 LGBTQ CEs. DC regulations require 2 LGBTQ hours per licensing renewal by July 31, 2023.



Friday, April 21, 2023 (2 LGBTQ hours available.)

11:40-1:40 p.m.

Trans and Gender-Expansive Clients: Knowledge, Skills and Strategies for Providers (2 LGBTQ hours)

Saturday, April 22, 2023 (2 LGBTQ hours available.)

9-11 a.m.

Ethics and LGBTQIA+ in Long-Term Care: Discrimination, Bullying, and Creating a Safe Environment (2 LGBTQ hours)



Public Health Priorities (PHP) Hours.



Earn up to 18 total PHP hours. DC regulations require 4 PHP hours per licensing renewal by July 31, 2023.

In-Person Conference: Earn up to 20 total Public Health Priorities CEs.



Friday, March 24, 2023 (10 Public Health Priorities hours available.)

1-3 p.m.

The Intersection of Human Trafficking and Child Welfare in Social Work Practice (2 PHP hours)
Telehealth 2023: Level-setting the Practice Foundation (2 PHP Hours)

3:45-5:45 p.m.

Understanding and Intervening with Familial Controlled Sex Trafficking (2 PHP hours)
Trauma-Sensitive OB-GYN Care (2 PHP hours)
Social Workers Needed: Treatment Gaps for Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors (2 PHP hours)

Saturday, March 25, 2023. (10 Public Health Priorities hours available.)

9:20-11:20 a.m.

Cultural Humility in Social Work Practice in Healthcare (2 PHP hours)
Social Worker in International Humanitarian Emergencies (2 PHP hours)

12:50-2:50 p.m.

Hearing Voices: A Humbling and Powerful Experiential Session of Listening with Auditory Hallucinations (2 PHP hours)

3:10-5:10 p.m.

Can I Be Authentically Me? Examining Disparities in Medical and Mental Health (2 PHP hours)
Flipping the Script: Recovery Planning and Engagement with Survivors of Child Sex Trafficking (2 PHP hours)

Live-Virtual Conference: Earn up to 18 total Public Health Priorities (PHP) CEs. DC regulations require 4 PHP hours per licensing renewal by July 31, 2023.



Thursday, April 20, 2023 (4 Public Health Priorities hours available.)

11:20 a.m.-1:20 p.m.

The Intersection of Human Trafficking and Child Welfare in Social Work Practice (2 PHP hours)
Telehealth 2023: Level-setting the Practice Foundation (2 PHP Hours)

Friday, April 21, 2023. (10 Public Health Priorities hours available.)

9:20-11:20 a.m.

Understanding and Intervening with Familial Controlled Sex Trafficking (2 PHP hours)
Trauma-Sensitive OB-GYN Care (2 PHP hours)
Social Workers Needed: Treatment Gaps for Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors (2 PHP hours)

11:40 a.m. 1:40 p.m.

Cultural Humility in Social Work Practice in Healthcare (2 PHP hours)
Social Worker in International Humanitarian Emergencies (2 PHP hours)

Saturday, April 22, 2023 (4 Public Health Priorities hours available.)

11:20 a.m.-1:20 p.m.

Can I Be Authentically Me? Examining Disparities in Medical and Mental Health (2 PHP hours)
Flipping the Script: Recovery Planning and Engagement with Survivors of Child Sex Trafficking (2 PHP hours)