The National Association of Social Workers- Maryland Chapter

Social Work Students’

Virtual Advocacy Day

Thursday, February 22, 2024

AGENDA

Please NOTE: Register in ADVANCE and locate at: https://www.nasw-md.org/page/89

Please NOTE: Register in ADVANCE and locate at: https://www.nasw-md.org/page/89

8:45 am Sign-in to Live Webinar

9:00 am Welcome: Karessa Proctor, BSW, MSW, Executive Director, NASW-MD

Delegate Jamila Woods, and Senator Chris West

Mickie Hundley, UMBC & Ashley Simone Ellison, Capella University, Student Leaders

9:25 am Keynote speaker: The Power of Social Work. Anthony Estreet PhD

10:00 am Legislative Advocacy Skills: Analyzing Bills and the Legislative Process

Gisele Ferretto, MSW, LCSW-C University of Maryland School of Social Work

Jim Kunz, PhD, McDaniel College

10:45 am Path to Public Service a Conversation with Tisha Edwards, MSW, JD, Sec. of Appointments

Yaakov (Jake) Weissmann, MSW, UMBC Associate VP for Gov. Relations & Community Affairs

11:10 am The Maryland Student Legislature

Spencer Knoll, Chair of MSL Board and Rustam Biswas, MSL Student Governor

11:30 pm Legislative Update of 2024 Bills: Ann Ciekot, NASW Lobbyist

12:00 pm BREAK

12:10 pm Workshop OPTIONS (each one is 50 minutes)

A. Current SW Critical Actions: Professional Social Work Licensing and Pay for Placements Karessa Proctor, BSW, MSW; Megan Meyer, PhD, MSW (UMB); Jordan Anderson, LMSW, OMSW (Morgan) and Jennifer Schermerhorn, LCSW (Salisbury)

B. Decriminalizing Young Black: A Closer Look At Policies That Impact Baltimore Youth

S. Rasheem, PhD, Morgan State University

C. Analyzing the Rise of Anti-Trans Policies in the United States

Dan Green, PhD, LCSW, Assistant Professor, and Melissa Thompson, LCSW, OSW-C, Clinical Assistant Professor Salisbury University

D. Policies related to undocumented immigrants, unaccompanied children, and DACA students.

Kerri Evans, PhD, MSW, LCSW, Assistant Professor, UMBC

E. Addressing the Mental Health Crisis: The Mental Health Justice Act as a Catalyst for Change. Paulette Williams Tillery, PhD, Assistant Professor, Coppin State University

1:00pm Wrap Up Karessa Proctor, BSW, MSW, Executive Director, NASW-MD

1:10 pm Each School meets in Small Group

NOTE: for full-day credit for field it is required students attend legislative hearings (1:00pm to 3:30pm)

EVALUTIONS: for verification of your attendance please be sure to complete an evaluation

REGISTER NOW

HANDOUTS FOR STUDENT ADVOCACY DAY:

Bills of Interest to Social Workers

Legislative Analysis Form

Roster of 2024 Maryland Legislators

How to Find a Hearing