NASW Student Conference

9:00-9:30 a.m. Registration and Viewing Exhibits

9:30-10:30 a.m. Welcome

Lecture Hall 7 Keynote: Latest Trends in the Social Work Workforce
Tracy Whitaker, DSW Associate Professor & Associate Dean for
Academic and Student Advancement, Howard University School of
Social Work 

10:30-10:45 a.m.

NASW: What’s in it for Me?
Daphne McClellan, PhD, MSW, Exec. Dir. of NASW-MD

10:45-11:00 a.m. Break

11:00-Noon Workshops

Lecture Hall 7 Investigating the Role of Mobile Applications in Social Work
Speaker: Julie Gilliam, D.Sc. Candidate
Senior Instructional Technologist, UMBSSW

Lecture Hall 8 Community Service Options after Graduation 
Speaker: Jody Olsen, Ph.D., MSW- former acting director 
of the Peace Corps, Visiting Professor, UMBSSW

Noon-1:15 p.m. Lunch, Networking and Exhibits

1:15 -2:15 p.m. Workshops

Lecture Hall 7 - What Are Graduate Schools of Social Work Looking For?
Speakers: Panel of Graduate School Admission Reps

Lecture Hall 8 - How to Get Licensed in Maryland (and why…)
Speaker: Daphne McClellan, Ph.D., MSW

2:15-2:30 p.m. Break

2:30-4:00 p.m. Workshop- Careers in Social Work

Lecture Hall 7 Speakers: Marina Nellius, LCSW (Keswick Multicare, Aging)
TBA, (Macro Social Work)
Veronica Cruz, LCSW-C (Forensics)


Cost: $5 for members; $20 for non-members