EVENTS
Restoring Relationships: The Changing Landscape of
Clinical Social Work PRACTICE
April 17 to 20, 2024 | Philadelphia, PA
Get ready for another exciting ABCSW Conference at the Marriott Downtown in Historic Philadelphia, PA!
It is with great pleasure and excitement I extend my warmest invitation to each of you for our upcoming conference. This event is a culmination of our dedication to clinical excellence and an opportunity to come together, learn, and grow as a community. Let’s make it an unforgettable experience. Your presence will honor our organization and contribute to the shared vision of fostering professional development and connection.
Kind regards,
Ajus Ninan, MSW, BCD
President, ABCSW
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Meeting Agenda
ABCSW’s Conference Committee have developed an agenda of engaging and informative speakers. Click here for the Preliminary Agenda. Session topics and speakers are subject to change as we finalize content. Please refer to the event page for the most current information.
Attendee Schedule
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
11:00am – 5:30pm Eastern Time Registration
1:30pm – 4:30pm Eastern Time Workshops
5:30pm – 7:00pm Eastern Time Opening Reception
Wednesday will begin with registration at 11:00am and workshops beginning at 1:30pm. The day will end with an onsite cocktail reception from 5:30pm – 7:00pm Eastern Time.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday will begin with registration at 7:30am, Welcome and opening remarks at 8:30am, Keynote at 8:45am. The remainder of the day will have breakout sessions and will close with the Membership Meeting at 6:15pm Eastern Time.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday will open with registration at 7:30am, breakout sessions beginning at 8:30am. The day will include a plenary panel with lunch and will end with an onsite reception, dinner, and dancing from 6:00pm – 10:00pm Eastern Time.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Saturday will open with registration at 8:00am, breakout sessions beginning at 9:00am and plenary panel at 10:45am. The conference will conclude with closing remarks at 12:30pm Eastern Time.
What is the BCD?In the profession of Clinical Social Work, the Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (BCD) is the premier advanced practice certification. Those who hold it have met the highest standards in clinical education, training and experience, and they are recognized for quality practice by courts, other professionals, consumers, government agencies, insurers and healthcare companies. To search a directory of individuals who have earned their BCD certification, click the 'Find a BCD' link below. Find a BCDOverview of the ABCSWThe American Board of Clinical Social Work (ABCSW) is the national standard-setting organization for the profession of Clinical Social Work. The ABCSW sets and promotes national practice standards, publishes position statements, issues the Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (BCD) credentials for advanced clinical generalists, clinical supervisors, children/families practitioners and psychoanalysts, and maintains an online directory of certificants. Read MoreWhat is Clinical Social Work?Clinical social work is a healthcare profession based on theories and methods of prevention and treatment in providing mental-health/healthcare services, with special focus on behavioral and bio-psychosocial problems and disorders. Clinical social work’s unique attributes include use of the person-in-environment perspective, respect for the primacy of client rights and strong therapeutic alliance between client and practitioner. With 250,000 practitioners serving millions of client consumers, clinical social workers constitute the largest group of mental-health/healthcare providers in the nation. Read More |