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DC, VA, MD Social Work -- Category 1 | 8.5 CEUs
Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in is DC, Maryland, and Virginia to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program.
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 NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider -- 8.5 Credit Hours
Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7880. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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This full-day program brings together clinical social workers and mental health professionals to explore social justice as an essential and integrated component of ethical, effective practice. Through experiential learning, trauma-informed frameworks, and systems-based perspectives, participants will examine how collective healing, social determinants of mental health, and advocacy efforts intersect with clinical work—both inside and beyond the therapy hour. The program also addresses emerging considerations, including the ethical use of artificial intelligence and financial wellbeing, through a social justice lens. Participants will engage in reflection, discussion, and practical strategies designed to strengthen their capacity to promote equity, healing, and systemic change in their professional roles and communities.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Describe how experiential and collective healing practices can serve as primary components of psychotherapy and community-based mental health care.
- Identify key social determinants of mental health and explain their impact on trauma, access to care, and clinical outcomes from a social justice perspective.
- Apply trauma-informed principles to clinical practice in ways that actively address inequities and systemic oppression.
- Evaluate concrete actions mental health professionals can take outside the therapy hour to advance social justice, advocacy, and community wellbeing.
- Integrate ethical considerations related to social justice, artificial intelligence, and financial wellbeing into clinical decision-making and professional practice.
- Develop practical strategies for incorporating social justice values into everyday clinical work while maintaining professional boundaries, ethical standards, and self-care.
Agenda:
8 to 8:15 a.m. | Welcome -- Karla Abney LMSW President, GWSCSW
8:15 to 10:15 | Embodied Equity: Somatic-Informed Approaches to Collective and Accessible Mental Health Care -- Adele Martelle
10:15 to 12:15 | The Intersection of Trauma-Informed Care and Social Determinants of Mental Health: A Social Justice Perspective -- Candace Oglesby, LCPC
12:15 to 12:45 | Working lunch/discussion -- How do I focus on social justice in clinical practice?
12:45 to 2:45 p.m. | What a mental health professional can do outside the therapy hour to address social justice -- Gopi Dhokai, LMHC
2:45 to 4:15 | The intersection of social justice, AI, and financial wellbeing through a trauma-informed and systems-based lens -- Alicia Tetteh LCSW
4:15 to 4:30 | Closing, wrap up
