Conference Overview : This conference is a 2-day virtual event with each day lasting 5.5 hours. Each day will have 2 keynote speakers as well as 2 smaller breakout and closing sessions. It features two amazing keynote speakers, a choice of several dynamic breakout sessions, a variety of artistic expression, and opportunities for networking and community building.  Additionally, a total of 7 Continuing Education credits will be offered.  For more information, please visit our website ,contact us via email at info@maaswc.org, or through our Contact Form and someone from the Planning Committee will be in touch.  

Conference Schedule At A Glance:

Time

Thursday

Friday

10-11:30 (Zoom Webinar)

Welcome-Wendy Shaia

Keynote-Khalilah Harris 

Welcome- Neijma Celestine-Donnor

Keynote-Parisa Norouzi

11:35-12:35 (Zoom Classrooms)

Breakout Sessions I (click to view details)

  • Expanding Your Racial Lens While Promoting Inclusion: One Community at a Time
  • Transforming Personal, Interpersonal and Institutional Social Agreements
  • Cultural Humility as an Organizational Anti-Racist Approach

Breakout Sessions III (click to view details)

  • Social Work and the Preservation of Life
  • Exploration of Social Injustices in Policing in the U.S: A Social Workers’ Perspective
  • Historical Oppression and Resistance in Baltimore – Examples for Client Engagement at Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels

12:35-1:30 (Zoom Classrooms)

Artist Presentations and Lunch Break

  • 12:40-12:55-Ruth Farfel
    • Title: Antiracism and You
  • 12:55-1:25-Show Azar 

    • Title: A Planet Called Konjur

Artist Presentations and Lunch Break

  • 12:40-12:55-Melia Jennatta 

    • Title: Love me an anti-racism paradox

  • 12:55-1:25-Christa Gilliam 
    • Title: She who wears the crown: Black Hair It's Professional

1:30-2:30 (Zoom Classrooms)

Breakout Sessions II

  • Am I on Mute? The Psychological Impact of Systemic Racism on Black Women in the Workforce
  • De-Centering Whiteness in Participant-Focused Mental Health
  • The Courage to Be Anti-Racist: The Challenge for Leadership

Breakout Sessions IV

  • Intentional MSW Curriculum to Adopt Anti Oppressive Pedagogy, Experience, Knowledge, and Practice
  • Developing an Anti-racist Consciousness through Community-based Partnerships and Intentional Curricula: Lessons Rooted in Humility
  • Healing City Baltimore: A perspective of micro and macro social work practice

2:35-3:30 (Zoom Classrooms)

Closing & Processing Time

  • Led by David Avruch

Closing & Processing Time

  • Led by Wendy Shaia