2010 NASW/Texas Annual Conference

Please note the new pattern for Conference: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, October 8-10, 2010.

 

The Program

 

Opening Plenary Inspiring Community Action for A Better Quality of Life  Houston Mayor Annise Parker (pictured top) knows that good jobs and safe neighborhoods are critical to raising families. She knows about the personal and political challenges and barriers to achieving leadership. Mayor Parker will talk about her own experience in inspiring community action and provide a vision for leadership. NASW/TX President Pat Gleason Wynn (pictured bottom) will share her recent experiences and insights on answering the call to action. Social workers are the ideal in answering the call for action in the community and guiding individuals into organizing. But what about when the “community” is your own profession?

 

 

	Closing Plenary Advancing the Profession: Inspiring Social Workers The closing plenary will provide attendees with a “State of the Chapter” to bring you up to date with NASW/Texas challenges and accomplishments. An update on the Social Work Reinvestment Initiative, the social work profession, and a call to action for our profession.

 

Come join more than 1,000 of your social work colleagues at the fabulous Galleria in Houston! This year’s conference will include the following tracks:

• Behavioral & Mental Health	• Health/Medical
• Child, Family & Schools	• Professional/Career
• Community	• Social Work Education

 

You have the opportunity to expand your skills through targeted training in Beck Depression Inventories, Mediation, and Family Violence Training for Adoption & Custody Work, and that always important topic... ethics! This year we will again be providing licensing review courses for the LBSW and LMSW exams.

 Our exhibit hall will provide you with the opportunity to meet with vendors who provide services to your clients or hire social workers. Whether you work in an agency or in independent practice you will benefit from knowing the resources and opportunities available in our state.

You will receive a complimentary brunch on Friday, complimentary networking lunch on Saturday, and the NASW/Texas Board of Directors will host a complimentary reception on Saturday to honor our annual social work award winners. You’ll then be ready to head out on the town for dinner with your colleagues!

 

Continuing Education

Our conference program continues our commitment to providing high quality, affordable continuing education programs that meet social work licensing renewal requirements.

Up to 18 hours of continuing education credit will be available with great offerings for improving your skills and opportunities.

Workshop presenters must register for the conference to obtain CEU credit or to attend other sessions.

This program has been approved for Social Workers in TX, NM, LA, AR and OK. It has also been approved for Texas Licensed Professional Counselors, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. Hours for LCDCs are also approved through TAADAC. Guardianship Hours pending approval.

 

“Meeting of the Profession”

The NASW Texas Conference is truly the meeting of the profession. This year, we are pleased to have presentations by NASW Assurance Trust, the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, Texas Association of Social Work Deans and Directors, and Texas Field Educators Consortium -- and you will be able to network with over 1,000 Social Workers!

 

Conference Resume/Skill Builders

• The Role of the Social Worker in Mitigation for Capital Litigation*
• Dynamics of Family Violence
  
• Using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) in Mental Health Screening, Assessment, Treatment Planning, and Outcome Measurement
• Using the Beck Youth Inventories-II (BYI-II) in Mental Health Screening, Assessment, Treatment Planning, and Outcome Measurement
• Mediation: An Interest-Based Conflict Resolution Approach*
• Brief Interventions in Medical Settings:An Evidenced Based Approach to Reduce Drinking and Its Consequences
• NASW Shift Project: Suicide Prevention for Adolescent Girls
  

 *No certifications are provided by NASW/Texas at conference.

 

Pricing

*Indicates NASW membership category.	Payment Deadline Postmarked by 8/6/2010	Payment Deadline Postmarked by 8/27/2010	Payment Deadline Postmarked after 9/24/2010
NASW Member	$190	$220	$250
NASW Student, Transitional or Retired Member*	$110	$130	$160
Non-Member	$245	$282	$320

 If you are having problems registering online, click here to download a paper registration form.

 

Hotel

The Westin Galleria

Negotiated rate of $159.00 single/double; $15 for each additional person
Call for reservations: (713) 960-8100
Online reservations: click here.

Please make sure to identify yourselves as being with National Association of Social Workers in order to qualify for the specified rates.

Cut-off date for discounted rates is Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

 

Driving Directions

GPS and other mapping programs will not take you directly to the hotel. They will take you to the opposite side of the mall from the hotel .  You will need to follow these directions to get to the hotel.

From William P. Hobby Airport

Drive east on Airport Blvd. towards Glencrest Street. Turn left onto Monroe Road and then turn left onto Gulf Freeway. Merge onto Interstate 45 North and stay on I-45 for 2.1 miles. Merge onto I-610 West via exit 40C on the left. Exit at Westheimer and turn left onto Westheimer. Proceed 2 blocks and turn left onto Sage and then turn left onto West Alabama. The hotel is on the left.

From George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Drive west on Terminal Road North and follow signs to Interstate 45 towards Downtown Houston. Merge onto I-610 West via exit 51and stay on I-610 South. From I-610 South, take exit 8B Hidalgo Street/ Richmond Ave. The exit will have a sharp right turn onto Hidalgo Street. Continue until you reach McCue Road and turn right. From McCue, turn right onto West Alabama Road. The hotel will be on your left hand side.

From South

Take Highway 59 North to Loop 610 North and exit at Westheimer. Turn left onto Westheimer, then turn left onto Sage. Turn left onto West Alabama, and the hotel is on the left.

From West

Take Interstate 10 East to Loop 610 South and exit at San Felipe/Westheimer. Turn right onto Westheimer, then turn left onto Sage. From Sage, turn left onto West Alabama. The hotel is on the left.

 

Parking

Complimentary, covered self-parking is available for over 13,000 vehicles, as well as valet parking for an additional charge at each hotel. Currently, the rates for valet parking are $12.00 inclusive for short term (five hours or less) or $27.00 inclusive for overnight. Complimentary self-parking for larger passenger vehicles and vans, as well as disabled parking areas, is available near the hotel. Please be aware that there is no over-sized parking available at the hotels (including buses). Additional information regarding parking at the Galleria can be found at www.parkingatthegalleria.com.

 

Airport

George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

2800 North Terminal Road
Houston, Texas 77032
281.230.3100
www.fly2houston.com/iah

William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)

7800 Airport Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77061
713.640.3000
www.fly2houston.com/hobby

 

Transportation from Airport to Hotel

Click here for transportation options from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to The Westin Galleria.

Click here for transportation options from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to The Westin Galleria.
 

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Special Needs

Please contact us by 9/8/2010 to request special accommodations.

 

Registration Cancellation Policy

Refunds for registration, less a $35.00 administrative fee, will be made only if notice of cancellation is received, in writing, and postmarked no later than September 24, 2010. We regret we CANNOT refund registrations after that date.

There will also be a $35.00 Processing Fee for all returned  checks.

 

Registration Transfer Policy

To transfer your registration to another person in your organization, mail or fax a written request on agency letterhead to 810 W. 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701 or 512-474-1317 (fax).

 

Save the Date to Exhibit

At our next state conference, which will be in Houston, meet more social workers in three days than you could visit on your own at this once-a-year opportunity. Visit with Texas professionals to exchange information and to work on valuable business relationships.  It's the most important event in the state for anyone who sells to and provides social work services. There will be 110 booth spaces this year.

Click here to view available exhibits and sponsorship.

 

Future Conference Dates

November 5-7, 2011

Sheraton Dallas Hotel
Dallas, TX

September 7-10, 2012

The Westin Galleria
Houston, TX

 

Call for Presentations

The deadline to submit a proposal for the 2010 Conference in Houston, October 8-10, 2010 has passed.  Look for the 2011 Call for Papers in January 2011.

Click here to download a checklist for the proposal/presentation process.

 

Abstract Readers

The deadline to volunteer to review abstracts for the 2010 Conference in Houston has passed. Look for the 2011 call to read abstracts in January 2011.

 

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