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May 22nd 530-700 PM
Iowa City Public Library Room D

Join us for a relaxed and restorative gathering of social workers, students, and helping professionals in the Iowa City area. We'll share space for conversation, advocacy, and mutual support. This is a space to share your work, talk through challenges, and connect with others who understand the emotional, systemic, and ethical complexities of our field. Feel free to bring snacks—food is welcome in the library! Whether you're showing up with ideas or simply needing connection, there's a seat for you.

RSVP: laurengilhayes@gmail.com

May 29th 530-730 PM
Vibrant Cafe - 3230 Ridge Pointe, Bettendorf IA 52722

We're coming back together in the Quad Cities! Join us at Vibrant Café for our second social hour—an informal space to connect, share resources, and support each other in the work. This space is grounded in peer connection, care, and the chance to share what’s heavy, what’s hopeful, and how we move through it together. Drinks and food will be available for purchase on-site. Whether you’re returning or joining for the first time, all are welcome.

RSVP: laurengilhayes@gmail.com

When a Dream Lives:  Organizing to Build a Stronger Rural Iowa

Sat. 5-31-25

9 am to 4 pm (Lunch provided)

In-Person Event

No registration fee

5.0 CEUs available for Social Workers

Registration Deadline: Fri. 5-23-25

Register here

Goals of the event:

• Learn the history of the 1980s Farm Crisis in Iowa, particularly focused on how people moved from individualized shame/silence into collective action and the role of mediating institutions to support families and communities in crisis
• Relationship building across historic lines that divide to share how socioeconomic pressures are impacting Iowans (past and present) and build solidarity for action
• Learn about the tools and practices of broad-based organizing to develop citizen agency, strengthen local organizations, and build collective power to change systems
• Expand commitment to engage broad-based organizing process in rural, suburban, and urban Iowa communities

06-10-25
12-1pm

Zoom Event

What is A-NOD? How does one navigate in a Situational Moment, especially during a crisis when dealing with Situational Anxieties, Invisible Disabilities, and Sensory Health Concerns, while being aided by our First Responders.

-Explaining A-NOD: Definitions, Situational Breakdown and Why Language Matters
-Situational Anxieties: Awareness and Advocacy Importance
-Let Your Light Shine in Moments of Situational Awareness: Being a presence even without words

CEU:1

Registration
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

This event will not be recorded. 
Content from this VIRTUAL WORKSHOP will not be available at a later date. You will need to attend this event on the scheduled date and at the scheduled time. 

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Presenter: Sharaine Webster, LISW, IADC

8:30 am - 9:00 am (CT): Registration/Check-in

9:00 am - 4:30 pm (CT) – Workshop with intermittent breaks

Cost: Member Rate: $160.00/Non-member Rate: $215.00

CEUs: 6.0

Please note that NASW-Iowa Chapter charges a $25.00 administrative fee for all cancellations.

This course has been designed to meet the requirements of the Iowa Board of Social Work & the Iowa Board of Behavioral Health for LISWs, LMHCs and LMFTS who are providing clinical supervision to LMSWs, t-LMHCs and t-LMFTS working towards their clinical licensure. Iowa Board of Social Work & the Iowa Board of Behavioral Health

These boards are now combined and should be listed as Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals. 

This NASW-IA sponsored comprehensive 6-hour workshop addresses the most critical issues for the clinical supervisor in social work.

Key concepts to be covered include:

• Responsibilities and models of supervision.
• Iowa regulatory and NASW requirements for supervision and the supervision plan.
• Parallel process and effectively evaluating and improving supervision.
• Research examining supervision models will be explored.

Presenter:

Sharaine Webster (she/her) has a rich background in mental health advocacy, specializing in behavioral and substance use addictions, sexual health and wellness, and LGBTQ+ issues. Her work encompasses teaching as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa, operating her own mental health therapy practice, and c