Thursday,
Sept. 17 and Friday, Sept. 18, 2026
DMACC FFA
Building 1055 SW Prairie Trail PKWY Ankeny, IA 50023
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
We are thrilled
to announce that Jonathan Singer, PhD, LCSW
will be the 2026 NASW Iowa Symposium Keynote Speaker on Friday,
September 18, 2026.
Jonathan B. Singer, PhD, LCSW, an internationally recognized
expert in youth suicide and social work technology. He is Professor of Social
Work at Loyola University Chicago, Past-President of the American Association
of Suicidology, author of over 100 publications, co-lead of the Social Work
Grand Challenge “Harness Technology for Social Good,” and founder and host of
the award-winning Social Work Podcast, for which he was named an NASW Social
Work Pioneer in 2023. In 2024 he was named a Fellow of the Society for Social
Work and Research, and in 2025 he was named Distinguished Alumni at the
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work.
Symposium Hotel
Holiday Inn Express Suites & Conference Center
2502 SE Hulsizer Rd.
Ankeny, IA 50021
Reservations must be made by Sun. 8-16-26 for NASW-IA
Symposium pricing
Questions?
P: 515-965-2400
F: 515-965-0600
Use this link to receive the NASW-IA Symposium rate at the
Holiday Inn Express Ankeny