Saturday, May 3
All times are PDT.
All Friday and Saturday sessions will be held in Nines Ballroom.
| 7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. | Breakfast | |
| 8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m. | Welcome and announcements | |
| 8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. 1 CE credit Cultural competency | Compassionate regulation: Building a culturally connected future-ready workforce Advancing DEI skills for effective policy change Robert Wright, MSW, RSW President, Nova Scotia College of Social Workers; Executive Director, African Nova Scotian Justice Insistute and The People’s Counselling Clinic; Pioneer, Impact of Race and Culture Assessments in Pre-Sentencing | |
| 10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. 1 CE credit | Artificial intelligence in regulation Learning lessons and emerging best practices Alice Schwarze, Ph.D. Head of Research, AI Policy Office for the State of Utah | |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | Awards presentation | |
| 12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. 1 CE credit | Advancing workforce research: Insight from the workforce CPMDS Transforming health workforce research and development Hannah Maxey, Ph.D., MPH, RDH President and Founder, Veritas Health Solutions, LLC; Associate Professor and Founding Director, Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy at Indiana University Richard Woolf, DPT, MBA Chief Professional Officer, Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy | Nines Ballroom |
| 2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. 1 CE credit | Navigating the gaps: Accreditation, licensure, and the role of educators in regulation A panel discussion on engaging and informing students Barb Temmerman, MSW, RSW Executive Director, Manitoba College of Social Workers Patricia Desrosiers, Ph.D., LCSW Department Chair of Social Work, Western Kentucky University Vicki Verge, MSW, RSW Director of Regulatory Practice, Manitoba College of Social Workers Scott Wilkes, LISW-S, JD, Ph.D. Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs, Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences | |
| 4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Flashlights and searchlights: Illuminating the paths in social work regulation An inspirational message for regulators and administrators Stacey Hardy-Chandler, Ph.D., JD, LCSW, PGDip CEO, Association of Social Work Boards | |
| 4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | Closing |