Greetings Social Work Students, Educators, And Practitioners;

As a statewide organization, NYSSWEA offers our Annual Conference as a forum for exchanging ideas, information, and innovation regarding Social Work education, practice, advocacy, and research.

NYSSWEA cordially invites Social Work students, faculty, administrators, practicum instructors, and practitioners to present their latest findings, new ideas, and innovations that address the 2024 theme: Leveraging Social Work for Better Health: Changing Economic, Environmental, and Social Factors. This theme is intended to inspire proposals that address the full range of human health & wellness across all the places where we are born, grow, live, work and age (Artiga Hinton, 2018).

The conference theme aims to draw proposals that communicate strategies for changing economic, environmental, and social factors that impact all eight dimensions of human health (SAMHSA, 2016): emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, physical, occupational, social, and spiritual. This includes but is not limited to, advocating for policy changes, promoting community initiatives, innovative teaching strategies, fostering equitable access to resources, and engaging in direct interventions that uphold social justice principles.

We look forward to learning together in Saratoga Springs!

Warmly,

NYSSWEA Conference Planning Committee