NASW-CA EmpowerEd Program

The Resilient Helper: Protecting your Passion, Well-being, & Professional Sustainability

This course equips professionals with strategies to prevent burnout, build resilience, and maintain ethical well-being.

Compassion Without Compromise: Balancing Self-Preservation and Groundwork in Social Work.

Social Work Licensure Compact Overview

Reclaiming Yourself: Navigating Compassion Fatigue with Purpose

Learn to prevent burnout with practical self-care tips, boundary-setting, and insights from Discover Your Calling to combat compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma—empowering you to serve from a place of wholeness.

Social Workers Unite: Responding to the Los Angeles Fires

What's Next: Supporting Communities After the Wildfires

An Hour with the BBS: Updates to Laws and Regulations of 2025

This session highlights key updates to laws and regulations impacting clinical social workers and licensure in 2025. This session provides an overview of the significant changes, their rationale, and insight to navigate them.

Strength, Vision, & Progress: The NASW California Chapter 2024 Report

During this session, the NASW-CA team will overview the chapter's recent achievements and outline a bold vision for the future.

Exploring Root Causes and Barriers with Systems Impacted Youth

Your Voice Matters: A Voter Education Session with Dr. Khaleah Bradshaw

Whether you are a first-time voter or looking to refresh your knowledge, this session will provide valuable insights to help you feel confident and prepared when it’s time to cast your vote.

2024 Supervision Updates with the BBS

Stay ahead of the latest supervision regulations with an exclusive presentation by the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS). This course offers essential insights and practical tools to keep your practice in compliance with the 2024-2025 updates.

Do No Harm – Trauma Informed, Anti-Oppressive Practices in Social Work

This 3 part workshop series will explore the implications of racism, anti-LGBTQ+ practices and white supremacy within the social work profession.

Vicarious Trauma: Developing Skills for Increased Resilience (2 CEUs)

This workshop encourages participants to explore the symptoms of compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious trauma. Participants will then develop coping skills to increase self-care and vicarious resilience.

Introduction to Psychedelics in Mental Health (2 CEUs)

Participants will learn about the benefits of psychedelic medicine, specifically ketamine, to treat mental health and the importance of social workers' (and behavioral health professionals') involvement in the psychedelic renaissance.

Abuse in Later Life: Our Role in Supporting Older and Dependent Adults (2 CEUs)

This workshop will benefit social workers and advocates working in aging services and/or with dependent disabled adults in California. Participants will learn about the signs and types of elder/dependent adult abuse and reporting responsibilities.