NASW Ohio Chapter Region 7

11/22/2025

Free CEUs in 2026 with NASW

As a benefit of NASW Ohio membership, enjoy our full 2026 webinar series—free, live, and designed to support your practice. Each session is held from 10–11am, offers 1 free CEU, and is recorded so you can watch anytime. Explore the year’s lineup and make the most of your membership. naswoh.org/calendar

11/22/2025

Pack the Chambers for Tanisha’s Law- Join social workers, students, and community members at the Cleveland City Council meeting to show strong support for Tanisha’s Law, which would create a non-police mental health crisis response housed in a new Department of Community Crisis Response.

Monday, December 1, 7:00 PM
Cleveland City Hall – Council Chambers

Let’s fill every seat and demonstrate that Cleveland is ready for a compassionate, community-based approach to crisis response.

More details and RSVP, naswoh.org/region3

11/21/2025

Social work is professional work- and we need the Department of Education to treat it that way. Recent federal changes to loan limits for professional and graduate programs leave social work out, despite the fact that MSW and DSW programs meet rigorous professional standards and prepare practitioners for licensed, regulated, life-impacting work. This exclusion harms social workers and threatens access to our profession. NASW is working with CSWE and coalition partners to push the DOE to recognize social work as a professional degree. We’ve updated our student loan relief resources with the latest information and will be issuing an action alert as soon as the public comment period opens. When that happens, we will need social workers, students, educators, and allies everywhere to submit comments. Your voice will matter, your expertise will matter, your solidarity will matter.

Learn more:
socialworkers.org/Advocacy/Policy-Issues/Student-Loan-Debt-Relief-for-Social-Workers

11/13/2025

Can’t wait to see you Region 7 Social Workers today!!!

11/07/2025

11/05/2025

Congrats to all the winners!!!

10/28/2025

Do you need food? We are here to help.

🔍🏠 Find a pantry near you by typing your ZIP code into our Pantry Locator Tool: www.thefoodbankdayton.org/locate-pantry
--- Each Pantry is different, so call ahead to check their hours and ask about requirements.

🚚🗓️ See the full-year schedule for our mobile pantries: www.thefoodbankdayton.org/mobile-pantries
--- All are welcome, no pre-registration needed.

💡👚 Find additional resources outside of our network with the United Way of the Greater Dayton Area helplink at 211 or (937) 225-3000 or search their website: Dayton-unitedway.org/resources/

10/08/2025

Happening today: Join us for a free webinar on navigating the trauma of community violence and building strategies to support individuals and communities impacted by it. This session will help social workers deepen their understanding of trauma, recognize its signs, and use practical tools to foster healing and resilience. 1 free CEU for NASW members. 10-11am ET on Zoom. Register at naswoh.org/webinars.

10/03/2025

Your experiences, insights, and connections are what make our social work community strong. Join Region 7 (Dayton Area) Co-Directors Shawnieka Pope and Dr. Carmela Daniels for a virtual coffee and conversation on Wednesday, October 15 from 6–7 PM. This informal gathering is a space to share ideas, exchange practice wisdom, and connect with colleagues who understand the work you do. Whether you’re seeking support, inspiration, or new professional relationships, this is the perfect opportunity to build community and strengthen your network. RSVP at naswoh.org/calendar

10/03/2025

Dr. Carmela Daniels, NASW member and NASW Ohio board member, is featured in the documentary Evicting the American Dream, now streaming on Amazon Prime. Centered in Dayton, the film traces the history of homelessness and eviction, examines how Ohio laws impact families and communities, and confronts the past and present housing oppression of Black and other communities of color. The closing interviews with children living in shelter are powerful, heartbreaking, and a call to act.

“As we look at the epidemic of homelessness, a school bus pulling up to a shelter is our clue as a society, as a community, as a world that we have a problem that we need to address immediately. We shouldn't have children in shelter in the first place. As a society we should be saying we are drawing the line here because our children rely on us to take care of them. And children coming out of the shelter is a wake-up call to us to do more. Because it is not their problem. It is a we problem.” — Dr. Carmela Daniels

Watch and share: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSL12FVJ

10/03/2025

Join Region 7 Co-Directors Shawnieka Pope and Dr. Carmela Daniels for Virtual Coffee & Conversation!

Please register, let's build community.

07/07/2025

🧠✨ July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and we are proud to continue advancing culturally responsive care in our communities.

We’re excited to host the 3rd Annual Black Mental Health Summit on Friday, July 18, 2025 — a professional development conference designed to deepen culturally competent care for the Black community.

This year’s summit will feature expert-led sessions and CEU-accredited presentations focused on healing, innovation, and equity, including:

🖤 Peace of Mind: Culturally Grounded
🖤 Racial Equity, Racial Justice, and Community Resilience for Homeless BIPOC Individuals
🖤 Black Feminist Strategies in Mental Health: Creative Approaches to Health Promotion
🖤 Date Your Therapist: A Framework for Supporting Black Clients in Accessing Culturally Competent Care

🎬 Special Feature: During lunch, we’ll present a screening of our short documentary, Rooted in Resilience: Diversifying Behavioral Health — highlighting the urgent need to build a more representative and inclusive mental health workforce.

📍 5600 Chapelle Crossing Blvd, West Chester, OH 45069
🗓️ Friday, July 18, 2025
⏰ Doors open at 8:30 AM | Event ends at 3:00 PM
🎓 CEUs available for professionals

Join us as we uplift Black voices, share vital strategies, and reimagine mental health care through a culturally grounded lens.

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-black-mental-health-summit-tickets-1357090557389?aff=oddtdtcreator