National Conference on Child and Family Health and Behavioral Health

Save the Date: April 10th, 2026

Shaping the Social Work Workforce in Health and Behavioral Health

National Conference on Child and Family Health and Behavioral Health 

Hosted by Arizona State University’s School of Social Work, this one-day conference will feature nationally recognized speakers from across the country, bringing together higher education educators, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to examine how the social work workforce is prepared, deployed, and sustained across health and behavioral health systems.

We will examine:

  • Social work workforce recruitment pathways, licensing, and training infrastructure
  • Social work workforce roles across different systems of care
  • Current working conditions, workforce stability, and policy directions for strengthening the health and behavioral health social work workforce

Five and one half (5.5) continuing education units (CEUs) will be offered (included with registration fee).

This is a ticketed event and capacity is limited, registration coming soon.

 

Date/Time: April 10, 2026, 9AM to 4:30PM

Location: Concho Room at the Westward Ho, 618 N Central Ave #100, Phoenix, Arizona 85004

Cost: $20*, metered parking

Five and one half (5.5) continuing education units (CEUs) will be offered (included with registration fee).

*Breakfast and lunch included with registration fee.

 

Registration Coming Soon

For more information:

[email protected]

Confirmed Speakers

 

Dr. Brianna Lombardi, Director/Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Dr. Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Director/Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Dr. Mo-Yee Lee, Director/Professor, Ohio State University

 

Dr. Jessica Toft, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

 

Dr. Cheryl Hyde, Professor, Temple University

 

Dr. Dawn Apgar, Director/Associate Professor, Seton Hall University

 

Dr. Bianca Harper, Clinical Associate Professor, Arizona State University

 

Dr. Cynthia Franklin, Director/Professor, University of Texas at Austin

 

Dr. Mimi Choy-Brown, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

 

Dr. Genevieve Graaf, University of Texas Arlington