The concerted efforts of social work researchers, educators, practitioners, and advocates allow for a more comprehensive approach to social problems. These efforts generate valuable insights into how social work empowers vulnerable populations through working collaboratively to create systemic change. The SWDE 2025 conference will focus on how social workers with expertise in these domains can use an online environment to collectively meet the ever-changing tides of research, teaching, practice, and policy, to promote anti-oppressive practice and services for individuals, families, and communities.

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Schedule:	Every day, starting on 04/08/26 and ending on 04/10/26
Times:	10:00am-01:00pm CDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Wednesday, April 8, 2026 10:00am 05:30pm Thursday, April 9, 2026 10:00am 05:00pm Friday, April 10, 2026 10:00am 01:00pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Wednesday, April 8, 2026 10:00am 05:30pm Thursday, April 9, 2026 10:00am 05:00pm Friday, April 10, 2026 10:00am 01:00pm
Location:	42 Online AL
Session ID:	CS-2604-SWDE01-01
Price:	Price Early Bird: $275.00 Student Attendee Fee (cannot hold a full-time appointment): $175.00

The National DSW Conference on Education and Social Work Practice is designed for prospective, current, and graduated DSW students as well as doctoral faculty and program directors. There will be discussions on the current landscape of DSW education, the career trajectories of DSW graduates, and networking opportunities for DSW students.

The Annual Fall Social Work Conference affords an opportunity to bring national speakers, along with the latest research, to child welfare practitioners in Alabama. Through the Title IV-E partnership between the Alabama Department of Human Resources and the Alabama Higher Education Consortium on Child Welfare, The University of Alabama School of Social Work is able to host the conference every year, focusing on a different aspect of public child welfare.

The University of Alabama Teaching Academy invites you to join us for this year's Online and Onsite Learning Innovation Summit (O2LIS). Veterans of OLIS will notice the addition of Onsite teaching to this year's conference as we expand the scope to include those who teach in person as well as virtually. The purpose of O2LIS remains unchanged. The conference serves as a space to bring together passionate educators from the state of Alabama and beyond to share new and innovative teaching practices for engaging students. This year's theme, "Teach to Inspire," highlights the importance of motivating students in a time when distractions and challenges are greater than ever. We invite you to explore how innovative course design, engaged in-person and online teaching, experiential learning, and emerging technologies like generative AI can empower students and connect learning to their current and future goals. O2LIS is your opportunity to share, learn, and grow with a vibrant community of educators. Presenters and attendees will leave with fresh ideas and renewed energy for inspiring the next generation of learners.