Legislative Education & Advocacy Day 2024 will be held virtually on Thursday, April, 04, 2024Information on LEAD 2025 will be available in January 2025.
Educating the next generation of advocates is core to our values as a profession and chapter. Each year, we host our annual Legislative Education & Advocacy Day (LEAD) day which brings together hundreds of social work students and professionals from across the state in our state capital of Trenton.
LEAD is designed to further social workers’ knowledge of the legislative process, grassroots advocacy, and major current statewide and national policy initiatives. Attendees hear from an array of passionate speakers from elected officials, the government sector, community organizers, and advocates.
LEAD 2023 included a rally and press conference to advocate for the removal of the ASWB Masters Exam as a requirement for LSW licensure in New Jersey. You can watch video of the rally and press conference here.
Our LEAD 2024 Speakers
Debrah O'Neal, MSW, ACSW, LMSW Executive Director, NASW-NJDr. Cherese Godwin, MSW, Ph.D., Policy & Legislation Manager, NASW-NJResia M Cooper, MSW, Engagement Coordinator, NASW-NJAmeerah McCoy, MSW, LSW, Chief of Staff Assemblywoman Carmen Morales, NJ 34th Legislative District
Dr. Judith Crocker-Billingsley, MSW,Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Work Johnson C. Smith University
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