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Social Worker/Sentencing Advocate Conference Biloxi

Start Date: 4/15/2019 1:00 PM EDT
End Date: 4/18/2019 12:00 PM EDT

Venue Name: Golden Nugget

Location:

151 Beach Boulevarde
Biloix, MS United States 39530

Organization Name: National Association for Public Defense

Contact:

Jeff Sherr
Email: jeffsherr2000@yahoo.com
Phone: 8596299152

Click here to register for the Investigator Conference held at the same time and location.

These conferences will feature nationally recognized faculty in a mix of plenary sessions, simultaneous sessions and small group breakouts. Participants will have the opportunity to choose e sessions to best fit their individual needs. There will also be networking opportunities to create relationships to sustain the support provided during the live event.

The schedule and topics in Biloxi will be very similar to the agenda linked below. Some of the topics offered in break out sessions will differ due to the results of a needs assessment of those who register and faculty strengths.
Click here to see the agenda and faculty for the previous conference in Indianapolis.

This activity is pending approval from the National Association of Social Workers.
We are applying for up to 16 hours of CEU including 3 hours of ethics credit.

Prices
Pricing includes lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday

Early Bird pricing before Feb 8
Members - $375
Non Members - $425

Between Feb 9 - March 18
Members - $425
Non Members - $475

After March 18
Members - $475
Non Members - $525

Beginner and Advanced Level
Topics will include

Client Centered Defense Teams
Interviewing
Testifying
Reports Writing
Creating Sentencing Videos
Working with Experts
Working on Teams
Safety in the Field
Ethics
Opiates Childhood Trauma
Investigating Neighborhoods and Poverty
Secondary Trauma
Race in the Criminal Justice System
and more

Member organizations registering more than 5 people for this conference will receive a discount of $25 per registrant.

We have a room block set up at the Golden Nugget Biloxi for $79 plus tax and fees a night (less than $23 a night) . Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to book at this rate.

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