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Social Work Student Events & Resources

Upcoming Events for Social Work Students

Fear and Survival: Uniting our Social Work Community in the Face of the Federal Immigration Crack Down

Thursday, January 15, 2026 (6-8pm EST)

Kick off the year with NASW and a critical conversation for our social work profession. Join us for a discussion with expert social workers on challenges and risks faced by clients and communities in immigrant communities. What is happening in communities after traumatic immigration raids? This NASW Student Series is in partnership with the NASW-MA annual virtual MLK Jr. Forum on Racial Justice will identify how social workers can work together to provide a system of care to support immigrant communities in the face of federal immigration crackdown. Expert social workers will discuss approaches to addressing the impact of immigration policy in communities, interventions to support immigrant communities, and strategies to integrate advocacy into clinical work.

Participants will be able to:

Identify systems of care within immigrant communities.
Learn specific interventions to address the impacts of immigration policy in social work practice across the range of settings where social workers live and work.
Learn strategies to engage in advocacy centering communities most impacted by immigration enforcement.

This event is FREE and has 2 CEs available. Registration closes January 13.

Building Your Social Work Network: The Power of Mentorship and Professional Relationships
December 18, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. ET | Register
Transitioning from student to professional requires more than just clinical skills—it demands a robust support network. This essential webinar, led by Lori Light, LSW, will explore the vital importance of mentorship and intentional professional relationship building in the social work field. Learn practical, actionable strategies for:

Identifying and connecting with effective mentors
Cultivating professional peer relationships for mutual support
Leveraging your network for ethical guidance and career opportunities

Invest 90 minutes in your future success! Don't miss this opportunity to lay the foundation for a resilient and thriving social work practice.

Presenter: Lori Light, LSW | Learn more about Lori Light:

https://wolfpacktherapy.com/about-lori

NASW-ND Graduation Cords

NASW-ND offers graduation cords for student members! You must be a current student member of NASW and be graduating in the current year. Your graduation cord is free, just pay shipping!

Complete this form to request a graduation cord.

Why Join NASW?

In addition to all the benefits of regular member, our student membership has expanded programming and resources to support the scholar in their environment.

How does student membership enhance your social work education?

Enjoy all the benefits of a regular member
Take any of our continuing education trainings for FREE
Strengthen your advocacy skills with hands on experience at all levels
You will be eligible for state and national awards
Apply to NASW scholarships and grants

How can you gain experience and use your power at NASW-ND

Guide the future of social work in ND as a NASW-ND Board member
Chair or sit on a NASW-ND committee that aligns with your interests and will boost your resume
Advocate and develop permanent support systems in the ND Chapter for yourself and other social workers

1. Why Join NASW

a. As a Social Work Student, you are already part of a dynamic profession. Now is the time to join your professional organization! NASW is the largest and most recognized membership organization of professional Social Workers in the world, with 150,000 members across the nation. Being an NASW member means not only having access to our unique membership benefits but also promoting, developing, and strengthening the professional practice of social work. NASW is the leading organization in lobbying for social work student loan forgiveness, improving salaries for professional social workers, and monitoring social work licensing regulations. Don't wait until after graduation to join, why not promote the social work profession now?

b. Benefits

Access to chapter committee meetings.
Advance your Career. Connect, learn, and network with Social Workers from across the state.
Take part in MyNASW Community and MyNASW Student Community. Connect online with thousands of social workers from across the country. Create posts and reply to others' feeds.
Attend training offered monthly by the chapter to enhance your educational background. Most are little to no cost for Student Members of NASW.
Protect your practice; Legal Resources and free ethical consultations.

c. Student Board Members: MSW members and BSW members. Each year one student from the state of North Dakota MSW and BSW programs is elected through an application process to sit on the NASW-ND Board.

d. Joining NASW as a student is ¼ of the cost as a licensed social worker joining the association. This cost is grandfathered in when you maintain membership through licensure for two to three years at only a fraction of the regular price or membership. Click here to sign up now.

2. Advocacy

Action Alerts- Action alerts can be sent to your email address or found on the home page of the chapter website. These inform you
about real time action that is needed for a social justice issue such as support or opposition a bill in the state House or Senate. This is a quick and easy way to advocate for human rights, remote sign in to hearings, and find petitions to sign that will help advance humanity with the click of a button.
Policy Issues
Voter Voice- NASW ND Voter voice platform allows you to keep up with the state legislature. The website outlines what bills the chapter and profession are in support or opposition of and which require action.

3. Find a Job

NASW chapters send out current job openings on a regular basis.
Click here for interviewing tricks, tips and questions.
Be prepared with knowledge of Social Work salaries by state and position. Projected growth in the number of Social Work professionals in practice.
Check out NASW Joblink here.

4. Licensing Test Prep

NASW North Dakota uses Social Work Exam Services to offer training to students of all levels. Prepare for your Bachelors, Masters and/or Clinical exam by using Social Work Examination Services (SWES). NASW-ND partners with NASW Illinois to provide licensing test prep courses which are reduced in price for student members.

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Social Work Encyclopedia

Starting with the right sources is key to the success of any research project. Every day, social work students turn to search engines to scour for sources that meet their research needs. The Encyclopedia of Social Work provides an authoritative starting place when beginning your paper or project. A single click allows you to explore the breadth of social work articles, each that has been vetted with precision by an expert editorial board, and all of whom have experience in clinical and academic social work. This ensures that you are accessing articles that are of the highest quality, with evident practical application.

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Be Eligible for Transitional

Membership

As a student member, you have access to the reduced Transitional Member rate after graduation. BSW student members who maintain continuous NASW membership are eligible for the discounted transitional rate for BSWs for up to two years after graduation. MSW student members who maintain continuous NASW membership are eligible for the discounted transitional rate for MSWs for up to three years after graduation.

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Advocate

The ND Chapter offers multiple ways to embed yourself into and lead our policy and advocacy initiatives. The incorporation of student voices and perspectives is crucial to the development of our legislative agenda, and your Chapter is committed to cultivating individual change agents as well as mobilizing the collective power that we possess within the ND social work student body. Students are invited to participate and lead on our Advocacy Committee. Nourish your advocacy skill set from agenda inception, to research, policy and position writing, to grassroots campaign development, and more.

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Social Work Career Center

Members can use the National Career Center to find opportunities throughout the United States and in their own backyards. Through JobLink, you can connect with employers that are recruiting specifically for social workers and seeking the unique skillset you bring to the table. The Career Center also offers opportunity to get one on one feedback about your resume, and how to best tailor it to the areas of practice you are applying to.

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Networking

Meet your social work peers, potential employers, and comrades in the fight for social justice. Join an in-person or virtual NASW-ND event that will help connect you with like-minded social workers and employers within your own community.

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Licensing Test Prep

Our eight-hour licensing courses are delivered as live webinars and a recorded self-study, allowing you to take them at your convenience whether at home or on the go. Not a member? You can join the Chapter and purchase the test prep at the member rate for less than the cost of the purchasing at the non-member rate!

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Events Calendar

For a full list of NASW-ND sponsored and partnered events, check out our events calendar!

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Student Financials

NASW Foundation Scholarships/Fellowships/Awards

Understanding/managing student debt

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Student borrower assistance program

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