STSW Annual Conference

October 13th - Pre-conference / October 14th - October 16th - Conference

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel - Orlando, Florida

2025 Conference Program is now available!

The 2025 conference program will offer up to 18 CEUs (pending approval by NASW), including up to 11 CEUs with STSW designated ethics content.



REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

To register or for more information, go to our 2025 Registration Page




Room reservation link and information are now available,

More information is available in the Conference Location section below! 

2025 Call for Abstracts

We are no longer accepting abstracts for our 2025 conference.

More information is available on our Abstracts Page.

2025 Conference Registration

Registration is now OPEN! Click HERE to register for this year's 40th Annual STSW Conference in Orlando, FL! 

2025 Conference Program Information

The 2025 conference program will offer up to 18 CEUs (pending approval by NASW), including up to 11 CEUs with STSW designated ethics content.

2025 Conference Fees

 

Pre-Conference & Conference 


Registration for the pre-conference on Monday, October 13th and the

conference on Tuesday, October 14th - Thursday, October 16th.

$550 STSW Member

$800 Non-STSW Member

$400 Social Work Graduate Student


Pre-Conference & Conference & STSW Membership 


Registration for the pre-conference on Monday, October 13th

and the conference on Tuesday, October 14th - Thursday, October 16th. 

Also includes new STSW membership or renewal of annual STSW membership.

$650


Conference Only


Registration for the conference on Tuesday, October 14th - Thursday October 16th.

This registration DOES NOT include the pre-conference.

$450 STSW Member

$650 Non-STSW Member

$350 Social Work Graduate Student



Conference Only & STSW Membership

Registration for the conference on Tuesday, October 14th - Thursday, October 16th.  This registration  DOES NOT include the pre-conference.  Also includes new STSW membership or  renewal of annual STSW membership.

$550



Pre-Conference Only


Registration for the pre-conference on Monday, October 13th. 

This registration option DOES NOT include attendance to the conference. 

$100 STSW Member

$150 Non-STSW Member



Conference Two Day - Tuesday & Wednesday


Registration for Tuesday, October 14th and Wednesday, October 15th

$350 STSW Member 

$500 Non-STSW Member



Conference Two Day - Tuesday & Thursday


Registration for Tuesday, October 14th and Thursday, October 16th.

$300 STSW Member

$425 Non-STSW Member



Conference Two Day - Wednesday & Thursday


Registration for Wednesday, October 15th and Thursday, October 16th.

$300 STSW Member

$425 Non-STSW Member


Conference One Day - Tuesday or Wednesday Only


Registration for EITHER Tuesday, October 14th or Wednesday, October 16th.

$200 STSW Member

$225 Non-STSW Member



Conference One Day - Thursday Only


Registration for Thursday, October 16th

$100 STSW Member

$125 Non-STSW Member

2025 Conference Location

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel

5601 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819


To reserve online:

To reserve by phone:

  • Reservation Group Call-In Center
    • Toll Free: 1.866.360.7395
    • Local: 407.503.9276

Rate: $264 per night

**Conference rate only available for Sunday 10/12 - Thursday 10/16. 


Make your hotel reservation by September 22, 2025 to lock in the conference rate! 

    Scholarship Information

    We are no longer accepting scholarship applications for 2025.

    Notification of scholarship recipients will occur the week of August 4th.  Please send any questions to help@stsw.org

    Conference 2025 - Presenter Information

    2025 Presenters - the deadline to submit presentation materials/slides is Friday, October 10th.  You will not be able to make changes to the submission after that date.  

    A link for submitting materials will be made available in September 2025.  Please sent any questions to conference@stsw.org in the meantime.

    2025 Poster Presenters - more information on arrangements for your poster will be available in September 2025.  Please send any questions to conference@stsw.org in the meantime.

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    • Slides for presentations continue to be available for those who paid for and attended the 203 San Diego Conference -  click here to request access.
    • Click here to view the 2023 conference program

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    • Slides for presentations continue to be available for those who paid for and attended the 2022 Orlando Conference -  click here to request access.
    • Click here to view the 2022 conference program.

    2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE -

    The 36th annual STSW conference was held virtually in October, 2021. There were over 450 registered participants. We began with a pre-conference and also poster session. We were also pleased that we were able to highlight the support of our exhibitors. The conference began with our Keynote speaker, Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor—Framing for Change: Using Communications to Advance Your Ideas. A total of 18 CEUs were offered with our pre-conference and 3 days of general and break-out sessions.  To view the conference program, click here.

    The conference website - http://stsw2021.secure-platform.com will be available to all attendees until October 2022.   Or, attendees can click here to request access to slides.

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