Registration Details
Register by 2/1 to get a T-shirt with your registration!
Members can use their discount on all ticket pricing.
If you need to register a GROUP of 3 or more (for a 10% discount), complete one registration form and use the code GROUP
​Your registration includes:
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5.0 CEUs sponsored by the NASW-TN
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An amazing keynote message.
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Expert social workers leading workshops.
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CBSW Conference Swag Gift
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Meet and re-connect with your Black social work family from across the country.
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Continental Breakfast & Lunch catered by a local, Black-owned business
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T-Shirt (if registered by 2/1)
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Free Parking!
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Keynote Speaker:
Danielle Coke Balfour
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Danielle Coke Balfour is a graphic designer turned artist, advocate, speaker, and entrepreneur. She’s the founder of Oh Happy Dani, an illustration-based educational platform that uses artwork and resources to make complex ideas surrounding racial justice more accessible for the everyday advocate. Danielle works to inspire her community of over half a million people across social media to do good daily, right where they are. She’s also the author of “A Heart on Fire: 100 Meditations on Loving Your Neighbors Well” and the corresponding “100 Activities and Prompts for a Life of Everyday Advocacy and Self-Compassion.” Whether working with brands like Coach and Adobe, speaking in front of audiences, or running her business, Danielle hopes to inspire others to embody their values and live a life of sustainable activism by using what they have to impact the world around them.
Recap: 2026 Afternoon Panel:
Seasoned and Unfiltered: A Circle of Wisdom
Sandra Abdullah, LCSW
Nashville, TN
Dr. Mary Harris
Memphis, TN
Dr. Jewell Brazelton
Nashville, TN
Joyce Harris, LCSW
Nashville, TN
Dr. Gary Jones, Jr.
Moderator
Nashville, TN
Join us for an inspiring and refreshingly honest conversation with four dynamic women whose collective 120+ years in social work have shaped lives, systems, and communities. In Seasoned and Unfiltered: A Circle of Wisdom, these trailblazers share hard-earned insights, lessons learned, and the real talk that only comes with decades in the field. From navigating systemic change to sustaining passion and purpose, this panel invites you into a candid dialogue about resilience, growth, and the evolving heart of social work. They represent everything about Black excellence in social work, and we are thrilled that they will be present to share their wisdom with us. Dr. Gary Jones, Jr. will moderate the panel.
Recap 2026 Workshop Leaders
Dr. Chenita Rountree, LCSW, LCAS
Durham, NC
Big Problems, Personal Power: Confronting Inequities Through a Black Maternal Health Lens
Dr. Amie Brunson, LMSW
Tuscaloosa, AL
Rooted: A Social Worker’s Guide to Sustainable Care
Kenneth Bourne, Jr.
Gainesville, FL
From Crisis to Catalyst: Reimagining Wellness in Black Communities through Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change
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Dr. Whitney Gray
Atlanta, GA
Radical Rest & Resistance: Mental Wellness as Liberation
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Krishana Overstreet, LCSW
Jackson, TN
Monique "Moe" Butler
Chattanooga, TN
Towards an AuFuture: Re-thinking Autistic interventions beyond ABA
Dr. Patrice Reese
Bessemer, AL
I’m NOT Your Superwoman: Examining Societal Stereotypes and Their Effects on Black Women’s Health”
Dr. Curtis Davis, LMSW
Birmingham, AL
Dr. LaSharia Turner
Bossier City, LA
Jaha Martin
Nashville, TN
The Power of Uprising: Centering Black Healing and Liberation
Dr. Vanessa Robinson-Dooley
Boston, MA
Dr. Sherron Wilkes
Birmingham, AL
Rooted and Rising: Wellness, Belonging, and Success for Black Doctoral Social Work Students
Kim Page, LCSW
Whites Creek, TN
The Job is Yours: Go Get It!
Maryam Abdallah
Nashville, TN
Christiana Afotey
Nashville, TN
The Sustainable Black Social Worker: Business Tools for Lasting Legacy
Stephanie Guster, LCSW
Collegedale, TN
Rooted & Rising: Reclaiming Wellness Through Gardening as Agricultural Liberation, Self-Care and Economic Empowerment
*Dr. Alicia Tetteh, LCSW, CFSW, RYT-200
Norfolk, VA
When Money Hurts: Exploring Financial Trauma and Collective Healing
*Keisha Pickens
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Time to Talk About Trauma: Breaking the Pattern of Suffering in Silence
*Ricki Martin
Memphis, TN
From Womb to Wellness: Rituals, Rest, and Reproductive Liberation in Black Birthing Spaces
*Poster Presentations
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