National Association of Puerto Rican Hispanic Social Workers
Equity in Practice Forum for Practice Owners
New York, NY
March 2026
The forum centers the real work of group practice leadership—culture, ethics, labor justice, and equity-centered business strategy—bringing together values-driven practice owners committed to building sustainable practices that care for both communities and clinicians. Rooted in lived experience, this forum creates space to lead intentionally, challenge extractive norms, and align business decisions with ethics and care.
Liberation in Practice: Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership, Culture, and Service Delivery
This professional development experience centers liberation as both a leadership practice and an organizational strategy. Participants will examine how nonprofit culture, leadership behaviors, and service delivery models either reinforce harm or create conditions for healing, trust, and sustainable impact. Through a dual focus on community-led, culturally grounded service design and liberatory leadership in action, the session challenges compliance-first, Eurocentric norms that drive burnout, disengagement, and misalignment with community needs.
Featuring presentations by Frederick Marte, a licensed social worker and community engagement leader integrating Afrocentric frameworks into mental health and advocacy, and Petra Vega, a liberatory leadership coach supporting marginalized nonprofit leaders, participants will engage with practical frameworks, real-world case examples, and reflective activities that connect personal leadership practice to systems change.
Participants will leave with concrete tools to lead with integrity, redistribute power, and build organizations that are accountable to the communities they serve—while sustaining themselves and their teams.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will build practical capacity to redesign their private practice business models by applying an ecology of care framework, implementing collaborative strategies to increase affordability of care, and identifying and disrupting class-based hierarchies in order to advance economic justice and access.
Spots are limited — register today!
Free for Members
$25 for Non-Members
Virtual | Zoom link provided upon registration
Bachata at the Lodge
Location: NYC Bryant Park's The Lodge
Join NAPRHSW at Bryant Park’s The Lodge for an evening of connection, culture, and movement in the heart of the city. This is a low-barrier, community-centered space to unwind, meet new people, and engage beyond the day-to-day work—because building relationships is part of collective care.
This event is open to members and non-members. If you’re not yet part of our network, consider this your warm invitation—we’d love to connect and show you who we are.
Introduction to EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
This introductory training provides a practical overview of EMDR, an evidence-based, first-line treatment for trauma endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the American Psychological Association (APA), and other leading bodies.
Designed for social workers, mental health clinicians, and human services professionals, the session explores how EMDR supports trauma recovery without requiring individuals to repeatedly relive traumatic experiences. Instead, clients are guided to hold aspects of the traumatic memory in mind while the brain processes and integrates the experience, reducing distress and improving adaptive functioning. The APA has described EMDR as a “revolutionary approach to healing.”
Participants will be introduced to EMDR as an effective intervention for a range of traumatic experiences and will deepen their understanding of the broader impact of trauma, including historical trauma. The training also examines the relationship between trauma and addiction, drawing on trauma-informed frameworks that recognize trauma as a foundational factor in many addictive behaviors.
Learning Outcomes
Introduce EMDR as a treatment approach for multiple forms of trauma
Increase awareness of the impact of trauma, including historical trauma
Explore the connection between trauma and addiction within trauma-informed practice
Spots are limited — register today!
Free for Members
$25 for Non-Members
Virtual | Zoom link provided upon registration
Holiday Party
& Toy Drive
Women of Salsa
A powerhouse celebration of the Afro-Latina musicians shaping the rhythm of our culture.
Movement is self-care.
Movement is resistance.
Movement is part of the revolution.
Reset your body, reconnect with joy, and honor the women driving the salsa music tradition.
This event is open to members and non-members. If you’re not yet part of our network, consider this your warm invitation—we’d love to connect and show you who we are.
Fit Check
Sanar y Hablar Entre Amigos
Step away from the noise and reset. Join us for a members and invite-only private reception during the SOMOS Conference in Puerto Rico.
This curated space offers an intimate opportunity to breathe, connect, and experience authentic community care through wellness, storytelling, and collective reflection.
Register for
A Community Healing
Day of Action
We are proud to join the Poderistas Partner Network and take part in their 5th Anniversary National Weekend of Action (Aug 28–31)!
Join us in Central Park for a Community Healing Wellness Day—a space to rest, renew, and reconnect through yoga, reiki, and sound bath sessions.
Admission: Bring 2 travel-size donation items (shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothbrush, feminine products, lotion, socks, or hair ties/comb) for care packages benefiting a local women’s shelter.
Bring your own blanket or yoga mat. Together, we’ll breathe, heal, and strengthen our communities.
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