UOG Horizons: Knowledge for Life - More than a conference: Culturally grounded social work for healing, justice, and wellness

UOG Horizons: Knowledge for Life - More than a conference: Culturally grounded social work for healing, justice, and wellness

UOG Horizons: Knowledge for Life - More than a conference: Culturally grounded social work for healing, justice, and wellness


4/8/2026
Lovelle Baza
Lovelle Baza
Social Workers
The 2026 National Association of Social Workers Guam Chapter conference planning team.

What happens when a conference becomes more than just a conference?

The 2026 National Association of Social Workers Guam Annual Conference - Resisting the Rip Current: Culturally Grounded Social Work for Healing, Justice, and Wellness in the Pacific - was held on March 12-13 at the Hilton Resort Guam.
 
For months, this conference lived in planning meetings, late nights and moments of quiet uncertainty. There were details to finalize, people to coordinate and a vision we were trying to bring to life in a way that felt true to our community. But when it finally came together, what stood out to me wasn’t just that it happened-it was how everything aligned.

Read more in the Guam Daily Post