NACSW’s chatroom sessions seek to provide an interactive way to enhance the educational and educational value of Social Work and Christianity, as well as explore explore other topics of particular interest to Christians in social work. 

For scheduled chatroom sessions, the format of the chatroom sessions is fairly simple. The guest host(s) will typically begin the discussion by presenting an initial statement or summary of the topic, and perhaps some initial questions. The majority of the time, however, will be open for "free" discussion and exchange.

We strongly encourage participants to prepare for the session by reading the session's featured article or book and forming questions to bring to the discussion. Most chatroom sessions will be hosted by individuals who hold advanced degrees in social work - many of whom teach at the college/university level - so we see rich potential for in-depth, invigorating discussion! Coming to the session prepared will help each participant get the most out of his/her time, and greatly enhance the level of the discussion overall.

NACSW's chatroom sessions are open to NACSW members and non-members alike. Persons interested in participating in scheduled chatroom discussions can log on to NACSW’s chatroom at the designated time by going to: http://www.nacsw.org/chat_board.html. You will be asked to provide a user name. We recommend that you choose a unique user name (some more common names are already password protected and might not be available for your use). There is no need to select a password or provide any other information. Once you’ve entered your user name and it’s been accepted, simply select, “Ok, Connect!” and you’re in!

Please feel free to pass along any suggestions you have for future chatroom session topics to info@nacsw.org.