2024 ACHHS Conference

October 24-26, 2024 is our 4th Annual ACHHS Conference! Please make plans to join us for this amazing fellowship of believers in health and human services! Check-in and worship/welcome reception with appetizers will be on Oct 24th, 6-7pm followed by a Keynote address. Friday will be workshops, followed by a panel discussion over boxed lunch (covered with your registration fees), and more workshops, then bible study options. The program ends Oct 26th @12n with an optional group outing to the Museum of the Bible @1:30pm (a pre-conference group outing to the MOTB is also available for purchase). Make your plans to join us in the Washington, D.C., area. The conference site is at the Springhill Suites Dulles (IAD) airport so you will want to fly into IAD Dulles airport and catch the hotel shuttle. Discounted rates are available to conference guests until September 30th, so check out this hotel information page to make online reservations. Click here for our Discounted registration. Online registration deadline is October 5th.

Conference Registration

Amazing rates–all taxes and fees are included with online registration!**

• General Admission -member: $200 –> On Sale now only $150!
• General Admission -nonmember: $250/nonmember (includes a free 6 months free membership) –> On Sale $200!
• Discounted Group Rates: Groups of 3 or more can register for 20% off nonmember registration each
• Special students and spouse rates: $50/pp (plus new students in hhs receive 6 months free membership)
• Friday-only registration (includes boxed lunch): $95/pp

Add-ons:

• CE package: $40 will include a pdf certificate from ASWB CE program for up to 10.5 CEs/conference. See FAQ page for more info.
• Group tickets to the Museum of the Bible, pre-conference or post-conference: $20 (normally $29.99), all ticketing fees included.

Virtual Conference Registration

• Same rates as the current in-person registration sale! $150/members or $200/nonmembers.
• Nonmember virtual registration will also include a free 6 month membership to ACHHS so you can access members only benefits.
• If you register for the virtual conference, 3-4 weeks before the conference, the link to a detailed online conference brochure will be emailed to you (at the email address used for registration), along with personalized Zoom links to the Thursday keynote address, Friday panel discussion, and 7 conference workshop sessions of your choice.
• Virtual conference registration is available on our registration site. Scroll to the bottom of the menu items and choose Virtual Attendance Only.
• CE information: ACHHS is currently applying to be a social work CE provider of live synchronous continuing education sessions in addition to in-person conference sessions. We will post an update as early as mid September. See FAQ page for more info.
• Virtual conference participants may also purchase the add-ons above.

** SPECIAL REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS**

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You will not see these deep discounts again, so register now.

FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIP: Do you want to attend but can’t afford the full registration? Please email admin@achhs.org to apply for a full or partial scholarship for conference registration.

DISABILITY/SPECIAL NEEDS: The conference site has an elevator and is wheelchair accessible. If you require special accommodations for your disability, please make your specific request to admin@achhs.org at least 4 weeks prior to the conference opening to allow us time to make the adjustments or find accommodations.

CANCELLATION POLICY: We honor a full refund of your registration fees if you need to cancel at least 30 days prior to the event. No refunds are available for cancellations after September 24, 2024.

Workshops

Workshop tracks include: Direct Practice, Student Track, Social Justice, Macro, Clinical, Advocacy, Research, Higher Education, Cultural Competence, Community Organization, Ethics and Faith/Spirituality, Spirituality and Services Delivery. Workshops with a Biblical worldview are included at our conference. Conference objectives: 1) provide educational workshops and sessions that allow room for Biblical faith, 2) provide an opportunity for attendees to network with and learn from professionals in other disciplines, and 3) provide inspiration and practical tools to continue pursuing/working in your profession to serve clients/patients. Download the application here.

A draft of the conference available workshops will be posted here soon.

Keynote and Panel Discussion

For more information about Dr. Lloyd Gestoso and the 4 amazing panelists for Friday’s panel discussion, please see this page.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Do you have a business, ministry, educational program, or organization that you can benefit from Christians participating? We would love to partner with you at our 2024 conference in Washington, DC area!

Tentative Conference Schedule

View the 2024 ACHHS tentative schedule here. Please note that there are two options for group outing–pre-conference on Thursday and post-conference on Saturday. You may purchase tickets for either through our conference registration site.

FAQ

Please see the FAQ page for more information on continuing education for the various professions and other conference logistics.

Past Conferences

See our 2023 Conference Highlights

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See and hear about our amazing 2023 & 2022 annual conferences from past attendees.