One of social work’s major contributions to treatment and practice is the concept of “person-in-situation.” Clinical Social Work has a unique position in the therapeutic landscape as it inherently considers the person’s treatment to include their environment, life history, family, social class, culture, and/or religious beliefs.  Clinical social work practice also holds a dynamic view of the inextricable linkages between a person, family, or community bound together with its social surroundings (Fjeldheim, Levin, & Engebresten, 2015). Holding this knowledge helps us to understand the simultaneous static and dynamic states of the social spaces within which we function. Energizing and emphasizing this can allow for a deeper and intersectional understanding of ourselves, our work, our communities, and even our systems. This Conference will focus on various aspects of how clinical social work practice integrates curiosity and empathy for the social, political, and environmental conditions we live within.