A Free Information Resource on Social Work by NASW New York City Chapter

NASW-NYC has just published its first-ever electronic issue of the NASW-NYC newsletter, Currents. The publication that we invite you to read represents an important stepping stone in NASW-NYC's movement into the electronic age. Many organizations make decisions to "go green" with the intent of saving the environment, and we share that goal. We are also very clear that by sending some of our issues electronically, we will be saving on printing and postage costs, which will allow us to use our limited funds for other top-priority activities.

This issue of Currents focuses on significant policy issues relating to licensure and the opportunities for change. It is especially important that every social worker be familiar with these developments. The newsletter also features the Emerging Leaders Award Dinner on December 3rd - an extraordinary, inspiring occasion that we want to share with you.

In making this issue of the newsletter electronic, we have preserved the regular features of Currents, and have arranged the layout to facilitate your ability to read the newsletter on your computer screen; for instance, the longer articles move from one page to the next, sequentially, for a more continuous reading experience, rather than articles being continued deeper in the newsletter.

We value and welcome your feedback; please feel free to contact me at kliever@naswnyc.org or at 212-668-0050.

Sincerely,

Launa

Launa Kliever

Editor & Associate Director

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Membership and the NASW-NYC Chapter

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Haiti Relief Effort

Social workers who want to support the relief efforts in Haiti, please click here for a listing of resources available.

Social Work Licensing: Taking on the Challenge

A Teach-In for Social Workers and a Call to Action. Click here to view NASW-NYC Issues papers on licensing, along with a Call to Action and Strategy.

Notice for supervisors offering services and LMSWs seeking to hire supervisors. Click here for more information

NASW-NYC is on Facebook! Log onto Facebook and search "NASW-NYC" and join our group today!

Calendar of Events

Learn about upcoming committee meetings, workshops and networking opportunities.

Enter the NASW-NYC Member page to find up-to-date information on:

NYS Licensing
Loan Forgiveness
Salary Standards
Workshops
Classified Ads
Past Chapter Newsletters

and much more...

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Members, look for your password in the Chapter newsletter Currents.

Strengthening the Social Work Workforce

NASW-NYC is committed to carrying out programs and activities to strengthen the social work workforce in order to ensure that the profession is able to meet the needs of New York communities and to support the capacity of social workers in the delivery of quality services.

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Improving Working Conditions

NASW-NYC is taking on the challenge of improving working conditions for social workers.

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A Matter of Life and Death

Social Work Practice &...

Latino Communities

Communities of African Descent

Asian Communities

Homeless Services

Saving Lives in NYC

Child Welfare - Voluntary Sector

Public Child Welfare

Gerontological Social Work

Professional Development

Continuing Education

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Spring 2010 Continuing Education Program

The NYC Chapter of NASW is pleased to offer a choice of Continuing Education workshops this spring that reflects an appreciation of the breadth of social workers’ professional interests. Many of the workshop trainers are nationally known, and often generate great anticipation wherever they speak.

For more information and to register online, click here.

Undoing Racism Workshop

A workshop that moves beyond a focus on the symptoms of racism to an understanding of what it is, where it comes from, how it functions, why it persists and how it can be undone.

Information and Registration

41st Annual Addictions Institute Keynote Address Focuses on Behavioral Couples Therapy with Addictions

Dr. Timothy J. O'Farrell, Professor of Psychology in the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the VA Boston Healthcare System, presented on his work and the efficacy of his approach with success and evidence to support it. For more information on Dr. O’Farrell's book, click here.

Institutional Racism & The Social Work Profession: A Call To Action

Inspired in large part by the “Undoing Racism” Workshops in NYC, led by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, this Call to Action identifies what individual social workers, schools of social work, and service agencies all need to do to address the effects of racism. Specific examples of how racism plays out in social work are included.

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The National Social Work Public Education Campaign: Changing Perceptions. Improving the Profession. HelpStartsHere.org

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