Membership and the NASW-NYC Chapter
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Support Your Chapter!
For us to be effective in what we do, we need your support. You would probably agree that social workers are an amazing group of people. Click here to read more.
State Senators Reception on Loan Forgiveness
On January 17, NASW-NYC
invited members of the State Senate in New York City to meet with NASW-members on increasing the NYS Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness Program by an additional $1 million.
Click here to see pictures from the event.
Rekindling the Spirit of Social Work
Learn about upcoming committee meetings, workshops and networking opportunities.
May 2008 Schedule
June 2008 Schedule
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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.
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Center for Social Work Policy and Practice
The Chapter's Center focuses on the contributions of social workers as well as the challenges that social workers face in various fields of practice.
More about the Center...
Improving Working Conditions
NASW-NYC is taking on the challenge of improving working conditions for social workers.
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The State of Black NY
The NYC Chapter Board of Directors examined and discussed a recent report, “The State of Black New York,” developed by the New York Urban League and the Black Equity Alliance. The report addresses a range of disparities affecting black New Yorkers and NASW-NYC has agreed to support the recommendations and help disseminate information of the report to the social work community.
Click here to read the report.
Celebrating Emerging Social Work Leaders
On November 29, 2007 NASW-NYC celebrated eight outstanding individuals who demonstrate exemplary leadership qualities and a unique commitment to the improvement of social and human conditions.
Click here to see pictures from the event.
A Matter of Life and Death
Social Work Practice &...
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Professional Development
Continuing Education
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Correction to the New Child Abuse Reporting Law
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
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.
Click here to download (pdf)
 On-line Training
for Child Abuse Reporting
NASW-NYC recommends the on-line training provided by the New York State Nurses Association. The training meets the requirements for the Social Work Licensing law, it is a good value at $20, you will be able to download a certificate of completion immediately following the training, and a certificate will automatically be forwarded electronically to the State Education Department.
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Continuing Education Program
Our Fall 2008 Continuing Education Program listing will be available in September. To review what was previously offered click here.
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