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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET | REGISTER HERE NASW Members Only No CEs: FREE...

Join Us For A Live Training on May 18th on Recent Revisions to Code of Ethics

Stop AAPI Hate Report From Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA) Available Now

Social Work Occupational Council: Searching for your First Social Work Role in an Uncertain Era

A Message of Gratitude for Social Work Students & Educators from NASW-CA Chapter

Conquer Your Exams! NASW-CA is collaborating with Therapist Development Center on an exam prep workshop on June 8th

NASW-CA Hosting Virtual Licensure Exam Prep Training for the Clinical ASWB Exam on Saturday, June 12th!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Get involved! Join one of NASW-CA’s Committees, apply by June 1st!

April 26, 2021

Have you thought about getting more involved with NASW? Is there an issue...

Don’t forget to vote in NASW-CA’s Annual Chapter Elections by April 30th!

April 26, 2021

Annual Chapter elections are currently underway until April 30th! Make sure you make...

Report from NASW-CA’s new Council on Aging

April 26, 2021

submitted by Adria Navarro, Ph.D., LCSW On April 10th, 2021 the NASW CA...

NASW-CA & Stanford Sierra Youth & Families Present “Long Story Short: Showcasing your Service in Notes, Quickly”, A New Course On Documentation On May 11th!

Documentation?!? I didn’t take this course in Grad School! What I learned was...

NASW-CA Hosting LGBTQ+ Council Mixer For Social Work Professionals And Students On April 29th

NASW-CA is proud to announce that we are reviving our LGBTQ+ Council! The...

NASW-CA is hiring! Consider joining our statewide team

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NASW-CA’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee Presents: Black History & Art For The Rest Of The Year

February 27, 2021

We firmly believe that Black History...

NASW-CA Presents: Black History Month Social Worker Highlight Series – Part 2

February 23, 2021

To commemorate and celebrate Black History...

NASW-CA Presents: Black History Month Social Worker Highlight Series – Part 1

February 9, 2021

To commemorate and celebrate Black History...

FEATURE: A Social Worker’s Experience Receiving The COVID-19 Vaccine

January 20, 2021

By, M. Ahmanise Sanati, LCSW, PPSCRegion...

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Social Workers Are Essential: NASW-CA Highlights Social Workers In California For Social Work Month

Each spring, NASW-California celebrates Social Work Month in order to celebrate the field’s dedicated practitioners, as well as the profession as a whole. Appropriately, the theme for this year is “Social Workers are Essential.” This year’s celebration creates space...

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NASW-CA’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee Presents: Black History & Art For The Rest Of The Year

We firmly believe that Black History Month should not be relegated to just one month per year, but rather that we should support, celebrate, and uplift black artists and writers all year long. Some of the most compelling and...

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NASW-CA Presents: Black History Month Social Worker Highlight Series – Part 2

To commemorate and celebrate Black History Month, our Diversity & Inclusion Committee has compiled a list of noteworthy and influential Black social workers that have made significant contributions to our profession, and along the way have helped to change...

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NASW-CA Presents: Black History Month Social Worker Highlight Series – Part 1

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FEATURE: A Social Worker’s Experience Receiving The COVID-19 Vaccine

By, M. Ahmanise Sanati, LCSW, PPSCRegion H Director, NASW-CA My name is Ahmanise, and I’m a social worker at Twin Towers Correctional Facility. The facility I work in is dangerous for reasons that we can’t enforce mask-wearing, we have...

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EVENTS

Events

Social Work Occupational Council: Searching for your First Social Work Role in an Uncertain Era

NASW-CA Partners With Stewards of Change Institute For A New Unique Training Program for Social Work Leaders to Transform Systems

Events

REGISTER TODAY: NASW-CA Partners With Stewards of Change Institute For A New Unique Training Program for Social Work Leaders to Transform Systems

Announcements

NASW-CA Hosting “Racism, Racist Inequities, and the upEND Movement to Abolish the Child Welfare System” Virtual Talk On May 5th – Register Today!

Announcements

NASW-CA & Stanford Sierra Youth & Families Present “Long Story Short: Showcasing your Service in Notes, Quickly”, A New Course On Documentation On May 11th!

Announcements

NASW-CA Hosting LGBTQ+ Council Mixer For Social Work Professionals And Students On April 29th

Announcements

“Reflecting and Restoring Power for Ourselves: Space for API Social Workers”: NASW-CA’s API Social Work Council North & South Present Free Event On April 18th

April 12, 2021

“Social workers should promote the general welfare of society, and the development of people, their communities, and their environments.”

–NASW Code of Ethics

Opinion: The Role of Social Work Through A Systemic Racism Lens

Missing the Mark: CalAIM creates new barriers that prevent nursing home diversion/transition to assisted living [Opinion]

OPINION: The passing of Proposition 22 and a possible role for social workers

Letter To The Editor: NASW can and should do more to advocate for access to affordable healthcare in the United States

Letter to the Editor: “A Social Worker’s Role: Equitable Vaccine Rollout”

Letter to the Editor: Rebuttal To Recent Feature Article “Insights on a Virus”

NASW-CA values the diversity of opinion and critical dialogue and invites stakeholders to share with us their perspectives about social issues. While NASW-CA works diligently to represent the voices of its 9,000 members and beyond, it is impossible to capture the breadth of experiences and reflections of thousands of social workers across California. This section is meant to ensure a place to highlight and honor the voices of our members.

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POLITICAL ACTION

Announcements

Action Alert: Tell Congress to Increase Social Work Reimbursement Rates and Access to Social Work Services

May 6, 2021

CLASSIFIEDS

Classified: Do you live in San Francisco and have a spare bedroom or private space that can be turned in a bedroom?

Classified Ad: HealthLinkNow is currently recruiting LCSW’s For Telehealth Opportunities

CLASSIFIED AD: Are you in an interracial or inter-ethnic marriage?

Classified Ad: Office Space Available In Irvine

Job Opening: Survivors Of Torture International Seeking Bilingual English/Spanish Licensed Mental Health Clinicians

March 9, 2021

Classified Ad: Furnished Office Space Available in Placentia, CA

March 9, 2021

Job Opening: Los Angeles County Hiring For Social Work Chief III Position

March 9, 2021

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A Message of Gratitude for Social Work Students & Educators from NASW-CA Chapter

This time last year, you were abruptly instructed to interminably alter the ways in which you lived your lives. In...

Announcements

Conquer Your Exams! NASW-CA is collaborating with Therapist Development Center on an exam prep workshop on June 8th

NASW-CA is proud to announce that we are hosting a workshop on June 8th, from 7pm - 8pm PDT, with...

Classifieds

Classified: Do you live in San Francisco and have a spare bedroom or private space that can be turned in a bedroom?

The San Francisco LGBT Center's Host Homes Program matches San Francisco volunteer hosts with young adults (ages 18 to 24)...

Announcements

NASW-CA Hosting Virtual Licensure Exam Prep Training for the Clinical ASWB Exam on Saturday, June 12th!

May 7, 2021

Learn the content and strategies to pass the Clinical ASWB exam for social work licensing. This one-day workshop will walk...

Announcements

New Free Online Course For All Social Workers (Students, BSWs, MSWs, and LCSWs): How to Fight Anti-Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Hate

May 6, 2021

NASW-CA Chapter Announcement New Free Online Course For All Social Workers (Students, BSWs, MSWs, and LCSWs) How to Fight Anti-Asian...

Announcements

Action Alert: Tell Congress to Increase Social Work Reimbursement Rates and Access to Social Work Services

May 6, 2021

Much-needed legislation increasing Medicare reimbursement rates for Clinical Social Workers (CSWs) and ensuring access to CSW services by Medicare beneficiaries...

News

NASW Endorses Complex Care Core Competencies

senior man with care worker at home NASW and the National Center for Complex Health & Social Needs have partnered to...

Announcements

APIAHF & NAPABA Launch Combat Hate Crimes Toolkit in 24 Languages

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been nearly 4,000 recorded hate incidents against the Asian American community,...

News

UC Davis MIND Institute is Recruiting for LEND Training Program Through May 2021

UC Davis MIND Institute, Northern California Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program is recruiting! LEND is a...

News

New Practice Perspectives On Virtual Assessments of Students When Out of View Now Available