Author: Susan Radcliffe and Daniel Pollack | Thursday, Jul. 23, 2020
[Originally published on RuralHealthVoices, part of the National Rural Health Association. Shared with permission from the author]
The allure of being a child social worker in a rural area is strong. Social workers who decide to work in smaller communities may forgo an ..Read More…
By Janlee Wong,
NASW-CA Executive Director
When I started my MSW program at San Francisco State University 45 years ago, I wanted to change a world filled with racism, inequality, poverty, and injustice. My classmates and I thought that we could make a significant difference with what we could learn in a professional social work program. We would ..Read More…
The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) is pleased to announce the California State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) is now accepting applications.
The SLRP serves to increase the number of healthcare providers working in federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Eligible applicants may be awarded a ..Read More…
By Daniel Pollack and Lori Karlblum
[Printed with permission from the author]
The phrase “peer on peer child sexual abuse” is well known. It implies an exploitative sexual relationship of one minor by another. But who is a “peer”? From the Latin word par the term infers equality. A dictionary definition of the word “peer” ..Read More…
As a follow up to our June 7th discussion on re-opening your private practice – we are hosting a check-in on this same topic. Some clinicians have re-opened, some have closed their physical offices, some are still tentatively going to re-open if it is safe – some of us don’t know what to do as ..Read More…
Submitted by Elizabeth Juarez,
MSW Candidate at CSU Dominguez Hills:
The MHSA WET Stipend Program supports diverse communities and meets their professional needs. This stipend program was developed in efforts to support strength-based Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Nurse Practitioners, and Psychology students who will be entering the public mental health workforce upon graduation.
Aug 05, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) enthusiastically endorses Joe Biden for president in 2020. During his nearly 45-year career in public office, including as a U.S. Senator and Vice President, Mr. Biden has demonstrated a consistent commitment to advancing ..Read More…
NASW Specialty Practice Sections (SPS) help members stay in-the-know in their specific area of practice and offers individual online communities of committed, like-minded peers. Along with the trusted communities, SPS offers more than 45 additional CE opportunities through live practice-specific webinars, newsletters, continuing education and other professional development activities.
We’d like to invite you to our upcoming Zoom meeting this Sunday, May 3, 2020 at noon. The purpose of the meeting will be to check in on how everyone and the communities we serve have been doing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please register by sending an e-mail to ..Read More…
