Stephon Clark (Photo courtesy of Stevante Clark)
The National Association of Social Workers California Chapter is deeply troubled by the death of Stephon Clark. Clark, an unarmed African American man, was shot to death by police in his grandmother’s backyard. The entire Sacramento community, including law enforcement, is saddened and shocked by ..Read More…
Members of California chapter will receive a separate California Chapter ballot this year. Members in good standing as of March 15, 2018 will receive in a separate email a California Chapter election ballot. Members will also receive in a separate email a National election ballot.
All members will receive ballots for only ..Read More…
Christine Loeber, Social Worker, Executive Director
Jennifer Golick, Clinical Director
Jennifer Gonzales, Clinical Psychologist
NASW-CA is saddened by the death of these three dedicated and caring professionals who were serving Afghanistan and Iraq veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, mild traumatic brain injury and other mental health issues in the Pathway Home ..Read More…
This year’s theme, “Social Workers: Leaders. Advocates. Champions.” emphasizes how every community needs social workers to improve policies and services.
From helping parents and children manage stress and anxiety in the age of school shootings, to working with students advocating for sensible gun laws, to contacting our members ..Read More…
The petition process allows members nominated by not selected by the Chapter Committee on Nominations & Leadership Identification (CCNLI) to add his/her name to the slate by submitting a petition to the Chapter Committee on Nominations & Leadership Identification (CCNLI) within 30 days of the announcement.
This year’s deadline for petition submission ..Read More…
The following link to the NASW statement on last week’s Executive Order from the Trump Administration to revoke the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Salvadorans and Haitians. The statement also includes a reference to the racially charged comments by Trump on immigration requests from African nations and Haitians.
Many social workers have reached out with offers of assistance to fellow social workers in Puerto Rico, but the scale of the disaster goes beyond what private nonprofits can do. Sadly our federal government continues to treat Puerto Rico as a foreign country.
NASW and other organizations will be working hard on political ..Read More…
Traditional methods can backfire, but ideas like teaching bystanders to intervene and promoting more women have proved effective.
Many people are familiar with typical corporate sexual harassment training: clicking through a PowerPoint, checking a box that you read the employee handbook or attending a mandatory seminar at which someone lectures about harassment ..Read More…
By Lisa Kopochinski, NASW-CA Editor
In mid-November, I had the pleasure of sitting down for several hours with Professor ..Read More…
The recent California wild fires have been a disaster of the greatest proportions for California and the thousands that have been affected. Social workers and mental health are what’s called the “second responders” after the public safety personnel and the emergency evaluation shelters.
California has frequent wild fires every year and certainly many ..Read More…
