By Janlee Wong,
NASW-CA Executive Director
While recent events seem to indicate an increase in racism, we all know that it is ever present and must be fought continuously. The recent events involving Christian Cooper (NYC), Ahmaud Aubrey (GA) and George Floyd (MN) point to how imbedded racism is in American society and culture and how ..Read More…
Social workers! Our Executive Director, Janlee Wong, recently sat down to share a message for our new class of social workers that graduated this spring. We know that not being able to celebrate this achievement in person has been tough for many, but we would like to share this message of hope from us to ..Read More…
By Janlee Wong,
NASW-CA Executive Director
Congratulations Graduates,
In this time of crisis and turmoil, and in all times of human need, people look to professionals like social workers to help. All of us do this because this is what we’re trained to do. This is what our Code of Ethics, our values and our professionalism tells ..Read More…
By S. Jolene Hui, MSW, LCSW
NASW-CA Membership Director
We are mourning the loss of spring semester and graduation ceremonies.
Typically at this time, we are all ordering our regalia or pulling it out of the closet to engage in some of the happiest times of our lives – graduation ceremonies. And for many schools ..Read More…
By Janlee Wong,
NASW-CA Executive Director
The NASW California Chapter Board of Directors held a recent “check in” meeting via Zoom and it’s amazing what professional social workers are doing during the COVID 19 emergency. The Board reflects the breadth and diversity of professional social work and here are some highlights from what Board members are ..Read More…
We would like to give a sincere and bittersweet thank you to our interns for the 2019-2020 school year! Alejandro, Lakesha, Kailaun, and Kendra did outstanding work this past school year, and we’d like to commend them for their advocacy and all their hard work. We wish you the best in your future endeavors, and ..Read More…
By Janlee Wong,
NASW-CA Executive Director
What might be the future of telehealth in the aftermath of COVID-19? In the near term (end of this year), many providers will continue to deliver their services via telehealth even after the stay at home order is lifted. Lingering concerns and anxiety will cause some patients and clients to prefer telehealth ..Read More…
After 25 years as the Executive Director of the California Chapter, I will be retiring as of July 31, 2020. My early social work career averaged 5-6 years per job as it is for many social workers. So, staying as long as I have, meant how ideal the NASW job was for me. I’ve accomplished what ..Read More…
By Janlee Wong, NASW-CA Executive Director
As the pandemic continues and infection rates continue to grow, “states where community spread is occurring are in the acceleration phase.” We learn this from monitoring important accurate sources of information such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC):
California is one of those states in ..Read More…
The Netflix Docuseries “Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” has given the tragic case of Gabriel Fernandez renewed attention nationwide as the series is currently listed as one of the top most-watched series around the nation.
NASW-CA’s Executive Director Janlee Wong previously released a statement regarding the conclusion of the case. Below we’re providing statements from ..Read More…
