This year, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote. Let’s celebrate this centennial year by engaging in legal and professional voter engagement! Check out #VotingIsSocialWork ‘s Permissible Election Activities Checklist for more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2IwiMM7
A downloadable PDF version is also available here:
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The National Association of Social Workers-Political Action for Candidate Election (NASW-PACE), the Political Action Committee of #NASW, is taking endorsement requests for the November 2020 congressional elections. If you are seeking endorsement from NASW-PACE, kindly complete this questionnaire at your earliest convenience.
April 6, 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently implemented temporary flexibilities in regulations regarding telehealth in order to ensure that beneficiaries can access health and mental health services during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Clinical social workers can use smartphones with video chat apps such as Skype or Apple Facetime, in ..Read More…
Thursday, April 23, 2020 | 3:00-4:00pm Eastern | FREE for Everyone
Presenters: Caren Howard, Advocacy Manager, Mental Health America
Melvin Wilson MBA, LCSW, Senior Policy Consultant, Social Justice and Human Rights, NASW
Registration Link: https://naswinstitute.inreachce.com/Details/Information/6d1c7d40-11f3-4d0a-adfc-27510b9d3e03
Millions of Americans live with mental illness and addiction. Deaths from suicide and overdose are at an all-time high. ..Read More…
Kevin Euceda, an immigrant from Honduras, has spent more than 1,000 days in U.S. custody. (Photo Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)
Seeking to end a practice that one senator called a “profound betrayal of trust,” legislation was introduced Wednesday in the Senate and House of Representatives to stop the Trump administration from using confidential ..Read More…
CalPACE, the California Chapter’s political action committee, is committed to electing qualified social workers to political office across the state. CalPACE has endorsed the following candidates in the California Primary elections happening on March 3rd, 2020:
Kimberly Warmsley, LCSW, for Stockton City Council.
To find out more on Kimberly’s campaign, go to: https://www.votekim2020.com/
CalPACE encourages NASW members ..Read More…
Voting is Social Work
The National Social Work Voter Mobilization Campaign works to integrate nonpartisan voter engagement into social work education and practice.
The National Social Work Voter Mobilization Campaign began in 2016 with the first launch of the VotingIsSocialWork.org website crafted by Influencing Social Policy, the Nancy A Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work ..Read More…
From the National Immigration Law Center:
1. The U.S. Supreme Court announced on June 28, 2019, that it decided to review the DACA court cases during its next term.
The Court is likely to hear oral argument about DACA in early 2020 and could decide on the future of DACA sometime between January and June ..Read More…
By Rebecca Gonzales, NASW-CA’s Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs
NASW-CA is proud to release our 2019 Legislative Scorecard. NASW-CA represents approximately 10,000 professional social workers who have degrees from accredited social work programs. NASW-CA advocates on behalf of our members and their clients, for the implementation and improvement of programs and policies designed to ..Read More…
U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
Are there enough social workers to address evolving and pressing societal challenges such as substance use disorders, poverty and discrimination? If not, where are the gaps? What are the barriers to recruiting and retaining this essential workforce, which is the nation’s largest provider of mental health services?
The Dorothy ..Read More…
