Political Action
Tony Thurmond, MSW, Elected to the State Assembly!
By Rebecca Gonzales, Director of Government Relations and Political AffairsNASW-CA is pleased to announce the election of Tony Thurmond, MSW, to...
RCFE Reform Act of 2014 Bills Signed into Law
Professor Lillian Hyatt, NASW-CA's columnist has done it again! She has successfully helped fight for the signing of AB 2171...
Bills of Special Interest
By Rebecca Gonzales, Director of Government Relations and Political AffairsThis year there were several bills that were of special interest...
Government Relations Update
By Rebecca Gonzales, Director of Government Relations and Political AffairsThe Legislative session is over for the year. The Governor had...
Exercise Your Right to Vote this Election Day!
By Rebecca GonzalesIt is time to exercise your right to vote on Tuesday, November 4th! The NASW CalPACE committee has...
DHCS UPDATE: Behavioral Health Treatment Services Draft SPA & APL
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) intends to provide Behavioral Health Treatment (BHT) services as a covered Medi-Cal benefit...
Working with Children: The Many Layers of Consent to Treat
By Carolyn I. Polowy, JD, General Counsel and Elizabeth Felton, JD, MSW, Associate CounselThe practice of social work often involves...
The State Budget: Light on Restorations, Heavy on Debt Repayment
By Rebecca Gonzales, Director of Government Relations and Political AffairsThe main story behind the recently enacted state budget is that...
Government Relations Update
By Rebecca Gonzales, Director of Government Relations and Political AffairsThe Legislative session is in recess for the month of July...
