What’s in a Word? Discretion
By Al Murdach, LCSW (retired) This column explores some of the meanings behind words that today can have...
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SLO Unit Winter 2018 Schedule
By Submitted by L. Jeannette Davis, DSW Secretary, SLO Unit On Thursday, January 25, Susan Farney, LMFT, will give a one...
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Powerful NY Times Video Focuses on Mental Health Crisis in Puerto Rico After María
Many social workers have reached out with offers of assistance to fellow social workers in Puerto Rico, but the...
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The California Department of Public Health, Office of Problem Gambling’s Annual Training Summit “Creating Pathways to a Brighter Future” will be...
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Executive Director’s Message
By Janlee Wong, NASWCA Executive Director With the passage of the GOP tax bill, look for the GOP Congress...
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Student Spotlight
Andrea Robinson, BASW Class of 2018, Humboldt State University How did you become interested in pursuing social work? I think,...
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Integrative Collaborative Care Models May Reimburse Clinical Social Workers in Private Practice
On January 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (CoCM),...
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Are You Prepared for MACRA, Medicare’s Newest Quality Program for Reporting Measures?
The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) officially ended on December 31, 2016. MACRA is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
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My Journey from Homeless Youth to Earning an MSW
By Erik James Escareño Being raised in a family associated with gangs made it difficult to stray onto a...
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