San Luis Obispo Unit Report

The first San Luis Obispo Unit meeting held on Thursday, January 22, and led by John Roorda, LCSW, was fun, insightful and experiental.

Entitled “What’s so great about EMDR?” 22 social workers attended, many of whom had recently moved into the SLO county.

The next SLO unit meeting will be Thursday, February 26, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Dr. Nish Abdulcader’s presentation will be on the “Medical Aspects of Child Abuse/Early Childhood Adverse Experiences & Development.” 1 CEU will be available.

For directions to the presentation, contact us at NASWSLO@gmail.com 

On Thursday, March 26, the SLO Unit will be celebrating Social Work Month.  Ray Ford, LCSW, has been chosen as Social Worker of the Year.

A free AATBS 2 hour workshop titled “Live Strategies Workshop” will be held on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. and will assist any candidate preparing both the California Social Work Standard Written and Clinical Vignette Exams. It is led by expert exam consultant and instructor, David Wadman, M.S.

The AATBS presentation on February 17, 2015 will be held at 3433 So. Higuera, Room 101A. The presentation on the exam will be 90 minutes, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Because food will not be provided, please bring a sack dinner.

If interested, please RSVP to  NASWSLO@gmail.com asap if you plan to attend. If you forget to RSVP, please do not let that discourage you from attending.

Included in this Free Workshop:  

• Overview of the format for the standard written and clinical vignette exams
• Description of upcoming changes to the exams in 2015
• Review of study strategies, test taking tips, and sample questions from both exams
• Summary of AATBS study materials and how they can be used to help you pass the exams