From Micro to Macro: Interning with NASW-CA
By Alan Young When I started as an intern with the NASW California chapter in 2021, I was extraordinarily nervous. ...
Tag: Opinion
Innovating Medicare: The Choose Home Care Act could allow 700,000 seniors each year to receive rehabilitation at home instead of at skilled nursing homes
While we are proud to feature opinion pieces from our members and colleagues in the field, be advised that opinions ...
What is Title Protection and why does California need Title Protection for all social workers?
“The title ‘social worker’ invokes the shared history, training, ethics and practices of a 115-year-old profession... We need to ensure ...
Stress in California’s Parents
By: Michelle Pineda-Espinoza, MSW Candidate & Janaki Santhiveeran, Ph.D., Full Professor, School of Social Work, CSULB Who is experiencing the ...
Putting Action Behind Your Words: Reflections on 2022 Lobby Days
As a team leader, I was fortunate enough to attend this year’s Legislative Lobby Days, hosted by the California Chapter ...
Priming the Pump: Strong Fiscal Incentives Are Needed to Ensure CalAIM’s success
By Jason Bloome On January 2022 California embarked on their ambitious California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) program: a 5-year ...
A Rare Find: Very Few Good Secured Nursing Homes In California Have Available Beds For Low-Income Alzheimer’s Patients Who “Wander” (OPINION)
By Jason Bloome By 2050, more than 5 million Americans will be living with dementia and, of this group, 6 ...
Letter to the Editor: What Policy Changes are Needed to Promote Social Justice for Families, Children, and Youth
Re: What Policy Changes are Needed to Promote Social Justice for Families, Children, and Youth (posted June 29th, 2020) Good ...
Stuck in the Station
What is Happening With Long Term Support and Service Rebalancing in California?By Jason BloomeProviding long term support and services (LTSS) ...
Can Seniors Choosing to Live in Continuing Care Residential Communities Lose Their Autonomy?
A reading of the Herriot case (8/26/2008) makes clear they can. AB 2171 (Wieckowski) will make sure that will not ...
