MEMBER DEMOGRAPHICS CAMPAIGN
Member Demographics Campaign Underway
By participating in NASW’s Member Demographics Campaign , you can help ensure Association services are practical and relevant to your work. Demographic information such as birth date, gender, primary practice, primary work setting, and primary function help us understand you and your professional needs better. To access your NASW profile and update your demographic information, log in to the NASW Member Center at socialworkers.org/membercenter and click on “Your Personal Data.” Maintaining your privacy—online and off—is important to us. Our policy is not to distribute your personal information. Click here to access NASW’s privacy policy.
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SUICIDE PREVENTION
September 4-10, 2011, marks National Suicide Prevention Week , which coincides with World Suicide Prevention Day , held on September 10 of every year. All NASW members are encouraged to participate in these observances and raise awareness of suicide prevention resources.
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Resources for Practitioners
NASW SHIFT Project for Suicide Prevention with Adolescent Girls toolkit is a step-by-step online resource to help you make the case and make the shift to evidence-based programs (EBPs) in your practice, agency, or community. The kit provides tools to help you assess your community and readiness for shifting to EBPs, organize state teams to advance evidence-based practices, and select and implement evidence-based practices. Access the toolkit here.
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Practice Perspective reviews statistics, symptoms, and risk factors related to these issues, including bullying. It also outlines what social workers can do to help parents, school personnel, and young people. Click here.
Kimberley Zittel Click here to learn more about this book. To receive the NASW member discount price, place your order by phone at 800.227.3590 and refer to member discount code MBEN10 . Discount cannot be used on online orders.
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Veterans Health Council , of which NASW is a member, works to inform veterans of America’s three most recent wars—Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, and Global War on Terror—about health issues associated with military service during these conflicts, such as PTSD , and of medical and financial support that may be available to affected veterans and their families. Learn more at www.veteranshealth.org .
national, federally funded network of local crisis centers providing suicide prevention and intervention services through a toll-free telephone number: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) (Spanish-speaking callers : 1-888-628-9454 ) . Its mission is to provide immediate assistance to individuals in suicidal crisis by connecting them to the nearest available crisis center in their area. For more information, visit www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Dial 1-800-273- TALK (8255) and press 1. Click here for more information.
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SOCIAL WORK DELEGATIONS
Travel to Brazil with NASW and Explore International Social Work— October 15-24, 2011
Across nations, there may be similarities in social problems, but the focus of concern can differ within borders and within cultures. Competency in social work today requires an understanding of the global context of human rights and social justice. Take this opportunity to explore international social work by traveling to Brazil with NASW Executive Director Betsy Clark October 15-24, 2011, as a member of the People to People Social Work Delegation .
Rights of women
Racial inequality
Crime and prisoner reentry
Services for the aging
Structure of social work practice in Brazil
Violence against children
Learn more here.
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PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT
NASW is revising its standards for school social work services and asks that you comment on the standards to help ensure they are relevant to current practice. Click here to review the proposed standards and leave your comments. Comments are due by September 2, 2011 .
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Good writing is essential to effective social work practice. From documentation, reports, and evaluations to grant applications, research, and online communications, social workers must be able to communicate succinctly and persuasively. This new Leadership Ladder offers practical suggestions for enhancing your writing skills. Click here.
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Professional Education and Training Center —offers webinars, webcasts, podcasts, and presentations at substantially discounted rates to NASW members. Courses range from introductory overviews to advanced clinical content and cover a variety of practice areas. All courses offered are NASW accredited. Click here to access the Center and initial course offerings. Topics for New Webinar Season Selected
Lunchtime Series Webinars
Conscience Clause/Denying Services
Ensuring the Rights of Clients with Disabilities
Domestic Violence Within Communities of Color
Essentials for Professional Development Plans
Conversion from DSM-IV to DSM-V
Specialty Practice Sections Webinars
Police Social Work
Women, Families, and Incarceration
Documentation and Recordkeeping in Clinical Social Work Practice
Serving the Educational Needs of Children in Foster Care
NASW Code of Ethics and the Non-Social-Work or Host Setting
Note: Webinar topics may change during the season, so check www.socialworkers.org regularly for webinar updates.
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Audio recordings and transcripts of past NASW Lunchtime Series and Specialty Practice Sections webinars are available online. You will earn the full CE credit for each completed webinar when you pass the online post-test. Start earning CE credit today.
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RISK MANAGEMENT, ETHICS, AND LEGAL RESOURCES
Free Risk Management Hotline (NASW members) 800.897.0033 Risk Management Workshops local risk management workshop (3.0 CE credits) .
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Free Ethics Consultations (NASW members) 800.638.8799 ext. 231 or 202.336.8231 NASW’s Office of Ethics and Professional Review (OEPR).
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Code of Ethics
Understand the standards that guide the everyday professional conduct of social workers. All NASW members agree to abide by the Code of Ethics as part of NASW membership.
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As an NASW member, you can schedule consultations on social-work-related legal matters with the Association’s legal staff based on availability. For more information and to set up a consultation, call 800.638.8799 ext. 290 or 202.408.8600 ext. 290.
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LEADERSHIP
Proposed bylaws amendments for consideration by the NASW Board of Directors must be submitted by September 1, 2011 . Proposed amendments may be submitted by individual members in good standing. Proposed bylaws amendments related to Delegate Assembly and the NASW National/Chapter dues allocation must follow the Delegate Assembly process and timeline. All other bylaws amendments are within the authority of the NASW Board of Directors. For information related to the National Board amendment submission process, click here . You also may contact Elizabeth Hoffler at ehoffler@naswdc.org or 202.408.8600 ext. 537.
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LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
NEW PUBLICATIONS
NASW General Counsel Summer Savings Sale: $21.99/ends August 31, 2011. Learn more and order here.
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SUPPORT OF THE PROFESSION
Federal employees can support the NASW Foundation, CFC #12538 , NASW Foundation is a great opportunity to support social work projects through pre-tax payroll deductions. When making CFC choices, look for NASW Foundation: Social Workers Helping Communities in the “Women, Children and Family Services” listings in CFC catalogs, or select CFC #12538 .
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Social workers change the lives of millions of people every day. Your contribution to the NASW Foundation supports educational and charitable projects that serve:
Practitioners by enhancing the knowledge and skills of social workers in all disciplines.The profession by celebrating the accomplishments of past, current, and future social work leaders.
The public by increasing awareness about social work services and community expertise.
Learn more about the NASW Foundation here and consider making your gift today .
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National Social Work Public Education Campaign helps increase awareness and understanding of the social work profession. You will receive a complimentary Professional Social Worker Pin with your tax-deductible donation of $25, $50, or more to the Campaign. Donate here.
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INSURANCE OPTIONS
NASW Assurance Services today.
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Secure Your Family’s Future with Term Life Coverage Amounts up to $500,000
NASW Assurance Services offers you affordable Term Life insurance options in increments of $1,000 that give you the flexibility to customize an amount that’s just right for you and the ones you love. Visit NASW Assurance Services or call 866.591.8267 for more information.
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Additional Cash Benefits for You, Just When You May Need It Most
Being hospitalized can be unexpected, and, unfortunately, so can the bills. NASW Assurance Services’ Hospital Income Protection Plan is designed to help NASW members be prepared for the unexpected—by paying you $240 a day for every day you are hospitalized. That’s cash paid directly to you to use any way you choose. Visit NASW Assurance Services or call 866.591.8267 for more information about this very affordable plan.
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Emergency Assistance During Travel
Emergency Assistance Plus (EA+) is a travel assistance product that provides valuable and reassuring medical assistance if you get sick or hurt while traveling away from home in the United States or abroad. It also includes medical evacuation, assistance for companions or pets, auto retrieval, and travel assistance. Available to NASW members and their families, EA+ offers a 24-hour year-round toll-free number to call for help when it’s needed most, no matter where you are in the world. For questions or enrollment assistance, click here or call 877.318.9605. Services are provided by On Call International and the program is administered by AGIA, Inc.
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MEMBER DISCOUNTS
Save on Publications
NASW Press—Save 10% NASW members receive a 10% discount on NASW Press publications. Browse our publications at NASWPress.org . To receive your discount, place your order by phone at 800.227.3590 and refer to member discount code MBEN10 . Discount cannot be used on online orders. Dorland Health Resource Directories—Save 30% NASW members receive a 30% discount on the following Dorland Health Directories: Case Management Resource Guide, The National Directory of Adult & Senior Services, The National Directory of Children, Youth & Families Services, and The National Directory of Mental Health & Addiction Services . For more information and member discount codes, click here .
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® This Summer
Stay two separate times at a Choice Hotel, with the second stay by August 11, 2011, and you can earn one free night. Click here for details and terms and conditions.
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Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth? MemberLink, the Association’s e-newsletter; access to Social Work , the leading journal of the profession; and NASW alerts and updates. Be sure you continue to receive all your benefits by keeping your email address up-to-date with NASW. Click here to update your email address. Or, call Member Services at 800.742.4089 Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm EST to speak with a representative.Email Tip nasw@naswdc.org to your address book to continue receiving our emails in your mailbox. Also, if you have a work address on file with us, please ask your Information Technology department to add nasw@naswdc.org to your organization’s list of preferred recipients.
