Congressional Briefing: Opioid Crisis Response: Social Workforce Readiness
June 6, 2018 (2:30 – 4 pm ET) Rayburn House Office Building 2360
RSVP to swpi@socialworkers.org
Please join NASW for a Congressional Briefing that will highlight the many ways that social workers are involved in responding to the opioid crisis, and will identify effective education, professional development, technical assistance, capacity building and research strategies that target strengthening workforce capacity and service delivery outcomes. Service delivery and training gaps will be identified and recommendations will be made to ensure that there is capacity and competence to address the opioid crisis.
Moderator: Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW - Chief Executive Officer, NASW
Panelists:
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David Albright, PhD, MS - Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health, University of Alabama School of Social Work
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Jennifer Kasten PhD, MSW - Chief Strategy Officer and Vice President, JBS International
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Jack Stein, PhD, MSW - Director, Office of Science Policy and Communications, National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Michelle Tuten, PhD, LCSW-C - Director of the Center for Research, Evaluation and Services and Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Intersections in Practice Call for Articles
Intersections in Practice, the continuing education publication of NASW's Specialty Practice Sections (SPS) is accepting submissions for the 2018 annual bulletin: "Living Out Our Mission as Social Workers in Today's Turbulent Times."
Articles should contain content applicable to the theme and at least one of the Section's practice areas, which are:
- Administration/Supervision
- Aging
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
- Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
- Child Welfare
- Health
- Mental Health
- Private Practice
- School Social Work
- Social and Economic Justice and Peace
- Social Work and the Courts
In the past the word count has been 500 to 1500 words, but we are giving the option of 500 to 2500 words this time.
Any reference to earlier research should be accompanied by an in-text citation, with complete reference information in the reference list.
See more information on citations
Most importantly, we will need the most current sources cited. For the annual bulletin, we are unable to accept any reference that is more than 10 years old because we have to adhere to CE requirements. Original and historical citations may be an exception but are at the discretion of the CE approver.
There is a CE component: Please provide 3 multiple choice questions including answer key. Please provide multiple choice questions only — you have 4 options (a, b, c, d). To qualify for CE approval, no true/false questions or all/none of the above answers are allowed.
All submissions should be emailed to
sections@socialworkers.org, with InterSections-SPS in the subject line.
Deadline: June 4, 2018
Specialty Practice Sections committee positions as committee members and alternates
The NASW National Office is seeking nominations for Specialty Practice Sections (SPS) Committee positions that will become vacant as of June 30, 2018. If you are interested in nominating yourself for an SPS Committee position or an alternate, please send a short bio to
sections@socialworkers.org.
The deadline for receipt of nominations is
June 30, 2018. Each nominee must be a member in good standing, i.e., NASW membership must be current and no pending sanctions.
Below is the list of Section committees that will have one or more vacancies:
- Administration/Supervision
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
- Child Welfare
- Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
- Health
- Mental Health
- Private Practice
- School Social Work
- Social and Economic Justice & Peace
- Social Work and the Courts
Please see the
Committee Charge, the Committee Member Roles and Responsibilities and Alternate Roles and Responsibilities.
Call for Specialty Practice Sections Online Communities Ambassadors
We are looking forward to fun and engaging online communities coming soon that will provide our members with an opportunity to communicate with each other and exchange information. We are currently looking for SPS members interested in being Ambassadors for the online communities.
Qualifications include: being tech savvy, using web-appropriate writing style (plain and concise) with good grammar/spelling and comfortable communicating online. All Ambassadors will be expected to participate in at least one on-demand training and work with NASW staff as needed. More details will be provided to those SPS members selected to serve as Ambassadors.
Please send a brief letter of interest with 300 words or less to
sections@socialworkers.org with "Ambassador Search" in the subject line. Tell us a little about yourself and your experience with online communities. Deadline is June 30.
Exclusively for Specialty Practice Section members.
NASW Social Work Talks Podcast
NASW Social Work Talks podcast explores topics that social workers care about. NASW has set five social justice priorities, including criminal justice and immigration reform. In the latest episode, two social workers from the Children's Home Society of North Carolina discuss how they partner with public agencies to help kids move from foster care into permanent families.
Listen to NASW Social Work Talks podcast
SectionLink Now Online
This electronic newsletter for SPS members only is now available online.
Read SectionLink
School Social Workers
Social workers in schools help prevent violence, including mass shootings. Unfortunately, school social work positions are being eliminated across the nation due to budget cuts, shifting priorities, or other issues. NASW is pushing for schools to have at least one social worker per 250 students.
NASW News Release on Florida School Shooting
NASW grieves for families of Florida school shooting, and urges President Trump and Congress to declare gun violence a public health crisis.
Read the news release