Friday-Sunday, 4/8-4/10, 9am-5pm
(20 CEUs) Clinical Supervision
Monday, 4/11, 9:30am-11am
Mercer/Burlington PPSIG Meeting
Monday, 4/11, 12pm-2pm
North/Central PPSIG Meeting
Monday, 4/11, 6pm-9pm
"Mothers of Bedford" Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Monday, 4/11, 7pm-9pm
(2 CEUs) Reunification: Conflict, Estrangement & Alienation
Monday, 4/11, 6pm-8pm
Morris Unit Event
Wednesday, 4/13, 2:30pm-5pm
(2 CEUs) "Dream On" Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Thursday, 4/14, 10am-1pm
(3 CEUs) Innovative Health Care Programs: The New Social Work Roles
Thursday, 4/14, 7pm-8:30pm
Addictions Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting
Friday, 4/15, 9am-4:30pm
COURSE FULL LCSW Test Prep Course- Clinical
Tuesday, 4/19, 5pm-7pm
Atlantic/Cape May/Cumberland Meet & Greet Networking Event *POSTPONED*
Tuesday, 4/19, 7pm-9pm
(2 CEUs) Porn Addiction: Impact on Health, Intimacy and Trauma Recovery
Wednesday, 4/20, 6pm-8pm
Camden/Gloucester/Salem Unit Event
Thursday, 4/21, 9:30am-1:30pm
LEAD - Legislative Education and Advocacy Day
Thursday, 4/21, 6pm-8pm
Sussex/Warren Unit Meet & Greet Networking Night
Thursday, 4/21, 7pm-9pm
Monmouth/Ocean PPSIG Meeting
Friday, 4/22, 9:30am-3:30pm
(5 CEUs) Through a Trauma-informed Lens: Rethinking Addiction Treatment
Thursday, 4/28, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Middlesex Unit Event
Sunday-Tuesday, 5/1-5/3
2016 NASW-NJ & NJ SWERS Annual Conference
|
|
 |
|
Message from Executive Director Walter Kalman
Affordable Housing in NJ
For many years now, New Jersey has not had new affordable housing built, while debate at the state level has continued over what responsibility our towns and cities have to provide such housing. Some recent court decisions and actions in the Department of Human Services have helped, but much more needs to be done. This is stated eloquently by our advocacy partner, Gail Levinson, the Executive Director of the Supporting Housing Association in a recent OpEd. |
Race, Gender,
and the
2016 Election
NASW-NJ is pleased once again to support the Annual Winona Lipman Lecture presented by Rutgers Center on American Women and Politics.
This year the Lecture will feature
Nia-Malika Henderson, CNN Senior Political Reporter
April 20th at 7:00 pm
This event is free and open to the public.
We hope to see you there!
Info and Register
|
|
LSW & LCSW Test Prep Courses
|
 (includes ASWB Masters or Clinical study manual - $75 value!)
LSW- Masters Test Prep Courses
May 14-
Register
June 26- Register
LCSW- Clinical Test Prep Course
April 15 -
COURSE FULL
May 19-
Register
June 17-
Register
|
|
NASW-NJ & NJ SWERS
Annual Conference & Exhibition
|
Registration closes
April 12th!
May 1 - 3, 2016
Atlantic City, NJ
Earn 20+ CE Credits in 3 days.
Choose from 60+ workshops and complete your credits for the licensing cycle!
NY social workers: Contact hours at the Conference are valid for your license.
Attendees:
Click
here to register now before workshops sell out.
|
|
|
DID YOU KNOW?
NASW has exciting new benefits for members!
|
Buy 2, Get 1 FREE
Submit any two ads and
get one ad free.
(e.g. buy one newSWire™ + one FOCUS, get one FREE
Web site ad.
OR
Submit two newSWire™ ads; receive one FREE ad for either the Web site or newSWire™).
For more details
|
We have a NEW advertising feature, where your LOGO can be displayed on the
NASW-NJ Web site
for
30 days.
It will appear as a clickable link
right to your Web site.
Just send us your Logo and
Web site URL!
For more information contact
|
|
|
PHOTO GALLERY
Click to see photos from recent NASW-NJ events. |
|
NASW-NJ
30 Silverline Drive, Suite 3
North Brunswick, NJ 08902 www.naswnj.org
Main: 732-296-8070
Fax: 732-296-8074
David Barry, JD, MSW, LSW
President
Walter X. Kalman, MSW, LSW
Executive Director
|
|
|
|
Give the Gift of NASW Membership
Share your appreciation for NASW
and its  benefits with colleagues, students and friends.
Give the Gift of Membership
for Graduation!
For information, contact Janine Hendryx, Membership Coordinator (jhendryx@naswnj.org or 732.296.8070 x18)
It may be the best gift you ever give. |
|
LAST CHANCE:
"Dream On" Film Screening & Discussion
Do you struggle to engage people outside of the social work community in conversations about policy?
Join NASW-NJ and our advocacy partner, the Anti-Poverty Network of NJ, for an interactive film clip screening and discussion on Wednesday, April 13th from 2:30-5:00 pm.
CEU Information: This program offers 2 General CEUs.
Info and Registration
Note: CEUs for this course are for NJ social workers only. They are not valid in NY state.
|
|
Join NASW-NJ and the Rutgers School of Social Work Graduate Student Association in Camden for a compelling screening about imprisoned mothers in New York, who attempt to keep a family connection, especially with their children. This is a follow-up to last year's screening of a film about race and mass incarceration in the Philadelphia area.
When: April 11, 2016
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
|
The War on Drugs - How it Impacts Social Workers and Our Clients
Don't miss this important conversation! Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit substance in the world despite concerted efforts to prohibit and discourage its use. Communities that are disproportionately marginalized through institutionalized racism and poverty also bear the brunt of immediate and collateral consequences of those punitive policies.
By thinking critically about marijuana prohibition and the role individuals play in both perpetuating and dismantling the War on Drugs, social workers can consider how the values underscoring professional social work conflict with punitive drug policies both philosophically and in practice.
Join the NASW-NJ Addictions SIG and the Drug Policy Alliance for a conversation on marijuana reform in New Jersey.
Thursday, April 14th
7:00-8:30 p.m.
NASW-NJ Chapter Office
Info and Register
|
Reunification: Conflict, Estrangement & Alienation
(2 Clinical CE credits)
April 11, 2016 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm in South Orange
Porn Addiction: Impact on Health, Intimacy and Trauma Recovery
(2 Clinical CE credits)
April 19, 2016 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm in Bordentown
Through a Trauma-informed Lens: Rethinking Addiction Treatment
(5 Clinical CE credits)
April 22, 2016 from 9:30pm - 3:30pm in North Brunswick
Looking for more courses?
View the full list of scheduled NASW-NJ CE Courses on our Web site
here.
|
|
NASW-NJ Co-Sponsors Social Work Day at the United Nations
The 33rd Annual Social Work Day at the United Nations took place on April 4, 2016. It's a gathering place for people around
 the world who are working to make a difference. For 33 years students, practitioners, and educators have been convening at the United Nations to learn more about the work of the UN, innovative projects and issues related to International Social Work, and the critical role Social Work
plays in the international arena.
The theme for this year's program was "Refugees and Displaced Persons: Ensuring Dignity and Worth." NASW-NJ was pleased again this year to co-sponsor and attend this great event.
|
|
|
| NASW-NJ Staff, Renee Koubiadis and Christina Mina, with Student Intern, Krystal Gold. |
|
Private Practice Special Interest Groups
If you are in Private Practice or are interested in Private Practice related issues and would like to be added to one of the 9 locally-based PPSIGs, send an email to Christina Mina at cmina@naswnj.org with the name of the group you would like to join.
Click on the PPSIG names for information & to register:
For a full list of PPSIGs, click
here.
|
Clinical Supervision Course
(20 Clinical CEUs, including 5 Ethics and 3 Social/Cultural)
Presenter: Patricia O'Dell, LCSW
May
20, 21, 22 - Three day course
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM each day
This course is for those who have held their LCSW for at least 3 years and who wish to supervise LSWs seeking their clinical hours.
COST FOR THIS COURSE:
NASW Member - $325
Non-Member - $400
Register
|
Volunteer as a Unit Leader and Receive Great Benefits!
Atlantic/Cape May/Cumberland Unit
Camden/Gloucester/Salem Unit
Monmouth/Ocean
Middlesex Unit
Sussex/Warren Unit
Union Unit
One benefit of becoming a Unit Leader: you can earn vouchers for free CEUs through our Incentive Program.
If you would like information on how to become a Unit Leader, please contact Christina Mina at cmina@naswnj.org. or 732-296-8070, ext. 15.
|
|
|
STAY CONNECTED TO NASW-NJ
|
|
|
|
|
