Monday, 1/9, 9:30am-11am
Mercer/Burlington PPSIG Meeting
Monday, 1/9, 12pm-2pm
North/Central PPSIG Meeting
Monday, 1/9, 6:30pm-8:30pm
(2 CEUs) Working with Stepfamilies: Understanding the Dynamics of a Family Forest
Tuesday, 1/10, 11am-1pm
Bergen PPSIG Networking Meeting
Thursday, 1/12, 7pm-9pm
Monmouth/Ocean PPSIG Meeting
Friday, 1/13, 9am-4:30pm
LSW Test Prep Course- Masters
Friday, 1/20, 9:30am-11am
South PPSIG Meeting
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You can find a Clinical Supervisor
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Please Note:
NASW-NJ and NASW National will be closed between Christmas and New Years.
We will reopen on Tuesday, January 3
Member Services will be available December 28-30,
9 AM - 9 PM (EST) at 800.742.4089
Happy holidays and best wishes for 2017!
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Registration Now Open!
NASW-NJ
Annual Conference & Exhibition
(2
0+ CEUs)
April 30 - May 2, 2017
Borgata Hotel & Casino
Atlantic City, NJ
Attendees: Info & registration at http://tinyurl.com/NASWNJ-2017conference
NY social workers: Contact hours at the Conference are valid for your license now too.
Exhibitors and Agencies: If you are interested in purchasing a sponsorship or exhibit booth, click here to request an Exhibitor Prospectus.
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LSW & LCSW Test Prep Courses
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 (includes ASWB Masters or Clinical study manual - $85 value!)
LSW- Masters Test Prep Courses
LCSW- Clinical Test Prep Courses
February 10 -
Register
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OFFICE SPACE
HADDONFIELD
Attractive, professional mental health office in desirable historic town. Share waiting room with psychologist/clinical social worker in six-office mental health building.
Available F/T or P/T.
Call Wayne at 856-428-6644 ext.1.
CLASSIFIEDS
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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
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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
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PHOTO GALLERY
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Did you know that there is no limit to the number of online CEUs you can take for your NJ license?
Choose from over 150 courses available on the
Social Work Online CE Institute.
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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
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Women's Marches on NJ and NYC
January 21, 2017
For those who are passionate about equal rights for every American but are not going to the Women's March on Washinton, DC, consider participating in the Women's March in Trenton or New York City.
Rally in solidarity with those in Washington as well as in the 100+ sister marches being held across the United States and around the world.
Details on these events are available here:
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Join NASW at the
Women's March on Washington
Women's Rights are Human Rights
Individuals interested in participating in the 2017 Women's March on Washington can sign up through Eventbrite. You will be directed to the general March registration page and NASW staff will be able to communicate with you directly about social work's presence at the March.
On Saturday, January 21, 2017, we will unite for the Women's March on Washington. For organized transportation down to DC, check out the NJ Citizen Action
website for more information. If there are no more seats available, you can also check out
Rally Bus.
Any other questions can be directed to Dina Kastner at [email protected] or 202-336-8218.
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Mental Health Coalition Update
The Mental Health Coalition met on Monday, December 19th. They discussed the
Residential Health Care Facilities Bill and the transition to Fee for Service for agencies working with the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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Volunteer as a Unit Leader and Receive Great Benefits!
Mercer/Burlington
Monmouth/Ocean
Union
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 Janine Hendryx at [email protected] or 732-296-8070, ext. 18.
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Open Enrollment for Affordable Healthcare
Open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act began November 1 and lasts until January 31, 2017. Now is the time to compare healthcare plans so that you can find the best one for you. You and your clients can learn more about the Health Insurance Marketplace and how to apply for benefits at www.healthcare.gov . |
DSM-5 Updates
For the comprehensive guide of the DSM-5 updates effective September 2016, click
here.
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Working with Stepfamilies: Understanding the Dynamics of a Family Forest
(2 Clinical CE credits)
January 9, 2017 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm in Whippany
Info & Registration
Maintaining Boundaries in 21st Century Social Work Practice
(6 Clinical
& Ethics CE credits)
January 27, 2017 from 10:00am - 5:00pm in North Brunswick
Talk & Beyond Talk: Emotional Smarts & The Emotional Freedom Techniques
(
5 Clinical CE credits)
Ethics and the Private Practitioner: Exploring Common Ethical Pitfalls
(5 Clinical & Ethics CE credits)
April 1, 2017 from 10:00am - 4:00pm in North Brunswick
Looking for more courses?
View the full list of scheduled NASW-NJ CE Courses (and keep an eye out as we add more!) on our Web site
here.
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Job Hunting? Let NASW Help!
Take your career to the next level in 2017!
The NASW Virtual Career Fair will connect you directly with top employers with open social work career opportunities from the comfort of your own home, office, smartphone or tablet.
Register
here today and take the next couple months to perfect your professional profile, prepare for the event, and explore the available positions as new employers sign up.
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Ready to Run™ Campaign Training for Women
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 NASW-NJ is pleased to be among the co-sponsors of Ready to Run™ New Jersey on March 10-11, 2017.
Ready to Run™ was created by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) to train women as candidates. Ready to Run™ is a non-partisan campaign training program to encourage women to run for elective office, position themselves for appointed office, work on a campaign, or get involved in public life in other ways.
NASW-NJ will cover the cost of NASW-NJ members who want to attend the 2017 Ready to Run™ program. Register online and select the "pay by check" option. For the "how did you hear?" question, write NASW-NJ.
Ready to Run™ programs will be held at Douglass Campus Center, 100 George Street, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity.
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Social Work Month 2017 - Social Workers Stand Up!
NASW will launch a "Social Workers Stand Up" campaign during Social Work Month in March 2017. The campaign will focus on educating the public about how social workers stand up for others, including some of the most vulnerable people in our society, and make positive contributions to society. The campaign will also highlight the importance of the social work title, and why getting the assistance of an educated and licensed social worker is so important. Look for more details about the campaign to be posted
here.
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Private Practice Shared Interest Groups (PPSIG) Meetings
If you are in Private Practice or are interested in Private Practice related issues and would like to be added to one of the 10 locally-based PPSIGs, send an email to Janine Hendryx at [email protected] 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.
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