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Tuesday, 6/6, 6:30-8:15pm
Wednesday, 6/7, 6:00-8:30pm
Friday, 6/9, 9:00am-4:30pm
Wednesday, 6/21, 9:30am-3:00pm
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Message from Executive Director
Walter X. Kalman
First step in new tool for securing services for your clients
The first successful step in an important legislative change happened this afternoon in the NJ Senate Commerce Committee from a joint effort of the NJ Society for Clinical Social Work and NASW-NJ. But ultimate success means following the first step with many more. And that means you must Stand Up as Social Workers to achieve that ultimate success.
We have heard concerns from many of you over the years that you have been forced to make a choice between your ethical responsibility to secure appropriate behavioral health services for your clients, and your legal responsibility under the Social Work licensing Regulations of the Board of Social Work Examiners (BSWE). The Regulations limit the amount and type of information you can provide to insurance companies, but often they reject claims, delay approvals, or refuse payment based on their demands for information beyond what is needed to give approval.
We have been meeting with Senator Gordon (D-38-Bergen) on a number of behavioral health issues. Today his bill, S2805, was passed out of committee unanimously, to be sent for a floor vote in the Senate. The health insurance companies, which are regulated by the Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) can currently ignore the rules of the BSWE. When the law passes, insurance companies will be held accountable by law to the same regulations you follow from the BSWE, when requesting information and granting approval.
But remember - this is only a first step. We will be seeking more examples of this problem, asking for some of you to testify, asking all of you to contact your legislators to insist on action in moving this legislation forward.
And in the coming weeks behavioral health parity legislation that we have been working on with a number of advocacy partners, will be posted for action. This could happen as soon as next Thursday (June 8), and we need you to Stand Up!
Watch our Web site and these e-mail updates, sign up for our Legislative and Social Action committee (LASA) Facebook page, and follow our Twitter feed. Then be ready to act immediately when the alerts go out. We can only be successful when we work in concert with each other as Social Workers are trained to do.
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Bloomfield Scholarship
Deadline
Monday, June 5th (5:00 PM)
Student Members can apply for a $1000 scholarship
Students must be enrolled in BSW or MSW program for the upcoming 2017-2018 academic year.
Click here for more information.
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Upcoming Ethics CE Course
Social Work in a Digital Age: Strategies for Effective and Ethical Practice
(
5 General, Ethics CEUs)
Presenter: David Barry, JD, LSW
Saturday, July 15 from 9:30am - 3:30pm
North Brunswick, NJ
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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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LCSW
-- Part-time Licensed Clinical Social Worker for expanding private practice in Freehold, NJ. Paneled preferred. Flexible hours available. Call 732-483-4425 or email [email protected].
OFFICE SPACE
BRIDGEWATER
- The PeopleCare Center for Nonprofits has announced new rental opportunities for nonprofit agencies at 120 Finderne Avenue in Bridgewater, NJ. Contact Marie Hughes at 908-725-2299, [email protected] or www.peoplecarecenter.org.
LIVINGSTON - Office space available - Mon, Wed, and Fri. Professional office building and newly furnished office with waiting area. 1st floor, handicap accessible. Wi-Fi.
COMPUTER HELP - Personal technology lessons in your home or office. PC, Mac, Email, Internet, Word, Excel, iPhone, iPad, device setup, getting organized, HIPAA compliant web consulting. Call Tara 862-368-4893. www.computara.com.
To view more ad postings on our Web site click here.
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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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Web site URL!
For more information contact
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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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CE Course
from NJAHCSW
Motivational Interviewing
for Health Care Social Workers
(5 Clinical CE credits for NJ licensees.
NOTE: These CEUs are not valid in NY state.)
June 21, 2017 from 9:30am - 3:00pm
Pines Manor in Edison
Info & Registration
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Seeking Presenters for 2018 Conference
We are in the process of planning our 2018 NASW-NJ Annual Conference & Exhibition, to be held in April 29 - May 1, 2018 at the Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.
Interested in Presenting a Workshop?
Click
HERE for information on submitting your workshop proposal.
Interested in Exhibiting Your Agency/Services to 1,000+ Social Workers?
Click
HERE to provide us with your contact information.
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NASW National
An Hour with Private Practice Q&A
June
21, 2017 at 1:00pm
Incorporating NASW's New Technology Standards Into Your Private Practice
For call-in number, click here.
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Sign up for the NASW Virtual Grad Fair if you're thinking of pursuing a social work degree. With 24 schools of social work from across the country attending you can find the perfect place to start your future.This event is FREE for students! What are you waiting for? Register now!
July 13, 2017
12pm-4pm EST
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LSW & LCSW Test Prep Courses
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 (includes ASWB Masters or Clinical study manual - $85 value!)
LSW Test Prep
LCSW Test Prep
June 9 -
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August 11 -
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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:
Monday, 6/12, 12:00pm-2:00pm
Monday, 6/12, 9:30am-11:00am
For a full list of PPSIGs, click here.
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