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WELCOME TO THE
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,
MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER
P.O.
Box 5599
Pearl, MS 39288-5599
Phone:
601.936.0557
Toll free: 1.800.543.7098
Fax: 601.936.0559
Email: naswms@bellsouth.net
Thank
you for visiting our website, and we hope that you find the
information you need about our organization and professional
social workers in our state.
For
our monthly newsletter, click above at "Mississippi
Chapter News"
Our mission statement is “to support, promote, and
advocate for professional social work practice, practitioners
and the social work profession, and to improve the quality of
life of the people of Mississippi.”
Please click the buttons on the left for specific
information, updates, or forms. If you need more assistance,
please contact our office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
1:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the numbers above.
We are closed Fridays and holidays.
Please remember to keep your contact information
up-to-date information for the Mississippi Chapter, including
your email address, by calling NASW Customer Service
at 1.800.742.4089, or go online to:
www.socialworkers.org/membercenter
Enter your NASW username and password
Go to “Modify/Change Your Profile”
Click on “Your Personal Data”, then “Edit”
Update your information and then click “Submit”
National Network
for Social Work Managers
Mark Moses
Distinguished Fellowship Award
The National Network for Social Work
Managers is seeking nominations for the 2009 Mark Moses
Distinguished Fellowship in Social Work Management. The
Fellowship recognizes outstanding contributions or potential for
excellence in social work management and provides support to
attend the Network's Annual Institute in Orlando, Florida, April
30-May 1,2009. Awards will be given in three categories:
- College faculty currently teaching
a social work management course
- Social work management students
- Social workers with an MSW or BSW
in a supervisory or management position in an organization
providing social services
Fellows will receive the following:
1. a travel stipend of up to $500 to
attend the Institute
2. a waiver of the Institute
registration fee
3. a one year membership to the National
Network for Social Work Managers
Fellows will be expected to attend the
Institute and write a brief article on a management topic for
publication consideration in the Network's newsletter.
Nominations should be made by email to Laurie Perlini,
Administrator, at:
nnswm.org@gmail.com. Nominations must include the
nominee's resume, a statement of no longer than 1,000 words that
provides a rationale for this individual's nomination as a
Distinguished Fellow, and a letter reference from a senior level
practitioner or faculty member other than the nominator.
The deadline for nominations is January 15, 2009.
"Step Up for Kids Day", MS State Capitol, Jackson MS, September
16, 2008 and
"MS Kids & Youth Convention", Oxford MS, September 25, 2008
were a huge success! Thanks
so much for Taylor and Shelia McGlawn for spearheading these
events!
Mr. Don
Thompson
Mr. Ed LeGrand
Executive Director, MS Dept. of Human Services
Executive Director, MS Dept. of Mental Health
 
Mr. Martez Hill
Dr. Persharon Dixon, MD
Chief Deputy, MS Dept.
of Education
Medical Director, MS Gulf Coast Project
 
Mr. Taylor McGlawn, MS Coordinator, Every Child Matters
Kids of all ages participated!
and President, NASW, MS Chapter
 
There
is still time to participate in the Car Tag promotion!
While we did not get the 300 needed to order the tag by October,
we will continue taking applications for the next opportunity in
May 2009.
Click Here to
access the form; send your completed form with a check for
$31 to NASW, MS Car Tag!
IF YOU ARE AN LSW, LMSW,
or LCSW, AND INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE
MS BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR
SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS,
WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU!
PLEASE CONSIDER SERVING YOUR PROFESSION BY
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