We still need you!
The National Association of Social Workers, MS Chapter will
continue to offer you the opportunity to order your Social Worker
Car Tag, although we did not get the 300 applications needed for
September ordering. Our next opportunity will be May, with
April 30, 2009 as our deadline. We encourage you to choose to purchase one to make our
profession more visible to the public. The tag design below
is available to order now!
To order your tag: Please send the completed form below
and your check for $31.00 made out to NASW, MS Chapter. We
will be accepting orders until April 30, 2009 at the close
of the business day.
Click
HERE to access
the application.
To pick up your tag: You will be notified by NASW, MS
Chapter that the tags are ready, which should be summer of
2009. At that time, you will need to take your current car tag
to your county office to exchange for the social worker new
one. At that time you will pay all regular county car tag fees
needed, if any, to exchange your current tag if you are not
in
your renewal month. You will have sixty (60) days to pick up
the tag. If you do not pick up the tag during this time, you
will be charged the special tag rate of $31 again at the county
office in addition to the pro-rated fees, if any. Each tax
collector's office will have a list provided by the Tax
Commission of people who have already paid fees and are entitled
to the tag.
Now registering for the Social Work 2009 APM Conference
Please click the following for more information!!
http://www.naswmschapter.org/conferenceinfo.htm
CALL FOR STUDENT POSTERS FOR
APM 2009
We are now accepting student
posters for our Annual Program Meeting in Natchez, MS.
Please click
09 Student Poster Proposal for the full Student
Poster Application.
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS!
Dr. Adele
Crudden was honored with an international award for her work in
placing people with visual impairments in productive employment.
The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
and Visually Impaired awarded its prestigious John H McAulay
Award for 2008 to Crudden, who serves as associate professor and
director of MSU's social work program. She also has a
joint appointment with the university's Rehabilitation Research
and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.
AER is an
international association supporting professionals who provide
education and rehabilitation services to people with visual
impairments, offering professional development opportunities,
publications, and public advocacy.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Precious Allen, Sapphina Bynum, Charidy Clark, Kate Downey,
Latoya Hatchett, Candance Johnson, Laurel Jenkins, Amber Jones,
Luretha Kelly-Billie, Teresa Nelson, Vontella Purnell, Larquitta
Roby, Tina Wallace, Crystal Watson, Kimberly Wheaton,
Tracy T Mims
December Observances
World
Aids Day
FCC Digital TV
Panel: Reaching Low Income Consumers
Some of you
have been contacted by the FCC’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
about helping to promote the switchover from analog TV to digital TV
by February 2009. Luisa Lopez, Acting Director for the Practice,
Human Rights and International Affairs Division of NASW,
participated on a panel coordinated by FCC to better inform FCC
staff and commissioners about how to best reach low-income
consumers. That panel was Webcast live on
www.fcc.gov/realaudio and broadcast on local cable stations.
We hope you will feel free to provide members information about
the effort using materials from the
www.dtv.gov Web site.
Clinical Social
Workers and Private Practitioners Resources Directory
NASW
resources for clinical social workers and private practitioners have
been combined into one document, Managed Care Directory of Resources
for Clinical Social Workers in Private Practice. It is available to
NASW members online at the following link:
https://www.socialworkers.org/practice/clinical/managedCare08/default.asp?back=yes
MONTHLY
MEETING REPORT
MS
BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS
The MBOE
combined meeting for November-December 2008 was held November 14,
2008, 9:30am-11:30am. Social Work members present: Stella Johnson,
Melinda Pilkinton, Krisit Plotner, Patricia Terry, Catherine Jones, and Anna Lynn
Whitt.
Billy Dilworth, Executive Director, reviewed
the
budget
which was within limits, and there were no new complaints filed for
social workers or LMFTs. There are currently 3 social worker
and 2 LMFT complaints under review or investigation.
Chuck West,
Chair, discussed the increasingly complicated nature of licensing
and the various problems that have been encountered. The overall
workload has increased significantly. He requested to meet with the
Board attorney for further discussion and changes that may need to
be made. Jeff Hinton, LMFT and Stella Johnson, LCSW also
discussed issues related to the supervision training for LMFTs and
LCSWs. At this time no trainings are scheduled, although a
deadline was introduced regarding completion for current supervisors
in the new MBOE Rules & Regulations. Each discipline will be
working on organizing the training with their respective
associations.
Each association
announced dates of their upcoming conferences: MAMFT will be
February 19-20,2009 in Jackson, MS and NASW, MS Chapter will be
March 26-27, 2009 in Natchez, MS.
***NEW MBOE RULES &
REGULATIONS***
The Board
carefully reviewed the revised MBOE Rules & Regulations, with
counsel from the board attorney. Both social work and LMFT
sections were reviewed, and changes were highlighted and discussed.
The Board voted to adopt these revisions with minor changes, and
social workers congratulated Kristi Plotner for her diligent work in
pulling the revisions together. These will now be filed at
the Secretary of State's website for review and comment for 60 days. The
projected effective date is February 1, 2009.
Patricia Terry announced the following social
workers have been approved for licensure in MS.:
LSW=8; LSW
Reciprocity=1; LMSW=6; LCSW=; LCSW Reciprocity=3
The next meeting
of the MBOE will be January 16, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. [new meeting
time] at the Jackson
Medical Mall. Call the MBOE office at 601.987.6806
for more information.
Do You or Someone You Know
Work for the Federal Government?
Federal employees can support NASW Foundation,
CFC #12538, in the 2008 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). This
pre-tax deduction is a great way to support charitable and
educational social work projects. Learn more about the NASW
Foundation and its work at
www.NASWFoundation.org.
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The stickers are free. There are two: “I’m Voting for Kids” and
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