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Welcome to Mississippi Chapter News!
March
2010....March is Social Work Month!
Celebrate your
profession!
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The NASW MS Chapter Annual Program Meeting
will be March
11-12, 2010 in Natchez, MS
On-site registration
will begin Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
and Thursday, March 11, 2010
at 7:00 a.m.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
NASW Approved
Observances
March is Social Work Month (NASW)
National Youth Violence Prevention Week (National S.A.V.E.)
National LGBT Health Awareness Week (National Coalition for LGBT
Health)
Loan Forgiveness Programs for Social Workers
A Loan Forgiveness
Program for Social Workers—$200 Million Is Available for Loan
Repayment
The
National Health Service Corps Loan
Repayment Program
(NHSC LPR) offers fully trained and licensed clinical social workers
$50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for two years serving in
a community-based site in a high-need Health Professional Shortage
Area (HPSA) that has applied to, and been approved by, the NHSC as a
service site. There is more information available about the loan
repayment program, eligibility requirements, employment
opportunities in HPSAs, and NHSC . For inquiries about this program, contact
CallCenter@hrsa.gov
or 1-800-221-9393 (TTY: 1-877-897-9910), Monday through Friday
(except Federal holidays), 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET.
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Free Risk Management Hotline For All
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness Option
Join NASW today at
www.socialworkers.org!
The Mary S. Nelums’ Social Work Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria
****SPRING SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE****
There will be two (2) Graduate level Social Work
scholarships given to eligible candidates. The applicant’s must meet
the following criteria:*
First year MSW students:
a. Accepted to the MSW program, not on probation;
b. Show a financial need for the scholarship
c. Show a strong commitment and dedication to the field of social
work
Second year MSW students:
a. Academically in good standing and hold a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
b. Show financial need to continue formal graduate studies.
c. Show a strong commitment and dedication to the field of social
work
Students from Belhaven, Mississippi College and Tougaloo College:
a. Accepted to the MSW program at Jackson State University, not on
probation
b. Show a financial need for the scholarship
c. Show a strong commitment and dedication to the field of social
work
Application Process:
a. Complete the attached application form;
b. Submit two(3) letters of references in support of their
scholarship application. One
must be from a faculty member, and one from an employer.
All applicants must be interviewed by two (3)
Board members for Mary S. Nelums’ Foundation.
Mail complete package to: Mary S. Nelums Foundation, P.O. Box 12385,
Jackson, MS 39236.
For further information, you may contact Mary S. Nelums at: (601)
750-4204
* Scholarship amount will be based upon availability of funds.
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Legal Issue of the Month Articles
For
more information about NASW’s legal resources please visit the
Legal Defense Fund webpage at
www.socialworkers.org/ldf .
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
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Social Work Reinvestment Act...Federal
legislation affecting you and your practice.... |
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NASW continues to need your support of the reintroduced
the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social
Work Reinvestment Act (H.R. 795) in the House of
Representatives. You may remember from the 110th
Congress that the act is designed to address challenges
to the social work profession such as serious safety
concerns, significant educational debt, and
comparatively insufficient salaries, thereby helping to
ensure that millions of our clients throughout the
nation can continue to receive professional and quality
care. This legislation will create the foundation
for us to meet the ever-increasing demand for the
services that we provide. We, as professional
social workers, have the unique expertise and experience
to help solve the social and economic difficulties that
our nation is currently facing.
Last year, we had a strong outpouring of
grassroots mobilization through social workers' 50,000
letters to members of Congress; this year we need these
again!
Please contact your member of Congress
and ask them to support these bills, and if they say no,
ask for specifics information about their opposition. We
hope you will share information with our office as well.
Your Senators and Representatives are
back at work in Washington need to hear from you....you
can use our Legislative/Advocacy button to the left,
above, and click on the CapWiz link to access contact
information, and voting records for recent legislation
affecting "equal pay for equal work" for women,
children's health plan, and more. We strongly
encourage you to review their voting record, and contact
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Mississippi
Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage & Family
Therapists
February 23,
2010 Meeting Report
The MBOE
February 23, 2010 special call meeting of the MBOE was held at
the MBOE office by teleconference as scheduled meetings were
cancelled due to severe weather conditions.
Those social
workers present in the office were Kristi Plotner and Pat Terry.
Those present and voting throughout the meeting by telephone
were Melinda Pilkinton, Stella Johnson, Cathy Jones.
During this
meeting there were 15 LSW, 8 LMSW, 1 LMSW by reciprocity, 3 LCSW,
3 LCSW by reciprocity.
March 5, 2010 Meeting Report
This meeting was held at the Jackson Medical Mall
First Steps Conference Room beginning at 10:30 a.m. Social
Work Discipline Specific Committee (SW DSC) members in
attendance: Stella Johnson, SW DSC Chair, Kristi Plotner,
Chair of the Board, Melinda Pilkinton, Anna Lynn Whitt,
and Pat Terry. Catherine Jones was absent.
Billy
Dilworth, MBOE Executive Director, presented the agency’s
financial report. As of 2.8.10 the budget is stable and
within expected limits for this time of year. He also reviewed the
Complaint report, and 2 new complaints were assigned.
There was discussion about posting consent orders on the website
for public notification once a decision was reached on
complaints.
MBOE Chair,
K. Plotner, discussed the status of committees of the board and
reveiwed who was on them. She also formed another
committee, Legislation Committee, to review the SW/MFT
statutes that will sunset in 2011, and develop a list of things
to work on with NASW, MS and MAMFT so we will all be working on
the same page.
Jeff Hinton,
LMFT Chair, gave a report about the MAMFT conference last week.
It was well attended, and there were many questions and concerns
from LMFTs about the new rules and regulations.
Stella
Johnson, SW Chair is finalizing the new manual for new BOE
members; Ana Lyn will help with organizing sections for the
manual. She reported that the FARB conference was good,
ASWB had a spring conference in May that needed representation;
MS Valley State University has a spring conference April 15-16
and Stella will attend as a BOE member.
Gloria
reported the AG's office has discussed defacto board members and
reimbursement, and information for the new member packet
regarding legal issues.
The Board
approved the following numbers of SW licenses:
4 LSW 1
LSW-Reciprocity 2 LCSW 5 LCSW-Reciprocity
Reinstatements
3 LSW 1 LCSW
The next
meeting is scheduled for April 9, 2010 at
the Jackson Medical Mall . Please contact the BOE office
for directions, at 601.987.6806.
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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click here
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