This message was sent to ##Email## February 27, 2020     Home  |   About  |   Membership  |   Advocacy  |   Practice    Archive  |   Advertise This Month's Top Picks for Online Learning Check out the top 5 courses NASW members have taken/registered for this month: Behavioral Ethics: A Lens to Examine Ethical Challenges in Social Work Practice Social Work Ethics and “Everyday” Technology Family Well-Being Across the Lifespan Forensic Social Work Practice: Military Veterans in the Criminal Justice System Complex Ethical Issues: Working with Children, Adolescents, Young Adults, and Families 2020 NASW National Conference June 14-17, Washington, DC Early Bird Deadline is March 31! Join more than 2,000 social workers, like-minded professionals, and social work thought leaders for four days of professional development, continuing education, networking, and thought-provoking conversations. Discuss the most pressing issues facing the social work profession in all fields of practice. Learn more and register at socialworkers.org/2020conference.    UPCOMING LIVE WEBINARS Emerging Trend: Employing Social Workers as Probation Officers for Adjudicated Youth Thursday, March 12, 2020 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET | Free! Register now to hear about the emergence of a new trend to providing community supervision (probation) for adjudicated youth. This model involves hiring individuals with social work degrees to serve as probation officers, with shift to focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment. Racial disparities within state juvenile justice probation systems will also be covered. This webinar is free for all – register now!    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by The University of Utah A Decade in Retrospect at the University of Utah College of Social Work Kids of the Cocaine Epidemic: Coming to a More Complete and Complex Understanding Disproportionate Minority Contact: It's Tricky Life Stigmatized: Does Internalized Stigma Affect Minority Groups Over Time? Dr. Robin Arnold-Williams: Fulfilling a Dream   Ethics and Legal Issues in Social Work: Consistency and Conflict Thursday, March 19, 2020 | 12:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) | Register Now CE Category: 3 Ethics Hours FREE for SPS Members | NASW Members: $55 | Non-Members: $75 When social workers engage in private practice they may be faced with challenging ethical issues in relation to maintaining professional boundaries, serving clients with special needs, and avoiding breaks in continuity of service. This webinar will explore ways in which social workers can pre-empt and respond to ethical challenges in private practice, including working in small communities, managing dual relationships, offering reduced fees, negotiating part-time private practice with agency-based work, and preparing for contingencies such as illness, impairment, and death of a social worker (including the use of professional wills). Register now! .  PRODUCT SHOWCASE The Institute for Clinical Social Work Master's and PhD Programs with a Clinical Focus Accepting Applications for Fall 2019! MORE All these educational offerings and more can be found on the CE Institute. Housing hundreds of on-demand titles produced by the NASW Chapters and National Office, NASW members can access both free CEs and CEs at discounted rates!    ON-DEMAND EDUCATION This in-depth certificate program is geared toward social workers and service providers of other related disciplines who want to develop or expand their supervisory knowledge and skills and are also interested in using research to inform their practice or measuring their practice outcomes. Participants will have the ability to earn the “Supervisory Leaders in Aging, Principles” certificate and 17 CEs after completing 10 training modules, or they can choose to access them a-la-carte. .  SPONSORED VIDEO MSW Online Program at WKU Promoted by Western Kentucky University The Western Kentucky University MSW program offers a unique concentration: advanced direct practice in rural settings and can be completed in person in Bowling Green, Kentucky as well as an online format. Both Advanced Standing and Traditional options are available in a full time or part time format. Apply Today! Opioid Crisis Virtual Forum - On Demand The recorded sessions from the 2018 NASW Virtual Forum, "Opioid Crisis: No Community Is Immune," are here in an on-demand format. Access cutting-edge presentations by recognized thought leaders to enhance your knowledge of practice trends, policy, and research findings. Choose from 8 breakout sessions, 4 plenary sessions, and earn up to 12 CE hours, including ethics credits. Learn more and order. .  PRODUCT SHOWCASE This Day Belongs to You Elevate your Social Work career today. Learn more about the University of New England's 100% online, CSWE-accredited Master of Social Work program with traditional or advanced standing options.    LEARNING TOOLS & BENEFITS Ditch the Spreadsheet! We know how hard it is to keep track of the constantly changing license renewal requirements, and we’re here to help. CE Tracker tells you exactly what you need to renew your social worker license in your state — everything from the amount and type of CEs needed, to renewal deadlines. Learn more and subscribe. NASW Career Center Take advantage of these great resources to search national job listings and find professional development resources to help you at every stage of your career. Employers can also use the Career Center to find and recruit qualified, credentialed, and licensed social workers from across the country. Learn more and view resources. .  SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT    NASW PRESS   LAST CHANCE! Celebrate Black History Month with 20% Off Select NASW Press Titles African American Leadership: An Empowerment Tradition in Social Welfare History by Iris B. Carlton-LaNey, Editor Multiracial Cultural Attunement by Kelly Faye Jackson and Gina Miranda Samuels Understanding Power: An Imperative for Human Services by Elaine Pinderhughes, Vanessa Jackson, and Patricia A. Romney Multicultural Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Identity by Elizabeth Pathy Salett and Diane R. Koslow, Editors Spirituality and the Black Helping Tradition in Social Work by Elmer P. Martin and Joanne M. Martin Your 20% discount will automatically be applied to your print book order prior to the final credit card charge. This promotion ends February 29, 2020. For more information about all NASW Press titles, including books, eBooks, reference works, journals, brochures, and standards, visit the NASW Press website. If you have questions please send an email to press@socialworkers.org or call 1-800-227-3590. .  PRODUCT SHOWCASE UTArlington School of Social Work The School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Arlington is nationally ranked in the top 14% of social work programs. With internationally renowned faculty members conducting research and clinical practice, we prepare our students to be leaders addressing the challenges of a 21st century world. Celebrating 50 years and with a strong reputation, our more than 10,000 alumni are leaders in government, military, community and private organizations around the world helping to create a just society. Read more University of North Carolina Wilmington Students in undergraduate, graduate, advanced standing, certificate and credentialing programs practice skills that advance the empowerment and well-being of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities as they explore policies and programs to ensure social welfare and quality practice. Read more    UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS Upcoming Virtual Events Visit https://www.socialworkers.org/Events/Virtual-Events for an up-to-date list of all NASW upcoming virtual events. NASW MemberLink Connect with NASW Recent Issues | Unsubscribe | Advertise | Web Version  To subscribe, contact NASW Member Services at 800.742.4089 Monday-Friday, 9 am - 9 pm ET or email membership@socialworkers.org. 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