This message was sent to ##Email## October 25, 2018     Home  |   About  |   Membership  |   Advocacy  |   Practice    Archive  |   Advertise    TOP STORIES: IMMIGRATION CRISIS Take Action Now Against the "Public Charge" Rule Change Why Broadening Public Charge Hurts Immigrant Families Public charge has been part of U.S. immigration law for more than 100 years as a ground of inadmissibility and deportation. An individual who is likely at any time to become a public charge (rely on government subsistence) is inadmissible to the United States and ineligible to become a legal permanent resident. The Trump administration recently proposed a rule that broadens the public charge test, to include most Medicaid programs, housing assistance, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), and even assistance for seniors who need help paying for prescription drugs. The proposed rule also adds a radical income test and details how being a child or senior, having a number of children, not speaking English well, or having a medical condition could be held against immigrants seeking permanent legal status. The proposed rule has already made immigrant families afraid to seek programs that support their basic needs. Groups all over the country are monitoring and planning to fight the public charge rule change. NASW will be submitting comments to the Trump administration separately and in coalition with Protecting Immigrant Families. Take action today: Submit your own comments and help educate others on how the proposed rule harms immigrants. Deadline to submit public comments is December 10. Live-Streamed Webinar to Help Social Workers Respond to Mental Health Needs of Immigrants Emotions and Politics: Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Immigrants November 9 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET | 1.0 Cross-Cultural CEs | Register Webinar available to Specialty Practice Sections (SPS) members and non-members With immigration at the height of the political debate in the United States, a wide micro and macro response is needed to address the challenges migrant populations face. From acculturation to discrimination to lack of services, immigrants who are undocumented face a unique set of stressors affecting their mental health. Understand the meaning of different immigration statuses, identify how immigrants’ mental health challenges may manifest, learn culturally competent strategies to respond to immigrants' distress, and get a roadmap for advocacy engagement opportunities. NASW Specialty Practice Sections member price, FREE; NASW member price, $20; non-NASW member price, $30. Social Workers Must Work Together to Address Well-Being of Immigrant Children and Families Migrant and Asylum-Seeking Families: Analysis of Federal Government Policies and Procedures Understand the complexities of the human rights crisis resulting from U.S. national policies targeting immigrant families and unaccompanied minors. Learn about NASW policy reform recommendations, best practices for justice, and comprehensive approaches for addressing the psychosocial needs of immigrant children and families. Support Sanctuary Cities Intersection of Sanctuary Cities, National Immigration Policies, and Child Welfare Policies & Practice in the Trump Era The sanctuary city movement is inextricably tied to U.S. immigration policies, especially in the Trump era. One of the first policy acts of the Trump administration was to issue an executive order that was designed to eliminate sanctuary cities. Because child welfare issues are so central to mass deportations, social work practice is very intersectional with the sanctuary city movement. There are clear correlations between social work child welfare policy and national immigration policies. The social work profession—and others—must have a vocal role in prodding the federal government to work on systemic changes that will lead to humane immigration enforcement policies that place a high premium on protecting children of detained or deported parents.    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by The University of Utah Changing the Way Child Welfare Workers Learn Interrupting Self-Harm See More, Do More: The Strength of Interdisciplinary Teams Simplifying Systems for Youth in Need ACT to Prevent Suicide   Learn More About Child Immigrants Child Immigrant Crisis Media Toolkit The United States is facing a massive influx of unaccompanied child immigrants from Central America. Many of these children and teenagers are fleeing deplorable conditions at home, including gang violence, crime, and extreme poverty. Others are victims of drug traffickers and sex trafficking/sexual violence. Social workers are on the front lines, helping to provide these often-traumatized children with food, shelter, and health and mental health care. NASW provides experts and resources to help journalists understand the immigration issue and learn what can be done to help migrant children overcome the trauma of their experience.    MIDTERM ELECTIONS Get the Tools and Know-How to Mobilize Voters and Eliminate Voting Challenges This year’s midterm elections are critical for the social work workforce and the issues and populations social workers care about. NASW provides voter participation training for social workers through its “Social Workers as Social & Political Activists Webinar Series” and has been working with allied organizations such as Rock the Vote, Young Invincibles, and the Brennan Center for Justice to eliminate barriers to voter registration and turnout, build young people’s political power, protect voting rights, and shield the voting process from hacks and breakdowns. .  PRODUCT SHOWCASE The Institute for Clinical Social Work Master's and PhD Programs with a Clinical Focus Accepting Applications for Fall 2018! MORE Vote for NASW-PACE Endorsed Candidates The National Association of Social Workers-Political Action for Candidate Election (NASW-PACE) Board of Trustees has endorsed several candidates who are seeking election to Congress. The Board reviewed candidates’ policy positions, potential for victory, and assessment from our chapters. The Board endorsed these candidates for their support of social work, our clients, and our issues. View currently endorsed candidates. Volunteer One way to help make sure that social work issues stay visible in political campaigns is to volunteer. Volunteering can be as easy as posting a sign in your yard or handing out literature in your neighborhood. When you volunteer, be sure to mention that you are a social worker. EMAIL TIP Make Sure MemberLink Doesn't Get Junked Sometimes, an email message that you wish to receive is incorrectly judged as spam by your ISP or email program and sent to your junk folder. To ensure that MemberLink arrives safely in your inbox, add nasw@multibriefs.com (the sending email address) to your email program's safe sender list. If MemberLink is being sent to your work email address, ask your organization's Information Technology department to whitelist nasw@multibriefs.com. Learn how to add nasw@multibriefs.com to your safe sender list so MemberLink emails get to your inbox.    MYNASW MEMBER COMMUNITY — HOT TOPICS Immigration Clinical Evaluations - Anyone Interested? Seeking to Switch into School Social Work Duty to Warn in Hospital Settings Join the discussions happening now at MyNASW, the new members-only online community. MyNASW is free to join and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Exchange ideas, post useful articles and resources, rally around topics of concern to social workers, find former colleagues and build new professional relationships, serve as mentors to new professionals, and more. Join MyNASW today.    NASW RESEARCH LIBRARY Find evidence-based research and client education, assessment tools, practice guidelines and more at the NASW Research Library. Use your NASW username and password to log in. Keyword Search: “immigration” Article: Using History to Inform the Modern Immigration Debate in the United States Authors: McCorkle, William David Source: Journal of International Social Studies, v8 n1 p149-167 2018. 19 pp. Access Article: Log in to the NASW Research Library and enter the title of the document or key words in the NASW Research Library search box. Abstract The contentious modern immigration debate in the United States is often void of historical context and thus filled with fallacious narratives. To confront this trend, social studies educators should place the issues of modern immigration within their proper historical framework. This paper looks at three primary themes educators can explore: the increasingly restrictive immigration system, the similarities between the past and present in relation to xenophobic and nativist beliefs and movements, and the changes immigrants have continuously brought to American society. By exploring both the historical continuity and contrasts, students can begin to obtain a more nuanced and embracive view of immigration. History is a powerful tool that educators can employ to undermine increasingly popular xenophobic rhetoric and policies and help lead students towards a vision of social justice. .  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Now Enrolling for Spring 2019! UNE Online’s Master of Social Work is a uniquely inclusive, supportive, and student-centered program completed fully online, with engaging course design and unparalleled student support services. Enrolling now for Spring 2019! Learn more    "MOST CITED" JOURNAL ARTICLES COLLECTION — FREE ACCESS ENDS SOON How Many Articles Have You Read in the Collection? Open access ends soon to the latest collection of most-cited and most-read articles from the NASW journals: Social Work, Social Work Research, Health & Social Work, and Children & Schools. Take this opportunity to catch up on advances in human services. NASW members receive an online subscription to Social Work with NASW membership and discounted rates on subscriptions to Social Work Research, Health & Social Work, and Children & Schools. Be sure to read the article below from the collection. Worker Perspectives on Contemporary Milieu Therapy: A Cross-Site Ethnographic Study Social Work Research The term “milieu therapy” (MT) is commonly used in mental health literatures. However, because MT has historically encompassed a wide range of practices, it has invited the criticism that it is simply an attractive theoretical packaging of the time clients spend between other specified interventions, such as individual and group therapies. Some have suggested that, because of its conceptual ambiguity, MT should be abandoned altogether. Despite these challenges, MT endures as a common approach to social work practice in a range of clinical settings.  READ MORE .  SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT    ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS October 31 Voter Training for Social Workers Voter Participation and Voter Engagement – Millennials Learn how to motivate young eligible voters to vote. Understand current barriers that impede and limit voter participation among this group. Webinar starts at 3:00 p.m. ET. Free (no CE credit) Last Day to Submit Nominations for NASW National Elected Positions NASW is seeking nominations for positions that will become vacant as of June 30, 2019, on the NASW Board of Directors and on the National Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification. If you’re a visionary or creative thinker and are a current NASW member in good standing, nominate yourself. The NCNLI will meet on November 30, 2018 to develop the slate of candidates for the 2019 national election. Nominations must be in by October 31, 2018. Questions? Contact governance@socialworkers.org. November 9 Emotions and Politics: Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Immigrants SPS WEBINAR Webinar available to Specialty Practice Sections (SPS) members and non-members Attend this live-streamed webinar to identify how immigrants' mental health challenges may manifest, learn culturally competent strategies to respond to immigrants' distress, and get a roadmap for advocacy engagement opportunities. Earn 1 cross-cultural CE credit. Webinar starts 1 p.m. ET. NASW Specialty Practice Section member price, FREE; NASW member price, $20; non-NASW member price, $30. November 14 & 15 FULL SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE NASW 2018 Virtual Forum Opioid Crisis: No Community is Immune Get the social work perspective on the nation’s opioid crisis. This live-streamed forum features both plenary and breakout sessions, and can be accessed from anywhere in the world using your mobile device or laptop. Earn up to 8 CE contact hours, including ethics credits. Full Forum Pass: $249 for NASW members/$349 for non-NASW members; $125 for students. REGISTER TODAY November 21 Private Practice Q&A Call-in Session – Are You Ready for MACRA Beginning January 1, 2019? Call-in session is free, available to NASW members only, and starts at 12 p.m. ET. No registration is required. December 1 Pre-Sale Subscription Rate on New “CE Tracker” Ends Member subscription rate $20 extended through December 1 Subscription period and access start with launch in late 2018 CE Tracker, a new online tool, tells you exactly what you need to renew your license and tracks your progress along the way. Yearly subscription rates: $20 NASW members, $35 non-members through December 1, 2018; $25 NASW members, $40 non-members after December 15, 2018. Watch the CE Tracker video. 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Established in 1972 to provide financial legal assistance and to support cases and issues of concern to NASW members and the social work profession, LDF also offers educational programs to improve the legal status and knowledge of social workers, including these: Legal Issue of the Month. These articles present an overview of legal topics important to social work practice, focusing on a recent court decision or emerging legal issue. This archive of articles for NASW members addresses commonly asked questions as well as hot-button emerging issues. “Friend of the Court” Briefs. LDF’s Amicus Brief Database, an online reference tool exclusively for NASW members, houses legal briefs filed by NASW in significant cases across the country and in the Supreme Court. Friend of the court briefs are accepted by courts to help understand aspects of issues that may not be fully addressed by the parties to the litigation, or where specialized knowledge may be helpful in reaching a conclusion in high profile cases. HIPAA Toolkit. In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created new federal regulations for social workers and other mental health and health care practitioners. LDF developed the “Help with HIPAA” online toolkit for members and has analyzed HIPAA’s medical privacy regulations in relation to NASW’s Code of Ethics. NASW provides members with information and resources related to clinical practice, and this toolkit contains a comprehensive compilation of online HIPAA forms, office policies, and sample documents easily adapted to an individual social worker’s practice. 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