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One of the most frequently asked questions from NASW members is, "What are you doing to advocate for clinical social workers?" In 2017, for example, NASW advocated for clinical social workers who received 2017 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) negative payment adjustments from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), requesting that CMS review clinical social work feedback reports from members for errors. CMS honored the request and discovered errors had been made on feedback reports submitted to NASW from members in Pennsylvania. Those negative payment adjustments from Pennsylvania were reversed. In addition to quality measures, NASW also advocated for clinical social workers in the areas of mental health parity, Social Security Disability eligibility determinations, ICD-11, CPT codes, work and practice expense values, skilled nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, and Health and Behavioral Assessment and Intervention (HBAI) codes.
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Despite advocacy from NASW and other stakeholders, data collection on gender identity has been excluded yet again in the 2019 version of the National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). The NSOAAP yields important data that improves social service delivery to older adults in home and community settings. NASW urges the Administration for Community Living to enable transgender older adults to self-identify in the NSOAAP.
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 Sign up today for TherapyNotes™, an online practice management and scheduling system for mental health professionals. TherapyNotes facilitates the workflow through robust, secure, and streamlined software, accessible wherever and whenever you need it. With fully integrated scheduling, notes, billing, electronic claims, and more, you'll have more time for what matters most: your patients. NASW members who sign up for TherapyNotes for the first time enjoy a 30-day free trial and a 10 percent discount on their first-year subscription. Use promo code NASW.
The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) is a resource center funded by the Administration for Community Living and housed at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC). NCEA works closely with NASW staff and members. Visit the NCEA website, the USC NCEA page, and USC's Training Resources on Elder Abuse site for information to enhance your practice, education, and advocacy.
In mid-October NASW participated in the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers, held at the National Institutes of Health. Presenters included NASW members María Aranda, Elizabeth Gould, Darby Morhardt, and Sheryl Zimmerman. Access the videocast archive and download presentation slides and related materials.
| "Legal Issue of the Month" articles present an overview of a particular legal topic relevant 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.
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Supervision is an integral part of the social work profession. It aids in the professional growth and development of the social worker and improves clinical outcomes for clients. The purpose of supervision is to enhance social workers' professional skills and knowledge in order to provide quality care to clients. Understand the legal issues related to the educational/clinical supervision provided by a supervisor to help a supervisee develop social work knowledge, therapeutic skills, and self-awareness and to aid in their professional growth and development.
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January
Early Bird Registration Opens for 2018 NASW National Conference
"Shaping Tomorrow Together"
June 20-23, 2018 | Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
Join thousands of social workers, like-minded professionals, and social work thought leaders for four days of unparalleled opportunities for professional development, continuing education, networking, and thought-provoking conversations tackling the most pressing issues facing the social work profession around the world.
January 1
New Code of Ethics Takes Effect
Nineteen sections of the Code were revised in 2017. The revisions focus largely on the use of technology and the implications of technology for ethical practice. Access the new Code online and view the recording of October's training on the revisions for free. Earn 2 Ethics CE credits for the training for a nominal fee.
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2018 Social Work Month Merchandise
Balloons, buttons, lanyards, magnets, pins, posters, stylus pens, t-shirts, totes, and so much more!
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Your NASW membership enables you to save on hotels, car rentals, cruises, vacation packages, and more. Save 20% off the best available rate at Wyndham Hotels, 15% at Red Roof Inn and Choice Hotels International, and 10% at the pet-friendly Motel 6 chain. Book your room through Hotel Storm at up to 55% below public pricing. Need to rent a car? Enjoy discounts at Alamo, Avis, Budget, Hertz, and National Car Rental. Take advantage of discount Disney World tickets and vacation packages.
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Free Ethics Consultations for Members
NASW's National Office of Ethics and Professional Review provides individual ethics consultations as a benefit of NASW membership. Consultations guide members through the applicable standards in the NASW Code of Ethics along with other pertinent considerations and resources that address their concerns and allow them to make reasoned ethical decisions. Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 1-4 p.m. ET; Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Created by the NASW Legal Defense Fund as an exclusive online reference tool for NASW members, the Amicus Brief Database is a rich storehouse of legal information on a wide variety of policy and practice issues of concern to social workers and their clients. The Amicus Brief Database contains downloadable copies of almost 300 amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs filed by NASW or on behalf of NASW for the past three decades. Friend of the court briefs are accepted by courts as an aid to understanding 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.
NASW recently updated its aging resources flyer. Use this handy tool to find resources throughout NASW that can enhance your practice in aging. Pass it on to social work colleagues, staff, and students to inform them about NASW's aging-related products and services.
 NASW's blog — socialworkblog.org — is a hot spot for NASW news, commentary, and activities —
and reaction to it. Popular blog interest areas include advocacy and professional development.
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 SocialWorkersSpeak.org gives you a chance to influence how the entertainment industry and news media depict the social work profession and issues social workers care about. For example, if you see or read something in the news that makes you proud to be a social worker, or concerns you, share your opinion.
 This study examined the age difference in the relationship between social capital in the form of cognitive (trust, family support) and structural aspects (social membership, activity frequency) and life satisfaction of older Chinese people in a rural area. Data were collected from 398 elders in the rural area of China by quota sampling. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to realize the objective. Trust and family support were significantly positively associated with life satisfaction, whereas social membership was strongly negatively associated with life satisfaction. Activity frequency did not show any significance in relationship with life satisfaction. Age difference existed in the associations of trust and activity frequency with life satisfaction. Age difference in the relationship of trust and activity frequency with life satisfaction of elderly Chinese people in the rural area did exist. It is recommended that the measure be refined and programs and services be provided according to the hierarchical needs of older adults in different age groups.
 The profession should be
attainable for the best and brightest, but because of extraordinary educational
debt, barriers have developed for students hoping to become social workers.
Whereas we have been pleased with the passage of loan forgiveness
programs that include certain groups of social workers, more programs that
focus on the social work profession are needed. According to a 2010 report
released by NASW and the NASW Center for Workforce Studies, educational
debt is one of the factors that influence recruitment and retention in social work.
The survey found that debt burdens ranged from less than $5,000 to
$100,000 — with 52 percent owing between $10,000 and $39,999. More
than a third of respondents (36 percent) with educational debt earned social
work salaries of less than $40,000 a year (NASW & NASW Center for
Workforce Studies, 2010). Only 13 percent earned more than $70,000.
Twenty-five percent had debt more than twice their annual salaries. The U.S.
Public Interest Research Group has stated that as many as 37 percent of public
and 55 percent of private college four-year graduates have too much debt to
manage as a starting social worker (Swarthout, 2006). This makes a social
work degree an impossible choice for many students. The debt tends to be
more burdensome for social work graduates than others because their salaries
tend to be lower.
| | SOCIAL WORK ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
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Researchers are creating more-detailed maps of poverty using computational tools that bring together cellphone records, satellite data and geographic information systems.
For years, policymakers have relied upon surveys and census data to track and respond to extreme poverty.
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The National Law Review
Providers, including charitable hospitals, nonprofit organizations and academic medical centers, should watch for possible policy changes in the tax reform bill reconciliation process.
Within a span of just five weeks, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate passed their own versions of the tax reform bill, or the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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The Associated Press via ABC News
The case arrives with all the routine of a traffic citation: A baby boy, just 4 days old and exposed to heroin in his mother's womb, is shuddering through withdrawal in intensive care, his fate now here in a shabby courthouse that hosts a parade of human misery.
The parents nod off as Judge Marilyn Moores explains the legal process, and tests arrive back showing both continue to use heroin.
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