National Nominations/Appointments for
Elected Positions It is time
again for the important task of identifying nominees
for national elected and appointed positions.
Your active participation in the nomination process
is necessary to ensure a strong pool of candidates
for leadership positions. Click here to apply!
FREE CE Credits for SPS members via InterSection
in Practice.
Not an SPS member yet, details given on how to
join. Click here for more details
2005
Delegate Assembly Policy Pilot Project –
Review & Comment Now Until October 4 At the June, 2004 National Board of Directors
meeting, the board approved a pilot project for
the 2005 Delegate Assembly. Five policies are
to be reviewed and approved using electronic means
before the Delegate Assembly, resulting in a quicker
process that may be applied in the future for
necessary policy revisions between Assemblies.
Click
here for more information.
Join NASW Members in support of the NAMIWALKS
for the Mind of America
November 6, 2004 - Washington, DC Click
here for more information
The
NASW Legal Defense Fund introduces a new Law
Note entitled
“Social Workers and Work Issues”.
This Law Note surveys various work-related legal
problems faced by social workers who provide
professional services, both as employees and
independent contractors, and highlights potential
legal remedies for these problems. To order
a copy of “Social Workers
and Work Issues”, and to read a more detailed
description of this and other Legal Defense
Fund Law Notes, click
here.
Learn
about NASW’s new partnership with People
to People Ambassador Programs. Sandra McCormick, chair of NASW Foundation’s
Board of Directors, will lead a social work delegation
to Russia April 22 – May 1, 2005 — you
could be a delegate! Click
here for more information
Attention
Medicare Providers in Skilled Nursing Facilities If you are a clinical social worker who
provides mental health services in a skilled nursing
facility and have received overpayment requests
from your Medicare Carrier, please click
here to inform NASW of your state,
the amount of the request(s), and the dates of
service rendered. We like to assist our members
in resolving these overpayment requests.
Find
Out Why Social Workers Choose Professional Liability
Insurance from the NASW Insurance Trust… Click here for more
information
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develop and protect social work and social workers...