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National Association of Social Workers
CALIFORNIANEWSwww.naswca.org September 2010 • Volume 37, Number 1
Rule Changes Affect Student Debt: Help for GraduatesBy Sandra Block, USA TODAY
Other changes that took effect July 1 could provide relief for graduates who aren’t making
enough money to afford their loan pay-ments. The income-based repayment program allows federal student loan borrowers to have their loan payments reduced, based on income and family size. For most eligible borrowers, loan payments will be less than 10 percent of their income. Two updates to the pro-gram could lower payments even more for some borrowers: Married couples will no longer be penalized. Previously, when couples filed a joint tax return, the program assumed that both spouses could use 100 percent of their combined
income to make loan payments. In cases in which both spouses had student loans, the minimum payments were much higher than the minimum for unmarried bor-rowers with the same debt and income, said Lauren Asher, president of the Insti-tute for College Access and Success. The new formula will take into account mar-ried couples’ combined income and their combined debt to calculate minimum payments, Asher said. For more infor-mation about income-based repayment, go to www.ibrinfo.org.
If you are having difficulty paying your loans, contact your lender immediately. You may qualify for deferment, forbear-ance or another form of payment relief. It is important to take action before you accrue fees as this may impact your eligibility for payment relief or loan for-giveness programs.
The entire article can be viewed online at http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/block/2010-03-30-yourmoney30_ST_N.htm.
Loan Forgiveness for Social Workers NASW is promoting loan forgiveness
for social workers as part of its ongoing work to improve working conditions, salaries and other benefits for mem-bers of the profession and to ensure that consumers have access to qualified professionals. NASW will continue its support for proposals to provide loan forgiveness for social workers in child welfare and schools, while also work-ing to secure loan forgiveness and other educational supports for social work-ers in other practice areas. For more information, visit www.naswdc.org/loanforgiveness/default.asp.
Two recently passed bills that offer loan forgiveness for social workers are the Higher Education Act and the Col-lege Cost Reduction Act of 2007. You can find out if you are eligible for these programs by contacting the Federal Stu-dent Aid Information Center at (800) 433-3243. It is important to note that NASW does not determine loan forgive-ness eligibility, nor does NASW disperse loan forgiveness funds; however, NASW does offer scholarships. For informa-tion about scholarships, visit www.naswfoundation.org/national.asp. /
President’s Message ............................. 2Executive Director’s Message ................ 3
LPCC Information .................................. 4NASW Announcements ......................... 4Call for Nominations .............................. 5
Professional Development ..................... 6Political Action/Advocacy ...................... 8Council/Regional Activities .................. 14
In This Issue
Register for the Annual Conference Today!There is still time to register for the 2010 NASW-CA Annual Conference taking place
on October 8-9 at the LAX Westin. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to attend classes, network and expand your career path. Don’t delay as the registration
deadline is September 17 and classes are filling up!
Visit www.naswca.org for complete conference details.
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T he end of summer and the beginning of the fall moves us into another tough budget year
and challenging election cycle on local, state and national levels. We continue to face a growing need for social sup-port, services and action. More so as job gains do not keep pace with job losses, classrooms swell in size as the ability to hire teachers shrinks, overcrowding in our jails persists with most inmates really needing mental health and sub-stance abuse intervention along with basic services, while children remain at risk in families struggling to survive, and we struggle as a state and nation to truly ensure equal rights and fairness to our citizens and to those who seek citizen-ship.
I ask that you, as members of NASW and as social workers, do three things in this election cycle. I ask first that you organize your lives in such a way that you actually vote in all of the upcoming elec-
tions. I also ask that you study the issues that we face, considering social work values, ethics and constituents as you make decisions. The California Chapter website has an excellent set of materials under the government relations sec-tion (www.naswca.org/displaycommon. cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=111); there are more resources available on the national website (www.naswdc.org); and in the publication, Social Work Speaks, available through NASW Press (www.naswdc.org/resources/abstracts/default.asp). And, third, I ask that you become involved in some action, small or large, around one of the issues in this election cycle that really concerns you. This action may be in support of a can-didate, position, program, or human rights concern. Simply have a conversa-tion, take a position, or a step that in some way puts your ideas into action.
I also hope to see many of you at the Annual California NASW Conference
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Call for Reflection and ActionBy Mary Kay Oliveri, MSW, LCSW, Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
NASW-CA CHAPTER STAFF DIRECTORYAddress: 1016 23rd Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 Fax: (916) 442-2075
CA Web: www.naswca.org National Web: www.socialworkers.org
Toll Free in CA: (800) 538-2565 Phone: (916) 442-4565 Brendan Broms Membership Extension 42 [email protected] Cheryl Raynak Conferences/Licensing Extension 15 [email protected] Janlee Wong Ethical/Legal Issues Extension 11 [email protected] Rebecca Gonzales Legislative Advocacy Extension 12 [email protected] Lora Pierce Membership/Communications Extension 10 [email protected] Louis Libert Online Program Extension 16 [email protected] Kemble Accountant Extension 18 [email protected] Tatyana Timonichev Continuing Education Extension 17 [email protected] Lisa Kopochinski Editor California News (916) 481-0265 [email protected]
NASW California News (ISSN-1042-279X) is published monthly except bimonthly in Septem-ber and November/December by the National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter at 1016 23rd Street, Sacramento, CA 95816. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and not those of NASW California News or NASW California Chapter. Periodicals postage paid at Sacramento, CA. Postmaster send address changes to National Association of Social Workers, atten-tion: Membership Services, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002.
LEADERSHIPBoard of Directors Officers 2010-2011
PRESIDENTMary Kay Oliveri, MSW, LCSW
FIRST VICE PRESIDENTChristine Ford, LCSW
TREASUREREmily Nicholls, LCSW
SECRETARYJennifer Tan, MSW
VP LEGISLATIVE & POLITICAL AFFAIRSShaaron Gilson, LCSW, DCSW
VP MEMBERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICESJulie Griffin, MSW
VICE PRESIDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTEdward Davila, MSW
STUDENT DIRECTOR NORTHDiana Traub
STUDENT DIRECTOR SOUTHJen Haller
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
“The good social worker doesn’t go on mechanically helping people out of a ditch. Pretty soon, she begins to find out what ought to be done to get rid of the ditch.”
—Mary Richmond (1861-1928)
“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.
— Jane Addams (1860-1935)
on October 8 to 9 here in Los Angeles. And please join me in celebrating our distinguished awardees from this past year in addition to those social work-ers who will be placed in the “Hall of Distinction.” These social workers represent personal lives of reflection, courage and action, the best of what each of us does every day.
I look forward to seeing you at the annual conference in the fall. /
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President Reagan popularized the economic theory of “sup-ply side” in justifying his quest
for tax cuts. If investors and business have more money through tax cuts to invest in money making ventures, then the economic growth would generate more jobs. Many criticized this theory as “trickle down” economics because it would allow the rich to get richer and little benefit for the poor.
The term “demand siders” has been coined to describe recent efforts to encourage economic growth (to get us
out of the recession) by stimulus spend-ing. It’s essentially putting money in the hands of those who would spend it. The idea behind spending (whether by gov-ernment, individuals or businesses) is to generate economic activity that could lead to economic growth. The catch to stimulus spending is the government usually has to borrow money to spend it (through sales of U.S. Treasury bonds and securities). Budget hawks have blasted this approach as creating enor-mous debt that, in the long run, will sink the American ship.
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Economic ShipBy Janlee Wong, MSW
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Critics of “demand siders” forecast this eventual bankruptcy and oppose all new spending. They demand spending cuts to reduce debt. Both demand and supply siders agree that the key to good fiscal health is to generate economic growth.
Social work, however, isn’t on the lead-ing edge of economic growth, but rather trails behind picking up those left behind by the economy. Our goal is not to slow the economic ship but to make it large enough so more can climb aboard. /
Social work isn’t on the leading edge of economic growth, but rather trails behind picking up those left behind by the economy.
CORRECTIONIn the July/August issue of California News, we inadvertently included the incorrect name of the social work student referenced in the fourth paragraph of the President’s Message by Mary Kay Oliveri. The student is Lynn Robnett, rather than Mary Richmond. We apologize for this oversight.
Joe Solis, field work consultant at the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, passed away April 15, 2010 at the age of 71.
At UC Berkeley, Solis recruited hundreds of Latino students into the graduate program. He founded the Latino Child Mental Health Program and helped develop the Intercambio Program between UC Berkeley and the Universidad de Guadalajara. UC Berkeley students traveled to Mexico and learned directly from migrant families. Joe was also key to the creation of La Familia Counseling Service and La Clinica de la Raza. Solis won the Berkeley Citation in 1991 for achievements in social welfare, and service to the Berkeley campus.
Solis received a MSW from UC Berkeley in 1953 and served in the U.S. Army where he was stationed at a military prison at Ft. Leavenworth.
Donations in Solis’ memory may be made to UC Regents (notation to Solis Family Fellowship). Please send to: UC Berkeley, School of Social Welfare120 Haviland Hall #7400, Berkeley, CA 94720-7400
IN MEMORIAM
Remembering Joe Solis
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MEMBERSHIP
Upon moving to San Diego in 2008, I gave up a successful 15-year career in advertising and produc-
tion. Not one to sit around, I decided to volunteer at a local children’s organiza-tion. The first night of training was led by a very outgoing, passionate and seem-ingly fulfilled social worker. It was then that I experienced a true “aha” moment. I wanted to be a social worker! I formed a friendship with this very social worker who provided insight into what needed to happen. Graduate school. What? I had graduated from the University of Arizona in 1993; how could I possibly go back now? Despite my obvious fears, I dove head first into the pursuit of my newfound calling.
As luck would have it, the USC School of Social Work was opening a brand new campus in Rancho Bernardo and was recruiting for the fall semester. I applied, got in and began my journey. Year one was crazy! I hadn’t written a formal paper in 16 years, and what the heck was APA (American Psychological Associa-tion) format for research papers?
I joined NASW in 2009 as my field instructor said it would be ridiculous not to. What a fabulous way to meet like-minded people who have the same agenda that I do! Being elected to the board of directors in 2010 was an added bonus. I look forward to being a part of NASW for many years and hope my involvement will somehow lead to employment after graduation in May 2011. /
For students interested in contacting Jen, please e-mail [email protected].
NASW ANNOUNCEMENTSNASW Calls Proposition 8 Decision “A Great Day in the Struggle for Human Rights”NASW lauds the recent decision to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage in California.
“It’s a great day in the struggle for human rights,” says NASW President James Kelly, PhD, ACSW. “The decision in the U.S. District Court marks a major milestone in our country’s march toward full equality for all.”
NASW is a long-time advocate for marriage equality. NASW’s support for the rights of same-sex couples to marry and have equal recognition of familial rights is based on the NASW Code of Ethics’ prohibition on discrimination based on sexual orientation and social workers’ traditional advocacy for exploited and vulnerable people. NASW’s policy statements support advocacy for equal rights for gay and lesbian people (NASW, 2009) and the NASW board of directors specifically re-affirmed the association’s support for same-sex marriage in 2004 (NASW, June 2004). For more information, visit www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/2010/080610.asp.
2010 Medicare Changes for Clinical Social WorkersNASW published a new practice update entitled “2010 Medicare Changes for Clinical Social Workers.” The link is www.socialworkers.org/assets/secured/ documents/pract ice/cl in ical /Pract ice update2010medicarechanges.pdf.
National NASW Credential for Clinical Social Work SupervisorsThe NASW Credentialing Center has begun an “initial discussion” on the feasibility of creating a clinical social work supervisor credential. For more information, contact Bekki Ow-Ärhus, at [email protected]
BBS Considers Changes to the LCSW Exam ProcessThe California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) is considering requiring pre-licensure applicants (ASWs) to take and pass a law and ethics exam in the first three years of their registration. For more information on this proposal, go to page 10 in the following document: www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/agen_notice/2010/0610_l icexam_ mtg_material.pdf.
Jen Haller with her husband and two children.
VOLUNTEER LEADER SPOTLIGHT
Jennifer Haller, MSW Student Director SouthChapter Board of Directors
Senate Bill (SB) 788 was signed by the Governor in October 2009. This legislation establishes a new license
category of Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC), to be regulated by the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS). BBS staff is working hard to establish the framework for this program, includ-ing developing regulations, developing an examination program, creating forms and publications and more. This work must take place before the Board can provide more specific information beyond what is currently available.
Timelines• Authorizes acceptance of LPCC “grand-
parent” applications between 1/1/2011 and 6/30/2011.
• Authorizes acceptance of LPCC applica-tions from those holding an equivalent license in another state on 1/1/2011.
• Authorizes acceptance of LPCC Intern applications on 1/1/2011.
• Authorizes acceptance of LPCC “exam-ination eligibility” (regular licensure) applications on 1/1/2012.For more information visit the Board’s
website at www.bbs.ca.gov/lpcc_pro-gram/index.shtml.
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC) Information
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President Elect
Secretary
Vice President for Membership
Vice President for Legislative and Political Affairs
Student Director North MSW
Student Director South BSW
Student Delegate to the 2011 Delegate Assembly
REGIONAL POSITIONSRegion ARegional Director Region A
Assistant Regional Director A
REGION CRegional Director Region C
Assistant Regional Director C
REGION ERegional Director Region E
Assistant Regional Director E
REGION GRegional Director Region G
Assistant Regional Director G (N)
Assistant Regional Director G (S)
REGION HCommittee on Nominations and Leadership Identification Region G, H and I (same position as Region G and I)
REGION IRegional Director Region I
Assistant Regional Director I
Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification Region G, H and I (same position as Region H and G)
COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS AND LEADERSHIP IDENTIFICATION (CNLI)Chair (statewide)
Regions A and C Representative
Regions G, H and I Representative
Call for Nominations2011 Chapter Elections
NASW is member driven through a democratically elected Board of Directors. Candidates for the elected positions are nominated by the democratically elected Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification (CNLI). Serving as an elected leader of NASW, not only allows a social worker to give back to the profession, but also provides valuable training, experience and networking opportunities.
The Chapter holds elections every year with about one third of the elected positions open for nomination (most positions are three-year terms). The time commitment for those on the Board of Directors is about four meetings a year throughout the state. The Chapter covers the cost of travel, room and board for these meetings.
Positions Open for Nominations(Nominations close November 30, 2010 but may be extended if nominations are insufficient)
For a description of the positions, go to www.naswca.org/associations/7989/files/posdescriptions.pdf
If you would like to submit the name of a candidate (including yourself) go to www.naswca.org/displayemailforms.cfm?emailformnbr=96072
Questions? Contact the CNLI by emailing [email protected].
California Fingerprint Requirement for Licensees and RegistrantsAs a result of the adoption of new regulations, all licensees and registrants who have previously not submitted fingerprints as a condition of licensure or registration for the California State Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS), or for whom fingerprints do not exist in the DOJ’s criminal offender record identification database, must do so prior to their next renewal date occurring on or after October 31, 2009. Failure to comply with this requirement can result in disciplinary action or the issuance of a fine of up to $5,000. For complete details and answers to frequently asked questions, visit the BBS website at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/licensee_fingerprint_requirement.shtml.
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As a member of the California Association of School Social Work-ers and NASW-CA School Social Work Council, I just returned from attending the School Social Work Association of America Leadership and Legislative Institute in Washington, DC along with representa-tives from 24 state associations. We had meetings with the staff of our California House and Senate members. Among the topics dis-cussed were:
Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). a. Conform and change the terminology of Pupil Services Personnel
to “Specialized Instructional Support Personnel.”b. Establish the Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services
in the U.S. Dept. of Education.c. Fully integrate specialized instructional support personnel into the
general education system.d. Identify students with academic and behavioral challenges early
and provide targeted interventions before considering a referral for special education services.
e. Require schools to assure the availability of social and mental health services for students as part of the school improvement plan.
Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act
This legislation’s purpose is to increase the number of school social workers, school counselors and school psychologists in areas served by low-income school dis-tricts.
Support to the continuance and expan-sion of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program. “School counseling services” are provided by school social workers, school counsel-ors and school psychologist to address barriers to learning and promote a safe learning environment.
Support for the Education Jobs Fund that would provide $10 billion to maintain and prevent further losses of education-related jobs.
Daniel McCarthy is a member of the Cali-fornia Association of School Social Workers and the NASW-CA School Social Work Council. He can be reached at [email protected].
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK COUNCIL
DC Meeting Cover Key TopicsBy Daniel McCarthy
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As I write this article, the legisla-tive year is coming to a close. The Legislature is completing its final
fiscal hearings and most bills only have a few more steps before they land on the Governor’s desk. The final deadline to pass legislation in the Legislature is August 31. September 30 is the last day for the Gov-ernor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature.
Our sponsored bill, AB 2167 (Nava), has been passed by the Legislature and is on the Governor’s desk awaiting his sig-nature. This bill allows social workers to take the National Exam for licensure, which will allow California LCSWs to be eligible for the federal National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment program. This program pays back stu-dent loans for social workers who work in unserved and underserved areas. So far, we have only received two “no” votes,
so this bill is in good shape as it awaits gubernatorial action. The Board of Behav-ioral Sciences is in support of our bill and we have no formal opposition.
SB 543 (Leno), Mental Health Services for At-risk Youth, moved off the inactive file and passed the Legislature on August 30. It is now making its way to the Gov-ernor’s desk. This bill was stalled for months, but we worked with our coalition partners to get the bill moving again. SB 543 (Leno) removes barriers to proving mental health services to youth by allow-ing youth ages 12 to 17 years to consent to mental health treatment or counseling if the attending professional believes the youth is mature enough to participate intelligently in the services. SB 543 helps ensure that youth do not have to wait until their mental health situations become dire and their safety is compromised by suicide, substance abuse or violence to
Legislative UpdateBy Rebecca Gonzales, NASW CA Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs
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receive services.Our other co-sponsored bill, AB 2114
(Beall), The Elder Economic Dignity Act of 2010, did not make it out of the Sen-ate Appropriations Committee due to cost concerns. This bill would have directed the use the Elder Economic Security Stan-dard™ Index (Elder Index) to provide a better measure of poverty to plan for the needs of California’s growing aging population. The Elder Index is a new tool that accurately quantifies the annual cost of meeting basic needs for retired, older adults in each California county.
If you would like to see the current sta-tus of these measures, visit www.leginfo.ca.gov and go to “Bill Information” and type in the desired bill number. You can also wait until next month and read the final outcome of these and other measures in the California News.
Please also visit the following site, http://capwiz.com/socialworkers/ca/home/, to see the latest legislative alerts and to send a letter to your representative for state and federal legislation. /
State Budget UpdateBy Rebecca Gonzales
Hopefully, by the time this newsletter is published, we will have a state budget! At this point, the Legislature just returned from its summer recess and the Senate and
Assembly Democrats have introduced a new budget proposal to bridge the $19-billion budget gap.
The Democrats’ plan does avoid most of the most onerous cuts to schools and social services by proposing several new tax increases, including an oil extraction tax and a delay of the cor-porate tax cuts that were passed in the February 2009 budget. The plan also proposes to increase the personal income tax rates by 1 percent for 2010, on all but the richest taxpayers, and to
increase the vehicle license fee by a one-half percentage point. These increases are partnered with a decrease in the state sales tax. The thought is that taxpayers will come out ahead because the personal income tax and the vehicle license fee are deductible from federal taxes. One problem with this argument is that most low- and middle-income taxpayers do not itemize so they would not benefit from deductibility.
The Governor and the Legislative Republicans declared their opposition to this proposal after its unveiling. It appears that the budget will remain unsettled for a while longer but once the legislative session ends on August 31, there will be pressure to settle the budget because Legislators will want to return home for the campaign season. Stay tuned! /
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On August 4, U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker ruled that Proposition 8, which out-
lawed gay marriage, violates the federal constitutional rights of gay and lesbi-ans to marry the person of their choice. NASW-CA worked diligently to defeat Proposition 8 so we are celebrating the judge’s decision.
Some are seeing this as an activist judge who is ruling against the will of the peo-ple. We must remember that the courts are the third branch of government and an important check and balance to the legislative and executive branches of gov-ernment. Furthermore, in U.S. history, there were many state and federal acts legislated or approved by voters that, in
retrospect, were unconstitutional includ-ing slavery, anti-miscegenation laws, and “separate but equal” rulings.
Key provisions of the U.S. Constitu-tion come into play here including the equal protection clause and the due pro-cess clause (14th Amendment). “All men (persons) are created equal and no state shall deny any person equal protection under the law” are important constitu-tional rights that cannot be superseded by religious and moral beliefs. Because the defendants could not show harm (given that there are 18,000-plus gay and lesbian marriages performed and hon-ored prior to and after Proposition 8), it was not difficult for the court to make a “finding of fact” that no harm resulted
from these marriages.While there is a long road ahead in
regards to the appeals process, Judge Walker’s decision heralds the day when we will all treat each other with mutual respect, tolerance and acceptance.
According to Social Work Speaks, “NASW supports the adoption of local, state, federal, and international policies/legislation that ban all forms of discrimi-nation based on sexual orientation. LGB people must be granted all rights, privi-leges, and responsibilities that are granted to heterosexual people, including but not limited to inheritance rights, insurance, marriage, child custody, employment, credit, and immigration.” /
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Can Seniors Access Help from Agencies Mandated to Help Them?Namely Adult Protective Services and the Ombudsman ProgramBy Lillian L. Hyatt, MSW, a resident of a CCRC and AARP Policy Specialist on CCRCs
While researching the ques-tion in my headline, I tried to reach a live rational person
to speak to. Instead, I encountered an elaborate, involved and lengthy phone message which I could neither grasp nor follow. After nearly an hour of question-ing had passed, the robot voice allowed me to speak to an operator. When I then asked for specific department managers, I was given only their voicemails. My first thought was: if I were in danger of being hurt by an abusive caretaker, what would I do? I could even put my life in danger as my abuser became angrier after dis-covering that I was seeking help to stop the abuse. Then I thought, what if I were frightened or confused, could I organize my thoughts? Probably at that point I would give up seeking help and continue to suffer more abuse.
The Department of Aging and Adult Services is specifically charged with planning, coordinating, providing and advocating for community-based services for older adults and adults with disabili-ties. Confirming my concerns, one official of the department gave me the following information about the telephone service: “... there is one telephone number for all of the services, there is one multi-functional phone line responsible for answering gen-eral information and referral questions,
as well as complete intakes for Adult Protective Services, In-Home Supportive Services, home-delivered meal referrals and a special case management fund.” Imagine a frightened and abused elderly person having to negotiate this quagmire. The official added, “To insure that victims of abuse receive a live social worker to discuss their concerns and that they not be transferred to another intake or field social worker there needs to be an addi-tional three social workers on the hotline. To accomplish this would require the sum of $300,000.” What is a life worth?
To view the entire article, please visit www.naswca.org/associations/7989/files/hyatt0910.pdf. To request a printed copy of this article, please call (800) 538-2565, ext. 12. /
California News columnist Lillian Hyatt was recently named as an AARP California policy advisor. A policy advi-sor reviews legislation, regulations and other proposals to promote official AARP policy updated annually and approved by its board of directors.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ms. Hyatt will be returning to San Francisco State campus as a guest lecturer this fall, at the age of 85, and will be working with students.
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When I was in my second year of social work school, I was placed at a local Los Angeles
hospital. In November 2009, I rotated onto the respiratory intensive care unit located in the brand new critical care tower. The ICUs in the tower were truly the peak of medical care: they had all of the best medi-cal equipment money could buy, a roster of the best specialty doctors in the city, and a staff of nurses that was exquisitely trained in every aspect of care. All of which were stymied by a patient named Charles.
Charles was 27 years old, suffered from severe autism all of his life, and was mostly nonverbal. For the first 25 years of his life he was cared for by his single mother, who worked as a nurse at another hospital. About two years ago, his care became too much for her and she was forced to find a
residential program for him. It was there in this residential facility, right around the time I was starting in the ICU, that Charles aspirated three coins. He was rushed to my hospital where surgeons were able to remove the coins, but his lungs were swol-len from the trauma and he had to be placed on a ventilator to help him breathe.
After a week or two his condition improved greatly and it was time to get him off the vent. This was when the real trouble began. When a person has had machines breathing for them for an extended period, it is necessary to wean them back into breathing on their own. The process of weaning requires a person to be able to follow careful instructions from the nurse, which is where Charles was different. Since Charles had severe autism, as soon as the sedation was lowered and he woke up in this unfamiliar environment, he would become agitated. He was unable to follow instructions and made no progress in the weaning process. This went on for several weeks and his condition steadily worsened. It was beginning to look like he may never get off the vent.
The team tried every medical approach to the problem, which mostly included dif-ferent drug combinations attempting to find a balance between unconsciousness and agitation. His condition continued to decline and the question of care became, “Where do you go in treatment once every medical protocol has been exhausted?” In the end, there seemed to be no answer, and it looked like Charles may not survive, so we decided to hold a family meeting to dis-cuss end-of-life issues with the mother and discuss any “last ditch efforts” to save him.
Charles’ mother would be present, par-tially to help her come to grips with her son’s seemingly unavoidable fate and par-tially to show her we were doing everything that could possibly be done to help him. To help her cope with this dilemma, my super-visor asked her to tell us what Charles was
like before he was sick. She told the team about his life outside the hospital, includ-ing his likes and dislikes. He liked eating, music, running, toe walking, deep touch and riding in the car. He disliked light touch, discordant noise and sitting still for long periods of time. Through the process of hearing about his life, we could feel a care plan emerging: if we could surround him with his likes and keep out his dislikes, maybe we could keep him calm without the medications. If we had to touch him, we had to make sure we strongly held him. We also brought on a CD player with his favorite songs, put a block of wood at the foot of his bed for him to press against and turned off the peeps and whistles of the machines in the room. Together, all of these techniques enabled the team to keep him calm when he was brought out of sedation. In the course of a week, he was completely off the vent.
In the end it was not the expensive equip-ment or the skilled team that saved Charles’ life, it was the 27 years of knowledge that a loving mother brought to the team that saved his life. If only we had tapped into that knowledge in the beginning and not as a “last-ditch effort,” Charles might have been saved weeks of suffering and the hospital saved the small fortune it took to keep him alive for those weeks. To me, this experience is essential to what we come to know as social workers. We believe that each person we meet is an expert in their own lives and the lives of their loved ones and that expertise should be respected and valued as much as the expertise of the most well-respected doctor, the most clinically effective social worker and the most exqui-sitely trained staff money can buy. Without the collaborative effort of the social rela-tionships that each of our clients function within, our jobs would be impossible. /
Brian Wren, MSW, is a medical social worker and can be reached at [email protected].
When Medical Protocols Fail, a Hospital Social Worker Turns to a Different ApproachBy Brian Wren, MSW
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Do you remember boarding a plane with liquid toiletries, not being asked to remove your shoes or arrive hours before departure?
Are you aware that when social security numbers were first proposed, there was fear it would become a national identity number?
Today, we quietly submit to long waits to pass through ubiquitous metal detectors, casually provide our identity number, as it is the identifier for aca-demic, financial and medical records.
Still, I was taken aback when I received notice from the Board of Behavioral Sciences indicating that I would need to complete a “state and federal level criminal offender record information search” (a live scan), that I could be fined $5,000 if I failed to comply and that even if my license was on inactive status, I would not be exempt from the requirement.
Presumably the BBS wants my record to “protect the public,” so why must I be live-scanned if my license is inactive and will not be serving the public? Those of us who were approved using the ten-finger, hard-card method are required to report any conviction record at each renewal, so why do we need to become part of an electronic data base?
Was it the German’s silence prior to WWII that allowed the erosion of their freedoms? Our silence will not protect us. /
The Women’s Council is concerned with the ethical response to such laws/regulations. To learn more about the Council, call (800) 538-2565, ext 57, or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].
WOMEN’S COUNCIL
Loss of Freedom, It Has Happened HereBy Marilyn Montenegro
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Questioning Unconscionable CutsBy Gene Rothman
A record one in five American households is financially insecure (read: poor) according to a new study establishing the “Economic Security Index” (ESI). Elsewhere, the California Budget Project also recently illustrated the difficulties facing families of different sizes and in varied locations in meeting even basic living expenses. It stressed that public policies to help families move toward greater economic well-being is critical, especially with regard to child care and health coverage. The hourly wage needed to earn the basic family budget for families with children is three to four times the state’s minimum wage of $8 per hour.
Unconscionable budget cuts to Cal Works, Healthy Families programs, Medi-Cal and a host of other programs were well summarized by NASW California’s Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs Rebecca Gonzales in the July/August 2010 issue of the NASW California newsletter California News. This cries out for our immediate and urgent support.
At the practice level, a focus on family budgets is now essential knowledge for social workers. The upcoming presentation by Shawna Reeves at the NASW Conference in October on “Integrating Financial Education into Clinical Prac-tice” could not be more timely. /
Gene Rothman, DSW, LCSW is a member of the Social Action/Social Justice Council of NASW. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Regional Seminars in September! Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program, a Sacramento-based treatment center, is pleased to be offering a new version of their Regional Professional Training seminars this fall. The workshops, “Strategies for the Eating Disorder Patient: 10 Things Every Clinician Must Know,” will provide information on the latest research, treatment interventions and working with families. The seminars take place at two locations: September 17 in Rohnert Park, California, and September 24 in Reno, Nevada. Cost to attend is $65 and includes materi-als. Six CEUs for professionals are available. To learn more and download a registration form, please visit the Summit website at www.sedop.org or call (916) 920-5276.
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Hanna Levenson, PhD speaks on “Making Every Session Count: An Attachment-based, Emotionally Focused, Inter-personal Approach” at Napa Valley College, Napa. Sat-urday, September 25. $135. 6 CEs. Information and registration: www.napapsychologists.org.
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REGION REPORTS
REGION ASan Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt, Del Norte
CONTACTSDirector
Mary Kyle, [email protected]
Regional Alternate DirectorMark Thoma, Ed. D.,[email protected]
Mendocino Unit ContactNancy [email protected]
Sonoma Unit ChairMary Ann [email protected]
Student RepresentativeHumboldt State
REGION BSan Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo
CONTACTSDirector
Cyndy Thomas, MSW, [email protected]
Alternate DirectorMarvin [email protected]
Central Coast UnitLynne White Dixon, [email protected]
San Jose UnitGlenn Thomas, LCSW, [email protected]
San Luis Obispo UnitLy-Lan M.V. Lofgren, MSW, [email protected]
San Mateo UnitSuzanne [email protected]
San Luis Obispo Unit ReportBy Ly-Lan Lofgren, LCSW
California Chapter Executive Director Janlee Wong will speak at our September meeting. This will be a 1.5 CE unit program called “Political Action is Best Based on Knowledge: Learn About the November Ballot Propositions, Candidates, and Issues from NASW’s Perspective.”
Please note that our meetings this year will all be on Thurs-days, a departure from years of meeting on Wednesdays. We will meet on the fourth Thursday, September 23 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. We are also meeting at a new venue for the first three meetings: the Creekside Community Room in San Luis Obispo on South Higuera Street at Tank Farm Road. And our next meetings will be October 22 and December 9.
REGION CAlameda, Contra Costa, Napa, SolanoCONTACTSRegional Director
Sarah [email protected]
Student RepresentativesUniversity of California at BerkeleyCathy [email protected]
California State University, East BayJacqueline Stokes [email protected]
Veronica Pena [email protected]
To find out more about NASW-CA Region C and its meetings, events and activities, join our Yahoo! Group by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NASWCA_RegionC/.
REGION DCentral Valley: Chico, Kern, Fresno, Merced, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus; Sierra Foothills: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Tuolumne CONTACTSRegional Director
Christina Wong, [email protected]
Alternate Director NorthTracy [email protected]
Alternate Director SouthCharleen [email protected]
Financial ChairLaurie [email protected]
Chico Unit ChairChristina Wong, [email protected]
Fresno Unit ChairAnthony [email protected]
Kern Unit Co-chairEvelyn [email protected]
Northern GatewayTom [email protected]
Sierra Foothills ChairBetty [email protected]
Stanislaus ChairAnne [email protected]
Sierra Foothills Unit, Region D By Pat Cervelli, LCSW
The Sierra Foothills unit has been in existence as part of NASW Region D for about 13 years. Our unit, which currently has 62 NASW members, was formed by several Tuolumne County social workers who wanted to improve networking in the five foothill counties (Amador, Calaveras, Alpine, Tuolumne and Mariposa).
Over the years, we have had excellent participation, mostly from members in Tuolumne County where monthly meetings are held. In the beginning, in an effort to encourage participation from members in Calaveras and Amador Counties, we did hold some meetings in Angels Camp. Another purpose of forming the unit was to offer CEU classes locally. We have held a number of CEU classes that have been well attended by social workers from foot-hill counties as well as from Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties.
However, unit participation has dropped off in recent years. Some members, who have been active, are questioning whether local NASW members want to continue having an NASW unit here. The unit officers feel this is a crisis point. Andrea Hayes, our new chairperson, is organizing a meeting to discuss the future of the Sierra Foothills unit. It will be a free catered lunch held in Sonora on Saturday, October 5.
All Sierra Foothills members are urged to attend and offer their input. The Unit won’t be able to survive without improved participation. All 62 foothills NASW members will be receiving a letter soon detailing the location and time of this meeting.
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, October 9, 2010. Please RSVP to Andrea Hayes at [email protected] or (209) 338-7829 by September 13.
The next quarterly business meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 14 at 5:30 p.m. at a member’s home. Please bring an hors d’oeuvre to share. For information, contact Susan Reid at [email protected]. The monthly lunch networking meetings continue at the Prudential conference room above Starbucks in the Crossroads Shopping Center, Sonora, from noon to 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month in which there is no quarterly business meeting. (Quarterly meetings are held in September, December, March and June.) The next two lunch meeting will be Tuesday, October 12 and November 9.
REGION ESan Diego, Imperial
CONTACTSDirector
Jen Henry, [email protected]
Alternate DirectorPaul [email protected]
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Region E ReportBy Jen Henry, MSW
Welcome to another active year for Region E. We hope that you had some time to relax this summer and enjoy our odd, but nice, weather! We are currently looking for student liaisons at SDSU, so please e-mail me (Jen Henry) for an application and more details. Students are required to attend all meetings for Region E and report information back to the student body at SDSU. We will also be holding our monthly meeting on September 20 at 6:00 p.m. This is also a big year for local leadership as they are in their final year of service for Region E. If you have ever thought you would like to serve with NASW in San Diego or Imperial counties, please do not hesitate to ask us about the positions.
REGION FSan Bernardino/Riverside, Orange County, Palm Desert
CONTACTSDirector
Cameron [email protected]
Alternate DirectorJohn [email protected]
Palm Springs Unit ChairEd Walsh, [email protected]
Inland Empire Unit ChairJulie Griffin, [email protected]
Orange County Unit ChairEsteban Juarez, [email protected]
Palm Springs/Desert Cities Unit Report Inland Empire Unit ReportBy Glenda Gordon
Welcome to all the incoming social work students at Cal State, San Bernardino, La Sierra University, and Loma Linda University. Now is a great time to join a pro-fessional social work association, as your dues will only be $48 a year, and you can start benefitting immediately from your membership. Professional social workers will recognize your leadership potential and serious com-mitment to the field when they see that you are involved in the local unit of the largest professional social work association in the world. Though we know you will be very busy with school, we hope to see you at some of our meetings this year.
On the September 13, Nicole Nanchy, LCSW, will discuss how to start a nonprofit organization. This would be a great presentation for those of you who would like to create a new organization to meet a human need that you currently don’t see anyone addressing. We usually meet the first Monday of every month at the IHOP in Redlands (1630 Industrial Park Avenue, 92374-2829). We start at 6:00 p.m. for dinner (self-pay) and network-ing, and start the presentation at 7:00 p.m.
Please contact either the co-chair for questions, ideas, concerns or to be added to our listserv. Julie Griffin can be reached at (909) 238-8795 or [email protected]. You can also contact Glenda Gordon at (951) 729-9452 or [email protected]. We would love to hear from you as we search for speakers, topics and projects relevant to your professional needs.
Region F Palm Springs/Desert Cities UnitBy Tina Bartlett, LCSW
Please join us Thursday, September 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for our first meeting of the fall season. Our meetings are held the first Thursday of the month at the Atria Assisted Living Facility at 44300 San Pascual at Catalina Way in Palm Desert (between San Pablo and Portola).
Following a brief business meeting, we will be offer-ing a free CEU presentation by Ryan Uhlenkott, desert regional manager for Riverside County DPSS—Child Protective Services. He will be speaking on the topic of the Desert Region Family 2 Family Initiative, which espouses four core social work strategies: team decision-making meetings; self-evaluation; recruit-ment, development and support of area foster homes; and building community partnerships. Participants will learn about the four strategies and where the project is headed in 2011 and beyond.
We also will be meeting Thursday, October 7, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Following a brief business meet-ing, the guest speaker will be T.R. Barto, LCSW, Desert Regional Medical Center lead social worker. He will be providing a free CEU presentation on the “Challenges of Hospital Social Work.”
For more information on our local unit, contact Unit Chair Ed Walsh, MSW, at (760) 831-2959 or [email protected].
Military Website Offers HelpBy Sophia-Diahn N. Nwanodi, MSW
Below is a link to an article that was posted as part of the military mental health group I joined through the LinkedIN website. The article discusses the role of women serving in the military and how they struggle with the occupational hazards of ever-looming abuse and threat of sexual assault. The article did a good job of raising awareness about the unique workplace hazards for these women and the need for mental health professionals to be trained to treat their unique issues. I encourage you all to take a take a look at http:// dissidentvoice.org/Apr07/Zeese14.htm.
REGION GSan Fernando Valley, Ventura County, Antelope Valley, Santa Barbara CountyCONTACTSDirector
Dora Saenz-Belden, [email protected]
Alternate Director NorthJaness [email protected]
Alternate Director SouthCynthia [email protected]
Santa Barbara UnitDebbie Allen, [email protected]
San Fernando Valley UnitRina Levi Shroyer, LCSW(818) 366-6950
Santa Clarita Valley UnitCarole Lutness, [email protected]
Ventura County UnitMavis Laughlin, [email protected]
San Fernando Valley Unit ReportBy Joni Diamond, LCSW
Greetings social workers! We hope you had a great sum-mer and we look forward to seeing you at future events!
On August 21, the SFVLU enthusiastically welcomed the incoming students at CSUN’s MSW orientation with a con-tinental breakfast and a presentation about NASW. Everyone enjoyed networking, socializing and meeting future social workers!
We invite you to join our remarkable and creative planning committee where we also network, socialize and develop wonderful friendships. Join our NASWCA SFVLU Yahoo group by clicking on the link below then click “Join Now!” http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NASWCA_SFVLU/promote.
For additional information on how to get involved, contact Rina Levi Shroyer, LCSW, SFVLU chair at (818) 366-6950 or [email protected]; or Joni Diamond, LCSW, SFVLU advi-sor at [email protected] or (818) 832-9941.
REGION HWest Los Angeles and Beach CitiesCONTACTSDirector
Tracy Greene [email protected]
Regional Financial ChairW. Toby Hur, [email protected]
Region H ReportBy Tracy Greene Mintz
Region H will be hosting a cocktail party at the annual conference in Los Angeles in October. All are welcome! We are also going to focus our agenda this year on repeating our successful professional networking events. If you want to suggest a venue, please contact Tracy Greene Mintz at [email protected]. To stay abreast of our fabulously busy social calendar, join our Google group at [email protected]. As an aside, if you know of any families with a school-age child with Type 1 Diabetes, please encourage them to get a 504 plan at public school (or private school that accepts federal funds). Diabetes families are in need of social work advocacy this year!
REGION ISan Gabriel Valley, East LA, and South Bay – Long Beach
CONTACTSAlternate Director
Heather [email protected]
Long Beach/South Unit ChairPaul [email protected]
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