What's New
Reinvestment Student Contest
Click here for details. Deadline to enter is March 15, 2010.
Texas Law for the Social Worker: Advancing the Profession
6 Hours of Ethics Continuing Education
for Social Workers
Click here for more information. There are several dates and locations to choose from.
2010 Social Work Month Awards
Contact your Branch Chair to nominate a friend or colleague for a Social Work Month Award.
Click here for details.
Deadlines for Local Branch Nominations vary.
Deadline for Branch Chairs to submit State Nominations is April 2, 2010.
Student Loan Forgiveness
The U.S. Department of Education has created a new call center for borrowers to obtain information about the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 (H.R. 2669). The number for the Federal Student Aid Information Center is (800) 433-3243. The law forgives outstanding education debt for those persons that meet the eligibility requirements. Those that would benefit are employees that have made 120 monthly payments on their loans while serving full-time in social work in public child or family service agencies, government, nonprofit, military, education, and others areas. The loan forgiveness provisions became effective on October 1, 2007. It is important to note that payments made after October 1, 2007 on an existing loan can count towards the 120 payments if the loan meets certain criteria.
A Loan Forgiveness Program for Social Workers—$200 Million Is Available for Loan Repayment
Posted 9/29/09
The National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (NHSC LPR) offers fully trained and licensed clinical social workers $50,000 to repay student loans in exchange for two years serving in a community-based site in a high-need Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) that has applied to, and been approved by, the NHSC as a service site. For more information about the loan repayment program, eligibility requirements, employment opportunities in HPSAs, and NHSC contact information, click here.
For inquiries about this program, contact CallCenter@hrsa.gov or 1-800-221-9393 (TTY: 1-877-897-9910), Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET.
For more information about social work loan forgiveness programs NASW is promoting, click here.
Social Work Reinvestment – What is it?
Click here... posted 7/30/09
NASW/Texas Social Work Reinvestment Work Plan
Click here... posted 7/30/09
Emergency Preparedness Training
Disaster response is an important way in which social workers can serve their communities. In order to make your response as useful as possible, NASW/Texas has approved the “700 NIMS” and "ICS 100" National Incident Management System training for social work continuing education credits. Disaster response has its own language and structure and it is important for social workers to have this basic information prior to volunteering for disaster relief. Upon completion of the course, please fax or email a copy of the certificate of completion to the chapter office and we will mail you your CE certificate at no charge to NASW members. Others may include a check for $15.00 payable to NASW/Texas for a certificate. http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is700a.asp. Completion of this course should be added to your professional resume.
700 NIMS: An Introduction Continuing education hours for Social Workers available free through NASW/TX
Others may include a check for $15.00 payable to NASW/Texas for a certificate.
You must complete an Attendance Verification Form to receive credit. Click here to download.
Introduction to Incident Command System - ICS 100 Continuing education hours for Social Workers available free through NASW/TX
Others may include a check for $15.00 payable to NASW/Texas for a certificate.
You must complete an Attendance Verification Form to receive credit. Click here to download.
posted 8/17/09
Disaster Preparedness and Response Course on Meeting the Needs of Persons with Disabilities
Continuing education hours for Social Workers available free through NASW/TX
Others may include a check for $15.00 payable to NASW/Texas for a certificate.
The Public Health Foundation is offering a free Internet course for health professionals who may work with people with disabilities in times of disaster. The course has twelve objectives focusing on the needs of, and communicating with, individuals with disabilities. The course also has a component requiring creative problem solving in responding to possible scenarios a person may face when assisting people with disabilities during an emergency. This is a two hour course sponsored by the University of Kansas Research and Training Center on Independent Living and the Kansas Department of Health Education. Course available at: Public Heath Foundation, Ready Willing and Able Online Training (#1010882). You must complete an Attendance Verification Form to receive credit. Click here to download.
posted 8/17/09
NASW/Texas is Now on Twitter
Follow us at http://twitter.com/NASWTX for tweets (updates) during and after the state conference, October 15 - 17, 2009.
New Member Benefit – NASW Wireless Center
NASW has a new contract with Affinity Wireless Solutions to provide wireless services and merchandise to our members at a discounted rate. NASW members can now receive a range of wireless phones, calling plans, and accessories at discount through the NASW Wireless Center. Members will get the same great rate plans from the carrier they select, plus a better phone at a better value than they would receive walking into a retail store. For more information click here to visit the NASW Wireless Center (co-branded Web site). Contact Anna Patsel with questions.
Revised 2008 Medicare Fee Schedule
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Membership Scavenger Hunt is Back!
1.5 Free CEUs for Members! Click here to find out more.
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Continuing Education Workshops
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NASW Dues Comparison... What a Bargain!
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Texas Law for the Social Worker: A Sourcebook
Editor: J. Ray Hays, Robert McPherson, Vicki Hansen
Code: XB-218
ISBN-13: 978-1-886298-34-7
Publication Date: 2010-01-15
Price: $40.00 ($30/Discount Price to NASW Members)
Editors: J. Ray Hays, PhD, JD, Robert McPherson, PhD, Vicki Hansen, LMSW-AP, ACSW
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