In This Issue:

Socialize with NASW Colleagues Around the Globe Friend NASW on Facebook Tweet on Our Twitter Feed Expand Your List of Professional Contacts Tune in to Social Work Happenings on NASW’s YouTube Channel Tell Others Why You Became a Social Worker Join Real-Time Chats on Social Work Topics Find Out What’s Stirring Opinion and Commentary in Social Work Get Involved in Social Work Advocacy PRACTICE ADVANCES AND SUPPORT July Social Work Issue to Focus on Practice Perspectives with Racial and Ethnic Minorities—See What’s Inside Here FORTHCOMING NASW PRESS TITLE Child Custody Evaluations by Social Workers: Understanding the Five Stages of Custody LEGISLATIVE AND LEGAL ADVOCACY Who is at Risk for Slipping Through Society’s Safety Net? PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT New Credential in Hospice and Palliative Care Lunchtime Teleconferences—FREE CEUs   Organizing for Social Change July 14, 2009 | 1.0 FREE CEU | 1 PM – 2 PM ET Recognizing and Supporting Cancer-Related Anxiety and Depression July 30, 2009 | 1.0 FREE CEU | 1 PM – 2 PM ET CAREER AND PERSONAL PROTECTION NEW Roadside Assistance Program Now Available to All NASW Members Through Cross Country Automotive Services NEW Now You Can Pay Your Professional Liability Premium Online with a Credit Card MEMBER BENEFITS Upcoming July NASW NEWS   From the Director: Social Workers Must be at the Table States Make Progress in Promoting Safety Sebelius Named Secretary of HHS Arizona Effort Saves Program Guam Chapter Marks 10th Anniversary NASW Members SAVE $45 on Social Worker Finder Listings Earn a Free $50 Prepaid Cash Card Earn Double Points on Your Hotel Stay VOLUNTEER OUTREACH Answer President Obama’s Call to Action: “United We Serve”

Socialize with NASW Colleagues Around the Globe

Did you know? NASW is on the popular social media sites Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube. We also offer chats, blogs, and an advocacy listserv for you to interact with colleagues and NASW and support the profession. These social networking tools offer you casual, effective ways to meet people who have the same or similar social work interests as you. Use them to build professional relationships, discuss social work issues, find solutions to on-the-job problems, and get involved with NASW.

	Friend NASW on Facebook Introduce yourself, post comments on our Wall, and add topics for discussion.
	Official NASW Fan Page Social Work Students—Official NASW Group Official NASW Facebook Group
	Expand Your List of Professional Contacts Join NASW’s contact network to make new professional connections in social work and reconnect with past ones. Click here.
	Tune in to Social Work Happenings on NASW’s YouTube Channel Catch up on videos and special announcements addressing issues affecting the social work community and the general public. Comment on what you have seen and heard. Click here.
	Tell Others Why You Became a Social Worker Help recruit new social workers to the field by letting others know why you became a social worker. View and post commentary on our Social Work in Action feed. Click here.
	Join Real-Time Chats on Social Work Topics Learn, exchange ideas, and network. Click here.
	Find Out What’s Stirring Opinion and Commentary in Social Work Read commentary and news on a variety of social work topics and issues affecting you, your practice, your clients, and our profession. Click here.
	Get Involved in Social Work Advocacy Receive timely updates and action alerts instructing on what you can do. Click here.

PRACTICE ADVANCES AND SUPPORT

July Social Work Issue to Focus on Practice Perspectives with Racial and Ethnic Minorities—See What’s Inside Here
	July’s Social Work journal is a special issue on practice perspectives with racial and ethnic minorities, the first such special issue on racial and ethnic minorities since 1982 (Vol. 27, No. 1). Since the 1982 special issue, the theoretical knowledge base undergirding social work practice with racial and ethnic minorities has expanded and diversified. Download the table of contents of July’s issue here. NASW members will receive an email notification when the special July 2009 issue is available online. New email address? Click here to update your email at the Member Center or call NASW Member Services at 800.742.4089 or 202.408.8600 ext. 499.
FORTHCOMING NASW PRESS TITLE Child Custody Evaluations by Social Workers: Understanding the Five Stages of Custody
Ken Lewis Understand the parameters and essential skills needed for each stage of custody evaluation. Social workers are well suited for conducting these evaluations because they are trained to evaluate parent-child relationships and the broader social environment. Look for this title soon at www.naswpress.org [Table of Contents] [Intro]
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

NOW AVAILABLE! New Credential in Hospice and Palliative Care
Now BSW-level members can get credentialed in hospice and palliative care. The Certified Hospice and Palliative Social Worker (CHP-SW) credential is now available to eligible NASW members. The CHP-SW credential shows you are an experienced social worker with advanced skill in hospice and palliative care—and that can give you a professional advantage in today’s job market and lead to higher pay. MSWs can apply for the advanced-level credential—the Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Social Worker (ACHP-SW). Learn more and download an application for either credential here.
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Lunchtime Teleconferences—FREE CEUs Organizing for Social Change | July 14, 2009 | 1.0 FREE CEU | 1 PM – 2 PM ET
	Understand how to build a grassroots campaign for change. Learn how to choose an issue, develop a strategy, and select tactics. For more information and to register, click here.
Recognizing and Supporting Cancer-Related Anxiety and Depression July 30, 2009 | 1.0 FREE CEU | 1 PM – 2 PM ET
Find out how a cancer diagnosis can affect a person and the family. Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression and gain cancer-specific knowledge and skills to assist your clients better. For more information and to register, click here.
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CAREER AND PERSONAL PROTECTION

NEW Roadside Assistance Program Now Available to All NASW Members Through Cross Country Automotive Services

NASW Assurance Services is pleased to announce that Cross Country Automotive Services is now available to you and your family if you need roadside assistance. All you need to do is call the toll-free number 800.709.1090 when you have car trouble.  A representative will assist you and collect payment information for services rendered. No enrollment or activation is required. So the next time you need roadside assistance, call 800.709.1090 Service provided from Cross Country Motor Club of Boston, Inc or Cross Country Motor Club of California, Inc. As the largest and leading provider of integrated vehicle and driver programs in North America, Cross Country Automotive Services provides roadside assistance to 100+ leading corporations that support over 75 million of their loyal customers.

NEW! Now You Can Pay Your Professional Liability Premium Online with a Credit Card

Time to purchase or renew your malpractice insurance? Online credit card payments are now available for individual professional and student members purchasing or renewing NASW member malpractice insurance. This convenient and budget-friendly member payment option is provided by PayPal, a VeriSign secure site. For more information about submitting online credit card payments, in coordination with the approval of your insurance application, which must be submitted separately in hard copy, contact American Professional Agency at 800.421.6694.

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MEMBER BENEFITS

Upcoming July NASW NEWS

Look for these articles in the upcoming July issue, available soon at NASW NEWS online.

From the Director: Social Workers Must Be at the Table By Elizabeth J. Clark As we adjust to a new administration on Capitol Hill, we also need to learn new vocabulary. One new term–Comparative Effectiveness Research–will have particular relevance for the practice of social work and all of us must help form the questions and topics to be researched. States Make Progress in Promoting Safety Violence against social workers has made national headlines. NASW chapters are continuing to play a major role in advocating for safety provisions in the private and public workforce. With the hard work of chapters, recent successes have taken place in West Virginia, Massachusetts, and other states. Sebelius Named Secretary of HHS NASW supported the nomination and confirmation of former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Human Services. NASW’s Kansas Chapter President Greg Tangari believes “her record reflects that she has been and will continue to be in sync with the values that are core to the social work profession.” Arizona Effort Saves Program Social work advocates celebrated a victory in May to keep a school of social work program alive at Arizona State University’s Tucson campus, with NASW’s Arizona Chapter leading the effort. Guam Chapter Marks 10th Anniversary NASW’s Guam Chapter celebrates 10 years since its inception. Since then, the chapter has seen an increase in student membership and successful fundraising and scholarship efforts, and looks toward promoting social work reinvestment efforts through a licensure process for Guam.

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NASW Members SAVE $45 on Social Worker Finder Listings

As an NASW member, you automatically save $45 on a National Social Worker Finder listing, whether it is a basic listing or a premium listing. The Finder is an economical way to promote your practice online for an entire year and increase practice-appropriate referrals. NASW Member Basic Listing Fee: $30/year (regularly $75/year). NASW Member Premium Listing Fee: $80/year (regularly $125/year). Register here.

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Earn a Free $50 Prepaid Cash Card

Cash in on summer. Stay just three separate times with Choice Hotels® with an arrival by August 13, 2009, and you’ll gain enough Choice Privileges® points to redeem for a $50 prepaid cash card. Stays must be booked at choicehotels.com or by calling 800.4CHOICE. You must be a Choice Privileges member to take advantage of this offer. Join now.

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Earn Double Points on Your Hotel Stay

Earn double Choice Privileges® points by booking a stay with an arrival by August 13, 2009, at MainStay Suites®, Suburban Extended Stay®, Econo Lodge®, or Rodeway Inn® hotels. Stays must be booked at choicehotels.com or 800.4CHOICE. You must be a Choice Privileges member to take advantage of this offer. Join now.

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