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NASW Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill 2024

Social Work Blog

By Rachel Boyer, MSW, LMSW Ahead of the 2024 NASW National Conference, more than 200 social workers from 36 states and one U.S. Thompson (MS-02) Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) Telemental Healthcare Access Act (S.3651/H.R. Rachel Boyer, MSW, LMSW is NASW’s Public Policy Associate. House and Senate on June 18, 2024. 1638) Grace F.

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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

Social Work Blog

Donawa, LMSW. Violeta Donawa, LMSW. I’d gotten into community care-based work because there’s proven research that shows Black, Native, Latinx, and general working-class populations face bias from within the Healthcare System, which included mental health care providers. By Violeta A. We called ourselves HealingByChoice!

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

This scholarship opportunity will help cover the costs of the LMSW exam to be able to further my progress toward my end goals. My professional goals are to obtain my LMSW and LCSW while continuing to support marginalized communities. After graduation, I plan to receive my LMSW, and eventually my LCSW. Mary Ellen and John D.

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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

Working in the school system and having a field placement in a healthcare setting has allowed me to first-hand see how much of an impact I could make on children thanks to my education at UConn. After graduation I plan to take the test to get my LMSW and eventually work to get my LCSW. Thank you so much for your generosity!

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Social Work on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Look Back, A Look Ahead (Part One)

Social Work Blog

In Part One, an interview with Gwen Bouie-Haynes, PhD, LMSW—Executive Director, NASW MS Chapter and NASW Alabama Chapter ; and, Project Coordinator, Connect to End COVID-19 Special Populations. The challenges might possibly be continuous limited access to resources in already frail communities.

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Planning for Medicaid Unwinding in 2023

Social Work Blog

By Carrie Dorn, MPA, LMSW. If individuals no longer qualify for Medicaid or CHIP because their income has increased, they may be able to get health coverage through an employer or the healthcare marketplace. NASW Senior Practice Associate. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020, the Secretary of the U.S.