October 2013 - National Association of Social Workers

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National Association of Social Workers
CALIFORNIANEWS
www.naswca.org
October 2013 • Volume 40, Number 2
NASW Social Work and Service Members:
Joining Forces to Support Veterans and Military Families
D
r. Jill Biden, along with First
Lady Michelle Obama, created
Joining Forces to bring attention to the unique needs and strengths
of America’s military families. Joining
Forces is a comprehensive national initiative to mobilize all sectors of society to
give our service members and their families the opportunities and services they
have earned. NASW has been a proud
member of Joining Forces since 2011 and
is committed to educating and training
social workers to be prepared to meet the
needs of those who have made incredible
sacrifices for the United States.
NASW Practice Standards
NASW Practice Standards for Social
Work with Veterans and Military Families is available at www.socialworkers.
org/practice/military/documents/MilitaryStandards2012.pdf.
NASW Credentials
An expert panel of social workers
developed three professional credentials,
which showcase in-depth knowledge,
relevant work experience, leadership
capacity, competence, and dedication in
this field of practice at the baccalaureate,
advanced or clinical level. These credentials indicate experienced practitioners
in a variety of settings and work primarily with service members, veterans (from
all eras), and their families to address
their needs across their lifespan. These
professional social workers include: uniformed social workers; those employed
by the Department of Defense (DoD)
and Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA); social workers in community and
social service agencies; health care and
mental and behavioral health care social
workers; those employed in advocacy
NASW-California Chapter New Online Course
Self-Care in Social Work: A Guide for Practitioners, Supervisors,
and Administrators (6 CEUs)
Course Format — Self-Study
Additional Fee: The 185-page book costs
The California BBS categorizes any
course based on a book as “self-study,”
even though the post-test is completed
online. California LCSWs and LMFTs can
obtain a maximum of 18 CEUs through
self-study for every license renewal.
$32.95 plus shipping through the NASW
Press website at www.naswpress.org/publications/profession/self-care-in-social-work.
html. From this website, readers can access
more information about the book and read
testimonials.
Registration Fee: NASW Member: $25.00,
Nonmember: $30.00
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organizations; and those in private practices. For more information about these
credentials, visit http://socialworkers.org/
credentials/list.asp.
1. Military Service Members, Veterans,
and their Families — Social Worker
(SW bachelor level). Free to NASW
members for one year.
and Their Families — Advanced Social
Worker (SW MSW/PhD). Free to
NASW members for one year.
and Their Families — Clinical Social
Worker (SW MSW/PhD). Free to
NASW members for one year.
NASW Free Online Training
NASW is offering a free five-part series
that is available online to all social workers. It includes community resources,
evidence-based practices, military cultural competency, military sexual trauma,
and social work with military children.
For access to the online training, visit
www.naswwebed.org/.
NASW-California Chapter
Free Online Course
NASW-CA offers a free 3-CEU course
titled Defining a New Age in Veteran
continued on page 4
In This Issue
NASW Tools & Techniques..................... 2
Licensure Classes........................10 & 11
Regions............................................... 16
President’s Message.............................. 3
Legal Issue of the Month...................... 13
Councils.............................................. 18
Executive Director’s Message................. 4
Call for Nominations............................. 13
Online Classes..................................... 19
Political Action....................................... 6
Opinion................................................ 14
Lobby Days......................................... 20
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October 2013
Vol. 40, No.2 NASW California News www.naswca.org
Vol. 40, No. 2 NASW California News www.naswca.org
October 2013
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CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER
THE PRESIDENT
LEADERSHIP FROM
New Challenges Await Social Workers
Board of Directors Officers 2013-2014
PRESIDENT
Shirley Gentilini, MSW, LCSW
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
with the ACA
By Shirley Gentilini, MSW, LCSW
Sylvester Bowie, MSW
TREASURER
Cheryl Blankenship-Kupras, MSW, LCSW
SECRETARY
Jen Parga, MSW
VICE PRESIDENT LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS
Patrick Mace, MSW, PhD
VICE PRESIDENT MEMBERSHIP
AND ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES
Olga Sarabia, MSW
VICE PRESIDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Sherrill Clark, PhD
BSW STUDENT DIRECTOR SOUTH
Kurt Wellman
MSW STUDENT DIRECTOR NORTH
Nalleli Sandoval
NASW California News (ISSN-1042-279X) is
published monthly except bimonthly in September and November/December by the National
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Washington, DC 20002.
T
he Affordable Care Act of 2010
will increase the demand for social
workers in behavioral health
positions and medical case management.
Many practice settings will experience an
increased need for social work services,
including federally qualified health clinics (FQHCs), community mental health
centers, and hospitals, those with ambulatory care programs. Large physician
practices and integrated health systems
that operate Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may also increase the use of
social workers.
Many uninsured clients may never
have had health insurance before and
the enrollment process may be daunting for these individuals. Educating your
uninsured clients about their insurance
coverage options and motivating them to
apply will be an important task for those
front-line social workers.
State health exchanges will be open
to everyone. People with incomes
between 100 percent and 400 percent
of the federal poverty line (FPL) will
receive federal subsidies for purchasing
insurance coverage on the exchange.
Exchange enrollment began on October
1, 2013. One website for the California
Exchange is www.CoveredCA.com.
Agencies that have traditionally offered
free, low-cost or grant-funded services
may now be able to bill insurance for
these services. If your agency does not
currently participate in health insurance plans, suggest to your finance office
that they explore the possibility of your
agency becoming a provider with your
state’s exchange plans.
Many clients will have mental health
and substance use disorders. The ACA
requires that mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) services
are included in the “essential health benefits” package, which all insurance plans
available on the state health exchanges
must offer. These benefits at parity with
medical/surgical benefits may be challenging to enforce initially. Whether you are
employed by an agency or work in private
practice, be an advocate for your clients
in support of their parity rights. /
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October 2013
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
From Nevada to Syria
If all states had adequate treatment
and housing resources, they
wouldn’t be buying one-way bus
By Janlee Wong, MSW
tickets and six packs of Ensure.
R
ecently, Nevada was taken to
task for shipping its chronic and
persistently mentally ill patients
to all points out of Nevada and, in particular, to California. When asked why,
Nevada claims that’s where they want to
go. In reality, it’s all about money. The sad
thing is that if it were about the clients,
we would significantly increase funds
for caring for people that need longterm intensive case management, mental
health treatment and housing. We used
to warehouse (state hospitalize) people
because of the stigma, and the complete
inadequacy of community-based mental
health care systems. But over time the
cost became too high and the care so
substandard that we had to release them
and gave them a promise of community
continuing care (never to materialize,
again because of cost). Instead, we chose
to fund public safety as a form of defacto
care. Law enforcement, corrections, jails
and prisons became the care model (and
by the way, less expensive than hospi-
talization). Thus, so evolved the prison
industrial mental health complex.
We now have a system that leaves most
people homeless and on the streets so we
don’t have to pay for them at all until
they get so bad that they are picked up
and put in temporary psychiatric hospital care, usually through the emergency
room. Still, it’s horribly expensive, but
hospitals do receive some payment for
indigent care, including short-term care
that is delivered through the ER.
When clients get stabilized (no longer a
danger to self or others, barely functional
and able to care for themselves — usually
medicated), they are released, most of the
time, with little or no referral to community-based programs (that are few and
far between). The flimsiest of the safety
net is to release them to homeless shelters and homeless food programs. Using
the pretense of “free will” and asking clients where they want to go, they get sent
out of county and out of state. If asked
would you like to go to California, many
heavily medicated clients would simply
say, “Sure, I’ll go.”
Some are considering a federal antidumping law in Congress. A federal
anti-dumping law without concomitant
treatment and housing funding doesn’t
address the problem; it only takes away
the one-way bus ticket. Nor would a definition of “stabilization” be helpful. It’s
time to own up to this lack of treatment
and housing resources. If we are prepared to send 100 or more cruise missiles
to Syria, why can’t we save that money
and spend it on treatment and housing?
Better yet, let’s not spend the $1.5 or
$2 billion on the ship that carries those
cruise missiles and spend that on mental
health treatment and housing. If all states
had adequate treatment and housing
resources, they wouldn’t be buying oneway bus tickets and six packs of Ensure.
As advocates, we are obligated to
express this message to our elected representatives as they discuss what to do in
Syria. /
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Continued from page 1
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Department of Veterans Affairs:
Online Toolkit Aims to Support
Mental Health Providers Serving
Veterans in the Community
The Department of Veterans Affairs
has developed a new online Community
Provider Toolkit (www.mentalhealth.
va.gov/communityproviders) aimed at
delivering support, therapeutic tools, and
resources to community providers treating veterans for mental health concerns.
The goal of the Community Provider
Toolkit is to further enhance the deliv-
ery of mental health services to veterans
through increased communication and
coordination of care between community
providers and VA. It not only provides
information about accessing, communicating with, and making referrals to VA,
but also provides effective tools to assist
veterans who are dealing with a variety
of mental health challenges.
The Community Provider Toolkit also
includes sections intended to increase
providers’ knowledge about military
culture. For more information, visit
www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.
cfm?id=2394. /
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THEORIES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
The Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences
Theories/Lead
Figures
Extended
Family Systems:
Main Idea
(Primary Concepts)
Extends family systems beyond
nuclear family – multigenerational.
• Virginia Satir
• Carl Whitaker
Structural
Family Therapy:
• Salvador Minuchin
Strategic
Family Therapy:
• Haley
• MRI
• Madanes
Narrative Therapy
(Post-Modern):
• Michael White
• David Epson
Current and extended family
therapy.
Long/short term.
• Murray Bowen
Experiential/
Communication:
Unit of Focus/
Length of
Treatment
Primary concept is self-esteem –
an innate drive either fostered
or not fostered as a result of the
communication and early experiences
a child receives from his/her parents.
Family.
Directive, change-oriented therapy,
concerned with symptoms in terms of
family system dynamics – assumption
that if you change the organization or
structure of the family, then the family’s
symptoms will be alleviated.
Nuclear family only.
Three main models: MRI, Haley
and Madanes, the Milan Model.
Relationships are characterized by
a struggle for power to see who will
define or redefine relationship.
Participants in the problem.
Focus on the stories of people’s lives
and is based on the idea that problems
are manufactured in social, cultural and
political contexts. Externalize problem.
Deconstruct story. Create new story.
Individuals, couples,
families and groups.
Long term/short term.
Short/brief term.
Short/brief term.
No time line. Depends
on clients and process of
retelling story.
Therapist’s
Role
Key Terms
Differentiation of self and fusion, emotional triangle,
nuclear family emotional system, emotional cutoff, sibling
position, family projection process, multigenerational
transmission process, genogram, family ego mass, society
emotional process.
De-triangulated
coaching. Supervisor.
Self-esteem, self, primary triad, mind, soul, body triad,
maturation, seed model, threat and reward model,
placating, blaming, computing, distracting. leveling, rescue
games, coalition games, lethal games, growth games,
sculpting, family reconstruction, labeling assets.
Family structure, subsystems, boundaries/degree of
permeability, diffuse boundaries and enmeshment, rigid
boundaries and disengagement, alignments, triangle,
power, coalition, joining, mimesis, tracking, enactment,
re-framing, unbalancing.
Process of
Change/Insight
View of
Maladaptive
Behavior
Interventions Stages of
Treatment
Goals
Insight gained through
rationale/cognitive
processes leading to
differentiation and
understanding of family
of origin.
Behavioral disorders are
the result of a multigenerational transmission
process in which
progressively lower
levels of differentiation
are transmitted from one
generation to the next.
Beginning: Evaluation, trans-generational
exploration, identification of individualized
member.
Early/Middle: Teach differentiation,
individuation. genogram, therapy triangle,
relationship experiments, coaching and “I”
statements.
End: Reporting back. Closure.
Reduce the level
of anxiety and
alleviate symptoms.
Self-differentiation
within the context of
the family.
Active facilitator of
communication and
growth. Promotes
spontaneity, creativity,
autonomy and ability
to play. Coaches
and teaches.
Family possesses all
resources needed for growth.
Looks for suppressed
feelings and emotions that
block growth & fulfillment.
Experiential awareness
important for growth.
Dysfunctional behaviors
are conceptualized as
resulting from failure to
fulfill one’s potential for
personal growth.
Beginning: Assessment: family history/key
relationship issues. Develop relationship and
establish goals.
Early/Middle: Treatment focuses on growth:
sculpting, family reconstruction, teaching and modeling
effective communication, use of metaphors, use of
drama, role play, therapist use of self, art therapy,
“I value you” statements, labeling.
End: Provide closure.
Raise selfesteem, improve
communication,
growth, identify
family roles and
how they promote
symptoms.
Active director of
therapy. Promoter
of change in
family structure.
Behavioral change is based
on action – action precedes
understanding.
Individual symptomology
or family dysfunction are
viewed as the result of an
inflexible family structure
that prohibits the family
from adapting.
Beginning: Acceptance of therapist by family.
Evaluate/assessment. accommodating, mimicking,
joining, mapping, challenging the symptom.
Early/Middle: Enactment, reframing, unbalancing,
redirection. Challenge the family structure.
End: Review progress made. Reinforce structure
and reorganization and provide tools for the future.
Setting up referrals or groups.
Primary
long-term goal is
to “restructure”
the family.
Circular questioning, neutrality, hypothesizing,
complementary, double bind concept, first order change,
metacommunication, paradoxical communications/
prescription, positive connotation, prescribing the system,
relabeling, second order change, symmetrical.
Active, take-charge
role. Power based.
Focus of therapy is
on alleviating current
symptoms through altering
a family’s transactions
and organization.
Insight considered
counterproductive as it
increases resistance.
Focus on how
communication is
used to increase one’s
control in a relationship.
Symptom is interpersonal
rather than intrapsychic.
Struggles for control
become pathological when
control issues produce
symptomatic behavior.
Beginning: Identify the problem. Plan a strategy
for change. Four Stages: Social stage, problem stage,
interaction stage, goal setting.
Early/Middle: Direct interventions/straight
directives/assignments/tasks. Paradoxical
directives to change dysfunctional behavior.
Circular questioning, neutrality, hypothesizing.
Address power struggles within family. Relabel
dysfunctional behavior.
End: Terminate. Presenting problem solved.
Change occurs
through actionoriented directives
and paradoxical
interventions.
Life stories, externalizing, who is in charge, reading between
the lines, reauthoring the whole story, reinforcing the new
story, de-constructing dominant cultural discourses.
Collaborative listener/
investigator reporter.
Strong interest in
client’s story.
Uses questions.
Change and insight occur
when a person’s story helps
him to regain his life from a
problem in the end. Process
of uncovering key values,
strengths and skills that lead to
an alternate direction in life.
There is no one objective
“truth” and there are
multiple interpretations
of any event. People are
not their problems and
can develop alternative
empowering stories once
they are separated from
their problems.
Beginning: Assessment. Externalizing – Client
tells their problem-saturated story. Therapist asks
questions/encourages clients to ask questions.
Early/Middle: Externalizing – the person is not
the problem. Mapping the influence – problem’s
effects rather than causes. Determine how problem
disrupts/dominates family? Discuss examples of
unique outcomes when clients could overcome
problem. Reauthoring the story. Reinforcing the
new story. Deconstruction.
End: Document and support new story. Make referrals.
Reauthoring the
whole story.
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October 2013
POLITICAL ACTION
Government Relations Update
By Rebecca Gonzales, Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs
T
he legislative session has ended for the
year and legislators have returned to
their districts to meet with their constituents, attend community events and to
prepare for the next legislative session. The
Governor is in the midst of signing and vetoing
bills. He has until October 13 to take action on
bills that reached his desk on or after the 13th.
Bills that reached his desk before October 13
are subject to a 12-day deadline. Below is a list
of bills we supported this year that the Governor signed. I also included a list of bills that
were pending at press time.
NASW-CA Support Bills
Signed by the Governor
AB 10 (Alejo) Minimum Wage
Annual Adjustment
This bill would raise the minimum wage
incrementally until it reaches $10 an hour in
2018.
AB 261 (Chesbro) Residential Care Facilities
for the Elderly: Fees and Charges
This bill would prohibit a residential care
facility for the elderly from requiring advance
notice for termination of an admission agreement upon the death of the resident.
AB 868 (Ammiano) Courts Training Program
This bill requires the Judicial Council training program to include the effects of gender
identity and sexual orientation on family law
proceedings.
AB 1006 (Yamada) Juvenile Court
Records: Sealing and Destruction
This bill would require each court and probation department to ensure that juveniles
are provided with information regarding the
eligibility for and the procedures to request
the sealing and destruction of their juvenile
records.
SB 528 (Yee) Care and Treatment: Minor
and Nonminor Dependent Parents
This bill would authorize a child’s social
worker, if the child is 12 years of age or older,
to inform the child of his or her rights as a
minor to consent to confidential medical services. The bill would also authorize social
workers to provide dependent children with
age-appropriate, medically accurate informa-
tion about sexual development, reproductive
health, and prevention of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.
SB 177 (Liu) Homeless Youth
Education Success Act
This bill would require a homeless child
or youth to be immediately deemed to meet
residency requirement for participation in
interscholastic sports or other extracurricular
activities. This bill would also require public
schools and county offices of education to
immediately enroll a homeless child or youth
seeking enrollment.
NASW-CA Support Bills Awaiting
Action by the Governor
AB 4 (Ammiano) State Government:
Federal Immigration Policy Enforcement
This bill sets state policy that prohibits local
officials from detaining an individual on an
immigration hold after that person becomes
eligible for release from criminal custody
unless the person has a serious or violent conviction.
AB 174 (Bonta) Public School Health Centers
This bill would create a pilot grant program
to fund school-based mental health services for
children and adolescents impacted by violence
and trauma.
AB 218 (Dickinson) Employment
Applications: Criminal History
This bill would prohibit a state or local
agency from asking an applicant to disclose
information regarding a criminal conviction
on an initial employment application until
after the applicant’s qualifications for the
position have been determined to meet the
requirements for the position.
AB 263 Employment Retaliation:
Immigration Related Practices
This bill provides that it shall be unlawful for an employer or any other person or
entity to engage in unfair immigration-related
practices, as defined, against any person for
the purpose of retaliating against any person
for exercising any rights protected under the
Labor Code.
AB 402 (Ammiano) Disability Income
Insurance: Mental Illness
This bill would require that every policy of
disability income insurance that is of a shortterm limited duration of two years or less that
is issued, amended or renewed on or after July
1, 2014, and that provides disability income
benefits, to provide coverage for disability
caused by severe mental illness.
AB 460 (Ammiano) Health
Care Coverage Infertility
This bill requires that health care service
plans offer coverage for the treatment of infertility without discrimination on the basis of
age, ancestry, color, disability, domestic partner status, gender, gender expression, gender
identity, genetic information, marital status,
national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual
orientation.
AB 602 (Yamada) Mentally and
Developmentally Disabled Persons
This bill would require a training course for
law enforcement to be developed by July 1,
2015 to train officers on their interactions with
the mentally disabled or developmentally disabled. Also imposes additional requirements
on mandated reporters in state mental hospitals and state developmental centers.
AB 663 (Gomez) LGBT Training for
Administrators at Residential Facilities
This bill would require training in cultural
competency and sensitivity in aging lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender issues to address
the special needs of elderly LGBT adults in
residential facilities for seniors.
NASW-CA Support Bills That Did
Not Reach the Governor’s Desk
SB 61 (Yee) Limiting Solitary
Confinement in Juvenile Facilities
This bill provides that solitary confinements
shall only be used if a minor poses an immediate and substantial risk of harm to others
of the security of the facility, and other less
restrictive options have been exhausted.
Status: Assembly Inactive File /
October 2013
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POLITICAL ACTION
Time to Start Thinking
About Lobby Days
Title Protection Efforts
By Rebecca Gonzales
By Rebecca Gonzales
E
arlier this year our title protection bill,
AB 252 (Yamada and Eggman), was
held in the Assembly Appropriations
Committee. This bill would have reserved the
“social worker” title for those with a degree
from an accredited school of social work.
Since we have a two-year session, we have
looked at ways to move this bill next January.
At this point, it looks like opposition from
the county welfare directors and some unions,
most notably SEIU, may be too difficult to
overcome. The consultant for the Assembly
Appropriations committee also tagged this
bill with a high price tag. Unless we can get
the estimated cost down, it is unlikely this bill
will move next year.
As many of you know, title protection is
a core issue for NASW. If the bill does not
move next year you can be assured that we
will not give up. One way to achieve title pro-
tection is through multi-tier licensing so that
you can obtain a license if you hold a BSW
or an MSW. We did not take this approach
in AB 252 because the Board of Behavior Sciences (BBS) would have likely opposed our
bill because of work load issues. Multi-tier
licensing could be an approach once the BBS
implements the changes they are making to
the examination process and once their newly
automated registration and renewal system
known as BreEZe is implemented.
At this time it is hard to predict what
approach we will take. We are also trying to
think outside the box for different solutions.
Additionally, political realities and state budget situations change year-to-year so any
approach we take must be evaluated in light
of outside factors. We are looking forward to
continuing this fight! /
B
elieve it or not, it is time to start thinking about Lobby Days! Next year
Lobby Days will be held on April 6 and
7, 2014.
For those of you unfamiliar with Lobby
Days, this hugely popular event includes training participants on the legislative process and
how to talk to legislators about issues that are
important to social workers. The second day
of the event consists of actual lobby visits with
Members of the California Legislature and/or
their staff as well as a boisterous rally on the
steps of the State Capitol!
In preparation for this year’s Lobby Days,
everyone should know who represents them in
the State Assembly and the State Senate. Please
take this time to put your address into this website, http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ to
obtain this information.
Registration for Lobby Days will open in
November. We hope to see old faces and make
some new friends! See you in April. /
Special Elections Update
S
ince the last edition of this newsletter,
several special elections have taken
place. As stated previously, special elections are more common under term limits as
legislators look for new opportunities as they
near the end of their terms.
In the 52nd Assembly District, Assemblymember Norma Torres (D) resigned to
become a state senator. Her seat has now
been filled by another Democrat, Freddie
Rodriguez, who we endorsed in the runoff
against Paul S. Leon. The State Assembly
now has 53 Democrats, 25 Republicans and
two vacancies. For Democrats to regain the
super majority that they once held in the State
Assembly, they need to gain one more seat.
The 54th Democratic seat could come from
the 45th Assembly District. On September
17, there was an election to fill the seat left
when Assemblymember Blumenfield resigned
to be on the L.A. City Council. There was a
crowded field of candidates and since no one
captured more than 50 percent of the vote,
there will be a runoff in November between
Matt Dababneh (D) and Susan Shelley (R).
We endorsed another candidate in the primary so we will now evaluate these remaining
candidates for our endorsement.
Another race that just took place was in
the State Senate. Assemblymember Holly
Mitchell, who received our endorsement,
won in the 26th Senate District after former
Senator Curren Price resigned to take a seat
on the L.A. City Council.
Now we will be faced with yet another race
in the Assembly to fill Holly Mitchell’s seat.
It is a never ending game of musical chairs.
Check back for updates on these races and
other races in the future. /
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8
October 2013
POLITICAL ACTION
The Governor and the Legislature Respond to Prison Overcrowding
By Rebecca Gonzales
I
f you have been following the NASW-CA Facebook page,
you may have seen that we actively opposed the Governor’s
proposal to increase prison spending. This proposal was in
response to the federal court order to reduce the prison population to 137.5 percent of design capacity in order to bring up the
standard of health care within our prisons.
There are many ways to reduce the prison population, many of
which the Governor had embraced in the past. This includes creating parole eligibility for the elderly, expanding the use of good
behavior credits, and expanding medical parole. The Governor’s
plan that he released in August, relied solely on increasing prison
spending to create more beds in state public and private prisons
as well as sending more prisoners to out-of-state facilities.
History has demonstrated that adding prison capacity does
not alleviate overcrowding. Once a prison is opened, it is filled
to capacity and is virtually certain never to close. In addition,
by pouring money into the prison system, it takes money away
from restoring funding to health and human services programs
which were subject to $15 billion in cuts during the economic
recession.
Thankfully, the Governor’s original plan did not pass. We
worked alongside a broad coalition of health and human services organizations and organizations working to reform our
criminal justice system to defeat this proposal. We had several
press conferences at the State Capitol and in cities across the
state alerting the press and public to the disadvantages of the
Governor’s plan. We also lobbied key members of the Assembly
and Senate in order to defeat this measure. We also took out a
full page ad in the Sacramento Bee. (See ad on this page.)
Once the Governor felt the pressure from the public, it created
room for a compromise on this issue. Senator Steinberg had a
bill to ask for a delay in the court order and in the meantime put
money into mental health care and programs to reduce recidivism. What finally passed in the legislature was an imperfect
compromise of these two measures. The bill, SB 105, asked for a
delay in the court order, as Steinberg wanted, and if that delay is
granted, it will allocate money to reduce recidivism. If the court
does not grant an extension, the state will go with Plan B which
is to increase prison capacity.
At press time, the court just came out with a ruling to grant
a one-month extension for the Governor and the legislature to
come up with a new plan. We are working to pressure the Governor to put forth a plan that relies on reforming our correctional
system to reduce recidivism and to look at targeted releases that
will not impact public safety. An added benefit of reforming our
correctional system would be an increase in the need for social
workers within the Department of Corrections in order to help
combat recidivism by setting prisoners up for success once they
are released from prison. Check this newsletter and our Facebook page for updates on this issue! /
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Governor Brown
and the Legislature:
Invest in the future, not in the past.
Californian’s prisons are in a deadly crisis. We are dismayed by the proposals
currently under consideration. We can no longer delay, appeal, or waste more time
and taxpayer money kicking this problem down the road. We have solutions now,
we need to implement them now. The only way to restore California’s future is:
RESTORE HEALTH CARE,
EDUCATION AND HUMAN
SERVICES
Locking in the billions of dollars
of prison spending in this plan will
permanently endanger California’s
families and our chance to
rebuild the healthcare, education,
childcare and human services
of our state. The plan will also
remove environmental and labor
protections. This is the wrong path.
REDUCE THE PRISON
POPULATION
There is a smarter way.
We can reduce the prison
population immediately by
implementing fundamental
sentencing reform, elder and
medical parole, and earned
credits.
NO PRISON OR
JAIL EXPANSION
We don’t need more prisons.
We can’t afford to build, rent, or
bring online any more expensive,
unnecessary prison or jail
cells. We should be looking for
ways to close prisons and jails,
not open them.
#StopCABudgetRaid
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NEW ONLINE COURSE
Continued from page 1
Instructions
• Register for the course and take the
pre-test and read the course overview.
• Purchase the 185-page book, which
costs $32.95 plus shipping, through
the NASW Press at www.naswpress.
org/publications/profession/self-carein-social-work.html.
• From this website, readers can read
more about the book and see testimonials.
• After reading the book, return to
www.socialworkweb.com/nasw and
complete the online post-test with a
score of 80 percent or better to print
the certificate of completion.
Course Description
This course is based on the book,
Self-Care in Social Work: A Guide for
Practitioners, Supervisors and Administrators, authored and published by Kathy
Cox, PhD, LCSW, and Sue Steiner, MSW,
PhD. The book presents an in-depth
exploration of the meaning of self-care
on the part of mental health practitioners and other human service providers.
It goes beyond the typical prescription
for individuals to exercise, eat well, or
get a massage. In fact, the book is based
on the premise that self-care should not
be an add-on activity that only happens
in the rare instance when one has some
free time. Instead, it is conceptualized as
a state of mind and considered an integral part of the practitioner’s training.
As an adjunct to the conceptual material
presented, the book provides exercises
and activities devoted to the application
of key concepts. It also includes stories
submitted by practitioners in the field
regarding their experiences with jobrelated stress, as well as strategies for
coping. Part I of the book focuses on the
impact of stress and how the concept of
“self-care” has evolved in recent years.
Part II explores the three “S’s” of selfcare: self-awareness, self-regulation, and
self-efficacy. Part III focuses on organizational patterns or practices that can
either contribute to stress or support
employees’ self-care.
Target Audience
This intermediate level course is
designed for social workers, mental
health practitioners, psychotherapists,
supervisors, and administrators who
wish to explore the topics of self-care and
stress management, including individual
and organizational approaches.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, readers
will be able to do the following:
• Identify physical, psychological, and
behavioral effects of chronic stress.
• Identify personal and organizational
sources of stress.
• Identify the differences between active
coping, avoidance coping, and proactive coping.
• Identify assumptions that are commonly held by practitioners concerning
the lack and limitation of clients, self,
and service systems.
• Identify the five primary types of
appraisal-based coping.
• Identify visual, auditory, and tactile
practices for enhancing mindfulness.
• Identify strategies for sustaining selfefficacy.
• Identify dimensions of an employee’s
“fit” within an organizational culture.
• Identify supervisory strategies that
support self-care in supervisees.
• Identify ways that administrators can
support workplace wellness.
Instructor Biography
Kathleen (Kathy) Cox, PhD, LCSW, is
an associate professor at the School of
Social Work at California State University, Chico. She earned her MSW from
San Diego State University and her doctorate from the University of Southern
California. She previously worked as a
licensed practitioner, clinical supervisor,
and administrator in the field of children’s
mental health. Kathy currently teaches a
variety of courses in social work practice,
practicum, and research. The focus of her
scholarship is strength-based assessment
and intervention with high-risk families,
traumatic stress, and self-care for helping
professionals. While Dr. Cox coauthored
the book, Self-Care in Social Work: A
Guide for Practitioners, Supervisors, and
Administrators, with Sue Steiner (see bio
below), Dr. Cox created the content for
the online course.
Sue Steiner, PhD, MSW, is a professor
at the School of Social Work at California
State University, Chico. Over the years,
she has taught community practice,
program development, grant-writing,
research, social welfare policy, and field
practicum courses. Sue has worked in
community organization, social welfare
policy, and organizational development.
She is the coauthor of An Introduction
to the Profession of Social Work (3rd
ed.) (Brooks Cole, 2009), and her current scholarship focuses on effective
teaching methods.
CE Approval
The NASW-California Chapter online
program is an approved continuing education provider through the California
Board of Behavior Sciences (BBS), the
(NASW), Association of Social Work
Boards (ASWB) and Nevada Board
of Examiners for Social Workers. For
details, visit www.socialworkweb.com/
nasw/boards.cfm.
NASW-CA Customer Service:
Email questions to [email protected]. /
IMPORTANT!
Effective on April 1, 2013, supervisors of ASWs must be licensed for two years
prior to commencing any supervision. Title 16, CCR Section 1870.
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October 2013
January CE Fair in Irvine
January 23-25, 2014
Marriott Hotel, 18000 Von Karman Ave., Irvine, CA 92612
ROOM RESERVATIONS: Call the hotel at (949) 553-0100 and request the NASW rate
- $89 per night.
PARKING: $7 per day/ approximate
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday – January 6, 2014. Registration fees increase $25
after this date.
DATES: LOCATION: Overview of the DSM-5: Changes,
Challenges and Controversies (6hr)
Course: #14-201
Instructor: P. Lenahan, LCSW, MFT
Date: Thursday, January 23
Hours: 9:00am-4:00pm
Fees: Member $130 / Non-member $160
Human Sexuality (10 Hr)
Pre-license Requirement ASW, IMF, LPCC
Course: #14-200
Instructor: M. Harwood, LCSW
Date: Thursday, January 23
Fees: Member $190
Non-member $220
Spousal/Partner Abuse (15 Hr)
Course: #14-202
Instructor: M. Harwood, LCSW
Date: Fri. & Sat., Jan. 24 & 25
Fees: Member $260
Non-member $290
Substance Dependency (15 Hr)
Pre-license Requirement ASW, IMF,
LPCC and LEP Renewal
Course: #14-203
Instructor: Melanie Barker, LCSW
Dates: Fri. & Sat., Jan. 24 & 25
Fees: Member $260
Non-member $290
Child Abuse (7 Hr)
and LEP Renewal
Course: #14-204
Instructor: R. Liles, LCSW, DSW
Date: Saturday, January 25
Fees: Member $150
Non-member $180
Advanced Law & Ethics (6 Hr)
Renewal Requirement for LCSW,
LMFT and LEP
Course: #14-205
Instructor: M. W. Siegel, LCSW
Date: Friday, January 24
Fees: Member $130
Non-member $160
Clinical Supervision (15 Hr)
Requirement for Supervising ASW
Course: #14-206
Instructor: M. Jung, LCSW, DSW
Dates: Fri. & Sat., Jan. 24 & 25
Fees: Member $260
Non-member $290
February CE Fair in Burlingame
February 21 & 22, 2014
Doubletree Hotel, 835 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, CA 94010
ROOM RESERVATIONS: Call the hotel at (650) 344-5500 and request the NASW rate - $109 per night.
PARKING: No Charge/Complimentary SFO Shuttle
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday – February 3, 2014. Registration fees increase $25 after this date.
DATES: LOCATION: Human Sexuality (10 Hr)
Pre-license Requirement ASW,
IMF, LPCC
Course: #14-207
Instructor: R. Nizzardini, LCSW, JD
Date: Friday, February 21
Fees: Member $190
Non-member $220
Spousal/Partner Abuse
(15 Hr)
IMF, LPCC
Course: #14-209
Instructor: J. Jackson, LCSW
Date: Fri. & Sat., Feb. 21 & 22
Fees: Member $260
Non-member $290
Advanced Law & Ethics
(6 Hr)
Renewal Requirement for
LCSW, LMFT and LEP
Course: #14-210
Instructor: P. Tsui, LCSW, PsyD
Date: Saturday, February 22
Fees: Member $130
Non-member $160
Substance Dependency
(15 Hr)
IMF, LPCC and LEP Renewal
Course: #14-211
Instructor: J. Taubman, LCSW
Dates: Fri. & Sat., Feb. 21 & 22
Fees: Member $260
Non-member $290
Clinical Supervision (15 Hr)
BBS Requirement for
Supervising ASW
Course: #14-212
Instructor: M. Stern, LCSW
Dates: Fri. & Sat., Feb. 21 & 22
Fees: Member $260
Non-member $290
DSM-5 Transitions: An
Overview of the DSM-5
Diagnostic Manual (6 Hr)
Course: #14-208
Instructor: S. Taubman, PhD, LCSW
Date: Friday, February 21
Fees: Member $130
Non-member $160
Register online at www.naswca.org
Child Abuse (7 Hr)
IMF, LPCC and LEP Renewal
Course: #14-213
Instructor: J. Robbins, LCSW
Date: Saturday, February 22
Fees: Member $150
Non-member $180
October 2013
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October 2013
New Requirement for Out-of-State LCSWs as of January 1, 2014
T
he California Board of Behavioral
Sciences Statutes and Regulations
requires qualified out-of-state
licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs),
who are applying for a California LCSW
license, to complete specific, board
approved post-master’s coursework prior
to submitting an LCSW application.
Prior to January 1, 2014, qualified outof-state applicants must complete the
following coursework before submitting
an LCSW application:
1. Alcoholism and Other Chemical Substance Dependency (15 Hr)
2. Human Sexuality (10 Hr)
3. Child Abuse Assessment, Detection,
and Reporting (7 Hr) This training
must be specific to California laws.
4. Spousal/Partner Abuse Assessment,
Detection, and Intervention (15 Hr)
AROUND THE STATE
Christina Wong Reappointed to BBS
Christina Wong has
been reappointed by Governor Brown to the Board
of Behavioral Sciences as
a LCSW member on June
1, 2013 for another four
years. The BBS has also
elected Wong as Vice Chair.
Since 2002, she has been employed by Glenn
County Health Services and currently serves
as health services program coordinator.
Wong was formerly the senior mental health
counselor for the Children’s System of Care
Program. She is also a mental health clinician
for Butte County Probation Department’s
Minor Adjustment Program, providing family counseling to the incarcerated minors in
juvenile hall and upon release in the community since 2008. Wong is the field instructor
for California State University, Chico, School
of Social Work and previously served as the
dean of student affairs for Hong Kong Shue
Yan College from 1993 to 1997. She received
her Master of Social Work degree from the
University of Hull, United Kingdom, is
involved in NASW leadership and has served
as NASW-CA’s Region D director. /
New Requirement: As of January 1,
2014, qualified out-of-state applicants
must obtain all four courses listed above,
in addition to a fifth requirement, which is
listed below:
5. California Law and Ethics (18 Hr)
This training must be specific to California laws and ethics.
The board allows registrants to obtain
all of the required post-master’s coursework through online or in-person courses
as long as the training meets the specific
requirements outlined in the BBS Statutes
and Regulations, and is offered through
an approved provider. With the exception of child abuse and law and ethics,
coursework requirements can also be met
through university courses if the course
appears on an official master’s level transcript.
For details, refer to the BBS Statutes
and Regulations, Chapter 14, §4996.2
Qualifications of Licensees, and §4996.25
Additional Coursework, at www.bbs.
ca.gov/pdf/publications/lawsregs.pdf.
NASW-California is an Approved Provider
The NASW-California Chapter offers
board approved in-person and online
courses that can be used to meet all
coursework requirements.
• Live Courses: For details about inperson required pre-license courses,
visit www.naswca.org/displaycommon.
cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=110.
• Online Courses: For details about
online required pre-license courses,
visit www.socialworkweb.com/nasw/
choose/law_and_ethics.cfm. /
SAVE THE DATE
October 18, 2013
California State University Sacramento
2nd Annual Translational Researcher/
Practitioner Round Table
For additional information:
[email protected]
SPONSORS
University of Southern California
University of California, Berkeley
California State University Sacramento
California State University Chico
San Jose State University
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California State University Stanislaus
California Child and Family Policy Institute
California Social Work Education Center
National Association of Black Social Workers – Sacramento Chapter
October 2013
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NASW LEGAL ISSUE OF THE MONTH
Social Workers and Drug Testing of Public Benefits Applicants
By Sherri Morgan, Associate Counsel, LDF and Office of Ethics & Professional Review ©June 2013. National Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved. Re-publication of this article or portions thereof is by permission only.
Introduction
At a time when an increasing number
of states are decriminalizing the personal
or medical use of marijuana (Fine, 2013),
a trend toward drug testing as a means
to screen out applicants for public benefits is on the rise (National Conference
of State Legislatures (NCSL, 2013a)).
NASW has filed amicus curiae (“friend
of the court”) briefs in a number of
cases addressing suspicionless drug testing — in opposition to such programs.
This Legal Issue of the Month article
will review these issues through the lens
of a recent federal court decision, Lebron v. Secretary, Florida Department of
Children and Families, and recent state
legislation.
Lebron v. Secretary, Florida Department of Children and Families Decision
Florida enacted a mandatory drug-testing requirement for all applicants for the
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
(TANF) program in May 2011 (Fla. Stat.
§ 414.0652 (2011)). Under this program
applicants for TANF benefits are notified
that they will be required to undergo drug
testing at their own expense as a condition
of receiving TANF benefits (§ 414.0652(2)
(a)). Applicants whose test results are negative will be reimbursed for the cost of
the test. Applicants who test positive for
controlled substances become ineligible
to receive TANF benefits for one year (§
414.0652(1)(b)). If a denied applicant
has the means to complete a substance
abuse treatment program and take a second drug test, they may re-apply within
six months (§ 414.0652(2)(j)). There is
an option for dependent children whose
parent has failed the drug test to receive
benefits though an alternative payee who
must also successfully pass the drug testing requirements (§ 414.0652(3)). /
To read the rest of the article, please
visit www.naswca.org/associations/7989/
files/legal_issue_10_13.pdf
2014 NASW California Chapter Elections — Call For Nominations
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 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 December 31, 2013
but may be extended if nominations are
insufficient.)
Serves on the Board of Directors
Term runs from July 1, 2014 to June 30,
2017 (except as otherwise noted).
Student Director South (MSW – First Year)
Regional Directors
Region C (Alameda, Contra
Costa, Napa, Solano)
Region E (San Diego and Imperial)
Region G (Santa Barbara, Ventura, North LA)
Region I (East Los Angeles along
Long Beach to Pasadena line)
Elected in 2014 for one year July 1, 2014
to June 30, 2015.
Committee on Nominations and
Leadership Identification
Student Director North (BSW – Junior)
Regions B Representative (San
Mateo to San Luis Obispo)
to June 30, 2015.
Chapter President Elect
to June 30, 2015.
Chapter Secretary
Vice President for Membership
and Organizational Services
Vice President for Legislative
and Political Affairs
Regions D Representative (Central
Valley — Oregon to Bakersfield)
Regions E&F Representative
(Orange, San Diego, Imperial)
Regions G, H, & I Representative
(Santa Barbara, Ventura, LA)
Term runs from July 1, 2014 to June 30,
2016.
To be nominated for these positions, or
to find out more, contact [email protected] or go to www.naswca.org, click
on “About Us, Run for NASW Elected
Office.” /
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October 2013
OPINION
A New Career Opportunity for Social Workers:
Working with People with Multiple Disabilities
By Lillian L. Hyatt, MSW, Resident of a CCRC and AARP Policy Specialist on CCRCs,
and Renee Cusano, BS, a student at SFSU
T
here is a serious shortage of qualified professionals to work with
people of all ages who have sensory impairments, particularly those who
are blind or have low vision. Social workers willing to take the courses to qualify for
this vital work can do so by enrolling in the
Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Program
available at San Francisco State University
(SFSU). SFSU is considered to be one of
the premier Orientation and Mobility programs in the world and is recognized as a
national leader in curricular innovations.
Additional information can be obtained by
calling Sandra Rosen, PhD, program coordinator, at (415) 338-1245 or go online to
http://online.sfsu.edu/mobility.
Evening and weekend courses are convenient for individuals who have jobs. Social
workers who qualify for this work are
assured of employment, because there is
a shortage of qualified practitioners in the
field. Those willing to equip themselves with
these skills can help their communities cope
with a growing and unfulfilled need.
I first learned of the work and amazing
background of Sandra Rosen when I was
trying to help a student. She started work
in the field of rehabilitation as a physical therapist. Her desire to “teach people
real life skills, enabling them to live their
lives as they wish, even in the presence of
visual impairment,” led her to pursue a
career in the O&M field. Dr. Rosen’s long
and continued dedication to the field has
greatly contributed to the areas of sensorimotor development of children who
have visual impairments and independent
travel for individuals with visual and physical impairments. Her work includes the
development of comprehensive mobility
techniques and curriculum, innovations in
personal preparations,
and the establishment of
the first university level
O&M program in Europe. /
To view the entire article, please visit
www.naswca.org/associations/7989/files/
hyatt1013.pdf. To request a printed copy
of this article, please email [email protected]. California News columnist Lillian
Hyatt is an AARP California policy advisor. A policy advisor reviews legislation,
regulations and other proposals to promote
official AARP policy updated annually and
approved by its board of directors. Professor Hyatt can be seen at www.youtube.com.
Search for Lillian Hyatt.
Renee Cusano, BS, is a student who has
completed her first year in the orientation
and mobility program at San Francisco
State University, and is concurrently pursuing a MA in special education.
How Are We Doing? Part 2: Comparing Social Worker Density
By Patrick Mace
Last issue, I looked at Bureau of Labor
statistics data on “Community and Social
Service (C&SS) Occupations” and found that
California was below average and ranked at
31st among all states. Within the “Community and Social Service (C&SS) Occupations”
data is a subset of data on “social workers.”
In May 2012, there were 582,270 people
working with a title of social worker. The
word “title” used here as the definition of
“social worker” is not consistent from state
to state because in some states (including
California) the title is not protected by law.
Thus in those states a social worker lacks
specific legal definitions of education and
training. However, in spite of the problem,
the count of people employed as social workers does provide a means of comparing the
efforts of “social workers” within a given
state and does offer a means of comparison.
This article also contains a table comparing information about people employed as
social workers for the 10 most populous
states, plus Vermont, the number one ranked
state.
We can see how many people in each state
are employed in the social worker occupation
title. In the United States there are 582,270
social workers, with 183 employed for each
100,000 residents. On average they earn
$47,370 annually with a total of $27.5 billion spent. California employs the most with
63,270 social workers, 166 employed for
each 100,000 residents. California’s social
workers earn an average salary of $55,247
each year with total spending in the state at
about $3.5 billion. But this does not mean
California is the best at providing social
workers to work in the state social service
system. In terms of numbers of social workers per 100,000 residents, California ranks
37th among all the states. Massachusetts is
the leader with 390.75 social workers per
100,000 residents. New York ranks 11th and
has 259 social workers for each 100,000 residents. Pennsylvania has 272 social workers
per 100,000 and ranks 9th.
Florida and Texas have 106
and 112 for each 100,000 residents and are
ranked 51st and 52nd.
If the population of each state is considered, California’s ranking is not the best.
When number of social workers employed for
each 100,000 people is compared, California
falls to 37th among states with a lower density of social workers available to residents.
California may employ more social workers,
but their work is spread more thinly across
a much larger 38 million population. Thus,
we can say that California social workers
are less dense within the population than are
the same occupations in New York and most
other states. California has 36 percent fewer
social workers available to its residents than
does New York and 43 percent fewer capacity than Massachusetts. /
To read the rest of the article, please visit
www.naswca.org/associations/7989/files/
opinion_mace_10_13.pdf.
October 2013
15
Covered California Questions Answered
S
tarting this month Californians
will be able to sign up for health
insurance in the state’s new health
exchange, known as “Covered California.” According to Mark Beach,
communications director for AARP California, there are online resources to help
guide people through the process. The
website at www.HealthLawFacts.org has
useful information about the Affordable
Care Act, and the www.HealthLawAnswers.org is an interactive site that asks
a few simple questions to produce a customized report.
“It’s really just seven questions: Where
do you live? What’s your age range, family status, et cetera. And based on these
answers, the site provides guidance,”
Beach said.
The actual costs and full details of
the health plans won’t be available until
October 1, but Beach said they hope
people will take the time now to educate
themselves so they make the right decisions. The Affordable Care Act requires
that most people have insurance by January. Beach said it’s important to demystify
the law for people of all ages.
“Even if folks are 65-plus and on
Medicare, they may have children,
grandchildren, other relatives who will
be affected by the new health care law.”
When people file their 2014 income
tax returns, they will have to report their
health insurance coverage. Those who are
not covered will be penalized 1 percent
of their income. In 2017, that penalty
increases to 2.5 percent. More information can be found at www.CoveredCA.
com and at www.AARP.org. /
Become a Covered California CEC
C
alifornia’s implementation of
the Affordable Care Act is right
around the corner. Enrollment in
health plans through Covered California
began October 1, 2013 and will continue
until March 31, 2014.
By January 2014, most people will be
required to enroll in a health plan. As
social workers, we are interested in making this transition as easy as possible for
our clients. One way to help ease this
transition for our clients is to become a
certified enrollment counselor (CEC),
which is a title available through Covered
California. In order to become a CEC, it
is necessary to become affiliated with a
Certified Enrollment Entity (CEE). CEE
information will be provided by Covered
California to those who are interested in
becoming CECs. Any individual who is
interested in becoming a CEC is responsible for submitting an application for
affiliation to a CEE. Once the application is approved, the CEC can begin the
background screening process as well
as CEC training. Certified Enrollment
Entities are paid a flat fee of $58 per successful application and $25 per successful
annual renewal. The Enrollment Entities
compensate the individual Enrollment
Counselors.
If you are interested in becoming a
CEC, you can contact the Covered California Certified Enrollment Counselor
Help Desk at (888) 402-0737 or [email protected].
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Important BBS
Announcement
Attention September
Renewal Candidates:
The Department of Consumer
Affairs is in the process of
replacing its current licensing
and enforcement data systems.
The new data system “BreEZe”
will be implemented on or
about September 17, 2013.
During the transition from
our current system to the
new BreEZe system, all
cashiering functions will be
temporarily suspended beginning
early September 2013.
This temporary suspension may
impact your renewal. To avoid
any possible lapse in licensure
or processing delays, September
renewal candidates are strongly
encouraged to submit their
renewal fees prior to September
1, 2013. As usual, all other
renewal candidates should allow
four to six weeks processing time
for your renewal application.
For more information, visit
www.dca.ca.gov/about_dca/
breeze/index.shtml.
Questions? Contact
the Board office by email
at BBSWebMaster@dca.
ca.gov (in the subject line add
“Question about Renewal”).
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October 2013
REGION REPORTS
Central Coast Unit
Lynne White Dixon, LCSW
[email protected]
Silicon Valley Unit
Chris Lum
[email protected]
Alternate Director
Amy Gregor
[email protected]
San Luis Obispo Unit
Ly-Lan M.V. Lofgren, MSW, LCSW
[email protected]
REGION A
San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake,
Humboldt, Del Norte
CONTACTS
Director
Shelly Kalmer
[email protected]
Assistant Director
Mark Thoma, EdD, MSW
[email protected]
Mendocino Unit Contact
Nancy Nanna
[email protected]
Sonoma Unit Chair
Daniela Bravo
[email protected]
Carla Schwartz
[email protected]
Humboldt Unit Chair
Debbie Patton
[email protected]
San Francisco Unit Report
By Mark Thoma, EdD, MSW
The San Francisco unit hosted a networking and free
CEU event in September at Jewish Family and Children’s
Services on cognitive decline and the risks of financial
abuse. Thank you to William Amaral, LCSW, of Adult Protective Services and Rebecca Paul, Esq., of Jewish Family
and Children’s Services for presenting. Please mark your
calendar for our next and final 2013 networking and CEU
event slated for Thursday, November 14, from 5:30pm to
7:30pm entitled, “California’s Criminal Justice Realignment Plan and San Francisco County’s Response.” The
event will be held at the Community Assessment and
Services Center, 564 6th Street. To RSVP, please contact
Mark Thoma at [email protected].
REGION B
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San
Benito, San Luis Obispo
CONTACTS
Director
Glenn Thomas, LCSW, BCD
[email protected]
Assistant Director
Marvin Gross
[email protected]
Kern Unit Co-chair
Evelyn Eterno
[email protected]
Northern Gateway
Susan Thompson
[email protected]
Sierra Foothills Chair
Andrea Hayes
[email protected]
Stanislaus Chair
Kathy Sniffen, MSW
[email protected]
San Mateo Unit
Suh-Liang Ou
[email protected]
REGION E
San Luis Obispo Unit
Director
Jennifer Tinsley, MSW
[email protected]
Assistant Director
Bera K. Sekhon, MSW
[email protected]
By L. Jeannette Davis
The SLO Unit’s fall schedule continues with a 1.0 CEU
presentation “Identifying and Working with Gifted Kids”
by Annette Sheely, M.A., on Thursday, October 24 from
5:30pm to 7:30pm. The monthly meeting begins with
networking and refreshments before the presentation.
We welcome all local social workers and other mental
health workers to attend. Contact Ly-Lan Lofgren, LCSW,
at [email protected] for more information and/
or directions.
REGION C
Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Solano
CONTACTS
Regional Director
Natasha Paddock
[email protected]
Assistant Director
Rachelle Jackson
[email protected]
Student Representatives
University of California at Berkeley
Nalleli Sandoval
[email protected]
California State University, East Bay
Cara Fisher
[email protected]
Ashley Carrion
[email protected]
REGION D
Central Valley: Chico, Kern, Fresno, Merced,
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus; Sierra Foothills:
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Tuolumne
CONTACTS
Regional Director
Tracy Kelly Harrison
[email protected]
Alternate Director South
Charleen Bright
[email protected]
Financial Chair
Laurie Pence
[email protected]
Chico Unit Chair
Christina Wong, LCSW
[email protected]
San Diego, Imperial
CONTACTS
Region E Report
By Jennifer Tinsley
Region E celebrated the summer ending by having a
kick-off monthly meeting on September 18, 2013. We
had a great turnout and used the meeting to plan for our
upcoming year. We have lots of ideas for workshops,
CEU’s and, of course, our annual Social Work Awards
Dinner in March. Region E is working closely this year with the various
social work programs in San Diego and Imperial County. We also will be cohosting a couple of events with the
NASW New Professional Network including a panel on
Social Work careers in October. Please join our Facebook
page for our upcoming events and local announcements at
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/NASWCA.RegE/.
REGION F
San Bernardino/Riverside, Orange County, Palm Desert
CONTACTS
Director
Cameron Galford, LCSW, BCD
[email protected]
Assistant Directors
Ed Walsh, MSW
[email protected]
Leslie Wind, PhD, LCSW
[email protected]
Palm Springs Unit Chair
Joseph Brinson, MSW
[email protected]
High Desert Unit Chairs
Kimberly Cox, MSW, LCSW
[email protected]
Karen Quinn, MSSA
[email protected]
Inland Empire Unit Chairs
Julie Griffin, MSW
[email protected]
Geovana Varela, MSW
[email protected]
REGION REPORTS
Orange County Unit Chair
Leslie Wind, PhD, LCSW
[email protected]
Palm Springs/Desert Cities Unit Report
By Katrina Bullard, MSW
Please join us for our monthly meeting on Wednesday,
November 6 from 6:00pm to 7:30 pm in the Bistro Room
at the Mirage Inn at 72750 Country Club Drive in Rancho
Mirage. Come enjoy networking with fellow social workers. For more information, contact the Unit Chair Joseph
at (310) 622-3022 or by email at hotplate0149@yahoo.
com.
REGION G
San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, Antelope Valley,
Santa Barbara County
CONTACTS
Director
Jerry Lawrie
[email protected]
Assistant Director
Debbie Allen
[email protected]
Santa Barbara Unit
Kimiko Kuroda, MSW
[email protected]
San Fernando Valley Unit Co-Chairs
Judith M. Harris, LCSW
[email protected]
Ventura County Unit
Maryellen Benedetto
[email protected]
REGION H
West Los Angeles and Beach Cities
CONTACTS
Director
Sarah Cummings
[email protected]
Regional Alternative Director
Jolene Hui
[email protected]
REGION I
San Gabriel Valley, East LA, and South Bay – Long Beach
CONTACTS
Director
Paul McDonough
[email protected]
Assistant Director
Shammeer Sorrell
[email protected]
Long Beach/South Unit Chair
Dr. Brian Lam
[email protected]
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Region A
https://www.facebook.com/NASWCaRegionA.SFtoDN
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San Luis Obispo
www.facebook.com/pages/NASW-San-LuisObispo-County-CA/210534319026378
San Mateo
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/NASWCA-SanMateo-Unit-4369477/about
http://www.facebook.com/NASWCA.SanMateo
Region C
www.facebook.com/pages/NASWRegion-C/129624850402761
Silicon Valley Unit
www.facebook.com/
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groups/178032362231010/?fref=ts
Region D
Chico Unit
www.facebook.com/groups/NASWChicoUnit/
Region E
www.facebook.com/groups/NASWCA.RegE/
Region F
Desert Cities and Riverside County Unit
www.facebook.com/groups/164034033663929/
www.facebook.com/NASW.OrangeCounty
www.facebook.com/NASWHD
Region G
San Fernando Valley Local Unit
www.facebook.com/groups/nasw.sfvlu/
www.facebook.com/groups/NASW.SB/
Region H
West Los Angeles
www.facebook.com/groups/regionhnasw/
Region I
www.facebook.com/groups/NASWCAREGIONI/
Councils
Social Action/Social Justice Council
www.facebook.com/groups/316727771773901/
NASW-CA Chapter
www.facebook.com/naswca
New Professionals Network (NPN)
Los Angeles
https://www.facebook.com/NASWCA.NPN
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https://www.facebook.com/NPNSac
San Diego
https://www.facebook.com/NASWCA.NPNSD
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October 2013
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Free Online Course
for Professionals
and Students
The Intersection of Immigration
Law, Its Implementation,
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The NASW–California Chapter
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18
October 2013
COUNCILS
IN MEMORIAM
WOMEN’S COUNCIL
Lois Marie Escobar
The Alternative of
Restorative Justice
Lois Marie Escobar passed away August
23, 2013. She was 56. Born in San Francisco,
Escobar graduated from San Francisco State
with a Masters in Social Work. After earning
her MSW, she began a career as a family consultant. Around 1990, Escobar began working
at Family Caregiver Alliance. In 2012, she
became a licensed clinical social worker.
In her twenties, Escobar moved to Nicaragua where she lived for several years. Her
son, Philip Herrera, was born in 1986. She
poured her boundless energy into raising her
son. In 2005, she married Ricardo Ruiz and
they lived in San Francisco as she continued
her passionate work as a family consultant at
Family Caregiver Alliance. She demonstrated
her belief in family first as a devoted and loving mother, wife, daughter and sister. She also
loved to spend time at the beach with her husband and beloved dog, Lulu.
Escobar is survived
by son, Philip Herrera;
and stepson, Ivan Ruiz;
husband, Ricardo Ruiz;
mother, Maria Elena
Escobar; brothers, Mauricio Esteban Escobar
and Rodolfo Escobar
Jr.; sisters, Rosie Montalvo, Maristella Escobar, and Nilita Escobar; and her beloved loyal
companion, Lulu.
She will be remembered by family for her
unconditional love, passion to stand up for
her beliefs, and a sense of humor. She will be
remembered by her colleagues for her drive to
create a well-supported caregiver community.
In Escobar’s memory, donations can be
made to Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA), 785
Market Street, Suite 750, San Francisco, CA,
94103. /
IN MEMORIAM
Marc Mendoza
M
arc Mendoza was a long time
staff member and lead trainer
at California State University
Los Angeles’ Center on Child Welfare. He
passed away September 20, 2013. Mr.
Mendoza was with the Center since its
inception in 1999. He was well respected
for his knowledge and skills in child welfare policies and practices, not to mention
his incredible dedication, leadership and
integrity to the Center, the Inter-University Consortium (IUC), CSULA and the
School of Social Work, where he taught
child welfare courses as a part-time
faculty member. Contributions and condolences in his memory may be sent to
Harkmore Lee, MSW, Director, Center on
Child Welfare, California State University,
Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive,
Golden Eagle (GE) #314, Los Angeles, CA
90032.
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By Marilyn Montenegro
“I felt bad about stealing that woman’s wallet, I needed money so bad,
I know it was wrong, I wish I could
make it up to her.”
But Dianne never had a chance to
make things right with the woman or
even to tell her she was sorry. Norma,
the woman whose wallet was stolen,
was excluded from the process but
assured that “justice was done.” Both
women felt that their individual circumstances and concerns had been
ignored. The traditional system of
retributive justice, based on punishment, failed to repair the harm that
had been done.
If Dianne and Norma had been
in Yolo County, Calif., they might
have participated in the Neighborhood Court pilot program, which,
using trained volunteers, would assist
Dianne and Norma to engage in dialogue, develop an understanding of
each other’s motivations, develop a
plan to repair the harm and address
the factors that led to the theft. Once
the plan was completed, all charges
against Diane would be dismissed.
With restorative justice Norma could
have her money returned, Dianne
might have had the opportunity to
participate in a drug treatment program and the community would be a
safer more cohesive place.
The Neighborhood Court system is
based on the principles of restorative
justice, focusing on repairing harm
considering the unique needs of all
parties. /
The Women’s Council discusses
a variety of practice issues at its bimonthly meetings held in the greater
LA area. For information, call (800)
538-2565 ext. 57 or email [email protected] or mujerista@
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