Online Registration Now Open!

Registration is now open for the 2012 Annual Conference and Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD)!

The 2012 Annual Conference is being held: 

April 19-20, 2012
at the Radisson in Kalamazoo.
 

Attendees can earn up to 16 CEs!
Wednesday: 2 CE, Thursday: 6 CE, Friday: 7 CE
One additional CE can be earned by visiting exhibitor booths.

For full details of the event and to register, please click here


 

 LEAD 2012 

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Causeway Bay Hotel - Lansing, MI

Attendees can earn up to 6 CEs!

For full details of the event and to register, please click here



January / February 2012 Newsletter Now Available

Please click on the image below to view the January / February 2012 issue of The Bridge. This is a special edition highlighting the Annual Conference and member benefits. All members will receive a printed copy of this issue in the mail as well.

 

Important Update Re: Senate Bill 804

NASW-Michigan has received the following information from our lobbyist:

"The bill as introduced inadvertently impacts social workers and the bill had been intended solely to impact limited license psychologists. A new substitute is being drafted [by the MPA] and will be shared once we have a copy."

This is great news! NASW-Michigan will be sure to alert members of any changes/updates as they are available. 

 

Just Launched: NASW-MI Student Center

Attention students! Do you...

  • Have a question about licensure requirements?
  • Want to know more about how to get involved with NASW?
  • Need help building your resume, preparing for interviews, or finding a job?
  • Want to know about the benefits of membership or why it is important to join NASW as a student?

If you answered yes to any of these questions,
you need to visit the brand new NASW-Michigan Student Center!

Click here to enter the Student Center. 

  

Current Events / News Headlines

See all news stories by clicking here.

January 23, 2012: ACLU: Michigan Domestic Partners Can't Wait
                            Story features NASW-Michigan Executive Director Maxine Thome

December 19, 2011: Bully Proofing Michigan Schools
                                Story features NASW-Michigan Executive Director Maxine Thome

October 31, 2011: Experts: Half of foster kids quit high school

July 21, 2011: What's in a Name? "Social Worker" Credentials Misused

June 1, 2011: Get a Bonus for Helping Find MI Kids in Need of Healthcare

May 31, 2011: Survey: Majority of American’s Don’t Want Changes to Medicaid Program
                      Story features NASW Member Julie Weckel, Co-Chair of Aging SIG

 

NASW-Michigan Member Forum

Attention members! Do you...

  • have a question regarding your practice? 
  • need help finding a resource in Michigan?
  • have suggestions for newsletter or website content?
  • want to share ideas about continuing education topics?
  • have general questions regarding your NASW membership or Michigan license?

If yes to any of these, visit the new NASW-Michigan Member Forum today!

The Member Forum is a discussion board, allowing members the chance to engage in dialogue with other members and NASW-Michigan staff around a variety of topics.

Please click here to access the Member Forum. You will be asked to sign in. 

  

Special Interest Groups

Several Special Interest Groups have made it easy to stay up to date with what they are doing! By clicking on the name of a Special Interest Group below, NASW-Michigan members can view minutes, upcoming meeting times and more. You will be asked to sign in to view the materials.

If you are interested in joining any of these special interest groups, please contact Vince Coraci, Director of Member Services & Development, at vcoraci@nasw-michigan.org or at 517-487-1548, ext. 15.

 

Legislative & Social Policy Committee

The NASW-Michigan Legislative & Social Policy (LSP) Committee recommends Board positions on social and legislative action and develops the Chapter’s legislative advocacy agenda.  The Committee educates and engages the membership in the legislative process, administrative actions, and ballot initiatives that affect social workers and their client populations.

Please click here for more information on what the Legislative & Social Policy Committee is doing on behalf of all NASW-Michigan members.

 

Health Management Systems of America (HMSA)

Health Management Systems of America (HMSA), has been providing quality external EAP services for over thirty years, working with both employers and organized bargaining units. These programs include short-term counseling and referral services.

HMSA is looking to expand their provider network throughout the State of Michigan to refer members for service. If you are interested in becoming an HMSA provider, please log-on to www.hmsanet.com, click on Providers and complete the forms to become a provider.

 

Public Education Campaign

  Changing Perceptions. 
Improving the Profession.
Click here for more information about the campaign.

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The Voice of Social Workers: Poets and Writers now available

Click here to purchase The Voice of Social Workers: Poets and Writers

 

Social Work Is Social Justice T-shirts now available

Social Work Is Social Justice

NASW-Michigan
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Lansing, MI 48906
800.292.7871
517.487.1548
517.487.0675 (Fax)
office@nasw-michigan.org