NASW Sarasota-Manatee Unit

08/30/2017

Check out these great upcoming events from our partners at the Friendship Centers Sarasota! They have some great educational opportunities and offer CEs at many of their events.

06/14/2017

NASW is still looking for leadership nominations! This includes the Sarasota-Manatee chair position.

Kristina Paape, LCSW is coming to the end of her second two year term (YES! She has served four years as our local chair and state board member) and we are looking for new leadership.

Are you interested? Fill out the form attached to the link. You will have the support of the previous chair and current steering committee and it is a 2 year term.

Let's keep the Sarasota-Manatee Unit going strong!

06/08/2017

Congratulations to our very own Shawna Machado on winning the NASW-FL State Student Social Worker of the year!

04/24/2017

JOB ALERT!

The Child Protection Center is looking for a full time children's therapist for their Sarasota location.

TITLE:VOCA/SATP and KKP Therapist �
PROGRAM: Sexual Abuse Treatment Program and Kid Kindness Program
SUPERVISOR: Clinical Director
STATUS: Full Time – Non-Exempt
SUMMARY: Provide trauma treatment to verified victims of physical and sexual abuse and their families and children with problematic sexual behaviors.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Master’s Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or other behavioral science. Licensure or licensure seeking preferred. Participate in continuing education standards that include a minimum of eight hours of training per year in child abuse, abandonment and neglect with at least two hours of education specific to child sexual abuse.

EXPERIENCE: At least one year of clinical counseling experience, six months of which must have been in providing treatment to sexually abused children and their families.

Contact: Sheila Miller at Sheilam@cpcsarasota.org

04/21/2017

Our panel of wonderful professionals talking about substance abuse on the Suncoast. Law enforcement, substance abuse treatment, elder issues, and child welfare. Thank you to all our presenters!

04/21/2017

NASW Sarasota Manatee would like to thank ALW Counseling and Coaching - Abundance of Love and Wealth for sponsoring our annual CE event! Thank you for your support of professional social work and helping to make this event happen.

04/21/2017

NASW Sarasota Manatee thanks Seniors Blue Book Southwest Florida for sponsoring our event! Thank you for your support of professional social work.

04/19/2017

If you haven't signed up for Friday's event yet, there is still time! We have plenty of available spots left for this amazing collaborative presentation.

https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ee0w23ex4abf4746&oseq=&c=&ch=

At The Fountains of Hope Assisted Living Friday, April 21, 2017 at 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

03/29/2017

03/08/2017

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with 150,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth, maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.

03/03/2017

Medical social workers make a difference!

It inevitably stops social conversations. “I’m a medical social worker. I’m a counselor for individuals and families facing life-limiting and life-threatening illness.” The sad looks arrive. Eyebrows are raised. Pity faces stare at me. "Isn't it sad?

03/01/2017

Happy social work month!

Thank you to all our fellow social workers for all the education, empowerment, and social and legislative advocacy that you do.

You make the world a better place to be. ❤

https://www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/swmonth/2017/default.asp

Social workers stand up for millions of people every day. These include people who are experiencing devastating illnesses and mental health crises, our veterans, children, families and communities. Yet many people still misunderstand who social workers are and the invaluable contributions they bring...

02/20/2017

Please join us for our Social Work Month Celebration on March 8th, 2017 to celebrate our local unit award winners. This is an event you won't want to miss!

Get your tickets early as this event will surely sell out.

Click on each photo to read a little bit about each winner.

We will be celebrating the accomplishments of:

Kristina Bilicki Paape, MSW, LCSW-Social Worker of the Year

Shawna Machado, MSW Candidate 2017-Student Social Worker of the Year

and

Nate Quinn-Public Citizen of the Year

Link for tickets: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07edu17davb4f85e07&oseq=&c=&ch=

01/12/2017

Hot off the press! Local Job Alert! JFCS is looking for an LCSW. If you are interested please follow the link below.

JFCS of the Suncoast has an exciting opportunity for a Licensed Social Worker (LCSW). Must have the ability and passion/desire to provide mental health services to individuals and families.

You will use your clinical skills in assessing psycho-social functioning; develop intervention strategies; mobilize individual and/or family strengths for self- sufficiency. JFCS offers a supportive work environment. CEUs are offered in house. A valid State of Florida license, computer proficiency and experience working with the field are required. JFCS offers a generous benefits package and has earned the reputation of the Premiere Social Services Agency of the Suncoast.

JFCS is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer

Required education:

· Master's
Required experience:

· Counseling: 1 year
Required license or certification:

· LCSW

http://jfcs-cares.org/web/about1/employment-opportunities/licensed-clinical-social-worker-lcsw/

Must have the ability and passion/desire to provide mental health services to individuals and families. You will use your clinical skills in assessing psycho-social functioning; developing intervention strategies;

01/04/2017

BIG Plans for 2017! We are doing Medical Errors on 01/25/17 and Domestic Violence on 02/08/17!

It is renewal time so if you haven't gotten your required CEs make sure you sign up as soon as we open registration (coming very soon!).

Keep an eyeball on your inbox and mailbox for our notices.

~Kristina

12/06/2016

Don't forget this great upcoming event from our partners at the Friendship Centers! Dr. Roberts is wonderful and she is very knowledgeable about Hoarding behaviors. This is one you don't want to miss! NASW members get 10% off with code: NASW

12/01/2016

What a great turnout to our Ethics CE Presentation tonight. We are gearing up to present on medical errors in January. Date and location to be announced. Don't miss out!

Your license renewal is in March 2017. Be prepared and let NASW help you. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting!

~Kristina

12/01/2016

We had a great question tonight at our ethics presentation. What about social media presence and client disclosure?

Even if your private practice/community agency doesn't have an official google page or page you may end up with an unclaimed one (among other social media sites like Healthgrades.com) that can collect reviews. If someone reviews you they may disclose their full name and disclose that they were/are a client.

What do we do? We need to make sure our clients know their rights and responsibilities as a client and it is important to include this in our privacy policies and in our informed consent discussion. Educating our clients is VITAL.

Below is an example of a social media privacy policy that can be included in a privacy policy. Feel free to use this policy in your practice and if you work for an agency check with your QI/Risk management department to see if they have a social media policy in their privacy statement.

Make sure your clients get a copy and sign a form stating they have reviewed and received all your privacy policies.