NASW FL Big Bend Unit

01/05/2021

March is . Our theme for 2021 is Social Workers Are Essential. We’d love for you to share with us the essential work that you and other you know are doing. Please email media@socialworkers.org with 15-second videos, a 4-5 paragraph blog, or photos of your essential work (without clients present). Deadline is Jan. 15. For more about visit socialworkmonth.org

01/05/2021

Annual Award Nominations are Open. Honor outstanding social work professionals and community members. Awards are given in the following categories:

Social Worker of the Year
Social Work Student of the Year
Social Work Educator of the Year
Public Citizen of the Year
Elected Official of the Year

Deadline is January 15, 2021. Details: http://www.naswfl.org/ccnli.html

12/07/2020

NASW is advocating for student loan debt cancellation for social workers. NASW signed on to a letter with over 235+ organizations calling on President-Elect Biden to cancel federal student debt on day one using executive action. https://buff.ly/2VtWe5c

“Many social workers and other essential healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic are saddled with student loan debt. Social workers are providing critical mental and behavioral health services and social needs care to underserved communities and they are required to have a high level of education to practice and are among the lowest-paid professionals in the workforce,” said Sarah Christa Butts, MSW, Director of Public Policy, National Association of Social Workers. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3ly31oX

12/03/2020

President-Elect Biden chooses Social Worker Meg Kabat to lead VA transition

President-Elect Joe Biden has tapped social worker Meg Kabat to lead his administration's transi...

09/03/2020

Register by September 25 for Dr. Dziegielewski's exam preparation course! http://www.naswfl.org/events.html

06/05/2020

We are also proud to share that State Senator Audrey Gibson, our own Big Bend 2020 Elected Official of the Year, has been chosen by NASW-FL to receive the statewide award for Elected Official of the Year! She will be presented with the award at the Awards Ceremony during the virtual conference on June 23.

06/05/2020

In addition to celebrating her retirement today, Ms. Candace McKibben of Big Bend Hospice was presented with the NASW-FL Big Bend Unit's 2020 Public Citizen of the Year award. Congratulations, Ms. McKibben, and thank you for all that you do!