Specialty Practice Sections offers series of hope-related newsletters

Feb 26, 2013

By Rena Malai, News staff

The NASW Specialty Practice Sections is offering SPS members a series of newsletters correlating to hope.

The series of hope articles now available online for Section members  detail a true experience of how hope prevailed and aided social work in specific areas of practice including aging, health, mental health, child welfare and school social work, as written by various Specialty Practice Sections experts and NASW members.

“For people who did not attend the Hope conference, these newsletters give them a way to participate and relate to hope,” said NASW Senior Practice Associate Kamilah Omari. “These are solid articles that detail practical uses of hope.”

Yvette Mulkey, manager of NASW Specialty Practice Sections, said: “These newsletters show the wide ranges of hope and examples of how it is used in unexpected ways.”

The Fall issue of the newsletters published after the Hope conference covered topics relating to hospice, child welfare, troubled youth, and suicidal situations where hope was used.

The Specialty Practice Sections of NASW gives members the opportunity for professional development by offering webinars, teleconferences, live book chats, and the opportunity to earn free CEU’s.

Learn more and become a Specialty Practice Section member

From the February 2013 NASW News

Have 8 Minutes? Share Your Thoughts on Client Substance Use

We’re listening! We want to learn about your work with clients on alcohol and other substance use. In just eight minutes, you can help us better train and educate social workers who serve clients at risk for substance-related problems, including substance use...

Recent Child Care Updates

Since the start of the new year there have been several new developments regarding child care. Childcare has been a consistent conversation among parents, social workers, child advocates, and the childcare workforce because the costs of care are rising. Without affordable child care, some parents leave the workforce, and some spend more than 7% of their income on care while paying for other necessities. Childcare is plagued with long waitlists, low compensation for workers and some rural communities have few options to access care.

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