Chapter News

From the Pen of NASW-Nevada's Executive Director Kyle Hillman         NASW Opposes Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Exams     The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) opposes the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) social work licensing exams after a review of ASWB data shows significant disparities in pass rates for prospective social workers of color, older adults, and those who speak English as a second language.   ...

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From the Pen of NASW-Nevada's Executive Director Kyle Hillman         Legislative Session 2023: Your Membership Dollars at Work!   NASW is a collective of social workers pooling resources and time together to advocate for the profession and for your clients. Without your volunteer time and financial support, none of this work is possible.   This upcoming session could be one of the most consequential sessions for Nevada social workers in quite some t...

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From the Pen of NASW-Nevada BSW Rep Christina Cerrone, UNLV   NASW: More Than Just a Membership As an undergrad student in UNLV’s social work program, I’ve had a couple of years to reflect upon the various components of the social work profession and what they mean to me as a student. Embodied in the field of social work are the six core values that permeate into the change that we strive to achieve as students and social workers from the micro all the way to the macro levels. These values set by NASW – service, social justice, dignity and worth of a person, int...

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From the Pen of NASW-Nevada BSW Rep Christina Cerrone, UNLV As an undergrad student in UNLV’s social work program, I’ve had a couple of years to reflect upon the various components of the social work profession and what they mean to me as a student. Embodied in the field of social work are the six core values that permeate into the change that we strive to achieve as students and social workers from the micro all the way to the macro levels. These values set by NASW – service, social justice, dignity and worth of a person, integrity, competence, and the importance of human relationships – were largely influenti...

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Rural/Frontier Social Work Committee: NASW-NV. Rural Task Force is actively seeking additional members! The task force was formed in early 2020 with a mission to engage social work professionals that are living or working in the rural areas of the state in order to identify their unique needs, increase chapter support, make recommendations to the NASW Nevada Board, and facilitate communication with colleagues that are in the urban areas as well as our community partners. The Rural Task Force resumed meeting in October after a summer hiatus. A new meeting day was approved and future meetings will be held via a Zoom...

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From the Pen of NASW-Nevada Board President Victor Ingram, (He/Him) LCSW As we start the 2022-2023 school year, the Biden administration has followed through on his campaign promise for student loan forgiveness. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) thanks President Biden for announcing a plan to provide student loan relief for millions of Americans. NASW will continue to advocate for more action to help social workers struggling with student loan debt. “We recognize that student loan debt burden significantly impacts the social work workforce, especially social workers of color and those who are first-generati...

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Committee Updates: Rural Task Force: NASW Nv. Rural Task Force is actively seeking additional members! The task force formed in early 2020 with a mission to engage social work professionals that are living or working in the rural areas of the state in order to identify their unique needs, increase chapter support, make recommendations to the NASW Nevada Board, and facilitate communication with colleagues that are in the urban areas as well as our community partners.   In addition to the opportunity to network and engage with social workers throughout the state, our current activities include a rural community asse...

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From the Pen of the Chapter Executive Director Kyle D. Hillman, CAE (He/Him) With the release of the ASWB testing report, the inter-state compact, the upcoming legislative session and so many other issues critical to the social work profession (and our clients), there has never been a better time to be a member of the social work collective known as NASW-Nevada. Throughout this organization, social workers and social work students are leading. The profession is being pushed forward, paradigms are being challenged, and barriers are being broken down. These leaders also need your help. A membership organization is not a passive...

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ASWB Finally Released Testing Data: It is not good. Today the ASWB released a much-anticipated report regarding the pass-fail rate (with demographics) which the organization had long refused to release. The data confirms long-held beliefs that the ASWB exam is biased against certain populations including black test takers and older adults. First-Time Pass Rates Clinical Exam: White Test Takers: 83.8% Black Test Takers: 44.7% Masters Exam: White Test Takers: 85.3% Black Test Takers: 43.9% Bachelors Exam: White Test Takers: 76.5% Black Test ...

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DRAFT SOCIAL WORK COMPACT RELEASED! The Council of State Governments (CSG) is partnering with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) with support from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA) to support the mobility of licensed social workers through the development of a new interstate compact. This additional licensing pathway will facilitate multistate practice among member states and reduce the barriers to license portability. An initial draft of the Social Work Compact has been completed. The draft is now available for review and ...

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