January 2025 Members newsletter

Jan 02, 2025

NEW! NASW-NV SOCIAL WORK BOOK CLUB

Looking for a flexible and engaging way to fulfill your continuing education requirements? Join our exclusive social work virtual book club and transform your professional development journey! Earn up to 18 CEUs per year by reading from a specially curated selection of social work–related books. The next book club discussion is on October 25 and will be discussing The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. NASW members can take advantage of maximum savings right now and sign up for an annual fee of $69 per year before prices increase in 2025, so don't delay!

Why Join Our Virtual Book Club?

Earn CEUs Effortlessly
Gain 3 CEUs for each book you read and pass a short online quiz (score 80% or higher).
Complete all six books to earn up to 18 CEUs per year.
Explore Curated Social Work Literature
Dive into six handpicked books annually that resonate with your field.
Stay updated with the latest insights and apply new knowledge to your practice.
Connect and Grow Your Network
Engage in enriching discussions with a community of passionate social workers.
Share experiences, exchange ideas, and learn from peers nationwide.
Flexible, On-Demand Participation
Access our online community forum anytime, anywhere—no scheduled meetings!
Fit your professional development seamlessly into your busy schedule.
Stay Motivated and Accountable
Be part of a group that encourages you to meet your reading and professional goals.
Enjoy the collective energy of like-minded professionals committed to growth.

Affordable Investment in Your Career

NASW Nevada Chapter Members: $69 per year (Use code MOAK2018277 at checkout)
Non-Members: $89 per year

Note: The participation fee includes access to the online community and CEU quizzes. Books are purchased separately.

Embark on a journey of learning, connection, and professional enrichment—all from the comfort of your home.

To sign up, visit https://www.pbc.guru/socialworkers

Reimbursement for Safety Planning and Follow-Up Interventions Available for use by Clinical Social Workers in 2025

Mirean Coleman, LICSW, CT Director of Clinical Practice

December 2024,

Effective January 1, 2025, clinical social workers will be able to seek reimbursement for Safety Planning and Follow-up Interventions. Establishment of these payment services is an important step by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help address the growing suicide and overdose populations. Read more about Reimbursement for Safety Planning and Follow-Up Interventions Available for use by Clinical Social Workers in 2025

Health Care Transition for Youth: What Social Workers Need to Know

Carrie Dorn, MPA, LMSW, Senior Practice Associate, Health

Dec 05, 2024

As youth age into adulthood, they typically transition from pediatric medical services to adult providers when they are between 18 and 24 years old. Social workers should be aware of the evidence base around health care transitions for youth, and in pediatric settings, social workers can lead the process to help youth and their families prepare for their transition to adult care.

R ead more about Health Care Transition for Youth: What Social Workers Need to Know

Mental Health Therapist - Remote

Please Apply at: www.hazel.co/company/careers

*Role is eligible for a $2,000 Sign-On Bonus!*

Salary: $68,350 to $85,500 (summers off) as a W2, permanent position

About This Role:

Looking for a meaningful career opportunity? Come join our Mental Health team as we expand to support more children and families in need! We are currently seeking Licensed Therapists who are passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of our youth. We welcome you to apply and grow with us as an integrated part of our team!

As a Pediatric Mental Health Therapist (Virtual), your primary responsibility will be to provide quality mental health care to students within our partner school districts. You will interact and build relationships with school personnel, family members, and other stakeholders working to bring accessible healthcare to students nationwide.

What You’ll Do:

- Provide virtual high-quality, evidence based, virtual mental health counseling, and therapeutic interventions to an assigned caseload of K-12 students.

- As needed, may diagnose, conduct initial mental health intake assessments, and create individual treatment plans according to student needs and circumstances.

- Conducts clinical screeners and ongoing assessments of student progress.

- Collaborates with the care management team to ensure a successful transition into Hazel services, and identify and support external transition services.

- Obtains credentialing and additional clinical state licenses, as requested by Hazel’s licensing and credentialing departments.

- Be an active member of our clinical team by participating in trainings, meetings, and other activities.

- Ensure that all documentation is completed accurately and in a timely manner, adhering to established guidelines and requirements.

- Maintains a minimum required weekly availability and productivity levels established by Clinical Leadership.

- May provide consultative telehealth crisis support for school partners or students, as assigned.

About You:

- Passion for our Mission

- Required: Licensed without restrictions as a LCSW, LMFT, or LPC

- Required: Licensed in NV and the state in which you reside

- Additional licenses in AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, MD, MA, MO, OH, PA, RI, TX VA, and/or WA desirable

- Minimum of 1 year experience in a school-based setting or with school-aged children

Benefits:

- High-quality medical, dental and vision coverage

- 401K Match

- CEU Allowance

- Generous PTO and Holiday pay

- 100% employer-paid short-term and long-term disability and employer-sponsored life insurance

- Work remotely from the comfort of your own home!

- Opportunity for cross-licensure sponsorship (if eligible)

- Comprehensive Wellbeing Benefits Bundle that includes perks like Headspace, Wellhub, and Pet Insurance Discounts

- Reimbursement for internet expenses

- Home office setup, including iPad and MacBook

- Part of a positive, supportive, and passionate team-based environment with weekly case consultations

Call for Workshop Speakers!

Are you a speaker? or an expert in your field?

We are looking for speakers for our NASW-Nevada-hosted Education workshops.

Topics can include but not limited to:

Substance Abuse/Use

Social Justice

LGBTQ+ Issues

Workplace Conflict Management

Ethics

Aging

Child Abuse/Family Violence

Children, Youth, & Families

Clinical/Behavioral Health

Spirituality/Mind-Body Wellness

If you or someone you know would be interested use the form below to connect with us!

NASW-Nevada Hosted Education:

NASW-NV CEUs are accepted by the following boards and organizations:

Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers
Nevada State Board of Psychological Examiners
State of Nevada | Department of Education
State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists & Clinical Professional Counselors

So You Want to Be Your Own Boss? How to Build a Successful Private Practice

Day One: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 10:00am–5:00pm CDT / 9:00am–4:00pm MDT / 8:00am–3:00pm PDT

Day Two: Friday, January 31, 2025, 10:00am–5:00pm CDT / 9:00am–4:00pm MDT / 8:00am–3:00pm PDT

Virtual Platform: Zoom

Speaker: Sarah Buino, LCSW, RDDP, CADC, CDWF, NMT

Cost: 12 CEUs / $199 Nonmember / $159 NASW Member

Description: So you want to be your own boss? Many therapists feel pulled by the allure of private practice but have no idea where to begin. Some hang their shingle and wait for the phone to ring only to sit twiddling their thumbs, asking, “Where are the clients?” With a few expert tips, running your own private practice can be a breeze. This course will provide an overview of what you need to start and maintain a private practice. You’ll learn the business 101s including insurance, business structure, and basic financials. You’ll also have the opportunity to create your brand and begin a marketing plan. Participants will leave the course with sample forms and actionable next steps for building a thriving business. To get the most out of this training, please bring your laptop or tablet and have your practice license number available.

Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias: What Do Social Workers Need to Know?

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2024, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm CDT (11am–12:30pm MDT / 10am–11:30am PDT)

Presenter: Elizabeth Gould, MSW, LCSW

Virtual Platform: Zoom

Cost: 1.5 CEUs* (fulfills IL Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Training requirement)

Description: Currently, an estimated 6.5 million Americans age 65 and older are living with dementia. Individuals and families are struggling with how to navigate getting a diagnosis, living with dementia, and obtaining support. Participants will learn about four common dementia diagnoses, the diagnostic process including screening and assessment, effective communication strategies, understanding behavior and dementia care management and care planning, and supported decision making.

Understanding Medical Aid in Dying in Clinical Practice

Date: February 18th, 2025 at 10 am PT, 12 CT

Presentation Length: 1 hour

Location: Zoom

Description: Access to medical aid in dying (MAID) has significantly expanded as more states have adopted laws authorizing the medical practice, and two states have stopped requiring that patients who seek MAID reside in their state. As a result, more terminally ill individuals may approach their healthcare teams to learn more about this end-of-life option. In our time together, we will equip you with the knowledge necessary to understand better medical aid in dying and the appropriate resources to better address your patients’ concerns.

Speaker: Ashley D. Fry, DNP, APN, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN

Director of Clinical Advocacy

Compassion & Choices

Speaker Bio: Ashley Fry is the Director of Clinical Advocacy at Compassion & Choices. She is an active hospice and palliative care nurse practitioner in Colorado Springs, CO. She has over 15 years of nursing experience in hospice, palliative, and intensive care. She holds board certification as an adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner and as an advanced certified hospice and palliative nurse.

Cost: 1 CEU / $15 Nonmember / $10 NASW Member / Free for students (no CEUs)

Virtual Professional Development Opportunities for Social Workers in Aging

NASW regularly collaborates with federal agencies and national organizations to enhance service delivery to older adults and to advance public policy benefitting older people. Professional development programming represents one strategy to achieve these goals. This document describes several virtual, national-level professional development programs that are relevant to social workers and offered by organizations with which NASW collaborates. Each program is free, and continuing education credits are not available. Programs are listed from most to least recent and include information about on-demand access.

For more information: https://www.socialworkers.org/Practice/Tips-and-Tools-for-Social-Workers/Virtual-Professional-Development-Opportunities-for-Social-Workers-in-Aging

Committee/Task Forces 2023-2024

The NASW-Nevada Chapter seeks volunteers in every part of the state to volunteer on chapter committees or task forces to support events and chapter priorities.

NASW is your association. Why not take advantage of all the opportunities it has to offer? Within each of our regions are ongoing leadership opportunities, CEU workshops, and networking events organized just for you. NASW-Nevada is your networking link to what’s going on in your community and the social work profession at large. This is your professional organization—make the most of your membership, and get involved!

Consider joining one of the many committees and task forces within the NASW-Nevada Chapter.

For 2023-2024 they include:

Licensure Task Force - Review current existing licensure practices and make recommendations to the state on how to streamline licensure, create a more equitable path, and support Nevada students. In formation*

Conference Committee - assists in education review, promotes the event, and solicit sponsor/exhibitors. In formation*

Rural/Frontier Committee - standing committee tasked with looking for ways to better integrate rural social workers into the association. Currently Active. Summer Hiatius starts June 1st.

Racial Equity Committee - standing committee tasked with reviewing current issues around racial equity. Currently Active.

Membership and Community Outreach Committee - standing committee to work with community partners to further recruit members and inform the social work profession on NASW activities. In formation*

*Committees that are designated as "in formation" are committees that are currently not meeting but in which the association will be launching when needed or the applicable time period arrives. Committees marked "currently active", are currently meeting and have a formal charge.

Additional opportunities and task forces may be added throughout the year as needed by the Board of Directors. Updated opportunities will be reflected on the NASW-NV website and via email news blasts.

If you're interested in serving on one of these advisory groups, please complete an NASW-Nevada Committee Volunteer interest form.

Email admin.naswnv@socialworkers.org to Join the meetings!

News to highlight!

NASW mourns the death of Jimmy Carter

Dec 30, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) joins the nation and the world in mourning the death of former President Jimmy Carter, a champion of human rights and social justice. His remarkable leadership, during and after his presidency, exemplified a deep commitment to uplifting marginalized communities and addressing critical social issues. Read More Here

NASW supports Congresswoman-Elect, Sarah McBride

Nov 21, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) strongly supports Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride as she prepares to serve in the 119th Congress. Her steadfast focus on addressing the challenges facing Delaware families - such as rising costs and economic insecurity - reflects the values of service and advocacy that guide the social work profession.

McBride will be the first openly transgender person to serve in the U.S. Congress. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Wednesday issued a rule banning people who are transgender from using single-sex bathrooms that match their gender identity. Read More Here

Donald Trump has been re-elected 47th president of the United States

Nov 06, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) acknowledges Donald J. Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States. However, NASW is deeply troubled by statements Trump has made regarding immigrants, women, people who are LGBTIA2S+, and people of color and we will challenge any of his policies that harm our nation’s most vulnerable populations.

Despite our many differences with President-Elect Trump during his previous term, we know that we must work with the new administration to address social justice reforms. These include affordable health care, racial and gender equality, as well as helping more Americans achieve economic stability. Read More Here

Bipartisan bill proposes more crisis stabilization funding

The Crisis Care Access Act introduced by Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, proposes expanding Medicare funding for crisis stabilization services. "[W]e want to give individuals suffering acute mental health crises coming out of emergency rooms crisis intervention and focus on treating them and get focused on long-term mental stability," said Cortez-Masto. Full Story: Nevada Appeal (Carson City) (10/6)

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