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president, the focus of discussion started out on how long a road it has been in working against the odds to help empower low-income communities which are also frequently immigrant communities and communities of color. The point was, as Professor Steve Burghardt put it, that after working in the community for so many, many years, under appreciated and under resourced, change can come. He said that history unfolds slowly but that we have reached a special moment in time. It was a great beginning for

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Reflections on Barack Obama’s Election For Social Work

Celebrating Social Work Pioneers

On September 17th our Chapter held a reception at the Hunter College School of Social Work to celebrate the contributions and achievements of more than 75 local Social Work Pioneers. While our Chapter concentrates considerable effort on the crucial task of developing future generations of social workers, we also recognize the prominence of our rich past and the importance of the individuals that have so greatly contributed to the body of social work theory and practice. The Pioneer program was developed several years ago by the National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF).The Pioneer program honors social

workers whose significant contributions

Tom Sedgwick, LCSW-R, CCM, Administrative Supervisor, Department of Social Work, NYU Langone Medical Center, Treasurer, NASW-NYC Board of Directors

Inspiration For Us in the Midst of Extraordinary Change Continuing Education

Spring 2009 Workshops

NASW-NYC is expanding its fall continuing education

program, to include workshops in the spring.

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All of the Social Work Pioneers from New York City who attended the celebration on September 17, 2008 are shown above. Dr. Helen Rehr (seated, second from left) orga-nized the Chapter’s Pioneers group. Social Work Pioneers is a program of National NASW.

Recognizing the Contributions of Longtime Members Enriching and Shaping the Profession

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Everyone had their personal experience the second that they learned that Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. For a great many people, the feeling about his election runs extraordinarily deep and reflects our greatest aspirations for our country, our communities, our families, and ourselves.

Several weeks before the election I attended a 50th anniversary celebration of community organizing as a social work method at the Hunter College School of Social Work. In anticipation of an Obama victory and the fact a community organizer from Chicago would likely be elected

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organizing. Then the discussion turned to the economic, political and social realities that Barack Obama will be facing, and it was very sobering.

I think that we need to be realistic about what we are facing as a social work profession in New York City today. At the very same time, it is imperative to hold onto our ideals and our convictions that brought us into this profession, and to embrace the possibilities for change. This is what the social work profession has always been about. Barack Obama personifies these ideals and convictions. It is in the very same way that our next president’s values and commitments resemble those of the profession, that people of all ages from across the country (and around the world) are also inspired by many of these same qualities. Social work so often seems outside the mainstream of society, and yet, we may be finding ourselves more connected with the heartbeat of this time than we might have thought possible.

This is what hope means: wonderful possibilities exist.

With a perspective of hope and future possibility, here is a brief but somber reminder of some of the major challenges that the social work profession faces in the City:

• As the economy shakes up every sector in our society, we usually see those in greatest need affected the most. We can expect social problems to increase at the same time that human services and social work take serious hits. • Health risks, employment disparities, and rates of incarceration that affect communities of color will not easily be addressed in an environment in which trillions of dollars are being transferred

to the business sector, as corporate welfare has never been more pronounced. (NASW-NYC will remain in the forefront of the profession in discussing how historic, systemic, institutional racism contributes to the lack of progress in these areas, whether the economy is in a slump or when it is thriving.)• Civil rights for the LGBT

community have just taken a big hit in a number of states that passed laws prohibiting gay marriage. Just as the first black president was

elected, unequal treatment and the urge to legalize discrimination still thrives in this country. • Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Paterson are cutting their respective government budgets as tax revenues have plummeted, to a great extent because of what has occurred on Wall Street. A great many social work programs, and jobs, are dependent on this funding. (NASW-NYC has thrown its support behind a new city-wide coalition challenging policy makers to avoid balancing their budgets on the backs of those in greatest need.)• The New York State licensing law is making it very difficult for new professionals to get a foothold in their careers, including obtaining the LCSW. Even though the State Education Department is making some adjustments, we may see a long-term impact on the professional workforce. (NASW-NYC is being relentless in its pursuit of an approach that fits with the actual needs of the social work profession.)• Working conditions, including low salaries, excessively large caseloads, and whether adequate supervision is available, will likely become more challenging. (NASW-NYC will continue to put a spotlight on what agencies need to be doing.)

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For the first time NASW-NYC is offering workshops in the spring. See pages 4 - 6 for details and registration information. Details about the LMSW test prep workshop are on page 20.

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1. LMSW Test Preparation (6 hours)

See Back Page for detailsLocation: Hunter College School of Social Work, 129 E. 79th St., New York, NY

Date/Time: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 10:00am - 5:00pm

2. Families and Substance Abuse: A Systematic-Motivational ApproachOver the past decade, the Ackerman Institute’s Center for Substance Abuse and the Family, under Dr. Peter Steinglass’ direction, has been exploring ways to better integrate family-systems therapy and traditional addictions treatment. In this workshop, Dr. Steinglass will present information on this treatment method which brings together the stage/phase family-based treatment approach to substance abuse (as delineated by Steinglass and colleagues) with the core concepts and interventions of motivational interviewing (as articulated by Miller and Rollnick). This systemic-motivational model empowers family members to effectively build on family relationships to promote and maintain healthy change in substance using behavior. Dr. Steinglass will utilize videos and role-playing exercises, as well as didactic materials, to walk workshop participants through the conceptual ideas underlying the treatment approach and specific techniques for creating a clinical environment that enhances motivation for systemic change. (3 hours)

Location: NASW-NYC Chapter officeDate/Time: Monday, February 2, 2009, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Presenter: Peter Steinglass, M.D. is currently President Emeritus of the Ackerman Institute for the Family and Director of its Center for Substance Abuse and the Family, as well as Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Weill-Cornell Medical College. He has received many honors for his research into family therapy for substance abuse and medical illness, and has written more than 90 articles, book chapters and books on these subjects.

3. “I’m Not OK, But You’re Worse:” Help for the Practitioner Working with Difficult CouplesWorking with couples can be challenging, as the therapist often finds him/herself in the room with two people speaking two completely different languages, each expecting the other to understand. Partners often blame each other, angrily hurling accusations and complaints at one another, leaving the clinician at a loss as to how to intercede productively. A frustration therapists experience when working with couples frequently stems from clients’ misguided belief that a committed relationship is a path to happiness. Helping

couples reconceptualize their relationship as providing each of them with an opportunity for personal growth is an important step in couples work. Using experiential exercises, participants’ case examples, lecture, and role play, this workshop will address relevant theory and useful clinical techniques that integrate psychodynamic, Imago and systems theory. Participants will gain knowledge of effective approaches to understanding couples’ dynamics and working effectively with couples in both agencies and private practice. (3 hours)

Location: NASW-NYC Chapter officeDate/Time: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Presenter: Valerie Frankfeldt, LCSW, PhD, is a psychoanalyst and Imago couples therapist. She is on the faculty of the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center and has been an assistant adjunct professor at Silver School of Social Work at New York University. She has published papers on parenting, harm reduction and other substance abuse issues, and on psychoanalytic supervision. Dr. Frankfeldt maintains a private practice in Greenwich Village.

4. Working With Borderline Personality Disordered Clients Using Dialectical Behavior TherapyThis workshop offers an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an innovative treatment designed to help difficult-to-treat clients with Borderline Personality Disorder and other conditions where emotion regulation and improvement of interpersonal skills are key therapeutic goals. Through lecture, experiential exercises and interactive class participation, workshop attendees will learn the DBT treatment techniques of Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Distress Tolerance and Emotion Regulation. These skills can be incorporated into a variety of therapeutic approaches and modalities and utilized in various treatment settings. (6 hours)

Location: NASW-NYC Chapter officeDate/Time: Saturday, March 21, 2009, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Presenter: Susan Dowd Stone, LCSW is an adjunct lecturer on Cognitive Behavioral Interventions and Interpersonal Psychotherapy at Silver School of Social Work at New York University. A member of a DBT treatment team at Hackensack University Medical Center, Ms. Stone contributed a chapter on the benefits of DBT to the text, Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Clinical Social Work Practice (Ronen & Freeman, eds. Springer 2006). She is a public reviewer for the National Institute of Mental Health and a nationally-known advocate for the adoption of best practice models in clinical settings.

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5. Positive Psychology: What is it and What Does it Have to Offer to Social Workers?Positive psychology is the study of what constitutes and contributes to personal happiness, life satisfaction, and sense of well being. It includes the identification and exploration of individual strengths and positive emotions, such as curiosity, courage, gratitude, and optimism. It also includes the application of this knowledge to the development of interventions and institutions that support the growth, productivity, and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. This workshop will use both didactic and experiential components to explore such issues as: What is happiness? Who is happy and why? Is our “happiness quotient” fixed at birth or determined in the early years of life? Are there things we can do to increase it? And finally, how does positive psychology compare to the “strengths perspective”, and does it have anything to offer social workers? (3 hours)

Location: NASW-NYC Chapter officeDate/Time: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Presenter: Mary Ann Jones, DSW, is Associate Professor and Chair of the Research Curriculum Area of Silver School of Social Work at New York University. Her areas of interest include social work applications of positive psychology, family and child welfare, and psychotherapy research.

6. Child Abuse and Discipline: Working With Culturally Diverse FamiliesProfessionals are sometimes unsure whether the behaviors they see in families of different ethnic or religious groups constitute abuse. In this workshop, participants will learn how to distinguish between physical abuse and physical discipline from a culturally-informed perspective. The workshop will explore how to work sensitively and effectively with culturally diverse families so families are not subjected to unnecessarily intrusive interventions while also making sure children are not vulnerable to abuse. Participants will learn about families’ cultural supports for corporal punishment as well as culturally competent ways to face these issues rather than sidestepping them. Examples will be drawn from various populations, including African- American, West Indian, Puerto Rican, Somali, Vietnamese, religious, and military families. This workshop is valuable for social workers working in a variety of settings, including community-based mental health clinics, private practice, schools, preventive services, child protection, hospitals and others. (3 hours)

Location: NASW-NYC Chapter officeDate/Time: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Presenter: Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD, has dedicated almost 20 years to helping social service and mental health systems become responsive to culturally diverse people. Her book, Child Abuse and Culture: Working with Diverse Families, has become the central book in this field. Her most recent book is entitled Interviewing Clients Across Cultures: A Practitioner’s Guide. Dr. Fontes has worked as a family, individual, and group therapist and is a Core Faculty Member in the Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology at Union Institute & University. Dr. Fontes has presented workshops on child maltreatment and cultural competence.

7. Developing Skills and Strategies to Address Racism in Social Work Practice: What we Can Learn From President Elect Obama’s Speech on RaceThis workshop will increase participants’ understanding of the systemic nature of racism and the role it plays in the various fields of social work practice. The presenters will use Barack Obama’s March 2008 speech on race to examine concepts that are salient to social work: e.g. a human rights framework, a recognition of past and present regarding race in the USA, and the complexity of race and racism. Understanding that we have historically been encouraged not to talk about race in mixed company, the workshop will provide a non-shaming, non-blaming environment that supports an open conversation. The presenters, one who is African American and one who is White, will model an open discussion in a multi-racial setting. At this historic point in our nation’s history, it is up to each of us to work together to move our country along the road to full inclusion, equity and access for all people. This workshop offers social workers an opportunity to face the current reality of structural racism for ourselves, our clients and our work, and to collectively chart next steps to dismantle it. (3 hours)

Location: NASW-NYC Chapter officeDate/Time: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Presenters: Joan M. Adams LCSW-R and Cheryl L. Franks Ph.D. Joan M. Adams is the Director of the Anti-Racism and Multicultural Consultation and Training Service for the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services. She provides training and consultation on social and cultural identity and context, multiculturalism and structural racism. Joan contributed a chapter to Psychotherapy with African American Women: Innovations in Psychodynamic Perspectives and Practice (Guilford 2008). Cheryl L. Franks, is the Assistant Dean, Director of Field Education at the Columbia University School of Social Work, where she teaches two courses she developed: Social Work and Human Rights and Issues of Diversity. She has provided training and consultation on facilitating challenging dialogues on diversity-related content.

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The Future of Social Work: A New Professionals - Pioneer CollaborationDr. Elaine Congress, Associate Dean, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service; Anna Fewell, New Professionals Task Force, and Andrea Woodward, Fordham Social Work Intern

Top Right: Moderator, Alison Franks and others listen as Dr. Lou Levitt makes an observation about current practice. Left: Members of the Event Planning Committee included (from left to right): Alma Young, Alison Franks, Launa Kliever, Karol Markosky, Pat Brownell, Anna Fewell, Ann Burack-Weiss, Lynn Ohrnstein, and Elaine Congress. Right: Pioneers and New Professionals broke out into small groups to allow for in-depth discussion of how social work practice has changed over time.

On November 3, 2008, the NASW Pioneers of the New York City Chapter and the New Professionals Task Force came together for a first collaborative night of dialogue and partnership. The purpose of this historic event entitled, “The Future of the Social Work Profession: A Discussion with New Professionals & Pioneers of the New York City Chapter of NASW” was to provide a forum for addressing some of the challenges and needs that social workers are experiencing in the field today, as well as some of the new developments and progress that have been made in and through the profession. The planning committee for this event included Pioneers - Pat Brownell, Chapter President, Ann Burack-Weiss, Elaine Congress, Helen Hamlin, Lynn Ohrnstein, Alma Young and New Professionals - Anna Fewell, Alison Franks, Launa Kliever, and Karol Markosky.

The NASW Pioneers of the New York City Chapter including many long-time leaders in the social work community, have a large and active membership and meet regularly to discuss the current issues facing the social work field. While many of the Pioneers are still actively engaged in social work, their experiences as beginning social workers were much different than those of today’s new professionals. The Pioneers became

increasingly aware that they must educate themselves on the issues affecting practice today.

As Pioneers have learned about some of the challenges social workers entering the field face, they saw the need to take their discussion beyond their meetings and hear from those who are directly affected in order to identify difficulties and begin working towards implementing change. Thus the Pioneers made the decision to meet with and learn from the New Professionals Task Force about current issues in social work practice.

The New Professionals Task Force, whose motto is “Advocacy, Connection, Peer Support” was convened in 2006 at the suggestion of the Board of Directors in order to strengthen leadership among newer professional leaders working with NASW-NYC, and to address workforce issues.

The New Professional-Pioneer partnership was enthusiastically welcomed by both sides and it is their hope that

this first event is just the beginning of a combined effort to examine current practice issues.

The night began with a period of

networking, followed by greetings from Elaine Congress, Co-Chair of the event, Helen Rehr, Chair of the Pioneers and Ricardo Torres, Co-Chair of the New Professionals Task Force, as well as a welcome from Bob Schachter, NASW-NYC Executive Director. Participants then broke into small groups consisting of both Pioneers and New Professionals for guided discussion, which allowed participants to individually discuss their past and present experiences and hopes and aspirations for becoming a social worker. The participants also discussed the realities they faced or are currently facing in practice - and formulated questions which examine the

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have advanced and enriched the profession. The etymology of the word “pioneer” is from the French “pionnier,” referring to a foot soldier – which is a fitting description for this group of trailblazers who are invaluable to promoting the social work profession.

The NASWF website lists close to 640 Pioneers; 13% of that distinguished group comes from the New York metropolitan area. In little more than one hundred years, the social work profession has flourished with New York City at the nexus. From the establishment of the world’s first professional school of social work to advancements in health/mental health care, child welfare, academia and community development; from the Industrial Revolution to the New Deal and the Great Society Programs of the 1960s, to present day social justice policy and programming - social workers from New York City have led the way. Our chapter has reason to be proud, with many of our long-standing members instrumental in shaping the profession in a way that has improved the human condition.

Dr. Helen Rehr has played a crucial role in organizing local Pioneers; her determination and vision resulted in the formation of a NYC Chapter Pioneers Committee. The committee is focused on studying, distilling and distributing the kind of specialized expertise that catapulted these social workers into leadership positions in all practice areas.

One such endeavor is the intergenerational “mentoring” events that

they have organized with the Chapter’s New Professionals Task Force. At Dr. Rehr’s suggestion, the Pioneers hope to continue annually. However, they hope that the reception will evolve into a learning event at which Pioneers can formally present their ideas and offer other social workers the benefit of their wise counsel.

September’s reception was very well attended and was graciously co-

Left: Tom Sedgwick co-organized the celebration of Social Work Pioneers with Aminda Heckman-Jacobs. Top: Over 75 Pioneers and friends filled the 10th floor at the Hunter College School of Social Work. Chapter President, Dr. Patricia Brownell, is shown in the front row with Aminda Heckman-Jacobs. Bottom: Leaders of the Chapter’s New Professionals Task Force attended the Pioneers’ celebration. From left to right are: Ricardo Torres, Megan Wilen, Aminda Heckman-Jacobs, Alison Franks, Karol Markosky, Elizabeth Rogers, and Mary Belay.

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Top: Karol Markosky and Ricardo Torres, representing the New Professionals Task Force, joined with Chapter President, Dr. Patricia Brownell at the Pioneers celebration. Right: Dr. Helen Rehr is shown addressing the gathering on September 17, 2008. Bottom: Chapter Executive Director, Dr. Robert Schachter and Tom Sedgwick unveiled the new plaque with the names of all of the Pioneers from New York City. The plaque is now hanging in the board room at the Chapter office.

sponsored by the local schools of social work (Columbia, Hunter, NYU, and Wurzweiler). Dr. Robert Schachter, Executive Director of the Chapter and Dr. Patricia Brownell, our President (and also a Pioneer) spoke about the Chapter’s good fortune in having access to the knowledge and guidance of so many Pioneers. They also both referred to Dr. Rehr’s dedication and her insistence that this group remain relevant to the future of social work.

Dr. Betsy Vourlekis from the Washington, D.C. area was sent as a representative of the National Pioneer Steering Committee; on their behalf she congratulated all of the Pioneers and discussed the influence of the delegation from the New York metropolitan area. Dr. Schachter also read a congratulatory letter from the Executive Director of the National office of NASW, Dr. Betsy Clark. Dr. Clark wrote about the importance of the NASWF and the key role that Pioneers play in representing our profession.

Dr. Rehr was presented with a plaque listing all of the Pioneers (to date) in the New York metropolitan area. The large plaque (which has plenty of room for more names) is prominently displayed in the Chapter’s executive board room. Dr. Rehr humbly accepted the plaque on behalf of the Chapter’s Pioneers Committee, acknowledging that this is an appropriate time to celebrate achievements, but reminding the group that there remains important work to be done to further fortify the Chapter and the profession.

The planning committee for this event included Pioneers Dr. Patricia Brownell and Dr. Elaine Congress, as well as Board members Tom Sedgwick and Aminda Heckman-Jacobs.

For information about nominating someone to be a Social Work Pioneer, contact the Chapter office.

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Associate Executive Director, Athena Moore, MS, has announced her resignation from NASW-NYC. We are very grateful for the work that Athena has done while with us, and she is going to be missed. Athena performed a range of duties that were critical to the success of NASW-NYC, providing leadership and strategic input in carrying out the organization’s objectives and the activities of NASW-NYC’s Center for Social Work Policy and Practice, the Chapter’s many taskforces and committees, and ongoing lobbying, workforce and licensing efforts.

Athena spearheaded and provided support for numerous program planning efforts. She worked closely with key leaders of the Chapter to plan the successful continuing education program and increased the number of participants during her tenure with NASW-NYC. She also played an instrumental role in providing direction and support for NASW-NYC’s leadership and mentoring initiatives, such as the New Professionals Task Force and Emerging Leaders event. Athena also worked with members of the Board of Directors to plan two annual meetings and helped make NASW-NYC more relevant to younger and more diverse professionals, with increasingly successful outcomes.

Athena also launched NASW-NYC’s Social Workers of African Descent Task Force and organized NASW-NYC’s first conference addressing the workforce needs and social policy and practice concerns of social workers of African descent, working closely with a prestigious planning committee and

adding numerous creative elements that assured a successful and inspiring outcome.

She provided essential oversight as Education Coordinator to social work interns and chaired the steering committee for a collaboration that the Chapter is engaged in with four other organizations including the NYC schools of social work, addressing institutional racism in human services, education and social work practice. Her efforts have assured that the organizing efforts implemented throughout the city’s graduate schools of social work and the oversight committee accomplished its goals.

Athena served as editor and led the production of our newsletter, Currents,

which has a readership of 10,000 social workers and human service professionals. Under her leadership the newsletter served as one of the organization’s primary vehicles for advancing social policy and practice issues, advocacy, member recruitment, program and task force development. Athena maintained its reputation for substance while enhancing its design and relevance for a varied readership.

Athena reflected integrity in approaching her work with dedication. She expressed an open and generous quality in working with members of the board, committee leaders, staff, students, colleagues and others.Athena Moore has been with NASW-NYC for two years.

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Associate Executive Director, Athena Moore, MS accepts certificate in recognition of leadership from Executive Director, Dr. Robert Schachter at the meeting of the Board of Directors on December 10, 2008.

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In MemoriamNASW Social Work Pioneer Ruth Knee passed away on October 8, 2008.Ruth Irelan Knee, 88, a retired social worker with the U.S. Public Health Service and a prominent figure in the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), died October 8, 2008 of lung cancer at her home in Fairfax County.

Mrs. Knee joined the Public Health Service in 1943 as one of its first psychiatric social workers. She later became the service’s liaison with the National Institute of Mental Health for policy development and technical assistance. Before she retired in 1973, she directed Public Health Service programs in long-term care.

A founder of NASW, she served two terms on its Board of Directors and also served on numerous committees, councils, task forces, and planning groups. She was co-founder of the

Association’s Social Work Pioneers program to honor contributions to the profession. The NASW Knee/Wittman Health & Mental Health Achievement awards were named partly in her honor.

Born Ruth Ella Irelan in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, she was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Oklahoma in 1941. She received a masters degree in social service

administration from the University of Chicago in 1945.

Excerpted from the Washington Post Sunday, October 12, 2008

Ruth Knee 1945 - 2008

We must be careful that the excitement that has been engendered by Barack Obama’s election not be used as a diversion from the real problems that exist, along with the knowledge that recent history has been against much actual change. Just look at how long it has been since we had a national War on Poverty (the mid-1960s), which gave us such long lasting programs as Medicare, Medicaid, and Head Start.

I prefer to see Barack Obama’s election as creating possibilities, not just for the country, but internally, as well, within each of us. I believe that what has been sparked in many of us is our own potential to become greater than we are. Social workers make a difference in people’s lives despite enormous challenges. This election may prove to be a good shot in the arm if we become what our potential holds out for us.

On a wider stage, President-Elect Obama may just have what it takes to help turn the tide of history and bring forward an entirely new effort in addressing the human condition. Let’s hope so. We can help by communicating about human need in the communities we serve to our elected representatives in New York City, Albany, and in Washington, as well to others whom we know. That would make up part of a much larger effort.

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future - things that should be changed and preserved and steps for getting there.

It was through these small group discussions that the Pioneers and New Professionals were able to discover shared aspirations for entering the field and the realities of how the field has changed. This also provided participants with an opportunity to gain insight and support from each other. New Professionals were honored to have such esteemed and accomplished members of the profession express interest in their experiences and likewise, were delighted to gain wisdom from their expansive and impressive experience in the field.

As the New Professionals raised concerns about professional development, inadequate field placements, lack of supervision, support and the frustrations of working with administration, the Pioneers were given a glimpse as to how different the world of social work is today. As Pioneer Frances Gautieri stated, “The realities of the New Professionals are in stark contrast to those of the Pioneers who started at a time of government- subsidized graduate education, field work placements with field instructors assigned from the school rather than the agency, well-organized agency structures for beginning workers with regular supervision, mentoring, and ongoing staff development. New professionals are expected to function at developed levels of performance that used to take years to move toward [which is] causing considerable frustration and job dissatisfaction with many new workers leaving the field after relatively short periods.”

After the small group discussions, the New Professionals conducted a Speak Out where the numerous concerns were raised. In keeping with social work values, New Professionals felt strongly that the field should work to become more unified across diverse fields of practice and work more collaboratively with clients to achieve a more cohesive and stronger identity. Regarding the perception of the

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profession, New Professionals would like to see social work valued by society as a higher paid profession. Several saw the need for greater opportunities for upward mobility within the field resulting in more social workers in leadership positions and allowing for more voice in the political arena and media. There was a call for broad political change in favor of social workers and their clients, including the socialization of health care and more money invested in programs such as AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps, which could draw new talent and interest into the field of social work. Other ideas for areas of immediate improvement involved updating the social work school curricula to meet the needs of social workers in the field, as well as more emphasis by schools of social work on the quality of field placements and field instruction. Some hoped that social workers could become more comfortable dealing with budgeting and funding issues for their programs, and that funders would have more realistic understanding of the field. Schools of social work and continuing education programs might also place a greater emphasis on teaching social workers to advocate for themselves around salary issues, and to develop a strong personal and professional voice.

New Professionals continued to voice a need for supervision by social workers, professional development opportunities through continuing education programs, and an opportunity for mentorship relationships. Issues of traditional concern to the Task Force and the Chapter were mentioned, such as the need for smaller caseloads, more scholarships for social work education, an increase in loan forgiveness, a well functioning licensing system, and greater socio-cultural and racial diversity within the profession. As expected, many wish they had better strategies of making time available to themselves, and for increasing their overall quality of life.

In the concluding discussion both the New Professionals and Pioneers described

a desire for continued dialogue within the profession, calling on our diverse capacities (including our community organizing and political strengths), as well as bringing leadership together. The combined group considers NASW-NYC to be in a unique position to facilitate this type of discussion, drawing upon its talented membership for volunteer strength, hosting dialogues, as it has done in the past with unions and legislators, as well as moving forward with more political activism. Other suggested next steps included beginning peer supervision support groups, approaching schools of social work to assist in curriculum enrichment, and hosting a “think tank” to further deliberate options for action.

Finally, the New Professionals and Pioneers considered the importance of continuing their own valuable dialogue and working relationship and conducting the “real, meaty” discussions necessary to draw on the past and together make the next steps towards building the future of the social work profession for the benefit of social workers, as well as for clients.

The discussions that evening build upon the Chapter’s focus groups conducted with new professionals in 2006 and the continued work on workplace surveys, open meetings and dialogues, as well on a need for the Pioneer discussions about the present and future state of practice. By bringing New Professionals and Pioneers together and allowing for richer discussion, the group hopes to strategize about how to affect change. This first collaborative discussion between the New Professionals and Pioneers sets the framework for a broader reflection on what parts of the profession should be preserved, as well as what changes are sought. To contact the Pioneers for more information about this project: [email protected]

To contact the New Professionals Task Force for more information about this project: [email protected]

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(All meetings held at the Chapter Office unless otherwise specified)

Friday, January 23, 2009 Disaster Trauma Committee Meeting 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Addictions Committee Meeting Topic: “Mentalization Treatment with Substance Abuse

Disorders” with Christine Fewell 9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 LGBT Committee Meeting LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th Street, Manhattan 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 29, 2009 New Professionals Task Force Semi-Annual Membership Meeting Topic: A Year of Change: 2009 Resolutions for the Social Work Profession Light snacks, speaker, self-care workshop, speak out,

chance for members to guide our yearly agenda. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Monday, February 2, 2009 Social Workers Advancing the Human Animal Bond Topic: Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy with Keren Bachi 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Friday, February 6, 2009 Private Practitioners Group Topic: Fee and Marketing Support Group 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 P.A.C.E. Meeting 6:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Gerontological Committee Meeting 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Addictions Committee Meeting Topic: Undoing Racism with Sandra Bernabei 9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 LGBT Committee Meeting LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th Street, Manhattan 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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POSITIONS AVAILABLE

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

Psychotherapists & Intake Workers, LCSW, fee for service, part-time - Adult/Child - Saturday availability, bilingual Spanish/English helpful. Also looking for CASACs, CASAC-Ts and clinicians with experience in substance abuse treatment for OASAS-sponsored program. Send resumes: Director of Clinical Services, Metropolitan Center for Mental Health, 160 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024, Fax (212) 362-9451, Email [email protected] LCSW/ LMSW Office Mental Health Licensed outpatient psychiatric center in Forest Hills is seeking fee for service psychotherapists. Russian or Spanish speaking and minority applicants are encouraged. Fax Resume: (718) 793-2023 or Telephone: (718) 793-3133 Seeking LCSWs in NYC - Assoc. of Lesbian & Gay Affirmative Psychotherapists offers fee-for-service referrals to lgbt-affirmative psychotherapists; sessions in your office. Client moves to your private practice after one year. To apply: www.ALGAP.org or (646) 486-3430

Financial District - Spacious, handsomely furnished office available full or half days Mon, Tues, Thurs, weekends. 14’ by 11’ room, large windows, suitable for groups of 8. Secure building with 24 hour access, shared kitchenette, convenient to east & west side subways. Separate larger conference rooms available. $325 per day per month, negotiable for multiple days or weekends. (718) 377-3400, [email protected]

853 Broadway (between 13th & 14th Street) - Newly renovated 2 office Suite. Very Sunny. 7 day 24 hr. doorman building. Accessible to all transportation. Info. (212) 924-7621

Bilingual (Spanish/ English) full-time Social Work position available at a special education preschool in Queens. Prior experience with young children ages 2 to 5, a must. LMSW or LCSW, NYSED certification and Bilingual Extension certificate required. Fax resume to Irene Fernandez, Principal, (718) 205-0178

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Greenwich Village/ Mercer Street - Psychotherapy office suite, shared waiting area in secure doorman building. Spacious, large enough for group therapy. Sophis-ticated furnishings, A/C, full kitchen, conv-enient location. Available Tuesday and Friday - also weekends. Part-time Thursday until 6:30, Monday and Wednesday until 3:30. Call Howard (212) 873-4039 Greene Street, Soho - Psychotherapy offices for rent by the day or half-day (4 hr minimum) in 4-room suite. Collegial atmosphere, secure building, spacious waiting area, 10 minutes from Washington Square. Availability seven days/ evenings a week. (212) 966-5155

Fifth Avenue At 16th Street – Full-time, Part-time Elegantly decorated professional psychotherapy office space for rent. Centrally located, accessible to East & West side train/busses. Info: (212) 633-0486 Chelsea – Part-Time Psychotherapy office for rent. Charming, bright and sunny office, available Wednesday afternoon and evening, Thursday evening and all day Friday. Between 6th and 7th Avenues. Convenient to subways, reasonable rent. Please call (212) 366-6030. Gramercy Park - Views and keys to the park; Lobby floor; Suite of three therapy offices. Furnished including phones. Day and evening availability. Call (212) 687-5335

5th Avenue and 20th Street - psychotherapy offices, excellent location, windowed, renovated, AC, heated, bathroom in the suite, sublet OK, part/ full time. No broker. Must see. First month rent free. Call (917) 496-6742

Fifth Avenue and 20th Street - Psychotherapy offices for rent part-time and hourly. Secure 24/7 bldg, A/C, waiting room, private intercoms, fully furnished. Near N,R,Q,W,F,4,5, and 6 trains. Call Valerie (212) 627-2947 34th St. & 5th Avenue - bright office with window, big enough for small groups, A/C, waiting area in a prof. building. Full/ Part Time, hourly. Also an office for Fri, Sat /Sun. Call (212) 564-6544

34th Street (near Fifth Avenue) - New expanded office space. Ideal midtown location, windowed, furnished office, suitable for psychotherapy, counseling. Available FT/ PT & hourly. Reception; ans-wering service; cleaning; all utilities. Local phone use included. High speed internet access available. Friendly environment, Networking; collegial interaction. Call (212) 947-7111, Barbara at the Private Practice Center of New York 34th Street (near 5th Avenue) - Beautifully furnished office to rent Mondays and Wednesdays. Professional penthouse offices with receptionist, telephone and cleaning included. Midtown location but quiet office. Networking opportunities. Call (212) 860-3700 East 37th Street (Park & Lexington) - Tree lined street; private entrance on ground floor of brick townhouse; suite of 3 therapy offices; part-time availability. Call (212) 687-5335 Midtown - 2 New Offices (one w/ shared wait Rm 8x12, & other separate w/ own entrance 14x8). Central A/C, carpeting, double windows. 24 hr “Class A” bldg, w/ attended lobby & concession stand. Near all transport, across from Empire State Bldg. Utilities & wireless internet included $1,350 & $1,400. Also P/T office space avail $20 hr. Call (917) 627-3761 56th Street/ Broadway - Part-time office space. Excellent location. Beautiful city view, large, shared two-office suite. Full service building. Available: Wednesday after 2:30, Thursday after 2:30 and all day Sunday. Call (917) 679-5180 or e-mail [email protected] 82nd St. and Central Park West - P/T therapy space available Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat on. Part of 3-office suite shared with two clinical psychologists. Private waiting room and secure “buzz-in” entry. Call Dr. Goodstein at (212) 799-3121 West Side Therapy Office - with adjacent playroom space, shared waiting room and bathroom, doorman building. Tastefully decorated. Mondays, Fridays and weekends. (212) 362-7116

Upper East Side - E 68th St. bet. Madison & 5th Aves. - P/T office rental, 2 days/ wk (week-days). Beautifully furnished, sunny, psychotherapy /health-related office, large waiting room, inner office, 2 baths, A/C, kitchenette, video sec-urity system, elevator. Convenient to all transportation. Avail. 1/1/09. Contact: [email protected] or call (212) 628-4938 90th and CPW - Part time office pleasant, quiet, 11x15. Available Wednesday and Friday day and evenings, for $650/mo (or $400 for single day), more hours possible. Contact [email protected], or call (212) 787-5973 Upper West Side - Psychotherapist office to share. Nice building with doorman ideally located near subways. The office is pleasantly furnished with a shared waiting room. Available all day Wed, Fri, and weekends. Call (212) 873-0892 Rego Park, Saunders St. / 63rd Drive - Professional Office. Private entrance on ground floor of a well kept co-op building. Shared reception area and bathroom with 6 rooms, (1,500 Sq Ft). Rent commercially competitive. Garage available, near subway and bus. Contact Ronnie Rados at (718) 626-4400 Forest Hills, Queens - Affordable fully furnished part-time offices exclusively for mental health professionals. Individual, group, analytical rooms. Ideal for net-working. Near LIRR, buses and subway, Queens Blvd. Two hour metered parking. Forest Hills Center for private practice. (718) 786-4990, e-mail [email protected] Forest Hills, Queens - Treatment room and separate office in professionally furnished and well maintained suite. Bright and airy. Available full-time ($575) or part-time. One block to Queens Blvd, 71st Rd, subway. Call (631) 689-7184 Great Neck - Part/ Full time office space to sublet in professional building. State of the art, newly renovated 3 room office suite. Soundproof rooms. Networking possibilities. Contact N. Michael (917) 324-8361

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Attention Social Workers! The NASW has approved iPEC’s Life Potentials Training for 27 continuing education contact hours (CECs). Learn more and register for a FREE information session, “Powerful Coaching for Mental Health Professionals” at www.iPECcoaching.com today! Clinical Supervision for Therapists working with Families & Children Do you want to find answers to your questions? Do you want to be the best possible therapist? Helping families & children requires reflection and expertise. Consult an experienced supervisor who has trained many social work professionals. Call Monique Lores, LCSW, ACSW (212) 695-8048 or e-mail [email protected] Allied Team Training for Parkinson’s presented by the National Parkinson Foundation New York, NY – March 18-22, 2009 Social work plays an important part of treatment for neurological ill-nesses such as Parkinson’s disease which not only affects patients, but also their families and/ or caregivers’ lives. This is a Wed - Sun conference for social workers and other health professionals to learn more about Parkinson’s disease treatment which includes social work as part of a multi-disciplinary team approach. This program is presented by national faculty teaching assessment and treatment of persons and families living with Parkinson’s disease. Social workers receive up to 33 (50 minute) CEU credit hours of continuing education. For more information please visit: www.parkinson.org/attp or call Denise Beran at (305) 243-2985. Course registration is $350 F/T students of social work are free Low Fee Clinical Group Supervision For New MSWS - We will explore solidifying a professional identity, adapting to agency life, expanding engagement skills, how to go deeper in your work with clients, etc. Lu Lasson, LCSW-R (212) 229-7409

Westchester - Full-time office for rent. Large, cheerful room with spacious closet. Quiet, well-maintained building. Close to train and highway. (914) 632-0690

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Group Supervision: Develop deeper under-standing, advanced clinical skills and new collegial relationships in supportive, relationally focused consultation group. Former faculty NYU Post-Master’s Clinical Program, Hunter SSW, Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, PPSC, and Director ICP 2-Year Psychotherapy Training Program 2001-2006. UWS location, day and evening groups forming. Call for more info: Leslie Hendelman, LCSW (212) 316-2554, or [email protected] Pranic Healing, a non-touch form of energy healing, 3 CEU’s approved by NASW. Course was presented at NASW-NJ annual conference. Early bird rate only $30, Jan 6, 10 am - 1 pm & Jan 27, 4:30 - 7:30 pm. For more info: www.fulfilled-living.com LGBTQ Sensitive Supervision - R-LCSW with 16+ yrs of public & private practice available for supervision to fulfill NYS Licensing requirements. Knows of special concerns for our LGBTQ community; Versed in child & adolescent & family issues; Expertise in trauma, EMDR, CBT and traditional psychodynamic; Knows ins and outs of Managed Care billing & documentation; Trained short & long term group therapy; Adjunct Lecturer @ NYU & Hunter. Open daytime hrs; Office in Downtown Brooklyn; near 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, F, & R trains. Call Helen B. Mullin LCSW (516) 924-5665 A Prosperous Private Practice Can Be Yours! Lynne Spevack LCSW, practice building consultant, offers moderately priced groups and customized individual consultations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Learn how to develop a steady flow of clients and skillfully set, adjust and collect fees to ensure an adequate income. (718) 377-3400 [email protected] Clinical Consultation for EMDR and general practice - Experienced psychotherapist and Approved EMDRIA Consultant offers affordable consultation services for wide range of clinical issues. Call Karen L. Arthur, LCSW, BCD. (212) 947-7111 x364

Psychotherapist Centered Supervision Let us meet and determine what your needs are and how we can work together to further your professional development. Thirty-Nine years of experience in a clinical practice. LCSW, R, CEAP with expertise in muti-modalities /orientations for the full spectrum of DSM-V disorders and problems of substance abuse. R credited. Jerry Pecker, LCSW, (212) 496-5494 Clinical Supervision that can be Credited Toward the LCSW and “R” in New York – provided by experienced clinician and supervisor, former NYU Asst. Professor. Supportive, psychodynamically oriented individual and group supervision focusing on work with individuals, couples, sexual problems, families and groups. Affordable and accessible, initial consult gratis. Manhattan’s East 20’s. Flo Ceravolo, LCSW, ACSW (212) 533-7310 Intensively trained Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) LCSW (located on East 49 St, NY,NY.) offers full adult DBT treatment ( individual and skills groups) since 1996. Consultation by appointment. Dena Agapion, LCSW (212)861-5496 SUPERVISION Enhance clinical skills - Effective use of transference and CT. Private and agency practice issues. Supportive but challenging. 25yrs. clinical/admin/faculty exp. with adults, children/adol. Credit to L and R. Convenient Village location. Mona Daniels LCSW (212) 627-2080

Affordable Supervision– Very experienced clinical social work psychotherapist, institute senior faculty member, and supervisor with psychodynamic orientation offers group or individual supervision for individual, group, couples and family treatment. This supervision can be credited towards the LCSW or LMSW in NY. Lou Levy, LCSW (212) 722-0505 Social Work Consultant/ Supervisor: Catherine Hodes, LCSW, (718) 512-8571. Expertise: crisis, trauma, domestic violence, groups, LGBTQ. 15 years experience, flexible fees, Brooklyn office; go to: www.chodes.vpweb.com

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• Celebrating Social Work Pioneers p. 1

• Reflections on Barack Obama’s Election for Social Work p. 1

• New Professionals and Pioneers Discuss Future of Social Work p. 7

• Register! New Spring 2009 Continuing Education Workshops p. 3

• Farewell to NASW-NYC staff p. 10

LMSW Test Prep Workshop

Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Presenter Dawn Hal l Apgar, PhD, LSW, ACSW

Hunter College School of Social Work

129 East 79th Street 1st floor auditorium

(Please note: No food or drink is allowed inside the auditorium.)

See page 6 for registration form or call (212) 668-0050 for more information.

This workshop will provide information on the format and structure of the LMSW examination. It will help participants develop successful test-taking strategies, and will provide review material in each of the content areas.

Content areas include: theories of human development; assessment, diagnosis and treatment; psychopathology; psychopharmacology; communication; professional ethics; management and administration; research; and diversity.

Practice questions will be reviewed to illustrate test-taking strategies and reinforce content material.

Dawn Hall Apgar, PhD, LSW, ACSW, is the Director of the Developmental Disabilities Planning Institute at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dr. Apgar has helped thousands of social workers across the country prepare for licensure examinations. She is currently the NASW-NJ liaison to the New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners, Chairperson of the NJ Chapter’s task force on licensure, and a member of the national NASW Board of Directors.

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