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California NEWSVOL. 35. NO. 4 • JANUARY 2009 March is Social Work Month his year, the fifth year of the Na- social work—to illuminate why some of different ages, Ttional Social Work Public Edu- of the most accomplished social work- ethnicities, prac- cation Campaign, NASW will focus ers chose the field, and to showcase the tice specialties, energy on creating messages and tools wide range of contributions these pro- geographic loca- that address the last of five overarching fessionals make in every community tions, and salary/ public education goals established in throughout their careers. responsibility levels to profile. It will yond Social Work Month to promote 2004: “Recruit new social workers to then be decided which types of media the profession. the field.” 50 Ways to Use Your can best tell each story. For some, this For more information, to download In preparation for Social Work Social Work Degree might be a weekly blog diary or an au- a Social Work Month toolkit or order Month 2009, NASW will create a By working through the schools dio interview; for others an online pho- Social Work Month merchandise, visit multi-platform promotion—in col- of social work and NASW chapters, to album may be ideal. The goal is to www.socialworkers.org. For questions, laboration with the nation’s schools of NASW will identify social workers keep building these online profiles be- e-mail [email protected]. v

NASW Celebrates American California’s Budget Crisis Indian Heritage Month Special Session: Governor’s Mid-Year Budget Proposal By Wendy Rae Hill, BSW NASW-CA Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs fter the November 4th election, the but were unable to agree on a proposal. AGovernor called a Special Session The newly sworn-in Legislators were to address the mid-year fiscal shortfall due to meet in December, but it is un- in the state budget passed in late Sep- likely an agreement will be made until tember. The Governor estimates an after the Governor releases his 2009- $11.2 billion shortfall in the 2008-2009 2010 budget proposal in January. budget year and a projected 13 billion This proposal is expected to include in 2009-2010. The State Department an array of permanent revenue gen- of Finance stated that California could erating components, as well as some run out of funds as early as February devastating permanent cuts including 2009 without Legislative action. The the complete termination of several Governor’s proposed package includes essential social services. NASW-CA a mix of cuts ($4.5 billion), revenues will keep you informed as this budget ($4.7 billion), and borrowing ($1.1 bil- crisis unfolds. lion). The Legislators met in November, See BUDGET PROPOSAL page 3

2008-2009 2009-2010 Revenue Proposals: Cheryl Blankenship-Kupras Revenue Revenue with her family. Temporary 1.5% Sales Tax $3.5 billion $7.3 billion Service Sales Tax $357 million $1.2 billion Oil Severance Tax 9.9% per barrel $528 million $1.2 billion Raising Alcohol Tax by $.05 per drink $293 million $585 million o honor American Indian Her- Increased Vehicle License Fee of $12 $150 million $359 million Titage Month, NASW asked CONTENTS outstanding Native American social 2008-2009 2009-2010 Cut Proposals: President’s Message...... 2 workers to explain why they chose Savings Savings Executive Director’s Message...... 3 the social work profession and to Proposition 98 (Education) $2.5 billion Political Action...... 4-6 describe the unique challenges fac- ing our Native American commu- One Day a Month Furlong for State Opinions...... 7 $263 million $451 million nities. One of the social workers Workers NASW Announcements...... 8 highlighted during this celebration Transit Agencies Funding $230 million Annual Conference...... 9 is California’s Cheryl Blankenship- Eliminating Parole Supervision low Membership: Volunteer Spotlight...... 9 Kupras, MSW. $78.7 million $535.9 million Licensure Classes...... 10 Blankenship-Kupras is from offenders Licensure Requirements...... 11 Santa Clara and is an enrolled UC and CSU funding $132 million Regions...... 14 member of the Muscogee (Creek) 3% cut to Regional Center Payments $34.2 million $59.8 million In Memoriam...... 17 Nation. Her area of expertise is Social Work Awards...... 18 health and she is currently a licensed Public Safety Funding $51.7 million $103.5 million See INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH page 2 Williamson Act Grants $35 million  January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS

From the President marriage according to their religious beliefs. Failure of Proposition 8 would California not have forced a church to perform marriages between two consenting NEWS Thoughts adults of the same gender. Why would they not let the state recognize these Advertising marriages when performed by other on the churches and temples or by a court? Display At the October meeting of the 1/8 Page Ad NASW-CA board of directors, I pro- ew ear (Vertical or Horizontal).... $300 N Y posed an additional $25,000 contri- By Stacie Hiramoto, MSW 1/4 Page Ad...... $500 bution to the “No on 8” campaign. 1/2 Page Ad Horizontal...... $800 The board strongly supported and Full Page Ad...... $1,200 passed this motion. I am again proud Full Page Color (Back Cover) $2,500 ke-mashite-omedetou-gozaimasu a family to have both a Shinto shrine of NASW for not being afraid to take Aor Happy New Year (in Japanese) and a Buddhist shrine in their home a stand and being a leader on issues of Custom Display to you all! Unlike other Asian cultures and to celebrate or practice a little of civil rights and social justice. 1/8 Page Ad that celebrate the New Year according each religion. While the campaign against Prop- (Vertical or Horizontal)..... $400 to the lunar calendar, Japan adopted Perhaps that is why it has always osition 8 lost, I am confident that this 1/4 Page Ad...... $800 the Gregorian calendar in 1873. So been difficult for me to understand discriminatory act will eventually be 1/2 Page Ad ...... $1,000 Japanese Americans have always cel- overturned. It is Full Page Ad...... $1,500 ebrated New Year’s Day or Oshogatsu, only a matter of on January 1 and continue to celebrate 6 Month Display Ad I am proud of NASW for not being time. I do want Includes 25% Discount. this holiday in some way. Consider this to acknowledge a Display Ad Late Fee...... $100 your mini-cultural competence lesson. afraid to take a stand and being a huge victory for My family and community passed social workers— Classified Advertising on some other holiday values to me leader on issues of civil rights the election of Classified Ad (30 Word Limit)... $90 for which I am grateful. We always Mariko Yamada Additional Works Over 30...... $75 celebrate both Christmas, in addition and social justice. to the State As- Box for Classified Ad...... $25 to New Year’s Day. Although my en- sembly! Mariko Logo with Classified Ad...... $25 tire family is Buddhist, we see nothing when some people in this country want has been an active member of NASW 6 Month Classified Ad wrong with adopting the beautiful sec- the government to adhere to their re- and has even served at the national Includes 25% Discount. ular aspects of Christmas: the Christ- ligious beliefs alone. I felt this way level. She shares our values and will be Classified Ads Late Fee...... $60 mas tree, exchanging gifts, getting to- about the proponents of Proposition one of two social workers in the Leg- gether with family, and wishing peace 8. It frustrated me that they wanted islature (the other being Mary Salas). on earth. In Japan, it is not unusual for me, my community, my state to define Congratulations, Mariko! v

Indian Heritage California Month from page 1 Chapter clinical social worker at the Santa Leadership Clara County Department of Alcohol and Drug Services, Ad- NASW-CA Chapter BOARD OF DIRECTORS diction Medicine Division. She OFFICERS 2008-2009 works with patients recovering Staff Directory from all types of opiate addiction PRESIDENT with medication-assisted treat- Address: 1016 23rd Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 Fax: (916) 442-2075 Stacie Hiramoto ment doing individual and group FIRST VICE PRESIDENT therapy and advocacy work. Blan- CA Web: www.naswca.org National Web: www.socialworkers.org Catharine Ralph kenship-Kupras is also a certified methadone advocate and has a Toll Free in CA: (800) 538-2565 Phone: (916) 442-4565 SECRETARY special interest in harm-reduction Brendan Broms Membership Extension 42 [email protected] Shelly Troop psychotherapy. Cheryl Raynak Conferences/Events Extension 15 [email protected] TREASURER She has been actively involved Jose Gorbea-Colon in the NASW-CA chapter since Janlee Wong Ethical/Legal Issues Extension 11 [email protected] 1991 and has assumed several vi- VICE PRESIDENT tal volunteer leadership roles in- Kristin Goree Lobby Days/Political Advocacy Extension 14 [email protected] LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL ACTION cluding, but not limited to, serv- Lora Pierce Membership/Communications Extension 10 [email protected] ing on the board of directors and Bill Gould delegate assembly. Saul Kemble Accounting Extension 18 [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT Blankenship-Kupras says the Tatyana Bruyeva Continuing Education Extension 17 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP AND greatest challenge facing the Na- ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES tive American population is ad- Wendy Rae Hill Legislation/ Political Issues Extension 12 [email protected] Gil Carmona diction and believes that social Women’s Council Extension 57 N/A VICE PRESIDENT workers can best help by provid- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ing culturally competent, evi- Lisa Kopochinski Editor CA News 916-481-0265 [email protected] Patricia Hunter dence-based practice services to whoever they serve. Some articles represent the opinion of For more about Blankenship- the writers and not necessarily those of Kupras and the other American NASW-CA. Some may disagree with How to Submit Articles Indian social workers highlighted the opinions. Letters to the editor as California News welcomes articles of interest to California social workers. this month, please visit www. well as articles with opposing views are From therapy to policy, school social work and medical, any of the wide welcome. helpstartshere.org. v diversity that is social work can be considered. The Communications Committee seeks cutting-edge articles. Writers will receive a byline. Submission policy NASW California News (ISSN 1042- 279X) is published monthly except bi- We welcome submissions from readers. Please keep articles to monthly in July/August and November/ approximately 500 words in length. We cannot guarantee that articles December by the National Association will be printed due to space restrictions. The editor will review and of Social Workers, California Chapter edit all articles for content, grammar and consistency. The editor may at 1016 23rd Street, Sacramento, CA note that the article is the author’s opinion and not the opinion of 95816. The opinions expressed are those NASW CA. of the authors and not those of NASW California News nor NASW California Photos Chapter. Periodicals postage paid at Sac- Photos should be high resolution (300 dpi) in a jpeg or tif format. Action ramento, California. Postmaster send ad- and faces rather than poses and backs of heads are encouraged. Identify dress changes to National Association of people and occasion in photo. Social Workers, Attention: Membership Services, 750 First Street, NE, Washing- E-mail ([email protected]) is preferred or mail ton, DC 20002. (NASW-CA, Attn: Editor, 1016 23rd St. • Sacramento, CA 95816) For more information, contact Lisa Kopochinski, editor, at (916) 481-0265. January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS 

would include revenue increases and schools, releasing tens of thousands From the spending cuts (call them savings or ef- of inmates, and hastening the death of Executive Director ficiencies if you’d like). hundreds by cutting health and social The big pieces of state spending are programs entirely. No anti-tax leg- as follows: K-12—39 percent; health— islator wants that to happen in their 20 percent; criminal justice—13 per- district. My New Years’s cent; higher education—12 percent; Anti-tax legislators need to hear and social services—10 percent. Two from all of us that it can’t be done by Resolution By Janlee Wong, MSW We all need to work politically with our representatives to encourage them to take a balanced approach to stimulating the economy, which would include revenue y resolution is to help Califor- shared: more consumer credit, spend- Mnia by promoting policies that ing and employment. But that’s where increases and spending cuts (call them stimulate our economy and help us the consensus stops. Democrats would recover from the recession that we’re like to protect programs and services as savings or efficiencies if you’d like). in. At the time this column was writ- much as possible by a combination of ten, the California legislature is locked spending cuts and revenue increases. months ago, it was estimated that the cuts alone. Californians need to push in a fight with those minority of leg- Republicans want no new taxes, but California budget gap was 9.4 percent for temporary innovative ideas to islators who have signed the “no-tax aren’t willing to spell out the massive or almost $10 billion. That amount is spread the pain into future years (and pledge.” The resulting gridlock has lopsided education, social and health steadily increasing every day and some hopefully when revenues come back paralyzed our government from tak- program cuts that would be necessary predict it will triple by June 30, 2009 if through economic growth) by relaxing ing decisive action to deal with the if revenues aren’t increased. nothing is done. Obviously the “cuts- the balanced budget requirement. In deepening recession. We all need to work politically only” policy to these programs to bal- the past and at the federal level, this has Oddly enough, all legislators want with our representatives to encour- ance the budget would fundamentally been the consistent reality of “balanc- the same end goal of economic re- age them to take a balanced approach devastate all Californians. It would be ing” the budget. Let us resolve to do it covery. Even the means is commonly to stimulating the economy, which laying off tens of thousands, closing rather than sit around in gridlock. v

Budget Proposal week, overtime, meal and rest from page 1 periods. • Tax incentives to the film Additional proposals include several industry to maintain and increase California projects to stimulate the economy, production in the state. such as: • Adding a 90-day stay on NEWS • Easing regulations to fast track foreclosures to encourage loan Pass It On! infrastructure projects funded modifications. through state bonds. • Providing flexibility to employers Specific proposals pertaining to social regarding the 40-hour work workers and their clients are:

2008-2009 2009-2010 Social Services Cut Proposals: Savings Savings CalWORKs 10% Grant Cut: reduces the max monthly grant for a family of three $93.2 million $279.6 million from $723 to $651 CalWORKs Safety Net Modifications: eliminates benefits for timed out families $80.7 million $242 million not meeting federal work participation requirements 60-Month Time Limit on Child Only Cases: imposes a 60-month time limit for $76.8 million $230.3 million children of undocumented parents, drug felons or fleeing felons Mandatory 6 months face-to-face $23.3 million $94.8 million CalWORKs Self Sufficiency Review

Stage 2 Child Care Reduction $27 million

IHSS Elimination of Domestic and Related $23.1 million $71.4 million Services

IHSS Share of Cost Buy Out $12.3 million $37 million

IHSS Provider Costs and Benefits: roll back wages to $8 per hour and $.60 per $82.9 million $248.8 million hour for health benefits

Medi-Cal 1931 (b) eligibility reduction $17.2 million $218 million

Medi-Cal: undocumented immigrants must $15.1 million $73.5 million reapply monthly Medi-Cal Newly Qualified Immigrants: $29.7 million 144.4 million monthly reapplication requirement Medi-Cal Share of Cost for Aged, Blind, and Disabled above SSI/SSP Income $87.6 million $407.4 million Ceiling SSI/SSP Grant Reduction from $870 per $348.9 million $1.1 billion month to $830 California Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) Elimination for 11,000 $37.8 million $114.1 million aged, blind and disabled California Food Assistance Program $30.3 million (CFAP) Elimination

You can find additional resources and analyses on the mid-year budget cuts at www.dof.ca.gov; www.lao.ca.gov and www.cbp.org.v  January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS POLITICAL ACTION Government Relations Update By Wendy Rae Hill, BSW NASW-CA Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs

was correct back in November— Scarred that because we are in the EqualityActionNow.org and www. Legislative Action Center Iour political climate in California minority, we had to depend on others JoinTheImpact.org. Ever wonder how you can make and the United States has changed. to “stand up” for us, and many did. an impact on social welfare poli- There is so much hope with the elec- When all was said and done, we only A New Legislative Session cy right from the comfort of your tion of our new President Barack lost by 600,000 votes. On December 1, California swore mouse? Visit our Legislative Action Obama. However, many of us are Efforts are in motion to repeal in a new Legislature and they are al- Center on www.naswca.org and send still mourning the loss of our consti- Prop 8 because this proposition is ready at work trying to agree on a your Legislators a message about im- tutional equality with the passage of not an amendment to the consti- proposal to fill the $12-billion dollar portant policy issues. It just takes a Proposition 8, which takes away the tution, but a revision by treating a budget deficit in the current budget minute to make your opinion heard! right of same-sex couples to marry. minority class of people differently year. We are very proud to welcome Also, look for advocacy opportunities As many of you who have been under the law. Constitutional revi- MSW Mariko Yamada to the Cali- in our CalSwift e-mails that go out to reading my update for years know, I sions require legislative approval fornia State Assembly! members twice a month. am a lesbian. I have two little girls, ages 2 and 4, and I cannot tell you Legislative Advocacy Training how devastating it felt on Novem- Efforts are in motion to repeal Prop 8 because Available ber 5 to wake up and try to explain to this proposition is not an amendment to the The NASW-CA Government them that we had lost, that our family Relations Department has teamed up was no longer treated equally under constitution, but a revision by treating a with the Membership Department to the law to other families. My girls had create a NASW-CA legislative/elec- experienced weeks of coming home minority class of people differently tion advocacy training and we have to our “No on Prop 8” signs being taken it on the road! NASW-CA staff vandalized and several incidents of under the law. is available to come to your agency or helping me clean egg off my garage school for a presentation. Just contact door and car. They had even been prior to the placement on the bal- 2009 Legislative Priorities us to set it up! E-mail naswadvoc@ through a visit by the police to take lot. Prop 8 did not seek this Legis- The NASW-CA Legislative naswca.org or call (916) 442-4565 a hate crime vandalism report. This lative approval. The California Su- Committee is looking at policy pri- ext. 14. v initiative was very personal. How preme Court will hear arguments in orities for the 2009 legislative ses- many people can honestly say that March. We are very hopeful that the sion and should be finalizing those their life and love has been placed on court will make the fair decision and priorities in February. We are al- Until February, a ballot for millions of people to vote restore the rights of same-sex fami- ready looking at a bill that would on who don’t know you? My commu- lies. In the meantime, NASW and I correct the definition of social work- stand firm, reach out nity is scarred, scarred by the more have been very active on the many ers in adult day health care centers and be loud than $35 million dollars spent by the statewide actions regarding the re- as well as a bill that would remove (and wish for equality)! proponents of this discriminatory peal of Prop 8. If you are interested barriers to minors receiving mental ban spreading lies about our families. in learning more, please visit www. health services.

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29 30 31 MARCH We need your contributions to ensure that we elect officials who IS support social work related values! Silent Auction Please contribute generously! SOCIAL WORK CalPACE, NASW-CA’s political action committee, is looking for donations of products, services,MONTH art or gift certificates for NASW-CA’s Legislative Lobby Days and the Annual Conference. nations Do Needed To donate, please contact Margot Sanders at [email protected] or (916) 442-4565 ext. 16. CalPACE is a non-partisan, political action committee formed to Donations to CalPACE are not tax deductible as support candidates and issues that advance charitable contributions. FPPC# 822532 social work values and public policy goals. January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS  POLITICAL ACTION 2008 General Election Results By Wendy Rae Hill, BSW NASW-CA Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs n November 4, the voters’ voice race in Senate District 19 found our lican seats! The winners Alyson Huber member Mariko Yamada, MSW, in the Orang clear, with some of the re- endorsed candidate Hannah-Beth Jack- (10th AD), Joan Buchanan (15th AD), 8th Assembly District. We are eagerly sults shocking many citizens across son less than 1,000 votes down. In the Martin Block (78th AD) and Manuel awaiting Assembly member Yamada’s the state. NASW-CA was very excited committee assignments! to learn that we had elected Barack California made some interesting Obama for President. Unfortunately, California made some interesting decisions decisions on initiatives. Of the seven that win was quickly diminished as we initiatives NASW-CA took a position watched the passage of Proposition 8, on initiatives. Of the seven initiatives on, only three went in our favor. Be- which enshrined discrimination into NASW-CA took a position on, only three low is an initiative results chart. There our California Constitution. In con- are several initiative issues that NASW gressional seats, all but one of NASW’s went in our favor. will continue to work on, including endorsed candidates won their races. the repeal of Proposition 8, building In the California State Senate, all but State Assembly, the Democrats lost Perez (80th AD) were sworn in on De- programs for non-violent offenders, three endorsed candidates won. one seat in the 30th Assembly District, cember 1. Perhaps the most exciting and fair representation in Legislative Unfortunately our high priority but picked up an amazing four Repub- news was the election of Assembly redistricting.

2008 November General Election Initiatives

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Prop 1A – High Speed Rail No Position Approved Prop 2 – Farm Animal Standards No Position Approved Prop 3 – Children’s Hospital Bond Act Neutral Approved Prop 4 – Parental Notification of Abortion Oppose Rejected Prop 5 – Non-violent Offender Rehabilitation Act Support Rejected Prop 6 – Safe Neighborhoods Act (Runner) Oppose Rejected Prop 7 – Renewable Energy Neutral Rejected Prop 8 – Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Oppose Approved Prop 9 – Victim’s Rights Oppose Approved Prop 10 – Alternative Fuel Vehicles Neutral Rejected Prop 11 – Redistricting Oppose Approved Prop 12 – Veterans Home Loan Bond Support Approved

The Impact of SJR 19 Legislative Calendar By Marilyn Montenegro “(S)he who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as (s)he who helps perpetuate it.” 2009 –Dr. Martin Luther King eeding Dr King’s warning the agencies to notify health care profes- Jan. 1-2 New Years Day – State Holiday HCalifornia state legislature re- sionals (licensees) of their obligation, solved that “no law, regulation, order under law, relating to torture and the Jan. 1 Statutes take effect or exceptional circumstance, whether treatment of detainees and to remind induced by state of war or threat of war, them that those who participate in co- Jan. 5 Legislature Reconvenes internal political instability, or any oth- ercive or enhanced interrogation, tor- er public emergency, may be invoked ture or other forms of cruel, inhuman Jan. 10 Budget Bill must be submitted by the Governor as justification for torture or cruel, or degrading treatment may be subject inhuman, or degrading treatment or to prosecution. Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday punishment”. The NASW supports the Board of Senate Joint Resolution 19 (SJR Behavioral Science Examiners decision 19), which was chaptered on August to educate health care professionals Jan. 30 Last day to submit bill requests to Legislative 18, 2008, was prompted by allega- about legal and ethical issues regard- Counsel tions that psychologists helped design ing the humane treatment of prison- and implement abusive interrogation ers. LSCWs will receive additional Feb. 2 Team Leader, Volunteer and Group registration techniques used against prisoners and information about SJR 19 beginning deadline for NASW-CA Legislative Lobby Days detainees. SJR 19 asks state licensing January 2009.

Feb. 9 Lincoln’s Birthday—Holiday Senate Joint Resolution 19 (SJR 19), which Feb. 16 Washington’s Birthday—Holiday was chaptered on August 18, 2008, was Feb. 16 Final registration deadline for NASW-CA prompted by allegations that psychologists Legislative Lobby Days helped design and implement abusive Feb. 27 Last day for bills to be introduced interrogation techniques used against prisoners and detainees.  January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS POLITICAL ACTION

program for licensed health care pro- law. NASW and AFSCME approached Legislative Scorecard for the fessionals who specialize in working the State Personnel Board and SPB dis- with our aging population for three continued the State Job Classifications that years. were titled “Social Worker” and did not 2008 Legislative Session NASW-CA Position: Support, require a degree in social work. Currently, Co-Sponsor all State Job Classifications titled “Social he National Association of So- a fair opportunity to seek redress in Outcome: Vetoed by Governor Worker” require a social work degree from Tcial Workers, California Chapter the courts for violations of state law an accredited University. (NASW-CA) is proud to release our by clarifying that the time period for AB 2753 (Solorio) 2008 Legislative Scorecard. NASW- filing a pay discrimination claim runs State Worker Social Worker AB 2747 (Berg) CA represents over 12,000 profes- from the date of each payment of a dis- Title Protections California Right to Know sional social workers who have de- criminatory wage. This bill will reserve the title of social End-of-Life Act of 2008 grees from accredited social work NASW-CA Position: Support worker to state employees who hold a This bill allows terminally-ill patients programs. NASW-CA advocates on Outcome: Vetoed by Governor degree in social work form an accred- an opportunity to obtain information behalf of our members and their cli- ited University. about their end-of-life care choices. ents, for the implementation and im- AB 531 (Salas) NASW-CA Position: Support, NASW-CA Position: Support provement of programs and policies Mendez v. Westminster Co-Sponsor Outcome: Signed into law by Governor designed to enhance human well-be- This bill will allow for the inclusion of Outcome: We were able to achieve the re- ing and help meet the basic needs of all the Mendez v. Westminster case into sults of AB 2753 without creating a new See SCORECARD page 8 people. For more information on the the Department of Education’s cur- NASW-CA policy priorities, please riculum framework for primary and visit www.naswca.org. secondary levels of education, ensuring that future generations of Californians Methodology will learn about our state’s role in end- This analysis is based on the final floor ing educational segregation. votes cast on these selected measures. If NASW-CA Position: Support a final floor vote was not available, in Outcome: Vetoed by Governor some cases a previous committee hear- ing vote or voting record was substi- AB 1887 (Beall) tuted. Legislators, who were officially Mental Health Services absent for a vote, did not have their This bill requires a health care ser- vote included in the rating. The Gov- vice plan and health insurance policy ernor’s rating is based on whether he to provide coverage for the diagnosis signed or vetoed the measure. Please and medically necessary treatment of a note that these bills are a subset of the mental illness of a person of any age, bills on NASW-CA’s priority list for including a child. It defines mental ill- 2008. They do not constitute all of the ness as a mental disorder defined in bills NASW-CA took a position on in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 2008. IV and includes substance abuse in the covered benefits under this bill. Summary of the NASW-CA Position: Support Legislation Outcome: Vetoed by Governor AB 437 (Jones) AB 2543 (Berg) Geriatric and Employment Discrimination Gerontology Workforce This bill would ensure that victims of Expansion Act pay discrimination continue to have This bill will create a loan repayment January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS 

fers no limitations on the amount of fees the contractor can charge, no The Governor’s Veto: limitations on the increases in fees, no protections for termination of services and no complaint mecha- CCRC Consumer Protections Lost and nism for clients of the proposed services.” Not-For-Profits Going For Profits Walter P. Rozett, President of CALCRA has written: “The only Who Loses? Who Profits? potential benefits that I have heard dministrators or esidents set forth by the providers for AB CCRC A R ? 1022 is that it will make it possible Opinion by Lillian L. Hyatt, MSW, CCRC Resident and to add millions to the bottom line Lillian L. Hyatt AARP Policy Specialist on CCRCs for CCRCs. A number of years ago, Front Porch, the largest CCRC pro- n September 23, 2008, Gov- dents where they will, such as deny- The impact of the recent closing of vider in California, was in the con- Oernor Schwarzenegger elimi- ing them treatment at their CCRC’s Margeurite Terrace brought out this tinuing-care-at-home business and nated $5,978,000 from the State skilled nursing facility (SNF) on the omission. With the worsening of the lost a significant amount in the ven- General Fund Budget designated to excuse that all beds in the SNF are economy, that omission threatens ture, deciding eventually to aban- support an array of essential aging filled, by including non-residents in the life and futures of many resi- don it. ....Under AB 1022 CCRC services for at-risk seniors. Within the count! dents. The problems of settling the residents would be obliged to either that amount, he eliminated $3.8 Unbeknownst to most of the residents’ accounts and transferring subsidize losses or absorb the write- million of support for the Statewide 20,000 residents of California’s many of them to other facilities led to off of a failing at-home venture.” Local Long Term Care Ombuds- CCRCs, two bills—SB 489 (Sein- traumas and deaths, as well as finan- The blow that it would inflict man Programs. Benson Nadell, Pro- berg) and AB 1022 (Saldana)—had cial losses. Although this bill finally was presented by CCRC admin- gram Director for Senior Programs been introduced in the California addressed the problem, a compari- istrations as being “strategic plan- in the San Francisco Ombudsman legislature. If passed, they would son of the bill, when first introduced ning. ....starting with the welfare of Program wrote on October 3: “I profoundly change the relationship and the final version, is most en- residents, staff and local communi- cannot help thinking that because between CCRC administrations lightening. The protections given ties.” They then organized “con- the voices of those in nursing homes and the residents. They would in- to residents were downgraded to the sultations” with resident’s repre- and residential care are not audible, troduce changes in the Health and most elementary terms through the sentatives who were not told that a nor do they have a lobby, that this Safety Code, which would under- lobbying of the CCRC’s trade asso- far-reaching piece of legislation (AB was an easy path towards balanc- mine the rights of residents, as well ciation. The final version of the bill 1022) was already passed in Sac- ing the budget. ....other businesses, as giving CCRC administrations was accepted by the residents’ asso- ramento. These “representatives” such as investment banks, have al- new and sweeping financial powers. ciation as the best compromise avail- were only told there was a local ways wanted ‘self-regulation.’ When These bills were harnessed together able. The governor’s veto, in fact, left consideration for a change in strat- these homes, entrusted to caring and both had to be passed for either the residents with fewer protections egy. The importance of this wide- and protecting our elderly, have less one to be “chaptered.” In a way, they by pointedly shrinking the oversight ranging change was shown by the oversight, adverse events happen.” were made hostage to each other: of the DSS. hiring of a new top staffer to imple- On September 29, 2008, Gover- SB 489 and AB 1022 established The companion bill to SB 489, ment this new strategy—at an unan- nor Schwarzenegger vetoed SB 489 trade-offs. SB 489 was designed to AB 1022, was a real bombshell chang- nounced salary and no presentation (Steinberg) and AB 1022 (Saldana). give residents protections in case of ing the very nature of the traditional of the job description. This town These two bills would have radi- CCRC closings, which had not been CCRC model. The heart of the bill hall meeting was then presented as cally changed the relations between written into law or CCRC contracts was to permit not-for-profit CCRCs having fulfilled the bill’s provision administrators and residents in before. In contrast, AB 1022 permit- to set up, with funds from the resi- that residents be informed. CCRCs. In his veto of SB 489, the ted CCRCs to enter the field of for- dents’ reserve fund, a for-profit op- California News columnist Lillian Governor drastically changed the profit home-care using their resi- eration for at-home care services. If Hyatt was recently named as an AARP- responsibilities of the Department dents’ reserve funds to finance the this business fails, it is the residents’ California policy advisor. A policy advisor of Social Services (DSS) partly to fit operation. funds that would be lost! In addi- reviews legislation, regulations and other the drastic cuts in its budget. The Amazingly, neither law nor con- tion, in-home care patients were proposals to promote official AARP policy Governor remarked, “While I sup- tract covered the rights and respon- stripped of many rights. According updated annually and approved by its board port additional protections for con- sibilities of administrations and resi- to Patricia L. McGinnis, Executive of directors. v sumers living in Continuing Care dents in the event of CCRC closings. Director of CANHR: “AB 1022 of- Retirement Communities (CCRCs), I feel this bill unnecessarily inserts the Department of Social Services in private contractual matters. The Department has statutory responsi- bility to monitor and review the fis- OPINION cal condition of these communities, but they do not have the expertise, nor should they be required to, in- tervene in contractual disputes and The Costs of Peace placement plans of residents. There By Jim Shinn, LCSW are many good consumer protec- his is a reflection essay on the “Cost of War” The author, Dr. Rothman, cites the many costs of tions in this bill and I would encour- Tarticle that appeared in November 2008 issue war and cites a Nobel Prize winner in his case. Let age the author and the stakeholders of California News. As a clinical social worker in pri- us suppose, historically, we chose peace rather than to work with my administration next vate practice for more than 20 years, I have seen the war. How many more millions of Jews would have year to find the appropriate balance “costs of peace” where family, in an effort to keep the died in the Holocaust without the U.S. entering the of government oversight for these peace, will not confront war? How many more types of facilities.” an adult child living at millions would have As I noted in a previous column, home with an addiction been locked up in So- SB 489 was supported by Califor- or destructive behavior. Rather than confront the adult with viet Gulags if we chose nia Advocates for Nursing Home It is peace at all costs. peace against commu- Reform (CANHR) and California the choice of rehab or move out, Continuing Care Residents Asso- Rather than confront nism? Stalin murdered ciation (CALCRA). It was opposed the adult with the choice the whole family suffers the stress, millions too! The Iraq by the DSS on the grounds that it of rehab or move out, conflict, abuse and dysfunction as war costs, but Hussein lacked personnel to administer the the whole family suf- will never brutalize his proposed program. The Governor fers the stress, conflict, a result of their need to enable. countrymen again. both endorsed this contention and abuse and dysfunction I have more respect added a legal stumbling block in ad- as a result of their need for friends of mine dition. This means that the Gover- to enable. I have worked who have done mission nor is not prepared to give sufficient in an adolescent rehab with many gangsters and I am work in the Third World (Africa and Latin America) personnel to government agencies to a recovering addict. I know of what I speak. where they themselves pay the costs of both peace enable them to carry out their mis- No one likes the casualties of war, nor the cost. and war. It is the work of these soldiers (and social sion. CCRC residents are now left No one likes to see the unmet needs of the poor, workers) that is too often “missing” from the pages unprotected from the CCRC’s load- elderly or disabled. What the cost essay was missing of California News and writings by authors like Dr. ed contracts—of which the signato- was that even in times of no war, these needs will go Rothman. ries may not have even been aware. unmet. The DSS had already removed it- self from the oversight of CCRC’s administration’s power to place resi-  January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS NASW ANNOUNCEMENTS

Revised 2008 Medicare Fee Schedule documents. If you have questions, please e-mail NASW Resources for Child for Clinical Social Workers [email protected]. Listed below are sample Protection and Social Workers of recent issues. Beginning July 1, 2008, clinical social workers A recent spate of tragedies involving fami- who are Medicare providers received an increase • Recent Cases on Child Welfare Workers’ Lia- lies and the child protective system has once in reimbursement. To view the specific changes, bility for Removal of Children (October 2008) again highlighted the role of social workers in please visit www.socialworkers.org/practice/clini- • School Social Workers and Student Strip the crucial decisions around child removal and cal/2008/csw091708.asp?print=1. Searches (September 2008) protection. NASW has always supported a position • Social Workers and the Genetic Information of the need for professional social workers and has NASW Revises Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) (June 2008) tried to get title protection legislation enacted. National Career Center • Social Workers and Coaching (May 2008) While the details of these cases are unknown This site now offers more features and provides NASW Annual Practice Conference due to confidentiality, the California Chapter has visitors with greater social work career develop- posted a few pertinent resources for child protec- ment resources including finding a job, exploring ~ The Aging Boom: Is Your Clinical Practice tion and social workers at www.naswca.org. These social work careers, finding professional training Ready resources were created by the NASW National and more. Visit http://careers.socialworkers.org/. ~ In conjunction with the ASA/NCOA legal team and include (a) Recent Cases on Child ~ Aging in America Conference Welfare Workers’ Liability for Removal of Chil- NASW Legal Issue of the Month March 15-16, 2009—Las Vegas, dren; (b) Are Public Social Workers Liable for To view and download the most recent legal is- Nevada Failing to Prevent Child Abuse?; (c) Is it Necessary sue of the month or previous months, visit http:// For more information, visit http://www.socialwork- for Protective Services Social Workers to Obtain a www.socialworkers.org/ldf/legal_issue/default.asp. ers.org/agingConference/ Warrant to Investigate a Child Abuse or Neglect Please note that you will be asked for your NASW Complaint? v membership number and password to access these

ers are not aware of the existence of Scorecard from page 6 establish circumstances for Depart- caregivers and other child welfare pro- ment of Social Services intervention, fessionals be educated on the current education law that protects students AB 3015 (Brownley) create detailed closure and relocation law with regards to protecting students from such harassment at their schools. Foster Youth School Safety plans for each level of care, specify time from discrimination and harassment AB 3015 will ensure that foster youth Education frames and advanced notice of closure in California’s schools. On February and their caregivers are knowledgeable This bill will ensure that foster youth, to residents, and prohibit closure or 12, 2008, a 14-year-old boy entered a about how to report and prevent ha- social workers, foster parents, relative relocation until the requirements are classroom at E.O. Green Junior High rassment and violence not only in their caregivers and other child welfare pro- met. School in Oxnard, CA and shot a 15- homes, but in their schools. We are fessionals be educated on the current NASW-CA Position: Support year-old student named Lawrence thrilled that the Legislature passed and law with regards to protecting students Outcome: Vetoed by Governor “Larry” King in the head. Two days the Governor signed this measure and from discrimination and harassment in later, Larry was taken off life support. look forward to its implementation. California’s schools. SB 840 (Kuehl) Larry self-identified as gay, sometimes NASW-CA Position: Support, Universal Health Care Act wore make up and feminine jewelry, For additional information, please contact: Co-Sponsor Would implement a single-payer uni- and was the target of ridicule and bul- Wendy Rae Hill, BSW Outcome: Signed into law by Governor versal health care system covering all lying by some of his classmates, in- Director of Government Relations and Californians with health insurance. cluding the shooter. Larry was a foster Political Affairs rd SB 60 (Cedillo) NASW-CA Position: Support youth who lived at a group home for 1016 23 Street, Driver’s Licenses Outcome: Vetoed by Governor abused and neglected children. Every Sacramento, CA 95816 This bill requires California to issue a day, young people are subject to bully- “driving only license” to an applicant 2008 Highlights – Bills Signed by ing or harassment based on sexual ori- (916) 442-4565 ext. 12 who does not meet the minimum issu- the Governor entation or gender identity and expres- Fax: (916) 442-2075 ance standards of the Federal Real ID State Social Workers finally have sion. Foster youth are more vulnerable www.naswca.org Act. Title Protections! In a bold move by to harassment by nature of their famil- [email protected] v NASW-CA Position: Support the State Personnel Board, we can now ial status and often times, their caregiv- Outcome: Vetoed by Governor say that all full-time state civil service jobs titled “Social Worker” require a SB 489 (Steinberg) social work degree from an accredited Continuing Care Contracts: university! Retirement Communities: Closure Another priority for NASW-CA This bill would protect elders by plac- was AB 3015 (Brownley), the Foster ing new requirements on Continuing Youth School Safety Education bill, Care Retirement Community (CCRC) which will ensure that foster youth, providers such as defining closure to social workers, foster parents, relative

Philip R. Bronner, MD, Child Psychiatrist announces the publication of his book “THE PSYCHIATRIC HANDBOOK FOR NON-PSYCHIATRIC THERAPISTS” Legal Representation of Injured Victims and Survivors of

Information is available online for CONTINUING EDUCATION RELICENSURE CREDITS and individual study, on Dr. Bronner’s Web site at Child Sexual Abuse www.philiprbronnermd.com. THE HANDBOOK provides: JOSEPH C. GEORGE, Ph.D., J.D. • Dr. Bronner’s 40 years of experience Licensed Psychologist (PSY 7480) • Insight-oriented psychiatric psychotherapy concepts of the unconscious ATTORNEY AT LAW (SBN 119231) integrated with current MFT/LCSW/PhD/RN teachings. • Learning Theory, Cognitive Therapy, Mammalian Bonding Concepts, Family Systems Theory/Therapy and Theories of Unconscious and Functioning 1-800-700-8613 Personality Development. • Focus on unconscious learning of family rules and policies. Available for Referral of Clients and Free Seminars are also available quarterly. Consultation Throughout California Dr. Bronner’s next seminar is scheduled for Saturday, February 7, 2009 in Bakersfield, California. Personal study and CE credits are available through this seminar. www.psyclaw.com For more information, contact Dr. Bronner through his Web site at www.philiprbronnermd.com or by e-mail [email protected] or call (661) 323-3686. Also see the classified “Workshop” section ofThe Therapist. January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS  MEMBERSHIP

NASW-CA Volunteer Leader Spotlight

Brent Barcellona, MSW, ASW egion irector y story begins as a teenager look- R F D After graduating with my BSW, Ming in all the wrong places for an the first thing I did was become a identity. I had problems in school with member of NASW. I thought if other authority figures and tested the rules professionals belong to associations, and laws to the limit. Eventually, my then it was essential that I belong to problems led me to the juvenile justice my professional association. That was system. By the time I was in my early a proud moment for me! While in the 20s, I had a record that included sub- MSW program, I served as the stu- stance abuse, violence, weapons and dent liaison in Region F. I have con- gang relations. tinued my involvement in NASW and Shortly after turning 22, my fa- now serve as the Region F director ther gave me the opportunity of a life- and previously served as the Orange time—a chance to earn a college edu- County unit chair. I feel honored that cation. The catch was I had to move my fellow regional directors elected out of the house. In fact, I had to move me to serve as the lead regional direc- out of California. One month later, I tor for the chapter. found myself in the middle of the des- I would like to dedicate to my fami- ert in Tempe, Arizona. Soon after ar- ly my decision to become a profession- riving, I started attending a local com- al social worker. I put them through munity college and researching career some difficult times. If not for their options. everlasting love, support and commit- My search ended when I came ment, my life could have easily gone in across social work. When I read about a different direction. I give thanks to the fundamental perspective of “per- my family everyday and do my best to son in the environment,” it was like be a shining example of what they have the sky parted and the sun was shin- taught me. ing on my face. I never looked back. Brent is currently employed as a case I took the prerequisites and was ac- management supervisor at Community cepted into the BSW program at Ari- transitioning out of juvenile hall and ange County, I began my search there Service Programs, Youthful Offender zona State University. Once I gradu- the Department of Corrections. and the first program that came up was Wraparound Program in Santa Ana, ated, I was hired as a case manager As my interest in becoming a ther- at the University of Southern Califor- Orange County. If you would like to become for two group homes where I worked apist grew, I started looking for an nia. I graduated from USC with my involved in Region F activities, please with adolescents and young adults MSW program. Growing up in Or- MSW in 2003. e-mail Brent at [email protected]. v 10 January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS

January 2009 CE Fair in Los Angeles Registration Deadline is January 12

Dates: January 30 & 31, 2009 Hotel Rates: $110 per night Location: LA Athletic Club, Los Angeles Hotel Reservations: 213-625-2211 Address: 431 West Seventh Street Parking/Shuttle: $4.50 parking & no airport shuttle Reg. Deadline: Monday, January 12, 2009 Reg. Confirmation: Mailed in 14 days

Human Sexuality (10 Hr) Spousal/Partner Abuse (7 Hr) Substance Dependency (15 Hr) Register and Pay Online 1-day Pre-license Requirement 1-day Pre & Post License Requirement 2-day Pre-license Requirement To view and register online Course: #09-201 Course: #09-202 Course: #09-203 for licensure classes Instructor: M. Harwood, LCSW Instructor: M. Harwood, LCSW Instructor: G. DiStefano, LCSW offered at CE Fairs. Date: Friday, Jan. 30 Date: Saturday, Jan. 31 Dates: Fri.-Sat, Jan. 30 & 31 Receive an automatic e-mail Hours: 8:30am-7:30pm Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm confirmation. Fees: Member $170 Fees: Member $129 Fees: Member $238 Non-member $200 Non-member $159 Non-member $268 www.naswca.org Child Abuse (7 Hr) Advanced Law & Ethics Clinical Supervision (15 Hr) 1-day Pre-license Requirement 6 Hr. BBS Requirement for LCSW & MFT BBS Requirement for Supervising ASW

Course: #09-204 Course: #09-205 Course: #09-206 Instructor: R. Liles, LCSW, DSW Instructor: M. W. Siegel, LCSW Instructor: M. Stern, LCSW Dates: Saturday, Jan. 31 Dates: Friday, Jan. 30 Dates: Fri. & Sat., Jan. 30 & 31 Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Hours: 9:00am-4:00pm Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm Fees: Member $129 Fees: Member $109 Fees: Member $238 Non-member $159 Non-member $139 Non-member $268

February 2009 CE Fair in Burlingame Registration Deadline is February 2

Dates: February 20 & 21, 2009 Hotel Rates: $139 per night Location: SFO Marriott, Burlingame Hotel Reservations: 800-228-9290 Address: 1800 Old Bayshore Hwy. Parking/Shuttle: $12 parking & free airport shuttle Reg. Deadline: Monday, February 2, 2009 Reg. Confirmation: Mailed in 14 days

Human Sexuality (10 Hr) Spousal/Partner Abuse (7 Hr) Child Abuse (7 Hr) 2009 Annual Conference 1-day Pre-license Requirement 1-day Pre & Post License Requirement 1-day Pre-license Requirement Save the Dates: Course: #09-207 Course: #09-208 Course: #09-209 May 15-16, 2009 Instructor: R. Nizzardini, LCSW, JD Instructor: G. Merrill, LCSW Instructor: J. Robbins, LCSW Date: Friday, Feb. 20 Date: Saturday, Feb. 21 Dates: Friday, Feb. 20 Marriott, Santa Clara Hours: 8:30am-7:30pm Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm More information coming at Fees: Member $170 Fees: Member $129 Fees: Member $129 www.naswca.org Non-member $200 Non-member $159 Non-member $159 Advanced Law and Ethics Substance Dependency (15 Hr) Clinical Supervision (15 Hr) 6 Hr. BBS Requirement for LCSW & MFT 2-day Pre-license Requirement BBS Requirement for Supervising ASW

Course: #09-210 Course: #09-211 Course: #09-212 Instructor: P. Tsui, LCSW, PsyD Instructor: G. DiStefano, LCSW Instructor: M. Stern, LCSW Dates: Saturday, Feb. 21 Dates: Fri. & Sat., Feb. 20 & 21 Dates: Fri. & Sat., Feb. 20 & 21 Hours: 9:00am-4:00pm Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm Fees: Member $109 Fees: Member $238 Fees: Member $238 Non-member $139 Non-member $268 Non-member $268

June 2009 CE Fair in Burbank Registration Deadline is June 8

Dates: June 26 & 27, 2009 Hotel Rates: $125 per night Location: Holiday Inn, Burbank Hotel Reservations: 818-841-4770 Address: 150 E. Angeleno Ave. Parking/Shuttle: $5 parking & free airport shuttle Reg. Deadline: Monday, June 8, 2009 Reg. Confirmation: Mailed in 14 days

Human Sexuality (10 Hr) Spousal/Partner Abuse (7 Hr) Child Abuse (7 Hr) Online Classes Available 1-day Pre-license Requirement 1-day Pre & Post License Requirement 1-day Pre-license Requirement No Travel…No Traffic… Course: #09-213 Course: #09-214 Course: #09-217 No Parking Instructor: M. Harwood, LCSW Instructor: M. Harwood, LCSW Instructor: R. Liles, LCSW, DSW Date: Friday, June 26 Date: Saturday, June 27 Dates: Saturday, June 27 Complete classes at anytime Hours: 8:30am-7:30pm Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm from any computer and then Fees: Member $170 Fees: Member $129 Fees: Member $129 print a certificate. Non-member $200 Non-member $159 Non-member $159 Visit www.naswca.org Advanced Law and Ethics Substance Dependency (15 Hr) Language Program for 6 Hr. BBS Requirement for LCSW & MFT 2-day Pre-license Requirement Social Workers

Course: #09-216 Course: #09-215 Two-week immersion Instructor: M. W. Siegel, LCSW Instructor: G. DiStefano, LCSW program in Costa Rica Dates: Friday, June 26 Dates: Fri. & Sat, June 26 & 27 Hours: 9:00am-4:00pm Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm Specifically designed for Fees: Member $109 Fees: Member $238 social workers Non-member $139 Non-member $268 www.naswca.org January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS 11

CE Fair Registration Form Requirements 2009 License

Register Online for CE Fairs Payment Instructions: CA License Requirements Register online for in-person classes at 1. Pay with check or credit card. www.naswca.org. Pre-License Requirements 2. Complete payment information. Coursework required prior to the licensing Registration Instructions: 3. Mail or fax to Sacramento. examination: • Provide all required information using black ink pen. • Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting 4. Tax ID # 94-1745038. (7 hours) • Provide license type and number. • Human Sexuality (10 hours) • Include full payment. No registration without payment. Please Check Type • Substance Abuse and Dependency • Mail or fax to Sacramento Office. Fax (916) 442-2075. of Payment (15 hours) Fee $ • Check payable to NASW-CA • Spousal Abuse Assessment and Reporting (15 Course Number and Title hours for those who entered degree program • Master Card or VISA after 1/1/2004; Course can be any length for Fee $ those who entered a degree program from Course Number and Title 1/1/1995 to 12/31/2003. Master Card or VISA Number • Aging and Long Term Care (10 Hours only After the deadline add $35.00 late fee $ for those who entered a degree program on or after 1/1/2004; For all others this is not a pre- Expiration Date licensure requirement. Total Amount $

Authorized Signature License Renewal Requirements To receive the full credit, registrants must: • Law and Ethics (6 hours) • Arrive within 30 minutes of class start time. Every renewal period • Sign-in and sign-out at the NASW registration table. NASW-CA Chapter • Spousal/Partner Abuse (7 hours) • Provide type of license and number. 1016 23rd Street **One-time requirement • Aging and Long-Term Care (3 hours) License type and number______Sacramento, CA 95816 List LCSW, MFT, ASW, IMF, Student, Out-of-State, etc. Fax (916) 442-2075 ** One-time requirement

Phone: (916) 442-4565 ** The one-time Spousal/Partner Abuse and First Name Last Name Aging and Long-Term Care requirements may be meet with pre-license coursework. Street Address Refund/Transfer Policy: All refund and transfer requests must Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) be made in writing. If the request is City State & Zip Code Web: www.bbs.ca.gov received 14 days prior to event, there will be a full refund. Requests received E-mail: [email protected] less than two weeks prior to event will Home Phone Work Phone Phone: (916) 574-7851 be assessed a $40 fee. No refunds or transfers granted on or after the event. Navigating the Licensing Process E-mail Address (required) NASW Membership # Now available on the BBS Web. Contact Tatyana BBS Approved Special Needs Request: Automatic BBS Email Updates Bruyeva at (916) 442-4565 ext. 17, a minimum of 14 Courses meet the continuing education Now available – Sign up today on BBS Web. days prior to event. qualifications for LCSWs and MFTs as required by the CA State Board of Course Cancellation Policy: Classes, which Behavioral Sciences PCE 44. have fewer than 20 registrants by the registration deadline, will be canceled and registrants notified by phone.

The Chapter Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification is Candidates still seeking candidates for the following positions. The deadline for receiving Needed nominations has been extended. Please go to www.naswca.org and click on Still “About Us” and “Elections” to get more information.

• Vice President Membership • Alternate Regional Director Region E • Delegate Assembly Member At Large • Vice President Legislative and • Regional Financial Chair Region E • Delegate Assembly Region A Political Action • Regional Director Region G representative • Secretary • Alternate Regional Director Region G • Delegate Assembly Region C • Student Director South North LA representative • Committee on Nominations and • Alternate Regional Director Region G • Delegate Assembly Region F Leadership Identification Chair Ventura Santa Barbara representative • Regional Director Region A • Regional Financial Chair Region G • Delegate Assembly Region G • Alternate Regional Director Region A • Regional Director Region I representative • Regional Financial Chair Region A • Alternate Regional Director Region I • Delegate Assembly Region I • Regional Director Region C • Regional Financial Chair Region I representative • Alternate Regional Director Region C • Committee on Nominations and • Regional Financial Chair Region C Leadership Identification • Regional Director Region E Regions A & C

Note: For members interested in running for positions not listed above (because the slate has been filled), you can still petition to be put on the slate with 220 member signatures from more than one region for statewide positions or 2 percent of the members in a region for regional positions. The petition deadline is Feb. 9, 2009. Go to www. naswca.org to review the preliminary slate. v 12 January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS New Asian & Pacific Islander Social Worker Council (APISWC) Web site Private Practice LCSWs he Orange County Refer- Tral Service is receiving dai- ly referrals from public relations efforts, multiple phone book advertising and our Web site at www.referralsforcounseling. com. We have reduced the fees so please join for six months and have your own personal page on our Web site. In these economi- cally challenging times, we are more in demand and need you to help us cover all of Orange County. Please call (714) 259- 7167 (24 hours) or Jaye Levy from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at (714) 730-1217 and leave times that we can reach you so we can help you expand your practice. v

APISWC’s 10th Anniversary, September 2006

he Bay Area Asian and Pacific Islander Social Work APISWC Web site at http://sites.google.com/site/apiswc TCouncil (APISWC) is comprised of social work pro- group/ where visitors will find information about the coun- LCSW fessionals across California along with social work students cil, announcements, academia and careers, jobs, or become from Northern California universities. Please visit the new part of the blogging community. v Volunteers Needed for Taking the Lead: National Guard olunteers are always in demand Vto carry out important work for The CDCR Ravamps its Mission the National Guard. With hundreds By Elizabeth Johnson, Ph.D., LCSW and Barbara Chrispin, Ph.D of veterans returning home to Cali- fornia, volunteers are desperately he California Department of the past, the market demand for the manding pay based on a much-need- needed now more than ever. TCorrections and Rehabilitation services of social workers and the in- ed skill set—did nothing to advocate We are looking for LCSWs and (CDCR) is in the process of revamp- ability of CDCR to compete for this for themselves. MFTs who would be interested in ing its mission and focusing on the service, led to an increased hiring of The budget crisis faced by the volunteering their time conducting role that parole plays in the rehabili- psychologists to fill this void. As more state demonstrates the need for ac- assessments of returning National tation process. Social workers have clinically oriented psychologists were countability. If the necessary exper- Guard veterans. The assessments the ability and proven track record hired, the culture of the organization tise of the social worker does not be- are critical in determining the needs to help inmates adjust their behaviors changed. The department began to come a larger part of the workforce, of these veterans, but funding is not to better cope with environmental is- focus more on custody and medical the forces supporting change will not available. sues and to correctly match offender concerns and less on rehabilitation. prevail. A review of the dollars spent With the help of volunteers needs with the appropriate commu- Job descriptions were rewritten and in corrections for services would then throughout the state, we can assess nity resources. the power alignment between the two lead one to reevaluate the value of their needs and refer our veterans As the CDCR reinvents itself and positions shifted. In turn, the union, the services the department has pur- for appropriate treatment. resources are realigned to support by supporting the shift from a social chased. Social workers should and For more information, contact reentry strategies, increased incen- functioning approach to a medical must take the lead—advocating for Renée Zito, Director, California tives for the recruitment and reten- model approach, helped create a new themselves and the important leader- Department of Alcohol and Drugs tion of social workers are necessary equilibrium between supply and de- ship role they play in the new CDCR. Programs at [email protected]. for a successful parole mission. In mand. Social workers—instead of de- v v January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS 13 14 January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS REGIONS . . . Local Unit Calendar & News Members are welcome at any regional meeting regardless of where they reside

Sonoma Unit • Tuesday, January 6: SAVE THE DATE Region A By Mary Ann Swanson, Unit Chair 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Social Action/Social Justice Council As a result of several new-to-the- John Lynch, LCSW Sonoma San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, area social workers contacting me, we County Mental Health, update on Our next meeting will be January Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt, had an informal networking lunch in Mental Health ServicesAct 24, 2009 in Berkeley, CA. For more in- Del Norte Novato in December. Perhaps one of formation please contact Chair Natalia these very talented social workers will • Tuesday, March 18: Salinas at [email protected]. step forward to be the Marin unit chair. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. CONTACTS For ongoing information, you may A benefit of our NASW membership Gary Bravo, M.D., law enforce- also join the SASJ council listserv by and the California News is that we have ment contact with the mentally ill. visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/ Director a forum to contact other social work- group/SocialActionCouncil. Barrett Johnson, LCSW ers. There has never been a more criti- • Wednesday, May 13: The Social Action/Social Justice [email protected] cal need for social workers and we need 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Council focuses on bringing together Mendocino Unit Contact to support each other in the difficult Denise Miney, LCSW, TLC Child social workers (NASW-CA members Nancy Nanna work we do. & Family Services, panel on adop- and non-members) from across Cali- (707) 468-9452 I have made some changes to the tion services. fornia and linking them to local, re- San Francisco Unit Chair Yahoo Group SONOMANASWCA gional, national, and international so- Heather Leu and I hope we won’t be invaded again! Meeting location: Sonoma County cial justice campaigns. [email protected] Meanwhile, let me know if you wish to Family, Youth and Children’s, Jane Ad- Don’t agonize, organize! A bet- Sonoma Unit Chair be added to the members and friends dams Room, 1747 Copperhill Parkway, ter world is possible with vision and Mary Ann Swanson list. near the Sonoma County Airport. action! v (707) 762-3118 NASW Sonoma will host a com- A light lunch and CEUs will [email protected] munity meeting to discuss the future of be offered for $10. Please e-mail Student Representative social work education at Sonoma State [email protected] to reserve. University—to be announced in early San Francisco State University 2009. Here is the list of the planned Michele Paolella meetings for the Sonoma unit: [email protected] Humboldt State Kim Hall, [email protected] or [email protected]

for our “spring meeting” on March 17, “Addiction and Recovery” will Region B which is Social Worker month. be presented by Bull Cheney for two Region D For those interested, there is a list- CEUs on January 28th from 5:30 p.m. serv available. To join the NASW CA to 7:30pm. We are preparing to meet San Mateo, Santa Clara, Central Coast listserv, go to http:// in Atascadero at the Lake Pavilion. Central Valley: Chico, Kern, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ Please confirm the location with Ly- Fresno, Merced, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo naswca central coast/. Lan Lofgren at (805) 762-4398 or at San Joaquin, Stanislaus our YahooPage: NASCA_SLO. Our Sierra Foothills: Alpine, Amador, CONTACTS San Luis Obispo Unit next meeting will be Wednesday, Feb- Calaveras, Mariposa, Tuolumne By Ly-Lan M.V. Lofgren, LCSW, CST ruary 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m at Director the San Luis Obispo DSS Office. CONTACTS Cyndy Thomas, MSW, LCSW Wendy Rae Hill, Director of Leg- (408) 279-2471, (408) 885-5513 islative Affairs for CA NASW, spoke http://health.groups.yahoo.com/ Regional Director [email protected] at CalPoly about the social work val- group/naswca_slo/ v Christina Wong, LCSW Alternate Director ues that support NASW policy posi- [email protected] Marvin Gross tions before the November election. Alternate Director North [email protected] The classroom held professional social Heather Claibourn, MSW Central Coast Unit workers as well as social science stu- Region C [email protected] Suzanne Battaglia, MSW, dents. The student body of CalPoly Alternate Director South LCSW, PsyD (California Polytechnic State Univer- Kathy Sniffen, MSW (831) 755-8155 sity), as well as the voters of San Luis Alameda, Contra Costa, [email protected] Laura Vroman Obispo County, have a conservative Napa, Solano Financial Chair [email protected] population as a majority. Students and Open San Jose Unit social workers stayed 30 minutes fol- CONTACTS Chico Unit Chair lowing the talk to continue to debate Glenn Thomas, LCSW, BCD Director Open and discuss their views, personal expe- glennthomas@ William (Rick) Collins Secretary-Treasurer riences and social work ethics regard- loveandencourage.com [email protected] Susan Reid ing Proposition 8, as well as other poli- (408) 813-1153 Alternate Director [email protected] cies affecting social justice. San Luis Obispo Unit Christa Countee, MSW Fresno Unit Chair The San Luis Obispo unit meets Ly-Lan M.V. Lofgren, [email protected] Anthony Yrigollen MSW, LCSW regularly on the fourth Wednesday of [email protected] [email protected] the month. We decided to meet on the Kern Unit Co-chair San Mateo Unit CalPoly campus because of the upcom- Region C Report Evelyn Eterno Debbie Addis, MSW, ing election and efforts being made to By Rick Collins, Region C Director [email protected] LCSW, RN create a distance-education MSW pro- I want to invite you to contribute Northern Gateway (510) 728-1393 gram. San Luis Obispo County has a your ideas as we plan and implement Tom Wright [email protected] shortage of professional social workers professional enrichment programs that [email protected] and no local MSW program. Students will benefit all of us. We had an excel- Sierra Foothills Chair interested in the social work field and lent and spirited discussion during our Chris Bitonti who want to stay in the area will fol- recent Region C meeting. I hope to re- [email protected] low the MFT track without other op- ceive more input from other colleagues Stanislaus Chair Central Coast Unit tions. This meeting successfully en- throughout the upcoming year. Anne Danhoff By Suzanne Battaglia, MSW, LCSW, gaged students in the understanding I am very interested in receiving [email protected] PsyD, Unit Chair of social work ethics and values, as well your ideas on continuing education, Our Central Coast unit’s “winter as the role of social workers from the social action and political mobilization. meeting” will be held on January 20, individual interventions all the way to We plan to support once again the 2009 from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the policy-making. Wendy Rae Hill’s pre- NASW-CA’s very successful Legisla- Happy Dragon Chinese Restaurant sentation was moving and the students tive Day at the State Capital in March at 2329 North Fremont in Monterey. responded well. After the talk, students as well as the exciting joint NASW- See REGION D page 15 Please bring your business cards (or expressed interest in attending Lobby CA/Delores Huerta Foundation Proj- informally make some cards with your Days. ect this year as well. information) to share for networking To get involved with San Luis Obispo Please call me with any questions at with your colleagues. Also, please bring county unit, please call Ly-Lan Lofgren (510) 504-6839. v your good ideas for brainstorming and at (805) 762-4398, or join our listserv at help us organize an event we could hold YahooPages: NASWCA_SLO. January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS 15

Region D from page 14 Sierra Foothills Unit By Pat Cervelli, LCSW Members of the Sierra Foothills Unit enjoyed a Christmas potluck at the December business meeting at the home of Chair Chris Bitonti. The date has not yet been finalized for the Sierra Foothills unit seminar on psychotropic medications. It will be held in Sonora, probably in May, and a local psychiatrist will be the present- er. Three CEUs will be available for LCSWs, MFTs and RNs at a moder- ate cost. Refreshments will be served. Watch your e-mail and this publication for more information. If you are not on the Sierra Foothills unit e-mail list, please contact Susan Reid at ptsdkid@ aol.com to be added. The monthly lunch networking meetings will continue at the Pruden- tial conference room above Starbucks in the Crossroads Shopping Center, Sonora, from noon to 1 p.m. on the second Thursday of the months in The stuffed animal drive for San Diego Youth and Community Services, Storefront, held December 5. which there is no quarterly business meeting. (Quarterly meetings are held on the second Tuesday in March, June, By Jen Henry, MSW we will be at Mount Miguel. Interact- September and December.) The next Region E Director ing with high school students gives us two lunch meetings will be Thurs- Region E On December 5, Region E social the opportunity to expose students to day, January 8 and February 12. The workers gathered and celebrated with aspects of social work that they might next quarterly business meeting will San Diego, Imperial a potluck and a stuffed animal drive not know about. Thank you to those be held on March 10 at 5:30 p.m., at a for San Diego Youth and Community who volunteered to come and speak to member’s home. Please bring an hors CONTACTS Services, Storefront. The Storefront students, specifically Stephanie Grif- d’oeuvre to share. To get the address Director is San Diego’s only emergency shelter fin, Jessica Robinson, and Lakshmi Ap- for the March meeting, contact Susan Jen Henry, MSW program for homeless, runaway and pachar. Reid at [email protected]. [email protected] “street” youth. I wanted to say thanks As a reminder, we are accepting Social workers in the five foothills Alternate Director again to Laura and Matt Beadles for nominations for our regional awards counties (Tuolumne, Calaveras, Mari- Edward C. Pierce, opening their home and to all those dinner up until January 22. Feel free posa, Amador and Alpine) are welcome MSW, LCSW who came or sent their donations. to contact Jen Henry to obtain an ap- to attend the meetings. For more in- [email protected] Some of our next activities will be plication. formation or to be put on the e-mail in the local high schools. On Decem- Our next meeting will be on Mon- list, contact Susan Reid. v ber 11, we were at Crawford High day, January 26 at the Weingart Branch School Career Day and on January 26, Library from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. v

Proposition 8 taking away rights that Ventura Unit Region F the court system has already granted. Region G By Judy Alexandre, Region G Director As it is important to respect a person’s It is post election and we now have values and beliefs, I beg the question, San Bernardino/Riverside, San Fernando Valley, a new President-elect who will soon be “Is it the role of government to make Orange County, Palm Desert Ventura County, Antelope inaugurated. I know that many of you decisions or policy about which sex Valley, Santa Barbara County have worked for different candidates one chooses to marry?” I am reminded CONTACTS and propositions—some successful about the one thing that we can count Director CONTACTS and others not. What matters is that on…change. you chose to be involved! Brent Barcellona, Director Please ask yourself, “Am I a part of I am grateful that you took our MSW, ACSW Judy Alexandre, change? Am I the voice for those who social work ethics seriously to pro- (949) 437-0003 do not have a voice?” Our very own MSW, LCSW, BCD, PhD babmswoc@yahoo,com mote social justice, the greater good NASW Code of Ethics outlines prac- [email protected] of community and to be engaged in Alternate Directors tice of service, social justice, dignity Alternate Director North the process. Several of our units have Inland Empire and worth of the person, importance Mavis Laughlin, LCSW been very busy. Santa Barbara and San Rosemary McCaslin, PhD of human relationships, integrity, and [email protected] Fernando Valley have had CEUs and (909) 537-5507 competence. I am taken back to a time Alternate Director South regular meetings. Ventura continues [email protected] in our American history when women Nancy Avanecy, to meet monthly and under difficult Orange County and African Americans could not vote. MSW, ACSW, PPSC circumstances hosted the annual Bob Esteban Juarez What if there was a movement to take [email protected] Benedetto run/walk for mental health [email protected] those rights away? This may be an ex- Santa Barbara Unit and social work scholarships. Inland Empire Unit Chair treme way of paralleling the current Debbie Allen, LCSW I want to take the time to recog- Edward Davila, MSW changes that are occurring in our na- (805) 569-6277, ext. 103 nize Louise Nemerson, a member of (909) 854-8961 tion but nevertheless, I ask you as col- [email protected] NASW, a leader in the Ventura unit, [email protected] leagues to please spread the word of San Fernando Valley Unit and a recognized social worker of the Palm Springs Unit Chair our professional underpinnings so elo- Rina Levi Shroyer, LCSW year who passed away in September Cameron Galford, MSW quently defined in the Code of Ethics (818) 366-6950 following a tragic car accident. This is in striving towards equality. (760) 898-4132 Santa Clarita Valley Unit a loss to the profession, to the Ventura [email protected] Carole Lutness, LCSW unit, and to the community where she Palm Springs/Desert Cities Unit [email protected] was highly valued. In particular, Louse By Tina Bartlett, LCSW Ventura County Unit was a close friend of MaryEllen Bene- Please join us at our first unit meet- Mavis Laughlin, LCSW detto and her office mate. It was with By Brent Barcellona, MSW ing of 2009. We will be meeting on (805) 208-0590 Region F Director Thursday, January 8 from 6:00 p.m. See REGION G page 16 Happy New Year 2009 Region to 7:30 p.m. in the board room at the F! After several years of presidential Joslyn Senior Center at 73750 Cata- campaigning, the nation has voted for lina Way in Palm Desert. (Please note Barack Obama. This is a monumental the date change due to the New Year’s and Future Direction.” One free CEU If you would like more information time in our American history and as holiday.) will be offered. on our unit, please contact Unit Chair one accomplishment is made, another Following a short business meeting, Also, please mark your calendar for Cameron Galford, MSW, at (760) challenge is presented. we will be welcoming Darla Burkett, Thursday, February 5 at 6:00 p.m. for 898-4132 or e-mail her at cgalford@ NASW-CA has been a major voice Executive Director of the Coachella another free CEU presentation pro- naswdesertcities.com. If you would like in opposing Proposition 8 and as I write Valley Rescue Mission who will speak vided by Vicki Salvin, LCSW, who to receive e-mail notices regarding our this article, there continues to be much on the topic of “The Coachella Valley will be speaking on the topic of play unit, please e-mail Vice Chair John Fo- debate over the majority vote passing Rescue Mission: Present Operations therapy. rand, MSW, at [email protected]. v 16 January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS

FROM THE COUNCILS Region H A

D West Los Angeles and C Beach Cities Interested in B F CONTACTS G H I Director Disaster Work E Julie Taren, MA, MSW [email protected] Alternate Director for the Red Cross? Jene’ Moio, MSW, Ph.D Region G [email protected] from page 15 Regional Financial Chair heavy heart and commitment that the W. Toby Hur, MSW annual walk/run was able to take place [email protected] this year. Both the San Fernando Val- UCLA Student Liaison ley and Santa Barbara units are hosting Cindy Islas special holiday gatherings. This was a [email protected] wonderful way to begin to network lo- Student Director, South f you are looking for further information or to cally. As social workers, we have worked Brooke Sprowl ask questions about disaster work, please hard to improve the lives of other, so it [email protected] I is important we also refresh ourselves. join the NASWCA/ARC members Yahoo! Please consider attending Lobby By Jené Moio, MSW, PhD e-mail list at NASWCA_ARC_Members@ Days this year. All are invited. Some We had a productive November funding is available from the local committee meeting with Julie Taren, yahoogroups.com. unit. Toby Hur, Jené Moio, Cindy Islas, Tracy Mintz Greene, Sally Hageman If you are interested in becoming a disaster San Fernando Unit and guest, at the Spitfire Grill in Santa worker, contact the Red Cross chapter closest to By Joni Diamond Monica. Agenda items included stu- Greetings social workers! We hope dent support for Legislative Days (this you. Your chapter can be found at www.redcross. you all had a happy and safe holiday! March); the Networking/CEU work- org by entering your zip code in the box near the Join us at our next planning/ shop (this month); International SW top of the page. Thank you for your efforts! networking/update meeting on Sunday, presentation; and the Awards Dinner January 11 at 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at (in May). Please participate at our the Granada Hills home of Rina Levi next meeting, and/or as volunteers We wish you a happy and safe New Year from Shroyer, LCSW. Tea and scones pro- for upcoming events. Contact us at the American Red Cross Council! vided by the San Fernando unit. [email protected] for details Join us in “Celebrating our Profes- and opportunities. Please feel free to contact co-chairs Vicky sion!” as we welcome in the New Year Kudos to Tracy Greene Mintz, Powell, LCSW, MPA at [email protected] with afternoon tea and dessert, spon- LCSW, who will be serving a two- sored by the San Fernando Valley unit, year term on the NASW Aging Spe- and Joni Diamond, LCSW at jonidiamond@ on Saturday, January 24, from 3:00 p.m. cialty Practice Committee, which pro- prodigy.net. to 6:00 p.m. at the Granada Hills home motes the specialty, organizes online of Ajila Harris, MSW. Socialize and education modules, and publishes a network! Bring your business cards! semi-annual newsletter. This team of Bring fellow social workers! All social specialist social workers from across workers are welcome! RSVP for both the U.S. will bring regional perspec- events with Rina at (818) 366-6950 or tives, diverse expertise and focus to the Ajila at [email protected]. v committee’s work. Attend our CEU/Networking Event on January 24 titled “Starting and Sustaining a Private Practice.” This Region I workshop will join panelists and work- ers to exchange ideas, skills, and strate- San Gabriel Valley, East LA, and gies for private practice success. Beach South Bay – Long Beach Cities Health District, 514 N. Prospect Ave., 3rd Floor, in Redondo Beach from CONTACTS & EVENTS 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. To RSVP and for questions, contact Tracy Greene Director Mintz, LCSW, at (310) 386-5576 or at Barbara Andrade [email protected]. DuBransky, MSW Are you connected and informed? [email protected] Latest updates on Region H activi- Long Beach/South ties and networking opportunities Unit Chair are always available at Region H’s Paul Thomas McDonough official Google group. Sign up to- [email protected] day at http://groups.google.com/ group/regionhnasw or contact us at [email protected]. v January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS 17 D In Memoriam d

Jim Miyano Ralph Segalman Jim Yukihiro Miyano of Los An- Ralph Segalman, Ph.D., passed geles, CA passed away on October away Saturday, January 12, 2008, in 12, 2008 at the age of 74. He was the Northridge, CA at the age of 91. Dr. beloved father of James Y. (Monica) Segalman was Professor Emeritus of Miyano; grandfather of Nika Miyano Sociology at California State Univer- and Natasha Miyano; father of Cary- sity, Northridge and the author of four lann (Derek) Elleri; brother of Mary books and numerous articles on sociol- Sakae (Ken) Masamitsu, Ruth Tamaki ogy, social welfare and social policy is- (David) Beadles, Sei (Colleen) Miyano, sues. and Mas (Harue) Miyano. He is also He was born in Williamsburg, survived by many nieces, nephews and Brooklyn, New York and received his other relatives. bachelor’s degree and MSW from the Jim received his MSW from USC University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. in 1960 and worked for the L.A. Coun- in social psychology from New York ty Probation Department before tak- University. ing a job at SSG as project director for As a social worker for the Ameri- the “Demonstration Project for Asian can Joint Distribution Committee, he Americans.” After several years, he aided in the resettling of some 300,000 took a senior staff position at the L.A. Jews who passed through Austria after City Anti-Poverty Agency and then be- World War II. came a senior deputy to L.A. County Dr. Segalman is survived by his Supervisor Edmond Edelman. wife, Anita June Segalman, an artist, of In addition, Jim was the first presi- Northridge, and sons Robert Z. Segal- “No on 8” Event dent of the National Asian American man, Ph.D., Sc.D., of Sacramento, and Social Workers organization around Daniel J. Segalman, Ph.D., of Albu- ASW staff, The Effort and CSUS social work stu- 1970. He worked collaboratively with querque, New Mexico, and daughter dents rallied together for a “No on 8” campaign on other ethnic social work organizations Ruth, of Brookfield, Wisconsin. His N and NASW to form the first NASW extended family includes four grand- November 3, just prior to the federal election. Held at Minority Social Work Caucus. He led daughters and a great granddaughter. the corner of 23rd and J Streets in Sacramento, students, similar advocacy efforts with CSWE One of his greatest accomplish- and the National Conference on Social ments was that his son Bob, also a so- staff and community members braved the pouring rain Welfare. ciologist, completed his PhD. despite to express their views against this proposition. Stepha- A memorial service was held on having severe cerebral palsy. Saturday, November 8 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send do- nie Glitsch, an MSW II student at NASW, organized the at Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in nations to The Jewish Federation or to event, and Margot Sanders, MSW II and NASW student America in Los Angeles. Speech Communication Assistance by intern, conducted her visibility advocacy in the Coloma Telephone at 515 P Street, Suite 403, Sacramento, CA 95814. You may also Community Center outside a polling location. v call (916) 448-5517 or e-mail DrSTS@ comcast.net. v

WHAT: Showing of “Everest” WHY: To honor the memory of Erica Murray and her fight against leukemia. Funds will benefit the production of Erica’s documentary “Bone Dry.” WHEN: February 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. WHERE: IMAX Theater at 1211 K St., Sacramento, CA COST: $20 (Concession included) rive Erica Murray was an accomplished graduate student, “Social work is about advocating for change, promoting

D sister, daughter and beloved friend making memories and hope and raising awareness and through this event we are

and dreaming big dreams. On the cusp of a world-changing organizing the community to become aware of the needs

career in international law and diplomacy, her life was of mixed-race minorities and Asians who are underrep- w derailed with the diagnosis of leukemia. She passed away resented in the national bone marrow registry,” explains December 4, 2008 at the young age of 30. NASW-CA’s Stephanie Glitsch. “As a social worker, I be- With the help of family and friends, she started to climb lieve it’s important for others to be aware of the health her metaphorical Mount Everest, battling chemotherapy, care needs of our mixed-race minorities and Asian popula-

arro complications and the search to find a rare Eurasian bone tions and the families we work worth.” marrow match. She did so with grace, great strength and Glitsch says this event will help create hope for those courage. currently waiting for a donor and spark awareness for Join hundreds of others to remember Erica’s battle with those who don’t know how easy it is to be a donor. M leukemia. IMAX is sponsoring the event so that money “With the money raised, we want to ensure that Erica’s undraiser can be raised for the production of the documentary Bone documentary reaches out to our target population and F Dry, the story of Erica’s journey, which will reach out to provides support and awareness—all of which social work-

one minorities and mixed-race individuals. It is the hope that ers strive to do daily.” these under-represented potential donors will sign up on For more information, please contact Stephanie Glitsch B the National Marrow Donor Program list, a safe easy pro- at (916) 669-9275 or [email protected] for details on cess that takes mere minutes. This gift could save a life! tickets and how you can volunteer. This documentary will help in the struggle against leu- kemia and bring hope to many who are waiting for a mi- Erica’s Legacy nority or mixed-race match. Please help us raise $5,000 for www.ericamurray.blogspot.com Erica’s documentary. Ninety percent of the money raised will go towards Erica’s project (Global Narratives) and 10 Global Narratives Project—producer of “Bone Dry” percent will support the Asian American Donor Program www.globalnarratives.org/donate.html (www.aadp.org). 18 January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS

UC Berkeley’s Third Annual Social Justice Symposium

he Social Justice Symposium, scheduled for January 24, 2009, Tis a student-led effort to inspire students and community-based Through action-oriented workshops organizations to work for social justice. Through action-oriented workshops taught by local leaders in social work, community orga- taught by local leaders in social work, nizing, and related fields, attendees will learn and share strategies for community organizing, and related social change. This symposium is open to students throughout the state along with faculty and social work professionals. fields, attendees will learn and share For information and to register, visit: http://socialwelfare.berkeley. edu/swga/symposium_2009/sjsymposium.htm. If you have questions, strategies for social change. e-mail [email protected].

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NASW California Social Work Awards 2009 • Work with at-risk and vulnerable populations Social Worker of the Year • Improve quality of life in communities • Address social issues This award honors a social worker who exhibits the following • Diverse and multicultural experience attributes: • Consistent demonstration of the six core values of the NASW Code To nominate the following support materials should be submitted to of Ethics: service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, the Awards Committee. importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. 1. Nomination Form • Broad professional social work experience and demonstrated 2. Resume/Curriculum Vitae leadership 3. Letters of Support • NASW and voluntary association experience 4. One page summary of your nominee’s contributions listing each of • Diverse and multicultural experience the following accomplishments: • Impact on social policy; advocacy for clients; exceptional practice For Social Worker of the Year and Lifetime Achievement: • NASW Member in good standing • What are the accomplishments? • Current elected officers and NASW staff are not eligible • What risks did the nominee take to achieve results? • Who has benefited from their outstanding work? Lifetime Achievement in Social Work • What contributions are made to social work profession? For Public Citizen of the Year: This award honors a lifetime of excellence in social work accomplish- • What are the accomplishments? ments. Candidates must exhibit the following: • What are the impacts? • Who are the beneficiaries? • Consistent demonstration of the six core values and ethical principles • How do the accomplishments relate to social work profession? of social work: service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. • Repeated outstanding accomplishments • Recognition beyond the social work profession Instructions for submitting nominations: • Contributions of lasting impact • Outstanding creativity Online Instructions • NASW member in good standing 1. Fill out a nomination form online at www.naswca.org • Must also meet all the criteria of the Social Worker of the Year Award 2. E-mail supporting documents to www.membership.org. Mailing Instructions Public Citizen of the Year 1. Mail completed nominations form and all supplemental documents to: This award honors an outstanding member of the commu- NASW California Chapter ~ Awards Committee nity (not a professional social worker) whose accomplish- 1016 23rd Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 ments exemplify the values and mission of professional Submission Deadline: Submissions must be received prior to social work. A selection is made on the following criteria: 5pm on February 27, 2009. NASW Contact Person: Brendan Broms • Significant contribution to an area or population of concern to the social work profession E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (323) 363-1133 January 2009 Vol. 35, No. 4 NASW California NEWS 19 CLASSIFIEDS Publication of an advertisement does not constitute endorsement or approval of any product or service advertised, or any point of view, standard or opinion presented therein. NASW-CA is not responsible for any claims made in an advertisement appearing in its publications.

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