NASW-NC Executive Director Valerie Arendt interviewed by ABC11

NASW-NC Executive Director Valerie Arendt was interviewed by ABC11 WTVD at the North Carolina School Social Worker Conference to talk about the student mental health crisis and how MSW School Social Workers are NOT paid on the Master's level in North Carolina and are leaving the school systems due to the high caseloads and low pay.

NASW-NC has partnered with the North Carolina School Social Workers' Association (NCSSWA) to advocate for legislatively restoring Master's Level Pay for School Social Workers in North Carolina and to include additional funding for School Social Workers in the North Carolina Budget. This issue has been on NASW-NC's legislative agenda for a decade.

ACTION ALERT: PLEASE email and CALL your legislators and ask them to make sure the $10M in recurring funds for Masters-Level School Social Worker pay is included in the state budget AND the $100M for SSW and Nurses. Please see Master's Level Pay for School Social Workers talking points here and find your Senator and Representative here: https://www.ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators