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Updates for Members
Friday, June 16, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) DSS Reorganization- Legislative Update » Many social workers around the state have been closely following Senate Bill 594 Family/Child Protection & Accountab...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Makes Public Comments Regarding Medicaid Transformation » NASW-NC submitted public comments on North Carolina's Medicaid and NC Health Choice transformation on Wednesday, May 24, 2...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) 2017 Legislative Agenda Approved » The NASW-NC Legislative Committee worked thoroughly to provide a draft agenda to the NASW-NC Board of Directors for ap...
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) December 2016 Advocacy Update » Despite legislators not actively in a legislative session, they met THREE different times during December! F...
Friday, December 2, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Obamacare repeal could be 'akin to Armageddon' for people with mental illness » Obamacare repeal could be 'akin to Armageddon' for people with mental illness By Brianna Ehley 12/01/2016 08:30...
Friday, December 2, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) November 2016 Advocacy Update » Every month, NASW-NC staff represents the social work profession at a variety of statewide meetings with coalition groups...
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Comments on Prison Rules » During public comment period for prison rules- 10A NCAC 14J , NASW-NC joined our partners in our Prison Advisory Coalitio...
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) October 2016 Advocacy Update » Every month, NASW-NC staff represents the social work profession at a variety of statewide meetings with coalition groups...
Friday, October 14, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Hurricane Matthew Resources » Hurricane Matthew’s flooding rains have wreaked havoc on communities across eastern North Carolina. Across the region—in G...
Friday, September 30, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) PACE Committee Makes Candidate Endorsements » The NASW-NC Political Action for Candidate Election (PACE) Committee voted on several key races in the upcoming 2016 Gener...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Submits Public Comments on CAP-C Waiver Merger » The National Association of Social Workers, North Carolina Chapter submitted comments to the Division of Medical Assistanc...
Monday, April 18, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Submits Public Comments to DHHS » The National Association of Social Workers North Carolina Chapter submitted comments to the North Carolina Department of H...
Friday, April 1, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Responds to Governor's Task Force Proposal » At the March 10th meeting of the Governor's Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Abuse , key recommendations were id...
Friday, March 25, 2016 (8 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Position on NC Anti-LGBT Law » The National Association of Social Workers North Carolina Chapter is distressed the North Carolina legislature and governo...
Thursday, March 24, 2016 (3 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Position on Recent Proposal to Consolidate Licensing Boards » Recent Proposal to Consolidate Licensing Boards NASW-NC has been following the Occupational Licensing Boa...
Monday, February 22, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) See what we've got planned for Social Work Month! » We're hosting the following events during Social Work Month 2016 so you can reflect on the profession, learn new abilities...
Friday, February 12, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) BlueCross BlueShield of NC Resources for Providers and Clients » If you are a provider for BlueCross BlueShield of NC (BCBS), you may be aware of multiple issues regarding enrollment into...
Thursday, December 10, 2015 Eastern AHEC Needs Your Feedback » Eastern AHEC is asking for your feedback as we plan a one day conference on working with transgender children, adolescence...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Joins States Refusing Syrian Refugees » On Monday, Governor McCrory joined twenty-six other states seeking to block North Carolina from receiving any more refug...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 (3 Comments - view/add) Affordable Care Act Plans in Raleigh and Charlotte Areas » Open Enrollment for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act began in early November. As many North Carolina citiz...
Thursday, October 15, 2015 (1 Comment - view/add) NASW-NC Responds to NC Department of Labor's Failure to Help Social Workers Recover Earned Income » The National Association of Social Workers North Carolina Chapter (NASW-NC) is the professional membership organization fo...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) ICD-10-CM Updates for Social Workers » As you may be aware, the ICD-10-CM impacts clinical social workers who diagnose and treat mental illness not only in priva...
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Aging Toolkit and Supervisory Leaders in Aging » The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is pleased to announce the launch of its Supervisory Leaders in Aging...
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) BCBS Direct Enrollment of Associates Goes Statewide » NASW-NC and the North Carolina Clinical Social Work Society have been hard at work ensuring opportunities for the advancem...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Associate Direct Enrollment into Medicaid- Update » The Department of Health and Human Services issued a Medicaid bulletin last month with clarification on Associate...
Monday, April 27, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Associate Direct Enrollment into BlueCross BlueShield of NC » Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) will begin directly enrolling Licensed Clinical Social Work Associates (...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Social Workers Create Change at Social Work Advocacy Day » By: Courtney Coyle, UNC Charlotte MSW Intern, NASW-NC Social Work Advocacy Day 2015 was a huge success thanks t...
Monday, January 12, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Associate Direct Enrollment into Medicaid » The National Association of Social Workers, North Carolina Chapter is pleased to announce that after years of advocacy eff...
Thursday, December 18, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Signs on for ACA Patient Advocacy » NASW-NC is committed to seeing the Affordable Care Act implemented so patients have access to affordable, needed care. Thi...
Thursday, October 30, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Autism Services Reimbursement for Social Workers » NASW-NC has been working on social work reimbursement for services provided in the treatment of autism. While the legislat...
Monday, September 15, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) 2014 PACE Endorsements Announced » The NASW-NC Political Action Committee (NC PACE) has been hard at work to narrow down a list of candidates running for...
Thursday, August 7, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Questions regarding DSM-5 won't appear on the licensing exam until July 2015. » Are you preparing to take the social work licensing exam? Remember that no content from the DSM-5 will appear on the exam...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Participates in We Work for Health Annual Summit » July 17-18, 2014 Washington, D.C. The National Association of Social Workers, North Carolina Chapter (NASW-NC) represent...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Human-Animal Bond: New NASW-NC Practice Area Network » NASW North Carolina has created a new Practice Area Network for members: Social Workers Advancing Human-Animal Relationsh...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) DSM-5 Implementation » The North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) and Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and S...
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