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2008 Board of
Directors ElectionSoutheastern Region CEU Opportunity!
"Big. Wild. Social Worker."
T-shirts available!Anchorage Area Lunch & Learn
Spring 2008 ScheduleCapitol Currents for Year-End -
Your Voice in the Legislature2008 Board of Directors & Nominating Committee Election
VOTE ONLINE NOW for your 2008 Board of Directors and nominating committee!
Click the link below to let your voice be heard. Poll closes on Wednesday, May 7.
Southeastern Region CEU Opportunity
Southeastern Region Continuing Education
Treating Eating Disorders
Melissa Taylor
Thursday, May 22, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Bartlett Regional Hospital campus, Administrative Classroom 204a
Melissa Taylor will lead a 3 hour workshop on treating eating disorders. She will be addressing working with adolescents and adults, as well as the merits of residential and outpatient treatment. Optional CEUs are available for $30 / members and $45 non-members. Registration is 15 minutes before the program.Please RSVP with Southeastern region representative Drew Grabham at drew grabham at hotmail dot com.
"Big. Wild. Social Worker." T-shirts available!
Proceeds from T-shirt sales benefit the Social Action Committee - your voice for social change in the legislature on state and national levels.
For sizes and colors available and to download an order form, click here.
Anchorage Area Lunch & Learn
Spring 2008 Presentation Schedule
Learning lunches are held the first or second Wednesday of every month, September through May. Lunch and registration begin at 11:30 a.m. and the program runs from Noon to 1:00 p.m.
A light deli lunch is provided by North Star Hospital FREE OF CHARGE.Optional CEUs are $10/members and $15/non-members.
North Star Behavioral Health System Solarium, 2530 DeBarr Road
NASW Members & Guests welcome!
March 5
Skills and Strategies to Address Gangs and
Gang Violence: What You Should KnowAnthony Piper
Community Prevention Coordinator
Division of Behavioral Health
Department of Health & Social Services
1 General CEUs
April 9
MidwiferyBarbara Norton, CNM
1 General CEUMay 14
Play Therapy
Joshua Arvidson, Anchorage Community Mental Health Services, Inc.
1 General CEU
For more information on location, CEUs and registration, click here.
Welcome to the official website of the National Association of Social Workers Alaska Chapter, an organization for professional social workers with close to 500 members in Alaska and 150,000 members in the Unites States and abroad.
NASW is committed to promoting the social work profession, advancing social work practice, shaping public policy, advocating to enhance the well-being of individuals, families and communities in Alaska while promoting social justice.
If you are a professional social worker, we invite you to join NASW and take advantage of the many opportunities for continuing education, professional growth, recognition, and leadership development through the Alaska Chapter.
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“Service, social justice, dignity, worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. This constellation of core values reflects what is unique to the social work profession.” — NASW Code of Ethics |
The mission of the NASW Alaska Chapter is to advance the profession of social work, address the professional needs of a diverse membership and to facilitate change which enhances quality of life and promotes social justice.
NASW Alaska Chapter believes that:
- Each individual has inherent value.
- Every person has the right to live in a safe, productive environment
- Social workers have a responsibility to individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities and society.
- Social workers must promote self-reliance and responsibility.
- Social work is hallmarked by professional education and practice wisdom.
- Diverse membership strengthens our organization.
We believe that the NASW Alaska Chapter, as an organization, has the:
- Responsibility to promote social justice.
- Responsibility to recognize and support diversity and build on the strengths of racial, ethnic and cultural diversity.
- Responsibility to promote and advance the standing of the social work profession.
- Responsibility to respond to the professional needs of our members.
- Obligation to expand and improve continuing professional education and professional development.
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Preserving Rights. Strengthening Voices. |
Preserving rights. As dedicated advocates for children’s rights, civil rights,
disability rights, lesbian and gay rights, crime victims’ rights, labor rights,
human rights, patients’ rights, women’s rights and many others, social workers
continue to lead efforts that enhance human well-being. They shape programs and
policies that strengthen individual lives and improve the society in which we
live.
Strengthening
voices.
Social workers also work to empower those who are frequently unheard. They open
doors of access and opportunity for everyone, particularly those in greatest
need. Whether they work in direct practice, administration, education and
research, or policy development, professional social workers are trained to make
an impact. Every day, the
quality of life for millions of people is improved as they learn to use their
own personal power, to build brighter futures for themselves and their families.
- Telephone
- 907/332-NASW (6279) or 1-800-478-NASW(6279) In Alaska Only
- FAX
- 907/332-6270
- Address
- 401 East Northern Lights Blvd Suite 205, Anchorage, Alaska 99503
- E- mail
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Margaret F. Lumpkin, director at nawak.org
The office is located on the corner of Denali St. and the north side of Northern Lights Blvd.
Member Services 1-800-638-8799 www.socialworkers.org