Advocacy Update: Senate Bill Filing Deadline and Social Work Advocacy Day
Advocacy Update, March 30th, 2015 Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Legislation What a week! We had over 500 social workers attend Social Work Advocacy Day on Wednesday, March … Continue reading
Building a Relationship with your Legislator, Step 4
*This posted was updated in January 2019. As a social worker and a constituent, it is important to establish a relationship with your legislators as they make decisions on your … Continue reading
NC Election Results
Yesterday’s election results shocked many across the state with several powerful legislators being unseated or barely winning their districts. North Carolina had some very competitive, very expensive races. Our own … Continue reading
Courage, Hope and Leadership: A Meeting of the Profession
By Valerie Arendt, MSW, MPP; Associate Executive Director, NASW-NC I had the honor of attending the National Association of Social Workers 2014 National Conference: “Social Work: Courage, Hope & Leadership.” … Continue reading
Handwritten Thank Yous: An Essential Networking Tool
By Valerie Arendt, MSW, MPP Associate Executive Director; NASW-NC Did someone meet with you outside their work schedule to give you career advice? Write you a letter of recommendation or … Continue reading
Is Conference Attendance for My Job Tax Deductible?
Happy New Year everyone! Here is an interesting article about conference attendance and taxes I found on eHow.com. Regards, Hope Venetta, Director of Professional Development for NASW-NC **Always remember to … Continue reading
Power Networking for Introverts
by Hope Venetta Director of Professional Development, NASW-NC I read a blog posting recently that changed my life. No, seriously. After spending my whole life thinking my personality was wired … Continue reading
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