Legislative Session, Week 11
Last week, the Senate filed all of their bills for the legislative session. The House’s deadline for bill filing was this past Wednesday but will be extended until Saturday. After … Continue reading
Making End-of-Life Decisions: National Healthcare Decisions Day
By: DeWitt Black, ACSW, LCSW; NASW-NC Member Tuesday, April 16, 2013 has been set aside as National Healthcare Decisions Day. The North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Social … Continue reading
Legislative Session, Week 10
Relevant bills filed this week: HB 492 Tier II Medicaid Personal Care Services for Alzheimers/Dementia. This act would direct DHHS to develop Tier II- enhanced Medicaid Personal Care Services for persons … Continue reading
Legislative Session, Week 9
A lot has been happening around the General Assembly this week including changes to LME/MCO, school social workers, health care, the death penalty and more! We’re starting to see many … Continue reading
Fayetteville LPU Ethics Workshop: “Freakin’ Awesome!”
By Tanisha James, MSW, LCSW, LISW-CP; NASW-NC Board of Directors Representative and Fayetteville Local Program Unit Chair In celebration of Social Work Month, the Fayetteville Local Program Unit thanks NASW-NC … Continue reading
Legislative Session, Week 8
2013 NASW-NC Lobby Day Before we jump into legislative action from this week, we would like to thank those who participated in Lobby Day! For the almost 500 social workers … Continue reading
Legislative Session, Week 7
Week Seven of the 2013 Legislative Session moved quickly. More bills are starting to be filed that impact the profession. If you’d like to contact your legislators about any of … Continue reading
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