The Minnesota Chapter of NASW Welcomes You

Newsbytes Spring Edition

The Spring 2009 Edition of Newsbytes is now available online by clicking here. Those of you who attended the Annual Conference received the newsletter in your folders, but you may choose to view more photos of this year's Social Work Day at the Capitol event online.

2010 Governors Race - Straw Poll Results

Here are the results of the straw poll conducted at the Annual Conference regarding next year's Gubernatorial contest in Minnesota. The fun part? Sen. Marty was enjoying lunch with conference attendees when the results were announced! Thank you to all who participated!

Winner: John Marty (16)
(15) Margaret Kelliher
(14) RT Rybak
(5) Mark Dayton
(4) Paul Thissen
(2) Tim Pawlenty, Steve Kelley, Chris Coleman
(1) Jim Ramstad, Matt Entenza, Tarryl Clark, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Susan Gartner

MN Board of SW's 2009 Legislation Signed Into Law By Governor

The MN's Board of Social Work's (BOSW) non-controversial legislation signed into law on May 29, 2009, includes 1) a 10% reduction from current license fee rates, and 2) minor technical/housekeeping changes to licensing provisions. Additional legislation not introduced by BOSW, but affecting licensees includes 1) MN Office of Enterprise Technology E-Licensing initiative surcharge, and 2) transfer of BOSW special revenue fund accumulated balance to the state general fund.  Click here to visit the BOSW site for complete details.

2009 Governing Board Election Results

Thank you to all NASW-MN members who participated in electing our new leaders - and congratulations, new Board members! The strength of our professional association lies in solid leadership, and we thank all who are willing to serve in leadership capacities. Click here to view our newest Governing Board members.

Social Work Day at the Capitol makes KARE-11 News!

On Monday, March 30th, a record number of SW students, educators and professionals attended SW-DAC. KARE-11 ran an online story about our event - click here to read!

Health Care Reform

We know that members are keenly aware of the growing numbers of uninsured and the critical need to advance our agenda for real health care reform.  NASW-MN is a long-standing partner of the Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition.  MUHCC needs your financial help to continue its crucial role in accomplishing meaningful health care reform in Minnesota.  Click here to find out how you can help.

NASW is going green!

Beginning January 2009, the member benefit for NASW members will be the digital version of the Social Work Journal. NASW is working to incorporate eco-friendly initiatives in its business practices. But, if you are a member and still feel you must continue to receive the print edition of Social Work, please e-mail your request and member identification number to membership@naswdc.org. 

Update to Licensees

The MN Board of Social Work (BOSW) mailed a summary of legislation enacted during the 2007 legislative session to licensees in July 2008; it is also available on their website (click here).  Changes in continuing education (CE), supervised practice, and new clinical license standards do not take effect until August 1, 2011.   More details and implementation information is available on the BOSW website.

   Is your e-mail address changing? Let us know!

It saves your association time and money when you keep your mailing and e-mail addresses updated. These changes need to go through the National office, so either:

• Visit www.socialworkers.org and click on Member Center (you must know your National username and password);
• Call the Member Center at 1-800-742-4089; or
• Send an e-mail, including your member # and details, to membership@naswdc.org.

Members Only

Click here for login instructions or for assistance with your ID or password.

Note: your ID and password for the MN Chapter website are different than those for the NASW National site (www.socialworkers.org); you must contact the Member Service Center to access this information.

Social Work Public Education Campaign: Changing the Perceptions. Improving the Profession. Click here for more information about the campaign and to make a donation.