Tidbits from  National September 2010

Expense-paid Training Opportunity in Washington, DC for Social Workers and Nurses on the Cancer Survival Toolbox®, a free resource developed by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) are hosting a Train-the-Trainers Conference on the Cancer Survival Toolbox®, at the National Office of NASW in Washington, DC on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.  The Cancer Survival Toolbox (http://www.canceradvocacy.org/toolbox/) is an audio tool produced by and for cancer survivors, to help newly diagnosed individuals, as well as families and caregivers, develop skills to better understand and meet the challenges of their illness. All expenses related to the conference (travel, lodging and meals) are covered by NASW. Attendees will be required to train at least 20 professional peers in the 12 months following the conference. Applications are due September 20^th .  Application materials are available at http://www.socialworkers.org/practice/toolkittraining/ .

Mswprograms.com lists NASW National Office and Some Chapters’ twitter feeds and blogs on their top 50 lists

Aug 23, 2010 - Top 50 Masters in Social Work to follow on twitter – NASW’s main twitter feed is listed as well as Social Worker Speaks, and several chapters: MA, OH, DC Metro, ID, TX
http://mswprograms.com/top-50-masters-in-social-work-msw-tweeters-to-follow-on-twitter/

July 28, 2010 - Top 50 blogs for social work professionals  - The NASW Blogs, Help Starts Here, and Social Workers Speak are all listed.

http://mswprograms.com/top-50-blogs-for-social-work-professionals/

Legal Defense Fund Application Deadline: October 1, 2010
 

The NASW Legal Defense Fund accepts applications from members and chapters to assist with legal fees in cases that support the profession, the Code of Ethics, and other matters that may have an impact on a large number of social workers.  The next application deadline is October 1.  Please inform your members who may have relevant legal concerns about this deadline.  The application is available on the NASW LDF website at:

http://www.socialworkers.org/ldf/application.asp and the Guidelines that the LDF Board takes into consideration when reviewing applications is available at http://www.socialworkers.org/ldf/guidelines.asp . Contact Sherri Morgan with questions at smorgan@naswdc.org .