Deconstructing Government & Politics for Social Workers

12:00pm to 1:30pm

LIVE WEBINAR

Presenter: Jessica J. Mitchell, LMSW, MA

NASW-NYS Members: $15

NASW Other Chapter Members: $22.50

Non-Members: $30

NASW-NYS Student Member: FREE

This workshop is approved for 1.5 continuing education credit hours for licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, and licensed marriage and family therapists

Workshop Description

This course will breakdown the structure and function of the New York State and local governments, in order to assist social workers in becoming effective advocates. Political participation and advocacy is becoming increasingly necessary for social workers, and social work students, to advocate for social change on a macro level. Gaining knowledge and insight into the political process helps to ease anxiety and increasing participation and assist in the development of a long term advocacy plan. 

Learning Objectives

After the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Accurately identify different branches and levels of New York State government.
• Outline the different roles and responsibilities of the different levels and branches within New York State government.
• Define the intersection of laws and policy on client services.
• Formulate advocacy plan to bring to the appropriate level of New York State and local Governments.

This workshop is approved for 1.5 continuing education credit hours.

NASW-NYS is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (Provider ID #0014), licensed mental health counselors (Provider ID #MHC-0053), and licensed marriage and family therapists. (Provider ID #MFT-0037)

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Presenter:

Jessica J. Mitchell is political professional, social worker and an adjunct professor at the School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University. After graduating from college, Jessica worked as a caseworker and supervisor in foster care at SCO Family of Services for a little more than three years. During that time she worked with families dealing with hunger, homelessness, joblessness, and oftentimes, the criminal justice system. She saw how the policies and programs put in place by government bureaucracy, were costly and doing little to help the families she was working with. During this time Jessica returned to school to study social policy at Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare. While there she interned in the district office of Congressman Steve Israel. Upon graduating she accepted a position on Congressman Israel’s re-election campaign. Jessica has worked on Democratic political campaigns in New York and in New Jersey since graduating. Jessica is a clinical instructor in the School of Social Welfare. She teaches policy courses and an elective on political campaigns. Additionally, she serves as a field instructor for social work students that intern in legislative placements.