Hosted by: Michael Cappiello, LCSW-R, NASW-NYS President
Description: This Chapter Chat reviewed some best practices happening in Social Work during COVID-19 that use technology from the telephone to the internet to provide services and maintain community networks. Michael also discussed the impact of CCOVID-19 on his work as a school social worker.
Child Welfare and COVID-19
Hosted by: Sharon Kollar, LMSW, NASW-NYS Board Member
Description: This Chapter Chat discussed how to support the child welfare workforce during this pandemic and beyond.
Wellness: Cultivating a Deeper Understanding of Relaxation and Inner Peace
Hosted by: Evelyn Williams, MSW, NASW-NYS Policy Coordinator
Description: In these challenging times we have choice. We can choose to be anxious, worried and/or upset or we can access our capacity to be relaxed and peaceful. By practicing techniques designed to attain these states we can be of benefit to not only ourself but to our family, friends and colleagues. Tune in to hear Evelyn discuss the importance of self-care for social workers in COVID-19.
Working With Veterans and Service Members in COVID-19
Hosted by: Alyssa Gibbons, LCSW-R, BCD, VMHTI Advisory Committee Member, OneTeam Listserv Moderator
Description: In this Chapter Chat we heard from US Navy Veteran Alyssa Gibbons about how social workers that are working with Veterans and service members have evolved their practice in response to COVID-19.
COVID-19 and Medical Social Work
Hosted by: Kimberlee Garver, LCSW, Jennifer Kite, LCSW
Description: This Chapter Chat discussed the experiences of two medical social workers as they journeyed through the onset of COVID-19. Jennifer Kite will spoke about the in-patient perspective, and Kim Garver will present on the out-patient practice. This Chapter Chat aired in June, 2020.
Anti-Racism Social Work
Hosted by: Dawn Knight-Thomas, MSW and Samantha Fletcher, PhD, MSW, NASW-NYS Executive Director
Description: Social work is a profession that is grounded in social justice advocacy for the least advantaged, vulnerable, and oppressed populations. As a discipline, we need to stand in the forefront of change. As historic events are unfolding around us, now is the time for social workers to dig deep into our activist roots and create a paradigm shift in how we speak, act, and present ourselves, not simply as clinicians, but also as practitioners of social justice.