In this Chapter Chat we will discuss the importance of social work and the collaboration of public libraries. The Family Place is the first program in the Nation to incorporate social work in public libraries. We will discuss the impact of this important collaboration and the importance of this partnership.
Less is More: Reincarceration in NYS
Hosted by: The Katal Center
Description: New York reincarcerates more people on parole for technical violations — like being late for curfew or testing positive for alcohol — than any nearly every other state in the country. This means that over 5,000 people are currently incarcerated in New State jails and prisons for technical violations of parole, including hundreds on Rikers Island. Even more, new data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that in 2018, New York incarcerated nearly 6,000 people across the state for technical parole violations alone. #LessIsMoreNY is designed to fix this problem. Join us to hear from Katal members and staff about parole in New York state, the provisions of the #LessIsMoreNY bill, and ways the NASW-NYS can move to action to support the passage of #LessIsMoreNY.
Positive Disruption of Social Work Practice and Leadership from a Trauma Informed DEI lens
Hosted by: Laura Quiros, PhD, LMSW
Description: Incorporating Diversity and Inclusion in Trauma-Informed Social Work incorporates discussions of leadership, racism and oppression into a new understanding of how trauma and traumatic experience play out in leadership and organizational cultures. Chapters unpack ideas about the intersections of self, trauma and leadership, bridging the personal and professional, and illustrating the relationship between employees and leaders. Discussion questions and Reflections at the end of each chapter offer the opportunity for the reader to understand their own vulnerabilities as it relates to the subject matter. This book reconceptualizes cultural competency, trauma and leadership in the context of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and views theories and practices through a lens of diversity, equity and inclusivity.
What is Environmental Justice?
Hosted by: Ryan Kane, MSW Student, NASW-NYS Intern
Description: What is Environmental Racism and how does it present itself in US society? How do we, as social workers define the environment, and how does that impact our clients, and ourselves? Join UAlbany MSW Student Ryan Kane on November 19th at 12pm to discuss how social workers define environmental justice and approach the challenges of environmental racism.
Why Be A Student Member of NASW?
Hosted by: Noshin Hoque, BSW and Evelyn Lopez Rodriguez
Description: You may have heard your professors talk about NASW, but why should you become a member as a student? Hear from two student Board Members, Evelyn Rodriguez Lopez (BSW Student Representative) and Noshin Hoque (MSW Student Representative) about why they became members, how students have a voice at the NYS Chapter, and what the student body of 2020-2021 can accomplish together this year. Learn how you can engage in local and statewide advocacy, how you can help create the NYS Chapter legislative Agenda, and how to contribute to the development and implementation of anti-racist programming & work groups through your membership. Noshin and Evelyn also talked about how you can get more out of your membership through networking, professional development, statewide leadership opportunities, and more! Originally aired in September 2020.
Voting is Social Work
Hosted by: Alexandra Saint Laurent, MSW, and Jessica J. Mitchell, LMSW, MA, PACE Chair
Description: talk about voter suppression in the United States, and how social workers can engage their clients and communities to advocate for themselves through voting! Voting IS social work! Originally aired in September 2020.