Phi Alpha Honor Society: Rho Kappa Chapter

The NYS Chapter of NASW will be holding a town hall on June 22 on discrimination and oppression of the QTPOC (Q***r, Transgender, People of Color), TGNCNB (Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary), LGBTQ+ (Le***an, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Q***r +) communities in social work education, practice, and NASW-NYS. This town hall will seek to acknowledge and name the history and current ways that QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ people and social workers are harmed by our profession and our association. The voices and lived experiences of QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ social workers will contribute to the creation of goals to achieve a QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ equitable profession and the development and implementation of an action plan achieve these goals. This town hall will be facilitated by QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ leaders and will center and amplify QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ social worker voices. ⁠
This is free and open to all social workers. Members and non-members are invited to join us in this work.⁠ All QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ are invited to lead this initiative, and allies are welcome to contribute to the work.
Register at: https://zoom.us/.../tJwvdO-rqDgrH9br7no27oAcx0YMI270vPAU

The NYS Chapter of NASW will be holding a town hall on June 22 on discrimination and oppression of the QTPOC (Q***r, Transgender, People of Color), TGNCNB (Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary), LGBTQ+ (Le***an, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Q***r +) communities in social work education, practice, and NASW-NYS. This town hall will seek to acknowledge and name the history and current ways that QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ people and social workers are harmed by our profession and our association. The voices and lived experiences of QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ social workers will contribute to the creation of goals to achieve a QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ equitable profession and the development and implementation of an action plan achieve these goals. This town hall will be facilitated by QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ leaders and will center and amplify QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ social worker voices. ⁠

This is free and open to all social workers. Members and non-members are invited to join us in this work.⁠ All QTPOC/TGNCNB/LGBTQ+ are invited to lead this initiative, and allies are welcome to contribute to the work.

Register at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvdO-rqDgrH9br7no27oAcx0YMI270vPAU

Happy Pride Month!

How do you respond to a racist co-worker? How do you react to racist clients? How can we make change in racist systems? Our next Revolutionize Social Work Town Hall happening tomorrow will offer a space for BIPOC social workers to share how they address racism as a social worker, both interpersonally and systemically. This is an opportunity for community members to seek advice, examine specific situations, provide community care, and mentor one another on action steps to distrust and dismantle racism.⁠⁠⁠
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Join this movement of social workers across the world to create change within this profession, and hold the powers that protect and benefits from white supremacy in social work accountable.⁠ This is free and open to all social workers, no membership needed.⁠ This is an open forum, facilitated by members of the Revolutionize Social Work Leadership team, in which we seek to center and uplift the voices of BIPOC social workers who are leading our communities across this Nation. White social workers are encouraged to attend, and contribute to the work⁠ ⁠defined by our Revolutionize Social Work leaders.⁠⁠⁠
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Register at link in bio or at⁠ https://tinyurl.com/RSWMay25 ⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Last week, we held our 2021 induction ceremony. Congratulations and welcome to our newest members!

Check out our amazing group photo from the event featuring about half of our inductees. If you were an attendee, feel free to tag yourself!

Thank you to everyone who attended the License Review last night!

Here are some helpful links that were discussed during the review.

UB Page on Licensure in NYS:
http://socialwork.buffalo.edu/continuing-education/frequently-asked-questions/social-work-licensure.html

The two day, online prep course that Prof. Krause co-facilitates:
http://socialwork.buffalo.edu/continuing-education/training-registration/online-training.html
She was specifically referring to the course on 6/23/21 and 6/24/21, LMSW and LCSW Licensing Examination Preparation Program led by Denise Krause, LCSW-R, Sue Green, LCSW, Kathryn Kendall, EdD, LCSW-R

Licensing and Exam Websites:

Licensing:
NYS (www.op.nysed.gov)
Outside of NYS (www.swes.net)

This is a exam review site that has links to 50 state Exams (www.aswb.org)

School Social Work Credential: www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/index.html

Other resources include:

Social Work Examination Services: https://swes.net
Provides on-site review courses and home study programs specifically designed to prepare social workers for license examinations throughout the US.

LEAP (Licensing Exam Preparation Services): http://licensingprep.com/about-our-study-guides/
Online practice exams and study guides

Social Work Exam.com: http://socialworkexam.com
Provides both free and pay-for-use review materials, resources, and exam questions

Upward Mobility’s Social Work Master’s Exam prep app for iPhone or Android: A study app designed to help you prepare for the ASWB Master’s Level Social Work Licensing Exam.
iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/social-work-masters-examprep/id453540673?mt=8
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dblpartners.socialworkmasters

UBSSW Licensing Exam Review Course:
https://ubswce.ce21.com/bundle/lmsw-lcsw-licensing-exampreparation-program-study-guides-475

Article: How I Passed the Licensing Exam: 10 Tips
http://www.socialworker.com/home/Feature_Articles/Professional_Development_%26_Advancement/How_I_Passed_the_Licensing_Exam%3A_10_Tips/

SOCIAL WORK CAREER DEVELOPMENT BLOG:
http://www.dorleem.com/2011/11/tools-to-help-you-pass-lmswexam.html