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Monday, May 9, 2011

Congrats to UNCG's Spring 2011 BSW Graduates!


 Class of 2011 


 NASW-SO 2010-2011 Executive Board
( L to R:  Kierra Woods- Vice President, Kendra Smith Treasurer, Shalesha Smith -Secretary, and Sydrena Scott- President)


 Sydrena poses with Dean Sims before the departmental ceremony.


Emily Caudle ( HES Dean's Office Assistant) helps graduates make their intro into the ceremony!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Community Involvement

Throughout the years NASW-SO has performed community service and remained active in the Greensboro community and on Saturday, March 26th members of NASW-SO volunteered their time to provide lunch and other goodies for residents of Pathways Center. Pathways Center provides homeless families a safe, temporary environment to live while they are searching for other housing. The main form of nutrition the residents receives comes from organizations such as NASW-SO that donate time, food, and effort to feed them.
                                                                                       







NASW-NC Lobby Day


On Wednesday, March 30th, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), NC Chapter hosted a Lobby Day at the NC General Assembly in Raleigh, NC. Social work students from across the state attended along with social work professionals. Students and professionals had the opportunity to learn lobby do's and dont's and learned about specific legislation that will affect our practice.

Members of NASW-SO had the opportunity to meet with Senator Gladys A. Robinson and discuss current bills and how we, as social work students can contact other senators and legislators to advocate for ourselves and those in our communities.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Poverty Simulation

Human Environmental Sciences sponsored a Poverty Simulation for all HES students, including the wonderful Social Work students and members of NASW-SO.

At the simulation NASW-SO members volunteered and participated in the simulation, which allowed students to learn what the simulation was about, navigate their way through the maze of agencies to take care of their families, and discuss their experiences and discover some hidden truths about poverty.

Big thanks to our advisor, Jack Register, Jennifer Clark, our social work department faculty, the volunteers and participants that made the simulation a wonderful learning experience!

                                                    
 

 
 

Friday, February 25, 2011

Dues!

Some of you  are asking about dues. Here's what you need to know...

* Dues are $10 annually.
* The last deadline for dues was 2/ 16 / 2011
*We are considering extending a late submission date for

 Wednesday 3/2/2011 @ 10:00am

If so, you will need to submit your dues to Kendra Smith, treasurer .
Location TBA.

Check you emails for further updates.

NASW Ethics Conference! March 4th!

 We're on our way to the conference!

10 students from UNCG ( who are also NASW- NC and NASW-SO members) will be sponsored by our social work department to travel to this year's ethics conference!

Here are a couple of things to expect this year...

* Chances to network with other social work professionals in North Carolina
* A Recognition and Awards Luncheon
* 5 noted keynote speakers including our own Jack Register, MSW, LCSW, LCAS !
( He's also our advisor! We're so lucky... )

>>>>>>>> About the Presenters About the Presenters <<<<<<<<<<<

William S. Meyer, MSW, LCSW is the Director of Training for the
Department of Social Work

Susan R. Perry, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW is the Director of Counseling
and Co-Chair of Health, Wellness and Residential Life at The
Asheville School.

Mitchell Gold, is nationally known for his $100 million home furnishings
business, Gold is also a tireless advocate for LGBT
teens.

Ravita T. Omabu Okafor, MSW, LCSW practices psychotherapy
with children, adolescents, and adults through her private practice
in Knightdale, NC.

Jack Register, MSW, LCSW, LCAS is a Visiting Instructor in the
UNCG Department of Social Work and is also a PhD Candidate
with the Union Institute and University Interdisciplinary Program in
Public Policy & Social Change. Jack is a clinician with experience
in medical, non profit, and addiction care. Jack is also the former
advocacy & legislative staff member for NASW-NC and has been
involved in advocacy efforts of the NC Queer community. In 2007,
Social Work Today Magazine named Jack One of Today's Most
Influential Social Workers.










Join NASW-SO as we take part in the largest social work ethics conference in North Carolina!

Follow this link for more details on the conference:

http://www.naswnc.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=59

We'll keep you updated on what we learn and hope to see you there!

Friday, February 4, 2011

Back in 2010...

UNCG  social work majors inspiring community change in 2010.


Students in Service





October Crop Walk to Stop World Hunger









Celebrating our Professors!

Check out why we're not the only one's who are  up on the wonderful works of our's truly!
Professor Bob Wineburg and Reverend Odell Cleveland!


Welcome to the new blog site!

We are thrilled to bring a new source of communication to our members and our community!
 Have questions? Want to advocate for a cause or community service? Interested in becoming a member of NASW-SO? Here's the place that you need to be and the info that YOU need to know!