From the Executive Director - Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum

… the power of social work
News from the Louisiana Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers
INDEX
2011-2012 Board of
Directors
Page 2, 3
Advertisements
Page 30
Annual Conference Call for
Proposal
Page 16
Annual Conference Update
Page 7
Ballot for 2012-2013
Page 3
Continuing Education
Update
Page 7
Delegate Assembly
Page 6
Executive Director’s
Column
Cover
Hurricane Preparedness
Page 8
LA Licensing Board
Page 6, 9
LaPOST
Page 11
Legislative Wrap Up
Page 21
LSU Names Interim Dean
Page 10
National News
Page 5, 15
New Members
Page 6
President’s Column
Page 2
Regional News
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July/August 2011-2012
Volume 70, Number 1
From the Executive Director
As of June 30th, we said goodbye to some incredible
Board Members. They have served NASW-LA for two
years and have advised the Chapter staff on strategic
plans and governance. The regional chairs and regional
representatives helped to arrange regional meetings and
lined up speakers for NASW members. The members of
the executive committee who have completed their term
were invaluable.
They took minutes at meetings,
provided oversight on budget issues and conducted
the meetings.
We could not meet the needs of the
membership
without
our volunteer board members. With
By: Carmen D. Weisner, LCSW, ACSW
that
said,
I
want
to
take
this opportunity to publically say
Executive Director
““Thank you for all you did””.
Alisa Lear, during her term as Board President of
NASW-LA, was the national chair of the Council of
Chapter Executives. This was very time consuming for
her. She managed to provide leadership at both the national and local level. She also chaired
the Inter Organizational Committee (IOC) that recommended changes to the social work
practice act. We are grateful for her energy in this effort. She assisted in proposing language
change to the administrative rule promulgated by the Louisiana Board of Social Work
Examiners (LABSWE). She has been the speaker at several regional meetings, the annual
conference, and the Edith Farrell Institute. She did all of this with grace, energy, and a
commitment to the profession.
Kathy Vilas completed her term as Board Treasurer. Kathy has been a great supporter of
NASW-LA. She has provided training at the annual conference, and assisted the board in
a variety of roles previously. Because of her experience running another non-profit
organization, she was keenly aware of the numerous issues that must be attended too by the
Chapter staff and the entire board. Your professional insight was so helpful these last two
years.
Mallory Lafargue has been active with NASW-LA since she interned while she was a
student at the LSU School of Social Work. She dutifully took minutes of the board meetings.
When asked to assist at regional meetings she was there to help and be of assistance. She has
now relocated to the New Orleans area and has begun attending meetings there.
Gloria DeCuir-Robert has completed her term as the Chair of the New Orleans Region.
During her tenure, she has worked with the other members of the New Orleans leadership
exceptionally well. The regional meetings are now very well attended. They have lined up
incredible speakers at their meetings and have utilized community resources to locate great
meeting space.
Kelly Richter served for one year as the Regional Representative for the Baton Rouge
Region. She brought a great deal of energy to the efforts of the region. She has recently
relocated and had to resign her position. We appreciate her tenure and wish her well in her
new job.
Karen Marchand completed her tenure as the Regional Chair for the Baton Rouge
Region. She will continue to assist the Baton Rouge Region as the Regional Representative.
Karen was involved in the arranging of speakers for the meetings. She will help add
continuity with the growth of the Baton Rouge Region as a new chair assumes his leadership
responsibilities.
Jamie Scoggin was the chair for the Shreveport Region. During her term she secured a
new job. As a result, she resigned her position. The Shreveport Region had developed a
schedule for their meetings with identified speakers. When the new leadership assumed the
role, there was a seamless transition.
Kristina Allen graduated from the LSU School of Social Work in May, 2011. During the time she was at LSU she represented
Graduate Students on our board. She was a great representative of the future of the profession.
Jessica Thomas represented the Bachelor Social Work Students on our Board. She graduated in May, 2011 from Southeastern
Louisiana University and will be enrolling in LSU School of Social Work in the fall of 2011.
We are humbled by their individual level of commitment. They have served the membership well. We all are grateful for your
service.
Edgar P. Guedry
LCSW-BACS, ACSW, CHPCA, ACHP-SW
President’s Column
Every time you turn on the TV, look on the internet, or read a newspaper, you have to realize
that there is a major need for the mental health profession in this country. Story after story is
told of dysfunctional relationships, crimes, murder, deceit, etc and those surrounding these
events are left to wonder what they could have done to change the outcome. Social Workers
can and do make a difference by trying to establish preventative interventions to families,
individuals and organizations. We hear about preventative medicine and groups work hard to
get insurance companies to pay for preventative measures in order to delay and/or stop the
disease processes. This concept is not new to social workers.
We, as a profession, throughout time have established programs and organizations to educate
and inform on ways to PREVENT patterns, break habits that lead to dysfunctional and
destructive behavior. We need to own it and be aware that we have been on the forefront of
change and now is not the time to take a back seat. Social workers can partially claim that
process and continue to lay ownership of establishing pathways that continue to create
innovative programs that enable people to seek help to break harmful life patterns.
NASW-LA is a vehicle for us to join together as a profession to make a difference in the
political world whereby we will continue to be recognized as a leading resource for
mental health issues that affect our culture today. We have a commitment to continue to be
recognized as leaders/members of panels that have influence in policy, recognition on insurance
reimbursement issues and funding for programs that can be beneficial to humankind as a whole.
Our responsibility is to uphold the basic principles and ethics our profession is built upon.
With all of the above in mind, we as social workers, both individually and as a profession, need to continue the commitment to
stand up and represent the populations we represent and for whom we advocate. It is more important than ever to join forces with
NASW-LA due to its ability to affect change on a much larger scale. We all know that one’’s voice is louder when there are numbers
behind it and also a reputable source that is recognized and respected by the legislature and other professional organizations.
Please join us in our efforts to effect change that will be for the better and be for the improvement of people’’s lives and living
conditions.
We need you as a social worker and as an active member of NASW-LA
Welcome 2011-2012 Board Members
Listed below are the names of your 2011-2012 NASW-LA Board of Directors.
NASW-LA website after July 1, 2011, under Board of Directors.
Contact information is available on the
Statewide
President
Edgar P. Guedry
Baton Rouge
Vice President
Patti Gates
DeRidder
Secretary
Carrie Mercke
Ponchatoula
Treasurer
Amber Hebert
Lafayette
BSW Student
Chelsea Maulden
Hammond
MSW Student
Rozina Freeney-Wright
Gibsland
BSW Member at Large
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Jay Setton
Baton Rouge
NASW-LA
New Orleans Regional Chair
New Orleans Regional Representative
New Orleans Regional Representative
Leon Jackson
New Orleans
Glener Sylvester
New Orleans
Hyacinth McKee
New Orleans
Florida Parishes Regional Chair
Mary McKinley
Slidell
Houma/Thibodaux Regional Chair
Bridget Leche
Houma
Baton Rouge Regional Chair
Danny Williams
Baton Rouge
Karen D. Marchand
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Regional Representative
Alexandria Regional Chair
Missy Mitchell-Williams
Alexandria
Lafayette Regional Chair
Donna Wimberly
Eunice
Lake Charles Regional Chair
Paula Johnson
Westlake
Monroe Regional Chair
Sabrina Cole
West Monroe
Shreveport Regional Chair
Carol Phillips
Haughton
NASW-LA Open Board and CCNLI Positions for 2012-2013
Those members that would like to be nominated for the 2012-2013 Board of Directors open positions listed below or can be
viewed on the NASW-LA website on the Home Page. Interested members are to complete a BIO form which is available on the
NASW-LA website or by calling the Chapter Office and asking that one be emailed or mailed to them. Deadline for nominations is
January 16, 2012.
STATEWIDE POSITIONS
President Elect
Vice President
BSW Member at Large
BSW Student
MSW Student
REGIONAL POSITIONS
New Orleans Regional Representative
Florida Parishes Chair
Baton Rouge Regional Representative
Alexandria Regional Chair
Lake Charles Regional Chair
Shreveport Regional Chair
Monroe Regional Chair
CCNLI POSITIONS
Florida Parishes
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Alexandria
Shreveport
Lake Charles
Monroe
NASW-LA
Regional News
ALEXANDRIA REGION
MONROE REGION
By: Missy Mitchell Williams, LMSW, Chair
By: Sabrina Cole, LCSW, Chair
For more information contact
Missy Mitchell Williams
at 1mswilliams6@gmail.com
Check the website under
Regional News for information
on upcoming meetings.
BATON ROUGE REGION
1 CEU hour will be awarded.
Non-Members $10.00 per CEU
By: Danny Williams, LCSW-BACS, Chair
For more information contact
Danny Williams at danny134863@cox.net
For more information contact:
Sabrina Cole at sabrinabeard79@yahoo.com
NEW ORLEANS REGION
FLORIDA PARISHES
By: Leon Jackson, LCSW, Chair
By: Angela Wood, Ph.D., LCSW-BACS, LMFT
C-CATODSW, CCS, Chair
Check the website under
Regional News for information
on upcoming meetings.
Check the website under
Regional News for information
on upcoming meetings.
HOUMA THIBODAUX REGION
By: Bridget Leche, MSW, LMSW, Chair
Check the website under
Regional News for information
on upcoming meetings.
For more information contact:
Bridget Leche at 985-209-0079 or
email her at lecheb@bellsouth.net
LAFAYETTE REGION
By: Donna Wimberly, LCSW, Chair
Check the website under
Regional News for information
on upcoming meetings.
For more information contact Donna Wimberly at
donnawwimberly@yahoo.com
LAKE CHARLES REGION
By: Paula Johnson, MSW, LMSW, Chair
Friday, August 5, 2011
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
1.5 General Hours of CEUs will be awarded
Topic: ““Correctional Mental Heatlh””
Speaker: Amber Hebert, LCSW-BACS
Location: Family & Youth Counseling
Services, 220 Louis Street, Lake Charles
Please continue to check the website
and Facebook for updated information
on the location of the Regional Meetings,
since the Piccadilly has closed.
Contact Paula Johnson, MSW, LMSW, Chair at
337-439-9952 for more information or visit
the NASW-LA website at www.naswla.org
and check under Regional News.
NASW Member - no charge;
Non-members - $10.00 per CEU.
For more information, please contact
Leon Jackson, LCSW , Chair
at 504-417-2274, leoncjackson@yahoo.com
or Glener Sylvester, LCSW-BACS, C-SSWS, at
504-453-5635 or gleners@aol.com or Hyacinth
McKee, LCSW, ACSW, C-SSWS at 504-994-7161
SHREVEPORT REGION
By: Leesa Sitter, LCSW, DCSW
Check the website under
Regional News for information
on upcoming meetings.
Message from your Regional Chairs:
During the next couple of months the
regions will be begin to make plans and
arrangements for the upcoming years
regional meetings.
Interested members that would like to
help in their region, please contact your
regional chair for further information.
Anyone interested in presenting at
their own regional meeting or another
region, please contact the respective
regional chair.
Continue to check the NASW-LA
website at www.naswla.org under
Regional News to see the most updated
information on your regions meetings.
You will note that many of the regions do
not hold regional meetings in the summer
months.
Thank you to all of our regional chairs
for their hard work and the support that
they give all of us.
NASW-LA is seeking
input from the membership
in regards as to what is happening in your community.
Send in articles that would
be of interest to your fellow social
workers around the state. Perhaps
someone in the social work field
was featured in the local news or
was singled out for helping in the community.
Send that information to the
Chapter Office at admin@naswla.org
with contact information so that approval for re-printing
the information can be obtained.
There are so many of us out there doing the little things
each day to make this a better place to live and we need to
tell their stories. By doing this we not only
are acknowledging their service,
but it could possibly help someone
else in their community.
Let us hear from you.
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New Member Application and Renewal Notice Changes
Recently the National Office we have made changes to the mailing address and fax number on the New Member Application
form. A new application is available on the National website at www.socialworkers.org or via the link on the Louisiana Chapter’’s
website at www.naswla.org. The new address is: P.O. Box 791343, Baltimore, MD 21279-1343 and the fax number is
888-551-6096. Please note that membership applications must be mailed to the National Office at the address above.
NASW National Member Center
Your Membership Information Is Important to Us!
Help us better serve you by keeping your contact information up-to-date.
If there are address, telephone, or e-mail changes you need to make, designations you need to add, or you need to list your
specialty practice, go to the National NASW webpage: www.socialworkers.org and make the changes online.
How can an NASW Member update their Membership Information On Line?
The national office of NASW has announced that an NASW member can update their membership information on line and help
to keep your information up to date and current.
The steps are as follows:
Go to www.socialworkers.org
Click on ““member’’s login”” and log in.
Click on ““update your member profile””.
Click on ““edit”” to update.
Make the changes and click ““submit”” to complete the process.
By each member making the necessary changes to their information, this will not only make sure that they receive the information
from the National office in a manner timely, but from their Chapter office also as we receive your address information from National
on a monthly basis.
If you have any problems with the online update, please contact the National office at 1-800-638-8799 and ask for Membership.
If you do not have access to a computer to update your information online you can call the Louisiana Chapter office at
(225)346-1234 or (800)899-1984 or email them at info@naswla.org, with the information that needs to be changed or fax the
information to (225)346-5035.
Please act now! We need to know how to find you!
Thank You, The Staff and Board of the Louisiana NASW Chapter
National Social Work Finder – Important Update
The Finder connects consumers with licensed social workers quickly at www.HelpStartsHere.org. The Finder is free to the
consumer and is an excellent opportunity for licensed social workers to promote their services, practice and organization. Listings
cost $25.00. This fee is waived for social workers with a current Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW) credential - another
benefit for NASW members.
It is important that Licensed MSW and BSW social workers register on the National Social Worker Finder online search tool
and take advantage of the benefits. The success of the Finder will help ensure the success of the new consumer Website ––
www.HelpStartsHere.org –– and the National Social Work Public Education Campaign.
The public benefits. Social workers benefit. Your chapter benefits.
Social Work Ethics and Law Institute
We encourage you to check out the new Social Work Ethics and Law Institute (SWELI) Facebook page.
Find the ““Social Work Ethics and Law Institute”” on Facebook and ““Like”” us to receive bi-weekly legal and ethics
announcements for social workers at: www.facebook.com/socialworkethicslaw
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Licensing Board Information
LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS
18550 Highland Road, Suite B, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 * 225-756-3470 or 1-800-521-1941 (Louisiana Only)
LABSWE Dates for 2011 Board Meetings
(All meetings are held at the Baton Rouge Board Office - Call the Board Office for times of the meetings)
August 26
September 30
November 18
December 16
Board Orientation Workshops will be held on the following dates.
For more information on these workshops, please contact the Licensing Board office.
July 17
September 17
November 20
Click here to visit the Licensing Board’s website at www.labswe.org
Delegate Assembly
The Delegate Assembly is the representative, decision-making body - comprised of 277 elected delegates - through which NASW
members set broad organizational policy, establish program priorities, and develop a collective stance on public and professional
issues. Article V of the National Bylaws addresses Delegate Assembly. The Delegate Assembly meets once every three years. As
stated in the National Bylaws, "The membership shall act through the Delegate Assembly in all matters except as otherwise provided
in the Bylaws."
The three voting delegates for the Louisiana Chapter are Edgar Guedry, Alisa Lear, and Vicki Peay. The Chapter Executive
Director participates in the meeting but does not vote.
In 2008, the Delegate Assembly was convened in the virtual world. Our delegation was able to participate from the convenience
of their homes. Over the last three years, the national staff have worked to refine the virtual meeting process and the event will again
occur using computer technology. Our delegates have been working for the past six months on policy panels and developing draft
policy statements. Ultimately, the policy statements are approved by the Delegate Assembly; and, they are published in ““Social
Work Speaks””. This documents helps to frame our position of social policy issues. It is used by many of our schools of social work
in their policy courses.
NASW-LA Welcomes New Members
Benefits of NASW-LA Membership
Alexandria Region
Sara Katherine Alford
Monroe Region
Cindy Frith
Baton Rouge Region
Heather M. Kaloupek
Miriam B. Stewart
New Orleans Region
Serena Chaudhry
Carly Coulon Rogers
Jacqueline Wagaman
Randy Wells
Florida Parishes Region
Donald R. Pierce
Lafayette Region
Courtney Roy Lanclos
Patricia B. Landeche
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Shreveport Region
Elizabeth Copeland
Debbra Hurt
Annie B. Willis
Ɣ Be apart of the largest organization of professional social workers in the United
States. We have over 150,000 in U.S. and Louisiana has 2,600 members.
Ɣ Since we are accessible on more of a local level, there is more opportunity to go
to educational and networking meetings and conferences.
Ɣ Great way to build your network of colleagues and friends.
Ɣ Plus, for members only, you get many discounts and services, such as workshops
and annual conference, car rental, hotel, credit cards, etc.
Ɣ NASW has a liability insurance that can cover you if there should ever be a time
that a client may file a grievance.
Ɣ There is also other insurance offered including group term life, long-term liability,
hospital daily cash, or accidental death & dismemberment.
Ɣ NASW gets involved in legislative issues that affect their members and the
member’’s clients. We also, have PACE (Political Action Candidate Election) to help
elect people to political office that has the same type of values that the social work
profession needs.
Join NASW On-Line at www.socialworkers.org or
call 1-800-638-8799 for a mailed application.
NASW-LA
Continuing Education Program
Karen D. Smith, Program Director
The final touches are being made to the 2011-2012 NASW-LA Continuing Education Program, ““The Yellow Book””. It will
be mailed to all licensed social workers in the State of Louisiana at the end of August and available on the website the first of
September. In reviewing and analyzing the workshops from the last few years, it has been noted that the majority of the workshops
are attended in the months prior to June 30th. Therefore this year’’s offerings will be concentrated in the months of February, April,
May and June, with a few workshops in October and November and Prep Test and Supervision scheduled following the Annual
Conference in March.
NASW-LA has endorsed some On Line CEU programs such as yourceus.com, DiaLearning and offerings by the California
Chapter of NASW. Information on these programs is available on the NASW-LA website under Continuing Education.
NASW-LA has expanded their partnership with www.yourceus.com in order to bring you more online continuing education
opportunities. This program will be sent to you each month via email. Please keep in mind that the administrative rules published
by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners limit the number of distance learning (teleconferences, telecourses,
home-study and internet courses) to 10 clock hours of the required 20 clock hours of continuing education required annually for
renewal of social work credentials. You do not need to pay for these programs unless you want to use them for CE credit. This is
simply part of NASW’’s commitment to strengthening the profession and supporting your professional development. The name
of this program will be the CEUS +Plus program, hosted by yourceus.com. If you want to use these monthly courses for your
continuing education credits, the cost is going to be extremely affordable, and the fees will help support NASW LA. To get your CE
credit, you simply read the course in its entirety, then go to www.yourceus.com, click on the CEUS +Plus button on the left side of
any page, register, take a brief post-test, and print your certificate. For people who prefer to take a handwritten test, or use a check to
pay for the CE credits, these options will be available, too.
NASW LA and yourceus.com will be encouraging all participants in CEUS +Plus to let us know what topics and areas should be
included in new CE development and to forward requests for new courses. We also invite experienced mental health clinicians
to inquire about becoming a course developer for this program, to help all social workers in LA get the best and most current
knowledge and skills in the field.
If you do not want to be sent these programs, and want us to remove you from our email distribution list, just let us know. Our
goal is not to send annoying spam, but to improve practice in the State of Louisiana. If you have questions, feel free to email us or
call us at (888-247-1991), or check out the program at www.yourceus.com.
As always, thank you for your continued support of NASW-LA and especially the Continuing Education Program.
Annual Conference 2012
Karen D. Smith, Program Director
Plans for the 2012 are underway. The Call for Proposal for the 2012 Annual Conference is being mailed out and is available on
the website. It is also included in this newsletter on page 17. The Annual Conference Committee will meet in September to review
the Call for Proposals and finalize plans for the conference. We all look forward to seeing you all there.
Our next evaluation comment to discuss, is the food selection for the luncheons and the break out sessions. Over the years the
conference committee and the staff have worked with the host hotel to ensure that you are served quality food. We have added
healthier selections as per the comments that we have received and increased the amount that we are serving. The cost of food for
such a large group is very expensive. We work very hard to be able to offer you a snack, beverage or lunch that is cost effective to
the overall budget of the conference, but also nutritious and enjoyable to eat. For the last ten years we have been able to do this
without increasing the registration fees for the conference.
The options that are available for the luncheon menu, are limited at the cost of $25.00 a plate. Many of you have asked why you
are served ““chicken”” each day. Well, many of our attendees cannot eat seafood. Many do not like how beef and/or pork is cooked in
a banquet setting, therefore there is the ““chicken””. The types of chicken meals for luncheons have come along way from the
““chicken cordon bleu”” with green beans and potatoes that we were served for many years. It was the ““luncheon”” or ““banquet”” meal.
Each year the hotel works to create a menu item of ““chicken”” that is different from the previous year, while keeping it at the same
price. The sides are varied depending on what is in season at the time of the conference. While we are aware that we cannot please
everyone’’s palette we make every effort to please the majority. We are able to serve a vegetarian option for those that request it.
The Annual Conference Committee, the Board and the Chapter Office continue to strive to ensure that you are served quality,
wholesome food and that there is enough for everyone to have some, at a price that we can all afford.
In the next issue we will discuss the selection of the workshops and the rooms that they are assigned to.
Save the Date: March 14-16, 2012 at the Hilton Capitol Center. See you next year.
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LABSWE Board Vacancies
The LMSW and public member position on the board are currently vacant.
In December 2011, there will be two appointments expiring. One vacancy must be filled by a LCSW and the other vacancy can
be filled by a RSW, LMSW, or a LCSW.
LA law mandates the following qualifications for board members: citizen of the United States; resident of the State of Louisiana;
hold current, valid license, certification or registration and must have five (5) years of social work experience.
Board members are appointed by the Governor to serve for three (3) consecutive years. The appointment must be confirmed by
the Senate.
Board meetings are held every five weeks at the board office in Baton Rouge. Meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. on Friday and
carry-over to Saturday, if necessary. Louisiana law does not compensate members for service; however, board-related expenses are
reimbursed as per the state’’s travel guidelines.
If you are interested in serving on the board, submit a letter stating your interest, along with a current resume, to one of the
following organizations by August 5, 2011:
Louisiana Association of Clinical Social Workers
P. O. Box 14153
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
National Association of Social Workers-Louisiana Chapter
700 North 10th Street, Suite 200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
LSU School of Social Work
311 Huey P. Long Fieldhouse
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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Daphne S. Cain Named Interim Dean of LSU School of Social Work
LSU has named Daphne S. Cain, the MSW Program Director and Associate Professor,
as the Interim Dean of the School of Social Work effective July 1, 2011.
Dr. Cain holds a Ph.D. in social work from the University of Tennessee, a master’’s
degree in social work with a concentration in mental health from East Carolina University,
and a bachelor’’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Women’’s and Gender Studies
(Summa Cum Laude) from North Carolina State University. Her research interests are in
the areas of parenting practices, parenting interventions with high-risk and vulnerable
families, and religion/spirituality and social work practice. Much of her research
experience is related to the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina, including the way churches
responded to the crisis and the impact of the storm on displaced children.
Dr. Cain was the recipient of the LSU School of Social Work Outstanding Faculty
Teaching Award in 2007, and the Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Women’’s and
Gender Studies in 2011. She has served as major professor and committee member for
numerous LSU graduate students in social work. She has been a faculty research adviser
for students in the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program for
minority students, and has authored many journal articles and book chapters in the field of
social work.
Dr. Cain has been with LSU since 2001 and has served as faculty adviser to the Social
Work Student Association, as a member of the LSU Faculty Senate Courses & Curriculum
Committee, a member of the Centers for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Advisory Council, a member of the LSU Curricula
Integration Committee, and member and chair of numerous committees within the School of Social Work including the School of
Social Work Program Evaluation Committee, the MSW Curriculum Committee, and the School of Social Work Policy Committee.
Dr. Cain is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Family Issues and serves as a manuscript and book reviewer for a number of
other social work-related academic journals. She is a certified site visitor for reaccreditation for the Council on Social Work
Education (CSWE), and is widely involved in community service in the Baton Rouge area including as a member of the Advisory
Committee for the District Attorney’’s Rape Crisis Prevention Center. She is a licensed clinical social worker in Louisiana and North
Carolina.
Dr. Cain lives in Baton Rouge with her husband, Dr. Dan Novak, an Associate Professor of English and the Director of Jewish
Studies at LSU, and their four dogs –– Orpheus, Bon Temps, Sophia and Winnie.
The Louisiana Association of Substance Abuse Counselors and
Trainers (LASACT), THE membership organization for Louisiana’’s
Addiction Professionals and Providers, will host its 35th Annual
Statewide Conference, “LASACT 2011”, July 24-27, 2011, at the
Crowne Plaza Baton Rouge, 4728 Constitution Ave, Baton Rouge, LA.
The 2011 theme is:
Ɖ
CHART
Ɖ
““LET’’S GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO^TALK ABOUT!
““PREPARING FOR A MANAGED CARE WORLD””
The conference is geared toward educating Professionals and
Providers from the Addiction, Medical, Social Services, and
Criminal Justice related service fields on the latest Addiction
Prevention and Treatment information and techniques from a Managed
Care viewpoint.
For more information on registering or applying as a Sponsor,
Exhibitor, Advertiser, Presenter, or Participant, visit www.lasact.org or
contact the LASACT office at 225-766-2992 or admin@lasact.org.
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Campaign to Gather Member Demographic Information
National is launching a campaign to capture additional member demographic information in an effort to help us understand our
member population better. The ““member profile”” section of www.socialworkers.org now includes additional fields to enable
members to provide this information to us:
Birth Date
Gender
Ethnic/Racial Origin
Primary Practice
Primary Work Setting
Primary Work Focus
Primary Function
Primary Org Type
Primary Annual Income
Your privacy is important to us. Maintaining your privacy—online and off—is of the utmost importance to NASW. Our
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2012 NASW-LA Lobby Day
Each year NASW-LA sponsors Lobby Day for the Schools of Social Work and others interested in learning about the legislative
process. Information is sent out via email, website and Facebook as soon as the details are confirmed. Use of the Capitol Rotunda
for Lobby Day is not scheduled until after the first of the year. As soon as we have the date confirmed we will post this information
on our website, send an email to the Schools of Social Work and post on our Facebook page.
Check back regularly so that you can Save the Date and join us for a day of advocacy. Learn how a bill is processed, meet your
legislator and network with others interested in advocating for others.
Check the
NASW-LA
website for details
on this event.
www.naswla.org
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Children’’s Coalition of Greater Baton Rouge
PO BOX 66482 * Baton Rouge, LA 70806 * (225) 389-1400
4kids@ccofgbr.org * www.ccofgbr.org
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Certified School Social Work
Specialist (C-SSWS)
Social workers who hold the C-SSWS have:
••A current NASW membership;
••An MSW degree from an institution accredited by the
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE);
••Documented two (2) academic years of paid,
supervised, post-MSW experience as a school social
worker in a school setting;
••Provided an evaluation from an approved supervisor;
••Provided a reference from an MSW colleague;
••One of the following: current ACSW, DCSW,
current state exam-based social work license,
current state exam-based school social work license/
certification,or passing score on ASWB exam;
••and Agreed to adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics,
the NASW Standards for School Social Work
Practice, and the NASW Standards for Continuing
Professional Education, and are subject to the
NASW adjudication process.
Call the National Office at
202-408-8600 Ext: 409
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Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit #1469
Baton Rouge, LA
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Edgar P. Guedry, LCSW-BACS, ACSW,
CHPCA, A-CHR-SW
Baton Rouge
VICE PRESIDENT
Patti Gates, LCSW, C-SSWS, ACSW
DeRidder
SECRETARY
Carrie Mercke, LMSW
Ponchatoula
National Association of Social Workers
Louisiana Chapter
700 North 10th Street, Suite 200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(800) 899-1984 or (225) 346-1234
FAX (225) 346-5035
TREASURER
Amber Hebert, LCSW-BACS
Lafayette
BSW MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Jacinta ““Jay”” Settoon, RSW
Baton Rouge
ALEXANDRIA REGION
Missy Mitchell Williams, LMSW, Chair
BATON ROUGE REGION
Danny Williams, LCSW-BACS, Chair
Karen D. Marchand, CSW
FLORIDA PARISHES REGION
Angela Wood, Ph.D., LCSW-BACS,
LMFT, C-CATODSW, CCS, Chair
HOUMA-THIBODAUX REGION
Bridgett Leche, MSW, LMSW Chair
LAFAYETTE REGION
Donna Wimberly, LCSW, Chair
LAKE CHARLES REGION
Paula Johnson, MSW, LMSW, Chair
MONROE REGION
Sabrina Cole, LCSW, Chair
SAVE the DATE
NEW ORLEANS REGION
Leon Jackson, LCSW, Chair
Glener Sylvester, LCSW-BACS, C-SSWS
Hyacinth McKee, LCSW, ACSW, C-SSWS
2012 NASW-LA Annual Conference
SHREVEPORT REGION
Carol Phillips, LCSW, Chair
MSW STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Rozina Freeney-Wright
Gibsland
BSW STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Chelsea Maulden
Hammond
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Carmen D. Weisner, LCSW, ACSW
ADVERTISING
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sponsorships, advertising
and links to the
website. Publishing ads in the NASW-LA
Newsletter and/or on the NASW-LA website is
at the discretion of the association and the
association reserves the right to deny placement.
DEADLINE DATES
Deadline Dates vary according to the publication
of the newsletter. Generally, the 15th of the month
is the deadline for all newsletter information. The
newsletter is scheduled to go to print on odd
numbered months.
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Employment Opportunities
Please visit our website, www.naswla.org,
for more information on the employment opportunities that we have become aware of.
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Take Action on the Federal Issues Important to Social Workers!
By joining the advocacy network listserv, you will receive periodic updates
and action alerts, geared specifically to the areas in which you indicate an interest,
via e-mail from NASW’’s government relations staff.
To join NASW’’s advocacy network listserv,
please visit www.socialworkers.org/advocacy/networkNew.asp.
Send a Letter to Your Member of Congress
NASW’’s Congress Web system assists you in preparing and sending
e-mails or letters on key federal issues to your Members of Congress.
To proceed directly to Congress Web,
please http://63.66.87.48/cweb4/index.cfm?orgcode=NASW
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