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Groups to Offer Talk About Navigating Identities at the
St. Louis Holocaust Museum | |
Psychotherapy St. Louis and Sonder Counseling will be sponsoring an event, “Having Hard Conversations in Turbulent Times; Navigating the Intersections of Client-Counselor Identities” in conjunction with the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum to explore how intersecting identities on the part of clients and clinicians can alter and impact the therapeutic process.
The event will take place on Sunday, August 25th, 9:00 AM to 1:00PM, at 36 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, Missouri, 63146.
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Civic Health, Advocacy, and Preparing for the Fall Election (and Beyond)! | |
The fall election cycle begins tomorrow, immediately following the Primary elections. NASW nationally and here in Missouri, reminds you that VOTING IS SOCIAL WORK. To register to vote and to understand Missouri’s voting laws, please go to the website for the Secretary of State: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri. This website also lists how to vote absentee and where your polling place is for voting on election day.
NASW-MO is excited to bring a slew of Advocacy Trainings to you this season, to prepare you to understand the outcomes of Missouri’s election cycle, to teach you how to advocate for policies, to give you skills to testify in writing or in person in Jefferson City, and to get a solid preview of the 2025 Legislative Session before it begins All of these trainings are convenient Lunch and Learns and all are FREE. Sign up here!
(https://naswmo.socialworkers.org/Advocacy/2024-Advocacy-Training)
Civic Health for a Civil Society is everyone’s responsibility.
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Ethically Speaking
Social Workers, Professionalism, and the NASW Code of Ethics
What is Professionalism in Social Work?
by Terri Cooley-Bennett, DSW Candidate, LCSW, LSCSW, CCDP-D, TTS
| According to the NASW Ethical Standards, section 5.01, social workers should advocate for superior standards when it comes to practice. It is the responsibility of the social worker to not only abide by the mission and values of the social work profession, but to seek to advance the profession through practice, research, and communication. It is the obligation of the social worker to influence and advance the profession by participating in the community and by imparting knowledge. In addition, social workers should assume a leadership role to ensure that social work practice is legitimate and practiced by qualified individuals. |
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Diversity and Awareness Observances for August | |
Click on the link for more information about ways to celebrate or observe the month, day, or week!
CIVIC HEALTH MONTH: https://vot-er.org/civic-health-month/
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
NASW-MO is offering 4 FREE ADVOCACY TRAININGS this crucial election year! Click here to learn more.
NASW-MO Chapter's FIRST JOB FAIR
October 10, 2024, from 3 pm - 6 pm at Stoney Creek Hotel, 2601 S Providence Rd, Columbia, MO 65203
To print or share in a PDF form click here.
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NASW-MO Committees
NASW-MO is looking for new members for the Chapter's Ethics Committee. Meetings are quarterly on Zoom. For more information contact Peggy Reed-Lohmeyer.
NASW-MO Chapter's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Committee is seeking Missouri Social Workers from diverse backgrounds to join the only state-wide collective dedicated to building a more inclusive and equitable social work profession!
For more information contact the committee.
To print or share in a PDF form click here.
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Approved CE's
Ethics in Motion: Navigating Burnout with Integrity
September 9th, 9:00 am (click the link to register)
DEI - Opening the Umbrella: LGBTQ+ education
October 18th, 9:00 am (click the link to register)
A Future with Hope: Aging Well in the New Era of Longevity
October 29th - 30th (click the link to register)
| Your Inspiration for the Month | Your Inspiration for the Month is honoring Civic Health month with a poem called “Democracy Americana” by Myronn Hardy. The poem has a lovely lyrical litany in juxtaposition to the theme of what’s behind us as a nation and what’s next. It twists a mirror and causes us to ask as we reflect, “Who are we?” It’s not an easy poem, but not all poetry should be. And, during an important election year, it feels timely! | | |
From the Executive Director’s Desk | | |
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Cassie E. Brown MSW, LCSW
Chapter Executive Director
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In the animated movie “The Incredibles” there’s a brief throwaway exchange between Bob Parr (the secret identity of superhero Mr. Incredible) and his wife, Helen (the secret identity of Elastigirl). Helen calls Bob in the middle of a rough day to tell him, “We’re now OFFICIALLY moved in.” Bob responds coolly, “And the last three years don’t count because…?”
“Because I finally unpacked the last box.” She adds, laughingly, “Why do we have so much junk?”
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