NASW Social Work Reinvestment Initiative (SWRI)

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NASW Social Work Reinvestment Initiative (SWRI)

• An Integrated Action Plan
• Designed to Unify and Advance
• the Social Work Profession

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SWRI Intent

• Full recognition of the importance of social work
• Buy in from government, employers and communities
  nationwide
• Assistance with training, recruiting and
  retaining professional SWs

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SWRI Four Areas

• Legislative and Political Advocacy
• Workforce Development
• Public Education
• Stakeholder Engagement

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SWRI Four Goals

• Recruit New SWs
• Retain Current SWs
• Retrain Experienced SWs
• Reactive Community Investment

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SWRI National Impact

• The Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr.
  Social Work Reinvestment Act (H.R. 5447)
• Introduced on Feb 14, 2008 by Congressman and
  social worker Edolphus Towns
• Is in need of additional sponsors

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SWRI Californias Plan

• Development 6-month process involving many
  stakeholders
• Incorporates SW education and employment trends
  for CA
• Delineates multiple strategies for each of the
  four target areas

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SWRI Californias Plan

• Available at www.naswca.org
• How does the SWRI Plan benefit me as student?
• One focus is Social Work Education and Career
  Development

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SW Career Development

• Exploring SW as a Career Offered as PowerPoint
  presentation with a in-depth document.
• Resources for Financial Aid for SW
• Highlighting loan forgiveness and stipend
  programs for SW

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SW Career Development

• SW Job Search Strategies and Resources
• Online Class Overview of the LCSW Licensing
  Process
• Documents 10 Basic Steps to a LCSW License and
  more

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SW Career Development

• Protecting and advocating for SW classifications
  with employers such as the California Department
  of Corrections
• Partnering with stakeholders to address
  Californias shortage of bilingual, bicultural
  SWs