Social Work Student Alliance (SWSA) ALERT for Thursday, September 27, 2008

Next Student Alliance Public Meeting

The September Social Work Student Alliance (SWSA) Public Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 9th between 5-6pm. The topic will be posted around campus as well as the room location. The meeting is complete with food and beverages. So stop by before you classes and enjoy getting to know your fellow students!

CE Alert

As your professional association, we are constantly on the lookout for marketed continuing education workshops that will not count toward your required CE hours if in fact you are audited by the state board. The state board of social workers makes it very clear it is the licensee´s obligation to understand state regulation. We at NASW-PA know how confusing those regulations can be. We also know that there are entities who themselves do not understand the regulations, and therefore, violate the regulation unintentionally.

Recently, NASW-PA was asked about programs that are APPROVED by the Association of Social Work Boards or accredited colleges or universities. PA Regulation 47.36 makes it very clear that programs that are in fact PROVIDED by the Association of Social Work Boards or accredited colleges or universities are acceptable. However, programs APPROVED by such entities will NOT count. If such an entity is not offering the workshop, they have no authority to approve it for credits. Therefore, please be very careful and check who is issuing CE´s for a workshop you plan to attend and on what authority.

We know of several entities that are violating the regulations and are currently marketing to LCSWs and LSWs in PA. We are addressing our concerns directly with these entities, but they have made statements that it is the responsibility of the attendee to ensure the credits will count in their state.

If you have questions or concerns, please call Amy Corwin Sagan at 717.232.4125 to verify the event you are attending will in fact count for licensure renewal. Also, you can check NASW-PA´s website to see events on our training calendar (www.nasw-pa.org) of workshops we have approved. If we approve an event, you can be sure the credits will count!

PSCSW November 2008 Conference

18th Annual Renfrew Center Foundation Conference For Professionals, Feminist Perspectives and Beyond: The Power of Therapeutic Relationships in the Treatment of Eating Disorders on the Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work site. It is a four-day seminar for behavioral health professionals, and it offers 22.5 CEUs. The event will take place at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott, Philadelphia, PA from November 13 – 16, 2008. Please visit their website for more information: www.renfrew.org.

Back-to-School Academic Deals from JourneyEd.com

• Microsoft Office 2007 Professional PLUS (as low as $79.98)
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Savings on Textbooks

This discount info comes to us from Claudia Dewane. See www.bncollege.chtah.com for more information.

The Alliance would also like to remind students that besides our own Temple Bookstore, both new and used textsbooks can be orders through online services such as Amazon.com. The Alliance also facilitate a book borrowing/exchange between students. For more information on this, check out the Alliance bulletin board in the Student Lounge!

Also – Check with your instructor before purchasing books. The previous edition of the text may still work for the course (pending instructor approval!), and can save you a LOT of money!

If you still need find out what textbooks are being used in your courses, go to: http://www.temple.edu/harrisburg/Current-Students/ and click on Fall Book List.

Job Postings

Northeast Community Center for MH/MR, Philadelphia
Full-time outpatient psychotherapist (37.5 hrs.) needed for community mental health center in northeast Philadelphia. Experienced clinician skilled in individual, family and group therapy. Familiarity with trauma-specific and evidence based practices preferred, as well as understanding of mental health recovery. Flexible schedule. LCSW preferred, but LSW considered for clinical supervision toward LCSW. Salaried position. Excellent benefit package including 4 weeks vacation and choice of medical plans. Email resume and cover letter to: dtomlinson@nemhmr.org, or mail to David Tomlinson, LCSW, Deputy Director for Clinical Services, Northeast Community Center for MH/MR, Roosevelt Blvd. & Adams Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124. EOE. (Source: pscsw@aol.com)

Compassionate Care Hospice, Middletown, PA
Full-time position is open at Compassionate Care Hospice. Area of responsibility is Lebanon county. MSW student or graduate preferred. For more info, contact Ann Sharp at Compassionate Care Hospice, Middletown, PA. (Source: Claudia Dewane)

The Alliance presents information, materials and/or events for your information and consideration. Unless otherwise specified, Alliance endorsement should not be assumed if an event is not a sponsored activity of Temple University. Listserv members are expected to contact the provider(s) themselves to investigate whether or not what is being provided is either beneficial or appropriate for the individual