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NASW Florida Chapter
1931 Dellwood Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32303

(800) 352-6279
(850) 561-6279 (fax)
naswfl@naswfl.org

 

 

Chapter Elections Now Open!

Calling all members of NASW-FL—your input is needed to determine the future direction of the Florida Chapter. Voting will take only a few minutes of your time, but has a big impact on your professional association.

Online voting is now open for the positions of Vice President, Treasurer-Elect, BSW and MSW Student Representatives, four positions on the Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification, and Florida’s seven delegates to the national NASW Delegate Assembly. To vote, you will need to input your last name and your membership identification number at www.associationvoting.com/naswfl. Complete biographical details and position statements for each candidate are available for your review.

If you need to know your membership number, e-mail liane@naswfl.org to have it sent to you. If you would like to request that a paper ballot be mailed to you, please call the Chapter office at 1-800-352-6279.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the Chapter office at 1-800-352-6279.


Congratulations, Sherl Morden—
2012 National NASW Public Citizen of the Year!


Tobacco Treatment Specialist
From Andrée Aubrey, LCSW, CTTS

Do you know that cigarette smoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined? And yet we tend to think about smoking as simply a bad habit instead of a deadly addiction which will kill half of long-time tobacco users.

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Child Abuse: Mandated Reporting
Taken from a presentation by the Florida Department of Children and Families

WHO IS A MANDATORY REPORTER?
According to Florida statute 39.201, a mandatory reporter is:

(1)(a) any person who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that a child is abused, abandoned, or neglected by a parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or other person responsible for the child’s welfare, as defined in this chapter, or that a child is in need of supervision and care and has no parent, legal custodian, or responsible adult relative immediately known and available to provide supervision and care shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department.

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Social Work
Conference 2012:
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Register NOW !!

Click here for details!


CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR 2012
SOCIAL WORK
AWARD WINNERS!

Social Worker
of the Year
Rikki Vidak, LCSW

Social Work Student
of the Year
Julie A. Devin, MA

Social Work Educator
of the Year
Anne Strozier, PhD, ACSW

Public Citizen
of the Year
Essie "Big Mama" Reed

Elected Official
of the Year
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz

 

 

Page last updated on Wednesday, May 16, 2012