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Tune in Wednesday for a Congressional Briefing on School Social Workers

  • 1.  Tune in Wednesday for a Congressional Briefing on School Social Workers

    Posted Mar 28, 2022 16:21
    CSWE is proud to be a cosponsor of a congressional briefing at 11 a.m., March 30, called The Critical Need for School Social Workers: Improving Student Success through H.R. 7037. The briefing will be held in collaboration with the Congressional Social Work Caucus and several social work organizations. 

    Registration is free and available through the School Social Work Association of America at https://sswaa.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/QLm2B4qr?mode=Attendee.

    The briefing will include video remarks from Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04-D) and will be moderated by Talia Rosen, a legislative assistant with Rep. Moore's office. Panelists include
    • Nicole Other Medicine, MSW, LICSW, school social worker, Indian Education ProgramSaint Paul Public Schools ISD #625, Saint Paul, Minn.
    • Tiffany Walker, MSW, LCSW, school cocial worker (certified) and Chief Executive Officer of Journey Therapy Center, in Clifton, N.J.
    • Julie Incitti, MSW, CAPSW, school social work consultant, Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin
    • Ron Avi Astor, PhD, MSW, MA, professor of social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, California

    The event is sponsored by the School Social Work Association of America and the National Association of Social Workers, and cosponsored by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, the American Federation of Teachers, the Council on Social Work Education, and the School Social Work Net.

     


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    Patrick Dunne
    Vice President, Communications & Marketing
    CSWE
    Alexandria, VA
    703-526-2057
    pdunne@cswe.org
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