The NASW-NYC CARES Member Ambassador (MA) Program

About the Member Ambassador Program 

This program identifies students from accredited schools of social work within New York City who will serve as liaisons between their respective programs and the NASW-NYC Chapter. As links between the Chapter and their respective schools, the primary roles of Member Ambassadors are to share Chapter and community resources, events, legislative and advocacy matters, educational and continuing education offerings and other pertinent information related to the social work profession with their student body, faculty, and staff of their respective institutions at events hosted at their schools or communities.

In addition, Member Ambassadors are required to coordinate and lead various student support events throughout the semester, aiming to continue engagement with social work students and schools in NYC. The Member Ambassadors will additionally be leading the NASW-NYC Students of Social Work Committee as co-chairs during their tenure, where their role, in addition to coordinating these student support events, is to recruit student membership, lead the student support events, and engage with other NYC social work students to collaborate with NASW-NYC, ensuring that this important committee remains active at the chapter. in addition, Member Ambassadors support the outreach and release of the annual NYC Students of Social Work Internship Survey, implemented in the 2021-2022 round of the program. 

Serving as a Member Ambassador has several benefits including being able to connect and network with social workers of all career levels and in different fields of practices. Member Ambassadors may often receive the benefit of free opportunities that aim to support their professional goals, student careers, and personal well-being, among other perks and benefits.  A role that can be included in a CV/resume, the Member Ambassador role also provides opportunity to hone, utilize, and enhance various skills that can serve their careers as social workers.

How to Become a NASW-NYC CARES Member Ambassador 

****** Please note to be eligible for this program, you must be a NASW member in good standing.

For information about student membership with the NASW, please click HERE. *******

Member Ambassadors start during the fall semester of each academic year and are required to complete a tenure of one academic year.

This means we will not accept requests to join at the start of or during the spring semester. 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR.

Applications are now CLOSED. 

Questions regarding this program should be emailed to cares.naswnyc@socialworkers.org.

Join the NASW-NYC CARES Member Ambassadors for Student Support  Events!

100% Member Ambassador organized and led, these events, done as part of the NASW-NYC Students of Social Work Committee, are meant to create spaces to support NYC Social Work Students throughout the semester via mindfulness events, study groups, and more. 

Please visit the NASW-NYC Students of Social Work Committee Resources Page for resources specific to students. 

VISIT OUR NASW- NYC CARES EVENTS PAGE TO ACCESS

REGISTRATION TO ALL STUDENT SUPPORT EVENTS! 

Meet the 2023-2024 Member Ambassadors 

Click on their picture to connect with them on LinkedIn/Email  

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View Recordings of the NASW-NYC CARES Member Ambassador Virtual Student Symposiums!

2021-2022 Academic Year

April 14, 2022: Finding Your Social Work Passion

November 8, 2021: Launching the NASW-NYC Students of Social Work Committee

2020-2021 Academic Year 

November 19, 2020: The Social Work Student Experience in the Era of Virtual Learning 

April 7, 2021: Paving the Way: A Conversation About Field Placement in the COVID-19 Environment

For Member Ambassador Use Only: 

Any entries made that are not from the current group of Member Ambassadors will be discarded.

If you have questions regarding student engagement events or the Member Ambassador program, please email cares.naswnyc@socialworkers.org for further assistance.