The Chapter Newsletter, Currents, highlights cutting edge developments in social work by field of practice, as well as the impact of policies on the profession field, and by communities served.
Below you will see the issues of Currents from the year 2004 through the present.
2023-2024
Spring/Summer 2024 ---- "Walk the Walk: Social Work Practice in Action"
Fall/Winter 2023-2024 --- "NYC Social Work: Navigating Human Rights & Social Justice"
2022-2023
Spring/Summer 2023 -- "Social Work Wellness: Successes & Opportunities in Transcending Chaos"
Fall/Winter 2022-2023 -- "Own Your Power: A Call to NYC Social Workers"
2021-2022
Spring/Summer 2022 -- At the Crossroads: Social Work in 2022
Fall/Winter 2021-2022: The 'New Normal': Social Work in the 2nd Year of COVID-19
2020
Summer - Pandemic: Racism, Covid-19
Spring - An Open Letter to the NASW-NYC Membership
Winter Holiday Edition - 2020
2019
Fall - Trauma-Informed Care
Winter - Special Issue on Immigration
2018
October - What's New at NASW-NYC
April - Child Welfare
February - Self-Care
2017
December - Currents
September/October - Currents
May - 3rd Annual CE Conference
April - Impacted Communities
February - Welcome New Executive Director & Spotlight on School Social Work
2016
December - In the Aftermath of the Election Chapter's Advocacy and Legislative Agenda
September/October - Currents
June - Black Diaries and Practice
April/May - Children and Families, Licensing and Homelessness
January/February - Licensing, CE, Safety
2015
September/October - Human Rights, ICD- Codes, Annual Meeting, etc
June/July - 47th Annual Addictions Institute: Focus on the Dangers of Emerging Drugs
April/May - NASW-NYC Conference Draws Close to 1000
January/February - LGBTQ Poverty in NYC: Busting the Gay Affluence Myth
2014
November/December - Poverty and Mental Health in NYC & Social Work in Context of Ebola
September/October - Called to be Architects of a Fair and Better Future
June - Salary Disparities, Poverty Toolkit Available and Report from Annual Meeting
March/April - A Dynamic Time in NYC; A Dynamic Time at NASW
January/February - Salary Campaign, Remembering MLK and Nelson Mandela, and Advice for Bill de Blasio
2013
November/December - 1 Year Later: Looking Back on Hurricane Sandy; Chapter Priorities Include Inequality and Poverty, Social Work Salaries, Reimbursement, and Loan Forgiveness
September/October - Spotlight on Violence Against Women
May/June - Chapter Elections Are In
March/April - What Social Workers Need To Know: Focus on the Major Changes in Health and Behavioral Health in New York
January/February - We Are Our Brothers' and Sisters' Keepers: A Disaster, A Massacre, and Ongoing Poverty
2012
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012: Special Focus on Mental Health Clinics and Fee-For-Service Practice
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012: Social Work This Political Season: So Much on the Line
MAY/JUNE 2012: Annual Meeting 2012: Opening Up New Dimensions of Mentoring and Networking is Focus of Keynote Address
MARCH/APRIL 2012: DSM-5 Projected for May, 2013 Publication Draft Revisions Continue To Be Met with Controversy and Challenges
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012: Honoring Leaders Across the Career Spectrum Draws Record-Breaking Crowd of Over 500
2011
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011: NASW-NYC Leaders Share Personal Reflections What Does it Mean to You to be a Social Worker? What is the Relevance in Your Career, of Membership in NASW? Standards for Technology & Social Work Practice.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011: Worst Bus Accident in City's History. Social Work's Expanding Role in a post 9/11 World
JUNE 2011: Effective Leadership in Social Service Organizations: Combining Management and Clinical Perspectives
APRIL 2011: Longest Serving Social Work School Dean Offers Perspective on the Field
MARCH 2011: The NYS Budget. Expectation of Cuts That Will Impact Health and Human Services and Social Workers. How Social Workers Can Give Voice To Their Concerns
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011: Special Issue on Clinical Practice. Raising the Question: What Is Clinical Practice? Looking at the Field, Beyond the Requirements for Licensing
2010
NOVEMBER 2010: Special Issue on Self-Care. Professional Self-Care: The Importance for Direct Practice, Supervisors Agencies, and Students
SEPTEMBER 2010: New York State Loan Forgiveness Program Creates Opportunities
JUNE 2010: Annual Meeting Highlights: “Social Workers, We Have Challenges”
APRIL 2010: Special Issue on Social Work Leadership. Does It Make a Difference Who Is at the Top? 55 MSWs in Agency Leadership in New York City
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2010: Outlook on the Future: Prospects for New Professional Social Workers
JANUARY 2010: Intense Concern About Licensing Draws 450 to Seek Change
2009
NOVEMBER 2009: FOCUS ON IMMIGRANTS IN NEW YORK CITY. Immigrants in New York City – A Social Work Perspective
SEPTEMBER 2009: Annual Meeting Opportunities for Social Work in New York City During a Time of Crisis, Dr. Jacqueline B. Mondros Delivers Keynote Speech
JUNE 2009: SPECIAL ISSUE: Social Work and the Disabilities Community. Getting Comfortable with Disability. What Social Workers Should Know
MAY 2009: Chapter Committees, Task Forces and Collaborations Strengthening the Social Work Workforce - Opportunities for Member Participation
APRIL 2009: New Professionals - New Challenges Early Career Social Workers Share Their Experiences
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2009: Speaking Truth to Reality Social Workers Share Experiences as Men of Color
DECEMBER 2008/JANUARY 2009: Celebrating Social Work Pioneers. Recognizing the Contributions of Longtime Members Enriching and Shaping the Profession
2008
NOVEMBER 2008: SPECIAL ISSUE Social Work and Veterans Services. Veterans and Their Families as Multiple Service Consumers. The Unique Role of Social Workers in Uncovering Hidden Needs of Clients
OCTOBER 2008: Addressing Social Work and the Black Community Strengths, Barriers to Professional Development and Wellness are Focus of Conference
JULY 2008: Police Social Work A Unique Area of Practice Arising from Law Enforcement Functions
JUNE 2008: Annual Meeting Highlights Unique Role for Social Workers in Addressing Immigration. Dr. Marta Vega Inspires Cross Cultural Exchange
MAY 2008: Gerontological Social Workers Probe Unexpected Consequences of Licensing Law. Implications for Expanding the Workforce
APRIL 2008: Building Bridges: NASW-NYC New Professionals Task Force Engages New Social Workers
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008: Celebrating Emerging Social Work Leaders
DECEMBER 2007/JANUARY 2008: SPECIAL ISSUE: Social Work with LGBT Communities. Fostering Resilience In LGBT Communities: Empowerment, Identity and Difference.
2007
NOVEMBER 2007: Reflections on Social Workers in Politics As We Continue To Move Forward
OCTOBER 2007: Focus Group on How Working Conditions Can Be Improved: A Reasonable Imperative for Social Work Employers
JULY 2007: Rekindling The Spirit of Social Work: Reinforcing the Profession and Building Bridges to the Futur
JUNE 2007: Engaging in Clinical Private Practice Without the LCSW: What LMSWs and Supervisors Need to Know
MAY 2007: SPECIAL ISSUE: Social Work in Latino Communities
APRIL 2007: New Professionals - A Beacon for Future Social Work Leadership
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2007: NASW Member Voices Needed: Additional $1 Million Sought For Loan Forgiveness Program
DECEMBER 2006/JANUARY 2007: SPECIAL ISSUE: Social Work in Communities of African Descent
2006
NOVEMBER 2006: Improving Working Conditions for Social Work Practice: Implications for Service Quality and People’s Live
OCTOBER 2006: Reflecting on the Fifth Anniversary of September 11th, 2001 As We Continue To Move Forward
JUNE/JULY 2006: Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Alex Kotlowitz Charges Social Work Profession to Bear Witness
MAY 2006: SPECIAL ISSUE: Social Work with Asian Communities
APRIL 2006: SPECIAL ISSUE: NASW-NYC Activities and Committee
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FEBRUARY/MARCH 2006: The Theory of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: A View of Untreated PTSS over Generations
JANUARY 2006: SPECIAL ISSUE: Social Work and Homeless Services
2005
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2005: SPECIAL ISSUE: Social work and Child Welfare in the Voluntary Sector
OCTOBER 2005: SPECIAL ISSUE: Social Work and Public Child Welfare
SEPTEMBER 2005: “Professional Social Workers Can Help You Find Your Way” Public Service Ads Placed in 40 Subway Entrances in NYC
JUNE/JULY 2005: “Generations Connected” – NASW-NYC’s 50th Anniversary
MAY 2005: SPECIAL ISSUE: Gerontological Social Work
APRIL 2005: SPECIAL ISSUE: Social Work in Mental Health.
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2005: Board Makes Repeal of Drug Laws a Chapter Priority
MAY 2004: Focus Group with School Social Workers
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