NYS Coalition of Social Workers, Inc.

Dear New York State Social Work Student:

We are pleased to have had the opportunity to hear your questions and concerns in the past, and welcome the opportunity to bring our presentation to your school. Please view our "documents" page in the members only section of our site and scroll down to the file marked NYU PDD to view the powerpoint of our fall 2009 presentation on the current licensing situation. We hope that this is helpful!

The Coalition is hard at work on broadening both accepted experience and accepted settings qualifying for the LCSW, and we need your monetary support at this time. Please consider joining the Coalition at our student rate of only $50 per year.

Become a member of the NYS Coalition of Social Workers, Inc. today and join an empowered community.

The New York State Coalition of Social Workers, Inc. (formerly the NYS Coalition of LMSWs) was founded in 2008 to protect social workers from the unintended consequences of the 2004 NYS social work licensure laws. In this short time, we’ve won critical successes, including the Registration Bill currently before both houses of the NY State legislature.

But there’s still much more to do. Through our lobbying and outreach, we’ve uncovered a multitude of unintended consequences from the 2004 licensure laws -- impeding every aspect of social work practice in NY State.

Our priorities are to assure passage of the Registration Bill, broaden the acceptable experience requirements and expand the list of approved experience settings to qualify for the LCSW. This will help individual LMSWs and their supervisors in all settings.

The time is now. We can’t stop our advocacy. Doing so would fail to protect the social work profession and the clients we serve.

The Coalition has been the most effective in navigating these complex issues and offering intelligent solutions. Due to our research and swift action, we’ve successfully educated the NYSED/OP on the negative impact of the 2004 social work licensure laws. In fact, the Coalition is the sole organization to take the lead in standing up for the concerns of individual social workers in the field.

We need you… or we can’t continue. Your financial support is critical to continue to lobby Albany. Every dollar you contribute goes directly to our advocacy and legal fees on your behalf. And, we increase our influence in Albany with each new dues-paying Coalition member.

Join the NYS Coalition of Social Workers today and enjoy these benefits.

• Continuing advocacy for this cause. Our Government Representative and Board members have won the respect of the NYSED/OP and are relied on as an influential, authoritative voice.
• A current, up-to-date stream of vital information on the issues, including a comprehensive Q&A database on the Coalition Web site.
• Access to the listserv, enabling you to join a community of engaged, concerned colleagues.
• And more, including quarterly meetings, career development, and networking.

Please join us today. Membership for students is only $50... join today to receive this 50% discount off our full membership fee ($100). Student membership carries all of the privileges of full professional membership.

Please join us today by visiting our Membership page.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at NYSCSW@gmail.com, should you have any questions.