September October 2011

NASWAZ honors 2011 Arizona Chapter Award Winners

Tim Musty is a role model for the profession. He operates in a thoughtful, concerned and intelligent manner in all his activities whether they are in a public or private setting. He is the social worker you are proud to have as both your colleague and your friend. He was one of the pioneer social workers who established the Arizona state chapter of NASW in the 1970s. He served as our chapter’s first president, conference planning committee chairperson, branch 2 steering committee member, newsletter editor, chair of the Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification, and vice president of the Southern Arizona Chapter. He was named Branch 2’s Social Worker of the Year in 1998 and was the Branch’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner in 2011,

Honored at the 2011 Summit were Tim Musty, Lifetime Achievement; Gabe Zimmerman, Social Worker of the Year; Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Public Elected Official of the Year; and Judge Elizabeth Finn, Citizen of the Year.

NASW Arizona Chapter honored the 2011 annual state-level award winners at the annual Social Work Summit held Oct. 14 at the Franciscan Renewal Center. More than 60 attendees gathered throughout the day to honor the chapter’s first president, a fallen comrade, a brave public official, and a dedicated citizen. These are their stories.

Tim Musty, Lifetime Achievement Award

which led to his current state-level title as Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

Tim, in addition to his work with NASWAZ, is also involved with the Arizona School Social Work Association. He was recognized by the School Social Work Association of Arizona in 2007 with their Lifetime Achievement Award, and served as chapter president. His employment settings have included the public school system, private for profit psychiatric hospitals, private nonprofit agencies, govenmental programs, and academia. He has made numerous educational contributions that have included supervising social work students and training professional social workers, psychologists, and child psychiatry fellows. He describes himself as most proud of the development and implementation of Developmental Play Groups for At-Risk Kindergartners from 1995 through 2011 in the Tucson Unified School district (TUSD is the largest school district in the area). He has trained other professionals in this model and has presented the model at two

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BRANCH 1(Gila, LaPaz, Maricopa,Pinal, & Yuma Counties)

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& Santa Cruz Counties)Josefina Ahumada

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Board of Directors

Bobbie AndersonPresident

Christine WetheringtonVice President

Suzanne SchunkPresident-elect

Tammy Abbott-ThielSecretary

Eric AlfreyTreasurer

Branch 1Evie LopezCarol LopinskiLaura MastersConnie PhillipsPatrick ShockleyLindsay SimmonsAngie Verburg

Branch 2Josefina AhumadaPatti DorganKristine Hanson-Deller

Branch 3Katherine MeyerRhonda Talaswaima

Branch 4Open PositionOpen Position

Student RepsMarlo ThomasCeleste Plumlee

State Chapter Award Winners............. 1, 4, 5, 6Executive Director’s Corner............................. 3Summit Photos........................................ 7, 8, 9W Mark Clark................................................. 10Upcoming Events............................................10Domestic Violence Awareness....................... 11Career Opportunities.......................................12LGBT Family Rights....................................... 12Branch awards nominations........................... 12CE Series Workshops.................................... 13

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The Executive Director’s Cornerby Jeremy D. Arp, MSW

September and October have proven a very active time for the Chapter and our members. Our calendars have been filled with awareness month activities for breast cancer and domestic violence, and remembrance of the 10-year anniversary of the attack of September 2001. Autumn is a unique time traditionally associated with both reflection of the past year, and a time to celebrate our hard work.

The Chapter hosts an annual Social Work Summit that serves both as a general membership meeting and a time for social workers to renew our spirits through fellowship, networking and skill enhancing workshops. The Annual State-level awards ceremony allows social work professionals to recognize our colleague’s accomplishments and to reflect on their positive impact in Arizona.

Our theme this year was Social Workers Find Hope in a World of Hurt and organizers focused on how social workers might help vulnerable populations in Arizona. Presenters Kent Burbank and Vanessa Helms from the Pima County Attorney’s Office offered a lively presentation on serving victims of crime. Dr. Christina Risley-Curtiss from the ASU School of Social Work outlined treatment for animal abuse. Katie Resendiz of the International Rescue Committee/ALERT provided information about human trafficking. All workshops received overwhelmingly positive reaction from Summit attendees.

NASWAZ Board President Bobbie Anderson highlighted the chapter’s accomplishments and challenges for the years ahead of the association. Bobbie took the opportunity to recognize the outstanding contributions of social work leader and board member emeritus Marie Jim. The Board also announced a new award category: NASWAZ Emerging Leader Award. For a look at the criteria for this new award, go to displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=278

Timothy Schmaltz of Protecting Arizona’s Family Coalition provided a keynote which in part highlighted the acceptance of the ups and downs of relationships with others, work and life. Tim’s message regarding resilience left social workers reenergized and reflective. Special thanks to presenters, attendees, staff and sponsors for making this year’s summit a success! Links to our sponsors’ websites are on the home page at www.naswaz.com and our thanks goes to:

CPSA of Southern ArizonaASU School of Social WorkSouthwest Human DevelopmentHospice of the Valley

In this issue of the Arizona Update, you will read about the accomplishments of this year’s Social Worker of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Public Elected Official of the Year, and Public Citizen of the Year. I encourage all of you to reflect on the accomplishments of your fellow social workers and to consider taking a short moment to submit their name for an award category. Although recognition of accomplishments is not an expectation, it is an impactful and meaningful benefit to belonging to your professional association. To view the award videos, go to www.youtube.com/naswaz

In September and October, I had the pleasure of visiting community college students and faculty, MSW graduate students engaged in an evaluation project, Ph.D. students pursuing social change efforts, and seasoned professionals at the Case Management Society of Arizona conference, NASWAZ Branch events, and our Summit. I am consistently amazed at the energy and enthusiasm of my colleagues and I remain confident that social work has a bright future.

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national, five state, and three local conferences. In addition he has five publications to his credit that deal with facilitating children and their families through traumatic events. For his educational contributions, he has received two awards from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and also an outstanding field instructor award from the Arizona State University School of Social Work. In addition Tim has maintained a private practice from 1994 to the present and is viewed as one of the outstanding clinicians in the Tucson area.

Tim retired from school social work in spring 2011 and leaves behind a strong social work legacy. Children and families have benefited from his social work contributions. Professional social workers have benefited from his advocacy for professional social workers in Arizona.

Hundreds of children have benefited from the model that Tim has developed and taught to other professionals. His presentations have resulted in children being impacted for the better not just in Tucson but also in our State of Arizona and throughout the Nation. The importance of play for children has been highlighted by his work and Child Psychiatry Fellows have been exposed to social work values and principles. The quality of Tim’s work is highlighted by his long association with the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He has not only survivied cuts in personnel in the Department of Psychiatry but as stated above his work has resulted in his being selected out for honors.

Gabe Zimmerman – no one ever said a cross word about him. And no one ever would. He was cherished as one of the most sincere, caring men that most people had ever met. His genuine concern for others struck a chord with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords when he was a volunteer during her first campaign. Their friendship and mutual respect for each other allowed them to serve the Tucson area with a focused compassion for their constituents.

A Tucson native, Zimmerman earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of California at Santa Cruz and his master’s in social work from Arizona State University’s School of Social Work – Tucson Component. As an MSW student, he

became a member of Arizona’s NASW Chapter, and almost immediately joined the PACE committee.

Gabe enjoyed the Congress on Your Corner events that he arranged, allowing the public to speak one-on-one with Rep. Giffords. Always wanting to be accessible and responsive to constituents, Rep. Giffords appreciated that Gabe shared that vision of community commitment. The fact that they were in the midst of reaching out with compassion to the public makes Gabe’s death even more tragic. Proving to be the ultimate friend and social worker until the last second of his life, Gabe attempted to help others who were severe or fatally wounded when he himself was mortally wounded.

Gabe’s story has now reached millions, who remember him for his bravery and for altruism. His life has inspired many to follow the social work path, and has rededicated many back to the work. His impact on the political and social work worlds has been exponential as even those who did not know him have learned of the smart, compassionate, funny, genuine young man who was strongly committed to social justice.

As his dear friend and NASWAZ Treasurer Eric Alfrey said, “I was lucky enough to call Gabe a true friend; but, in fact, Gabe was a friend to all of us.”

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has recently been selected as one of the top 100 honorees recognized by Time Magazine for 2011. She is the third women in Arizona’s history to be elected to the U.S. Congress.

She was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives and served from 2001 to 2003. In fall 2002 she was elected to the Arizona Senate, and at the time was the youngest woman elected to that body.

On January 8, 2011 Rep. Giffords was a shooting victim during a “congress on the corner” outreach program in the congressional district. She suffered critical injury from a gunshot wound to the head. Siince that time she has been in a rehabilitation center in Houston, Texas. She has recently released photos to assure the public that she is healing and improving each day.

Rep. Giffords has an outstanding record as a public servant that will have a long term impact on the

Gabe Zimmerman, Social Worker of the Year

Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Public Elected Citizen of the Year

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Arizona community. She has been a moderate voice in the immigration/border security debate. She has been a champion for renewable energy, in particular solar energy.

She serves on the House committee on foreign affairs and the subcommittee on the western hemisphere. She is the first southern Arizonan to serve on the House Committee on Armed Services, where she sits on the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces and the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Our community and our country have benefitted from her tireless work. Rep. Giffords has served as a role model for all elected officials. After the tragic shooting, our state implemented Mental Health First Aide. Now there are trainings throughout the community at every level to help people recognize persons who are mentally ill and direct them to ways to get them help.

Gabrielle’s commitment to her community extends far beyond her service in public office. She has devoted her time as a member of over a dozen local boards including the 162nd Air National Guard Fighter Wing Minuteman Committee, Metropolitan YMCA, Anti-Defamation League, Beat Cancer Boot Camp and Tohono Chul Park.

She was named Woman of the Year by Tucson Business Edge, Woman on the Move by the YWCA and one of America’s Eight Young Leaders Worth Watching by Gannett News Service.

Gabrielle has a strong background in domestic and international economic development. She graduated from Cornell University in 1996 with a master’s degree in regional planning after earning her B.A. from Scripps College. Between her undergraduate and graduate programs, she studied for a year in Chihuahua, Mexico on a Fulbright Scholarship and worked as a researcher in San Diego studying the effects of Operation Gatekeeper II on the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

In 2009, the National Guard Association of the United States awarded her the Charles Dick Medal of Merit, presented to elected representatives in state and federal government who have demonstrated positive and lasting support for the National Guard over an extended period of time.

Rep. Giffords has always been an advocate for social work even when she served in the Arizona House of Representatives and the State Senate. She

understands the issues of poor people, those who are less fortunate, those who are struggling to provide for their families, to educate their children and to take care of older parents and relatives.

Rep. Giffords often spoke at social work events and when NASW AZ held their annual Day at the Legislature Event, Rep. Giffords attended these to talk with social workers regarding their issues and concerns.

Rep. Giffords has since she was elected to the US Congress held weekend “Congress on your Corner” events with her staff to listen to the concerns of her constituents and to help them with their issues and concerns.

There will be two long term effects from Rep. Giffords. The first is to bring recognition in our country that there are many untreated people who suffer from a serious mental illness who need help and who need others to assist them in getting help. What happened to Rep. Giffords could have happened to any elected official in our country. As a result of her being shot by a mentally unstable individual, a lot of effort has gone into providing mental health first aid training not only in Tucson and Arizona but throughout the country.

Secondly, our country has had a lot of political heated discussions among the parties that has really become abrasive and out of hand. When Rep. Giffords was injured, it really made Americans realize that our politicians are there to work together for the benefit of all Americans. Rep. Giffords has always been known as a person who would “go across the aisle” regarding party politics to ensure that decisions are being made that will benefit all Americans and not just a few. She has always been willing to take a stand on her principles of representing her constituents regardless of what political party they are a member of.

Judge Elizabeth Finn has been at the forefront of the domestic violence prevention movement for many years. She has been the force behind many of the changes made at the state, county and city levels. Some of her accomplishments: Judge Finn was a leading force in the creation of ARS 13-3601: Domestic Violence definitions, and 13-3602: Order of protection provisions, as well as many of their revisions. She started the Committee on the

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Judge Elizabeth Finn, Citizen of the Year

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Impact of Domestic Violence in the courts in 1994 after returning from a national domestic violence conference, and served as its chair for more than six years. This committee, under Judge Finn’s leadership, was successful in passing Administrative Order (AO 96-37) to adopt policies regarding protective orders in domestic violence cases, which were then incorporated into the first protective order benchbook.

She was instrumental in ensuring that the City of Phoenix took domestic violence crimes seriously, helping to secure $500,000 in a federal grant in 2003 that was matched with city funds for supervised probation for first time offenders. She has been successful in bringing Department of Justice and STOP (Stop Violence Against Women) grant money to the state, and she ensures that they maximize every dollar available. This results in expanded services for victims and accountability for batterers. She was a part of the original training team that went to every county to do trainings on orders of protection and domestic violence.

While with the city of Phoenix, Judge Finn was responsible for the creation of the online FAQs of how to get an order of protection, located at the specialized counter that the City set aside for protection orders. Since taking a position at the city of Glendale as the presiding judge, she has championed, and the city has created, its own version of this on the Glendale website.

While at Glendale she has also created the protective order desk area for victims. This desk is staffed by an advocate from the local shelter (funded by a federal grant for which her court applied) to ensure sensitivity to the needs of victims and serves individuals coming in even at the last minute before closing. Judge Finn has brought the Treatment Court to Glendale that is specifically for domestic violence and substance abuse offenders, creating a greater amount of accountability for these offenders.

She continues to train on domestic violence at Arizona Judicial Conferences and has also been asked to present at national conferences. She was responsible for the 1st Annual Training Summit on Domestic Violence that was held on October 6, 2009, which brought together a multi-disciplinary group of participants to hear relevant information intended to increase perpetrator accountability and enhance

victim safety. She has recently joined the O’Connor House Avon Foundation Planning Grant Committee that is working on strategies to ensure service of orders of protection and create technology changes that will help with enforcement of these orders, again championing safety for victims and accountability for abusers. Judge Finn does all of this on top of her role as the Presiding Judge with the city of Glendale, where she is responsible for all administrative aspects of the court as well as acting as a sitting member of the bench. She has truly demonstrated her passion for justice for victims of domestic violence over the years.

Overall she has dedicated numerous hours (work and on her own time) to ensuring that domestic violence is taken seriously by the court system to increase victim safety and offender accountability. She started this at a time when it was not “popular” to take a stand for this issue. Also, it was not common for a Judge to be involved in systems change, yet she felt very strongly about not only participating but also taking the lead to ensure that change happened (new court Administrative Orders, uniform court forms, suggested statutory language changes championed by AOC, new judge orientation training, etc.).

There are some who believe Judge Finn’s advocacy efforts would indicate that she cannot be impartial, a requirement for judicial officers. The majority of judges in our state refrain from policy conversations. Judge Finn believes that the court system must change from within, and she takes professional and personal risk to take that message to her colleagues.

The long-term impact is that the judicial system is far more effective and compassionate toward victims of domestic violence and is better equipped to hold offenders accountable. The answer to the question of why batterers abuse is often simply that they can. There are few consequences. Judge Finn, working primarily at the misdemeanor level, ensures that there is in fact a consequence.

Individuals in Maricopa County who interact with the court systems have benefitted, as well as have those across the state who are looking to the judicial system for relief. Thousands of victims and offenders go through the city courts each year. Judge Finn’s interventions and trainings make that experience more compassionate, more effective, and better serves justice.

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Social Workers gather at Summit 2011 Pictured from left: Citizen of the Year Judge Elizabeth Finn, Emily Nottingham for Social Worker of the Year Gabe Zimmerman, Pam Simon for Public Elected Official of the Year Gabrielle Giffords, and Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Tim Musty.

NASWAZ Chapter President Bobbie Anderson (right) surprised former President, Vice-President, and long-time board member Marie Jim with a commemorative desk clock for her many years of dedicated service to the board and for rising to the duties of President from her term as Vice-President in late 2009. “Marie has done a great job of stepping up when needed, and we really sincerely thank her,” said Anderson.

Watch videos about the award winners at www.youtube.com/naswaz

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PAFCO Founder Tim Schmaltz addresses the crowd; Director Kent Burbank of of the Victims Services Division, Pima County Attorney’s Office discusses victim advocacy.

Approximately 65 social workers gathered at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale for the Third Annual Social Work Summit. Pictured at right (above and below) are participants working in groups, sorting through information to determine the way crime victims are seen and judged in a variety of situations. Among the comments at this year’s gathering: “Very well put-together Summit! I wish more people had taken advantage of this day and they would have been as impressed as I am. Phenomenal presenters!”

Social Work Summit brings social workers together

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Clockwise from left: Emily Nottingham, Kelly O’Brien, Ross Zimmerman, Heather Alfrey, and Eric Alfrey accept awards on behalf of Social Worker of the Year Gabe Zimmerman. Ross holds an award from the Social Workers of Jewish Home Lifecare. Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Tim Musty and wife Maureen; Vanessa Helms addresses the crowd; and attendees share a lighter moment.

for recognition, healing, learning, encouragement

Upcoming Chapter and Branch EventsOctober 28 - Branch 1’s The Cinema and Social Work, 6-8:30 pm, Family Resource Center in Mesa

November 9 - Branch 3 Coffee Talk, 8:30-10 am, Kickstand Kafe in Flagstaff

November 13 - Branch 1 Hike, 2-4 pm, McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

November 16 - Branch 1 and AISWSA Social Work Career Panel

November 17 - Branch 2 Lunch and Learn, A Social Worker Speaks on Veterans, 11:45 am, Dragon View Restaurant, Tucson

November 17 - Branch 1 Networking Meeting, 5:30-7:30 pm, Paradise Bakery at Tempe Marketplace

November 17 - Understanding and Supporting Military and Veteran Families in the Community: Military Deployment and Reintegration, 6:30-8:30 pm, Family Resource Center

December 2 - AM: TUCSON NASWAZ and ASU CE Series: Closing the Gap – Providing Culturally Competent Service to Immigrant Families Experiencing Domestic Abuse (Diversity), 9-noon, ASU SSW, Tucson ComponentPM: TUCSON NASWAZ and ASU CE Series: Legal Immigration Protections for Undocumented Crime Victims (ethics/law), 1-4 pm, ASU SSW, Tucson Component

W. Mark Clark moves on: Arizona’s loss is Ohio’s gainW. Mark Clark, MSW, ACSW has been one

of Tucson’s strongest voices for social workers and their constituents for many years. To say he will be missed is an understatement, but the Arizona Chapter of NASW wishes him well on his new journey as Associate General Minister at United Church of Christ in the Buckeye State, Ohio.

Clark was the NASWAZ Branch 2 Social Worker of the Year in 2009 and went on to receive the state-level award that year. Among his other awards are the Lifetime Acheivement Award from the Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness (2007) and the Outstanding Alumni Award from Northern Arizona University’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (1996).

He is a past president of NASWAZ and was a

founding member of Arizona’s PACE committee. Clark worked to preserve the Tucson

Component of the ASU School of Social Work when it was threatened during budget negotiations in 2009. He coordinated and communicated the effort that became known as the Friends of the Tucson Component. Under his leadership, the group was successful in keeping the Tucson Component from being cut.

He was most recently President and CEO of CODAC Behavioral Health Services in Tucson. Over the years, he taught at ASU and at Pima Community College. He served as a field instructor for ASU and Pima, and served at various times on the Community Advisory Committee for the Tucson Component. Clark was also on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (which includes the Social Work program) at NAU.

His contributions to students, fellow social workers, the Tucson community, and the state of Arizona will not be forgotten.

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By Lindsay Simmons, MSW, Branch 1 Representative and Systems Advocacy Coordinator at the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Each October, we pause to honor those who have experienced domestic violence and the advocates who serve them by recognizing national Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Across Arizona, domestic violence programs, advocates, community officials, and concerned citizens spent October commemorating the tremendous progress we’ve made in the 24 years since DVAM was officially recognized. However, there is still a long way to go, and you can help.

As a professional social worker and community leader, you will come in contact with victims of domestic violence. Some of these courageous victims will be in the process of leaving the abuse to begin anew. Others may never have spoken of their experience aloud. Each victim’s experience and need for supportive services is different. The National Institute of Justice reports that one in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime (1). Most cases are never reported to law enforcement, for many different reasons (2).

Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive control used by one partner to establish power over the other. Domestic violence can take many forms, including physical, sexual, emotional, and financial abuse. Tactics of people who abuse include using coercion and threats, using intimidation, isolating the victim, and minimizing, denying and blaming others for the abuse. Every social worker should know how to refer a client, family member, or loved one to the National Domestic Violence Hotline for information and support: 1-800-799-7233 (1-800-799-SAFE). In Arizona, please don’t hesitate to contact the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence at 1-602-279-2900 or info@azcadv.org.

Domestic violence programs are the cornerstone of victim safety in Arizona and across the country. The National Network to End Domestic Violence conducts a yearly nationwide

census of services delivered by programs. Results from the 2010 census tell us that 35 Arizona programs served 1,622 victims in a single 24-hour period, the vast majority of whom sought refuge in shelters or transitional housing. Programs also provided individual advocacy and group support for adults and children, as well as court accompaniment and legal advocacy. Hotlines answered 336 calls for help during that time, providing support, safety planning, referrals, and information.

However, in that 24-hour period, 131 requests for services went unmet due to funding limitations. Over 80% of programs reported seeing a rise in demand for their services, which makes it even more difficult to have to turn victims away. Programs did not have available beds or enough staff to meet every request, so some victims in Arizona were unable to access help from conventional sources even when they found the courage to reach out.

If you would like to learn more about domestic violence services available in Arizona, please contact the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence (www.azcadv.org). Hosting trainings about the dynamics of domestic violence, the intersection of domestic and sexual violence and reproductive health, and other advanced topics are a great way to inform your staff and colleagues about this issue, and handouts and brochures are also available through the Coalition.

As social workers, we’ve pledged to challenge social injustice when and where we encounter it. Celebrating Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October was a way for many of us to recommit to ending domestic violence. We hope you’ll join us.

1. Tjaden, Patricia & Thoennes, Nancy. National Institute of Justice and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, “Extent, Nature and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey,” (2000).

2. Frieze, I.H., Browne, A. (1989) Violence in Marriage. In L.E. Ohlin & M. H. Tonry (eds.) Family Violence. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Commit to Social Justice

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Social Work Case Manager• Bilingual Family Support Specialist - Healthy • Families Bilingual Family Counselor - In-home Services • Bilingual Family Support SpecialistHealthy • Families Manager Family Support Specialist - Parent Aide • Bilingual Family Support Specialist - Kinship • Care and Adoptions Social Worker/Therapist• Crisis Support Consultant• Licensed Social Worker/Counselors/Therapists• MSW Social Worker• Clinical Therapist - Substance Abuse• Social Worker • DE DDD Case Management Consultant•

For complete job descriptions, please visit www.naswaz.com and click on the Arizona Career Center. You will need to sign in with your Arizona username and password.

Career Opportunities

Please note:

In order to read this story in its entirety, please log in to the national website at https://www.socialworkers.org/ldf/legal_issue/2011/092011.asp and use your National NASW username and password. Because the Legal Issue of the Month is a members-only benefit, we at the state level cannot publish the entire article for public viewing.

Legal Developments in LGBT Family RightsIntroduction

There remain many barriers to full legal recognition of gay and lesbian couples’ relationships although this is an area of family law that is developing at a rapid pace. In recent years many cases have been litigated across the country addressing foster care and adoption, child custody rights, and same-sex marriage. Past NASW Legal Defense Fund Legal Issue of the Month articles have outlined earlier cases addressing these issues (NASW, 2006, 2008). NASW continues to be involved as a “friend of the court” to support the family relationships of same-sex couples and their children and this Legal Issue of the Month article provides an update on the status of state laws addressing these matters.

All NASWAZ members are encouraged to annually nominate someone for the following awards: Branch Social Worker of the Year; Branch Citizen of the Year; Branch Public Elected Official of the Year; Branch Lifetime Achievement; Branch Emerging Leader of the Year.

The Emerging Leader of the Year award is a new category this year, and will be awarded to an exceptional social worker of merit and accomplishment. The recipient of this award must have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of the social work profession, exemplary leadership qualities in their service to the greater community, and must have made a significant contribution to the community.

Nominee must be a member of NASW in good standing and meet one of the following criteria: 1) professional social worker who either is 35 years or younger, or has practiced in the field of social work five years or less; or 2) social work student currently enrolled in a school of social work accredited by Council on Social Work Education.

Remember that Branch award winners go on to compete at the State level, and then at the National level.

To make a nomination, please fill out the nomination form for the appropriate branch at www.naswaz.com by December 15, 2011.

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NASWAZ and ASU present Fall CE Series WorkshopsDec 2 TUCSON NASWAZ and ASU CE Series: Closing the Gap – Providing Culturally Competent Service to Immigrant Families Experi-encing Domestic Abuse (Diversity) 9am-noon

Presenter: Anna Harper, LMSW

Anna Harper, LMSW, is the Director of Clinical Services at Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse in Tucson and a Faculty Associate at the Arizona State University School of Social Work Tucson Component. Prior to joining the Emerge! team, Anna was a Special Staff Assistant to Pima County Board of Supervisors Chairman Richard Elías. Prior to her work with Chairman Elías, Anna served as Volunteer Coordinator and then Crisis Services Director at the Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault. Anna has also worked as a staff member or intern for the Pima County Community Services Department, the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Empact, Cholla Magnet High School, and Aviva Children’s Services. Volunteer work includes co-chairing the Pima County Crime Victim Compensation Board, serving as a Commissioner with the Pima County/Tucson Women’s Commission, and she is a past board member of Skrappy’s Youth Program. Anna is a graduate of the University of Arizona and Arizona State University and received her licensure from the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners in 2004 and was named Tucson’s 40 Under 40 Woman of the Year in 2009.

Workshop Description: This workshop will explore practical

considerations of providing services and support to immigrant families experiencing domestic abuse. Workshop participants will also receive basic education about recognizing individuals and families who may be eligible for immigration protection under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

Major Topics:1. Dynamics of abuse unique to victim/survivors

who are immigrants.2. Risk factors, barriers, and protective factors

for victim/survivors who are immigrants.3. Immigration protection available to victim/

survivors who are immigrants.

Dec 2 TUCSON NASWAZ and ASU CE Series: Legal Immigration Protections for Undocumented Crime Victims (ethics/law) 1 pm to 4 pm

Presenter: Valerie Hink, Staff Attorney, Immigration Unit, Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc.

Valerie Hink graduated from UCLA Law School in 1987, and began practicing immigration law in Tucson in 1989. She has been a staff attorney at Southern Arizona Legal Aid since 1986, representing VAWA self-petitioners, U visa applicants, and respondents in Immigration Court. She is a member of the Pima County Battered Immigrant Women Task Force, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women.

Workshop Description: This workshop will include a brief introduction

to immigration status and then explain the legal protections and benefits available to immigrant victims of domestic violence and other crimes through the immgiration provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Participants will discuss hypothetical situations in breakout groups. The goal of the workshop is to enable participants to recognize victims who may be eligible for immigration protection through VAWA, and make appropriate referrals.

Outline of major topics to be covered:

1. Brief introduction to immigration status.2. Family immigration and VAWA self-petitions

for victims of domestic violence. 3. U visas for crime victims who cooperate with

law enforcement.______________________________________

The cost PER WORKSHOP when registering online:

NASW members $60Non-members $80NASW Student/Retired Members $50

(Mail-in registration, add $5.)

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