Monday, April 28, 2008

Legislative Alert

Dear CSWA Members, As you know from previous posts, the Clinical Social Work Association is supporting H.R. 5447 and S. 2858, bills which would create a commission to study social work practice, salaries, and funding. These bills have 57 and 5 sponsors respectively, with prime sponsors Rep. Edolphus Townes (D-NY) and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), respectively.

CSWA is working with NASW toward inclusion of clinical social work more specifically in the bills and on the commission they would create. Anyone interested in reading the bills can find them at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.5447 and http:// thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.2858 .
While these bills, like most bills, are not perfect, CSWA sees them as an opportunity to enhance the awareness and overall understanding of clinical social work practice in several arenas. CSWA also believes that the dialogue with NASW in progress on the way this bill could move forward the interests of clinical social work is productive. As you know, Kevin Host, CSWA President and I recently had a useful discussion with NASW's Executive Director, Elizabeth Clark,receiving a commitment to make the bills stronger for clinical social workers. I am using a new system for identifying email addresses of your legislators to send messages.
Please click on http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/ .
You will find a map where you can click on your state and all the legislators and email addresses will come up. Please send the following message to your representative:
“I am a constituent and a member of the Clinical Social Work Association. Please sign on to H.R. 5447 which will create a commission to study the crucial work being conducted by social workers and the social work needs which are quickly emerging. Thanks for your consideration. Sincerely,____________, LCSW/LICSW”
If your representative is on the list of co-sponsors below, please send the following message: “I am a constituent and a member of the Clinical Social Work Association. Thanks you for signing on to H.R. 5447 which will create a commission to study the crucial work being conducted by social workers and the social work needs which are quickly emerging. I appreciate your support for the social work profession. Sincerely,____________, LCSW/LICSW”
Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 4/9/2008
Rep Allen, Thomas H. [ME-1] - 3/31/2008
Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 4/10/2008
Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] - 4/15/2008
Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [G A-2] - 4/15/2008
Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] - 4/15/2008
Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU] - 4/8/2008
Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] - 4/15/2008
Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-3] - 3/3/2008
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] - 3/12/2008
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 3/12/2008
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 3/3/2008
Rep Davis, Lincoln [TN-4] - 4/15/2008
Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] - 2/14/2008
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 4/22/2008
Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] - 3/31/2008
Rep English, Phil [PA-3] - 3/4/2008
Rep Etheridge, Bob [NC-2] - 4/10/2008
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 3/31/2008
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] - 2/14/2008
Rep Hare, Phil [IL-17] - 4/22/2008
Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] - 4/15/2008
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 4/15/2008
Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] - 4/9/2008
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 3/31/2008
Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] - 4/9/2008
Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] - 3/4/2008
Rep J ones, Stephanie Tubbs [OH-11] - 2/14/2008
Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] - 4/10/2008
Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] - 4/9/2008
Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] - 4/8/2008
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 2/14/2008
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 3/6/2008
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 4/15/2008
Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-8] - 3/6/2008
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 4/9/2008
Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] - 4/22/2008
Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] - 3/3/2008
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 4/22/2008
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 3/4/2008
Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4] - 3/4/2008
Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 3/6/2008
Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-23] - 2/14/2008
Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] - 3/31/2008
Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 3/31/2008
Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2] - 4/8/2008
Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] - 3/3/2008
Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] - 4/10/2008
Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] - 4/10/2008
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9 ] - 4/10/2008
Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] - 4/22/2008
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] - 4/15/2008
Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] - 2/14/2008
Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] - 3/3/2008
Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] - 4/9/2008
Rep Townes, Edolphus [NY-10] - 2/14/08
Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] - 4/22/2008
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 3/4/2008
Please send the following message to your senators: “I am a constituent and a member of the Clinical Social Work Association. Please sign on to S. 2858 which will create a commission to study the crucial work being conducted by social workers and the social work needs which are quickly emerging. Thanks for your consideration. Sincerely,____________, LCSW/LICSW”
If your Senator is on the list below, please send the following message: “
I am a constituent and a member of the Clinical Social Work Association. Thank you for signing on to S. 2858 which will create a commission to study the crucial work being conducted by social workers and the social work needs which are quickly emerging. I appreciate your support for the social work profession. Sincerely,____________, LCSW/LICSW”
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 4/22/2008
Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] - 4/15/2008
Sen Levin, Carl [MI] - 4/16/2008
Sen Mikulski, Barbara [MD] – 4/15/08
Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] - 4/15/2008
Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] - 4/15/2008
As always, please let me know when you have sent your messages and if you receive any responses from your legislators.
Thanks for your help,
Laura Groshong, LICSW, CSWA
Director, Government Relations
4/26/08

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