Deadline for Conference Awards Nominations Has Been Extended to Friday, July 24!
Awards will be presented at SSWLHC’s 55th Annual Meeting & Conference October 18 – 20, 2020. To submit a nomination, please complete Awards Nominations Form by Friday, July 24, 2020. Nominations are open for the following awards. For more details, click here. Ida M. Cannon Award Health Care Social Work Leader of the Year Award Eleanor […]
Attention Membership! The SSWLHC Mentorship Committee is Recruiting and Matching Mentors and Mentees.
Take Advantage Today of this FREE Member Benefit! New to health care social work? New to a social work leadership role? The Ellen Perlman Simon Mentorship Program provides members the opportunity to learn from other social work leaders and clinicians in health care. For more information, click here. To apply to be a mentor or mentee […]
Membership Announcement: Chapter Affiliation Agreement
As you know, The Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care (SSWLHC) is THE professional organization representing health care social workers across the country. Now, more than ever, the SSWLHC with its 400+ members needs to further multiply by including ALL health care social workers under the National umbrella – unifying our voice and reinforcing […]
Front Line Social Workers: Share your Experiences!
The Society would like to share experiences from the field as social work leaders and direct care staff work to care for patients and families affected by the pandemic. If you have 10-15 minutes, can you consider sending us a picture of yourself (high resolution jpg) along with answers to the questions below? The “COVID […]
Field Placement Opportunity for Advanced Year MSW students
The Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care is proud to announce a Field Placement Program for Advanced Year MSW students. The students accepted will represent each of the three regions, namely, the Eastern, Mid and South West, and Western States. This macro field placement offers students the opportunity to develop the associated skills and […]
Join Us for Next Week’s Webinar: This Is Not a Drill: Social Work Shows Up in the Face of COVID-19
Webinar Title: This Is Not a Drill: Social Work Shows Up in the Face of COVID-19 Description: Three of SSWLHC’s volunteer leaders will panel a webinar focused on how COVID19 has affected their departments and the measures that have been implemented (pre and post) to help get through this pandemic. Date: May 14, 2020 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 […]
Call for Submissions: ‘Social Work Practice in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Innovations’
Special Issue for Social Work in Health Care Title: Social Work Practice in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Innovations Guest Editors:Abigail Ross, Fordham University Graduate School of Social ServiceLisa de Saxe Zerden, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social WorkBrianna Lombardi, The University of Pittsburgh School of Social […]
Social Work and VotER Webinar Announcement!
Social Work and VotERTuesday, May 19, 20201:00–2:00 p.m. (eastern) The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the deep inequalities in our nation, including our healthcare and social service systems. It is also adding additional challenges to safe, accessible, and inclusive elections. It is more critical than ever that social workers help people, especially the disenfranchised, to […]
Survey: SSWLHC 2020 Annual Conference: Post-Intensive Competency Training
Dear Members,We hope this email finds you and yours staying safe and well during these unprecedented times in our country and global community. Social workers are the unsung heroes in this crisis, supporting providers, nurses, and other members of the healthcare community, as well as the families, friends, and communities impacted. Each year at the […]
Abstract Submission Deadline Has Been Extended to May 7th! Submit Your Abstract Today!
The Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care is now accepting proposals for conference intensive workshops, concurrent workshops, and poster sessions to be presented at its 55th Annual Meeting and Conference, October 18 – 20, 2020 at the Loews Vanderbilt, in Nashville, TN. If you would like to be considered as a presenter for the […]