Welcome to the PSCSW Web Site!
Welcome to the Home Page of the Pennsylvania Society of Clinical Social Work! We are a dynamic group of clinical social workers promoting continuing education; legislative advocacy; professional standards; guidance for students and new graduates; and initiatives to support our professional community and clinical practice. If you scan our site you will see postings about upcoming conferences with noted speakers, Coffee and Conversation seminars, book club meetings, and other member events. You will find links to information about the LSW and LCSW accreditation process; legislative initiatives; our psychotherapy referral list, our low fee supervision list, and mentoring for new professional members. There are additional links to information about liability insurance; the PSCSW Code of Ethics; and related professional resources. Enjoy browsing our website!
PSCSW was founded in 1971 to maintain high standards for clinical social workers and to raise the awareness of professional clinical social workers in this state. Our members work in public agency, private practice, and university settings, and we welcome participants with diverse backgrounds and interests. We are affiliated with the Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA), a national organization sponsoring legislative initiatives and providing information of benefit to clinical social workers. PSCSW works steadily with other professional organizations, and we are proud of our leadership in changing the licensing act in 1998 to include a Clinical Social Work license.
As a professional membership organization, we are pre-approved to offer social work CE credits for all our Education, Coffee and Conversation, and book group programs. We are committed to providing a yearly conference on ethics. Our first-rate educational programs and seminars help us to stay informed as well as to provide a forum for professional support.
PSCSW members enjoy an active listserv for the exchange of resources and clinical information. Our listserve maintains a warm, lively, and generous spirit that helps all members experience support when needed. Our newsletter “The Clinical Voice” includes informed clinical articles by members and professional updates. We also encourage members to join a committee; respond to legislative calls for action, or to be involved at whatever level of activity suits them. Our collective efforts combine to promote the social work profession on behalf of practitioners and their clients.
If you are not already a member, membership applications are available by link on this page. We welcome you to join PSCSW!
Joan F. Pollak
President, PSCSW
Post Master's Clinical Certificate Program
PSCSW and Bryn Mawr Grad School of Social Work Continuing Education announce a Clinical Certificate Program. Click here for details.
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Low Fee Supervision List
If you are an LCSW candidate and a PSCSW member, please access the Low Fee Supervision List under Member Login.
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For Students & New Professionals:
Please link to our Student & New Professional page for information about our Mentoring Program and our New Professional Development Committee.
FAQ's about the LSW/LCSW - Check out our Updated Answers to your Important Questions!
PSCSW Code of Ethics
PSCSW Code of Ethics: These Ethical Guidelines are applicable to all Social Workers.
For Our Members:
Under Member Login, PSCSW members can find a Membership Directory, Low Fee Supervision List and PSCSW By-Laws. If you have any difficulty logging into the members only section, please contact the PSCSW office.
Liability Insurance
PSCSW offers Liability Insurance for Professional Social Workers through CPH & Associates.
Professional Resources
Please reference important Professional Resources on the left menu. These include Professional Associations; Licensure and Liability Information; State Social Work Boards; and other useful links.
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PSCSW People of Color
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Time: 2 pm
Special Guest:
Dr. Emeka Nwadior, JD, Ph.D., DSW, MSW
Location: Home of PSCSW POC Member's home in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia
We are pleased to announce that esteemed professor, attorney, and scholar Dr. Emeka Nwadiora will be having an intimate discussion with the POC group regarding the many facets of social work careers for people of color. Dr. Nwadiora will also be presenting at an Educational Conference for PSCSW on Saturday, March 26th, 2011, on Cross Cultural Interventions in Mental Health & the Law.
For more information on PSCSW POC, please contact Annette Owens-Johnson, LSW, PSCSW POC group facilitator at: naesha@hotmail.com or (610) 637-4087.
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PSCSW Male Social Work Event
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Time: 1:30 pm
"Men & Mindfulness in Psychotherapy"
Presenter: PSCSW Member, David Roth, LCSW
Location: Philadelphia (19145)
For more information and/or to register, please contact Isaac Garfield or 610-564-6281.
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Co-Sponsored Educational Programs
*Seminar: Introduction to the Psychoanalytic Understanding of the Dream
Beginning Friday, September 10, 2010 from 2 pm - 4:30 pm (8 Sessions for 20 CE credits)
*Seminar: Klein & Bion & the Clinical Encounter Parts 1 & 2
Part 1: Beginning Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 9 am - 11:30 am (10 Sessions every other week for 25 CE credits)
Part 2: Beginning Saturdays in March 2011 (8 Sessions for 20 CE credits)
Please contact Paul Koehler, LCSW
or 215-345-8730 for location, cost, etc.
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Parenting Services for Families
Parent-Child Group for Therapists
Tuesdays, September 28 - November 16, 2010 from 10 am - Noon (8 sessions with Sessions 4 & 8 for Parents Only)
Presenters: Elaine Frank, MSW & Denise Rowe, BA
Please contact Elaine Frank
or 215-879-4030 for location, cost, etc.
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Calm Your Inner Critic &
Quite Your Anxious Mind
October 22-24, 2010: Presenters Jane Shure, Ph.D., LCSW & Beth Weinstock, Ph.D.
Plese contact Jane Shure for location, cost, etc.
If you would like to receive email notices about upcoming workshops, please contact our office at: pscsw@aol.com.