Save the Dates!

*New Date*

Saturday, May 15, 2010

"Meaning & Action in Family & Couples Therapy"

Presenter: Peggy Papp, LCSW

 

The above Educational Program will be held from 9 am to 1 pm (8:30 am registration begins) at:

    Lankenau Hospital

    Center Pew Building

    Auditorium - Main Entrance

    100 E. Lancaster Avenue

    Wynnewood, PA 19096

(Free conference parking at the rear of the building.  Paid and valet parking available at the main entrance.)

Directions are available on the hospital website under visitor information: www.mainlinehealth.org/lh

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Bucks County

Coffee & Conversation and Clinical Book Group

Sunday, February 7, 2010

**Time: 10 am - 1pm**

"Clinical & Ethical Perspectives on the Meanings & Significance of the Frame"

Presenters: Karen Fraley, LCSW, BCD & Paul Koehler, MSW, LCSW, BCD, NCPsy

*3 Ethics CE Credits*

*Please note the time for this C&C is 3 hours - not our regular 2 hours.*

(To RSVP, location & costs,

please see below.)

Cost: Free for PSCSW Members to attend. Non Members $20 to attend. CE Certificate $10 for any attendee.

If you wish to attend any of the Bucks County programs, please email Marie Heinemann.

 *Time for all Bucks County Events - unless otherwise noted: 10:00 am to Noon

(9:30 am Registration begins)

*Location for all Bucks County Book Groups & C&Cs is: Saxby's Coffee, 22 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA 18901 - Phone: (215) 345-0795

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Coffee & Conversation

*New Date*

Sunday, February 21, 2010

10 am - Noon

"Neuroscience & Its

Application to Clinical Practice"

Presenter:

Terri Keyser, MSS, LCSW, BCD

Host: Home of PSCSW Member:

Leda Sportolari

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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Time: 10 am - Noon

"The Writing Process in Our

Clinical Practice: New

Techniques for Our Clients "

Presenter: Anjana Deshpande

Location: PSCSW Member Amy Poppel's office (North Wales, PA)

RSVP to Sheila Fox for C&Cs

Cost: Free for PSCSW Members to attend. Non Members $20 to attend. CE Certificate $10 for any attendee.

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Book Club

Members Only Event

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Time: 10 am - 1 pm

Book: "Iron John" by Robert Bly

Subtitle: The Maturation into Adulthood, Development of Health Ego & Formation of Positive Bonds with Others"

Presenter: Joanna Bienko, LCSW

Location: Philadelphia FIGHT, 1233 Locust Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107

3 CEs offered - $10 for CE Certificate (Please pay by check upon arrival.

You must RSVP to Paulina Naisteter.

(Please arrive at 9:30 am for a light breakfast & socializing.)

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Chester County

Coffee & Conversation

Sat., March 6, 2010

"Coping with Change &

Uncertainty: How to Survive & Thrive in Stressful Times"

Presenter: Karen Moon, LSW

Time: 10 am - noon

Location: TBD

RSVP to Meg Pope

Cost: Free for PSCSW Members to attend. Non Members $20 to attend. CE Certificate $10 for any attendee.

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Harrisburg Coffee & Conversations Events!

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Time: 10 am - Noon

(9:30 am - 10 am Registration & Socialization)

Title: Sexual Minority Youth

Presenter:

Rachel A. Imboden, MSW, LSW

Location: Temple University Harrisburg

Please RSVP to Terry Karanen.

and

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Time: 10 am - Noon

Exploring "Emotional Flashbacks"

Presenter: Claudia J. Dewane, D.Ed., LCSW, BCD

Location: Home of PSCSW Member Claudia Dewane

Please RSVP to Claudia Dewane or 717/231-3658.

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PSCSW New Member Brunch

Members Only Event

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Time: 11 am - 1 pm

"The Treehouse" at

Green Tree Run Condominium Complex

300 Shawmont Ave., Phila. 19128

Open to all PSCSW New Members for 2009 & 2010 and any interested PSCSW Member.

RSVP Req'd: Annette Owens-Johnson

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215-942-0775 · 800-429-7579
112 Carol Lane, Richboro, PA 18954
Email: pscsw@aol.com

2010 PSCSW Membership Renewal!

Renewal Form

Areas of Specialization

Please email Kathy at the

PSCSW Office if you have any questions.

 

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. Now, in collaboration with Pennsylvania NASW, we are lobbying for social work vendorship in Pennsylvania.

  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 listserve 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

Read more>>

 

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:

  1. Updated LCSW/LSW Guidelines for Students, Graduates & Supervisors
  2. Mentoring Program for Recent Graduates
  3. Student Awards for Excellence (Clinical Paper Program)
  4. Supervision Documentation Forms

 For any or all of the above information, please link to our Student & New Professional page of the website.

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 Links

Please reference important professional information under "Links" on the left. These include Professional Associations; Licensure and Malpractice Information; State Social Work Boards; Workshop Co-sponsors; Government Sites; and Managed Care Reform Information.

 

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Co-Sponsored Programs

Attachment Society Series

Friday, February 5, 2010

Title: Attachment & Eating Disorders

Presenter: Lucy S. Raizman, MSW, LCSW, LMFT

For more dates, click here and scroll down.

The above will be held on 10 am - noon and are coordinated by PSCSW Member, Toni Mandelbaum, LCSW.  RSVP, for costs and location, please contact Toni Mandelbaum.

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Object Relations Perspectives

on Love & Intimacy

Friday Seminar (1:30 p - 4:00 p): February 12 - June 19

Saturday Seminar (9:00 am - 11:30 am): February 13 - June 20

Presenter: PSCSW Member: Paul Koehler, LCSW

For more information, please contact Paul Koehler at 215-345-8730.

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Calm Your Inner Critic & Quiet Your Anxious Mind

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Presenters: PSCSW Member, Jane Shure, LCSW, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Weinstock, Ph.D.

For more information, please contact Jane Shure at 215-849-3153.

 

If you would like to receive email notices about upcoming workshops, please contact our office at: pscsw@aol.com.