NASW Social Work Reinvestment Initiative (SWRI) An Integrated Action Plan Designed to Unify and Advance the Social Work Profession

SWRI: Intent Full recognition of the importance of social work Buy in from government, employers and communities nationwide Assistance with training, recruiting and retaining professional SWs

SWRI: Four Areas Legislative and Political Advocacy Workforce Development Public Education Stakeholder Engagement

SWRI: Four Goals Recruit New SWs Retain Current SWs Retrain Experienced SWs Reactive Community Investment

SWRI: National Impact The Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act (H.R. 5447) Introduced on Feb 14, 2008 by Congressman and social worker Edolphus Towns Is in need of additional sponsors

SWRI: California’s Plan Development: 6-month process involving many stakeholders Incorporates SW education and employment trends for CA Delineates multiple strategies for each of the four target areas

SWRI: California’s Plan Available at How does the SWRI Plan benefit me as student? One focus is Social Work Education and Career Development

SW Career Development Exploring SW as a Career: Offered as PowerPoint presentation with a in-depth document. Resources for Financial Aid for SW: Highlighting loan forgiveness and stipend programs for SW

SW Career Development SW Job Search Strategies and Resources Online Class: Overview of the LCSW Licensing Process Documents: 10 Basic Steps to a LCSW License and more

SW Career Development Protecting and advocating for SW classifications with employers such as the California Department of Corrections Partnering with stakeholders to address California’s shortage of bilingual, bicultural SWs