In an effort to make advocacy easy and accessible to all of our members, the Advocacy Committee Chair will be providing you all with a monthly call to action.

This is a meaningful and impactful way for you to stay involved and advocate for important topics surrounding clinical social work in California.

This month, I would like to provide you with an update on the Social Work Compact. We appreciate the information that we are given from our parent organization, Clinical Social Work Association. As of July 9th, 22 states have joined the compact. The next phase involves states that have joined the compact to appoint a representative that will report to the Commission overseeing the compact.

CSWA added, “We are pleased to inform members that CSWA's Director of Policy and Practice, Laura Groshong, LICSW, has been asked to be the Interim Chair to facilitate electing the Commission’s permanent leadership.

CSWA and other major social work organizations (NASW, ASWB, and CSWE) will have ex officio members on the Commission, if the Commission rules allow for this provision.”

The Compact should be going into effect in 12-18 months. If you would like to see the states that have joined the compact, please visit the CSWA website, https://www.clinicalsocialworkassociation.org/.

Reach out to the advocacy committee chair for additional guidance and support.

Veronica Yakovenko, LCSW
Advocacy Chair
CSCSW
vytherapist@gmail.com