Greetings Colleague:

We hope this message finds you well!

I am writing you on behalf of the Kentucky Board of Social Work. You are receiving this message because you hold a social work license in Kentucky.

As is always the case, we are in the process of reviewing our regulatory protocols related to the practice of social work in Kentucky. One area of particular focus for this review is the required supervision hours/time associated with eligibility to sit for the Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) exam.

As you may know, eligibility to sit for the LCSW exam requires 200 hours of clinical supervision and two (2) years post-CSW clinical experience. Due to a number of issues, many related to market- based factors, we are currently reviewing these standards. As such, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Please take a few minutes to respond to the questionnaire below! We will use YOUR insight to make informed decision related to any proposed regulatory changes.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SURVEY IS ONLY FOR INDIVIDUALS HOLDING A CSW OR LCSW.

​All responses are anonymous and no individual information will be used.   
Thanks for everything that you do! We look forward to hearing from you!
You can access the questionnaire by clicking this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ClinicalSupervisionKBSW.

Jay Miller, Chairperson
KY Board of Social Work

KSCSW is now accepting applications for the Pat Callahan Scholarships, which will be awarded to two KSCSW members at the 2019 Winter Conference. One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a KSCSW member to assist with the cost of LCSW supervision, and one $750 scholarship will be awarded to a KSCSW member working toward advanced training in a specific clinical area.

Scholarship recipients will be selected based on need and their expressed commitment to a career in clinical social work. Applications must be accompanied by a personal statement no more than four pages in length. The personal statement should explain the applicant's present and past work as a clinical social worker, reasons for choosing clinical social work as a career, and the contribution to society that the applicant hopes to make through this career. Applicants for the LCSW supervision scholarship must also include a one-page statement of need.

​The application deadline for Callahan Scholarships is Friday, November 1, 2019. Applicants must be current KSCSW members, and incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Scholarship recipients will be announced at the KSCSW Winter Conference on Friday December 6, 2019. The conference will held at the Fayette County Extension Office, 1140 Harry Sykes Way, in Lexington.

For more details, or to apply for a Callahan Scholarship, click the link below to download a scholarship application packet.

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​Please note that the funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2019, 10 AM, at Central Christian Church followed by burial at the Lexington Cemetery.  Visitation will be on Friday, April 12, 2019 from 5-8 PM, Milward-Broadway.  Memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Reeb may be made to Central Christian Church, the Salvation Army, or Bluegrass Care Navigators (Hospice) Milward-Broadway is serving the family.    
 

​Author: Janet Doss, LCSW, MSCSW Board of Directors Member
With Senate Bill 1 having passed in the Senate and moved onto the House, I would like to bring to the attention of KSCSW members an a concern I have about the bill related to an issue near and dear to my heart. Earlier this month, Senate Bill 1, also known as the School Safety and Resiliency Act, passed the Senate  and moved onto the House of Representatives for its consideration. Senate Bill 1 and its companion, House Bill 1, include measures to increase school safety, with a focus on the mental health and security of students.

Author: Jennifer Connor Godbey
​President, KSCSW Board of Directors
 
We are so excited to welcome social work students and professionals from across Kentucky to celebrate SOCIAL WORK LOBBY DAY 2019 on Thursday, March 7, 2019!  This is an important legislative session, as there are several proposed bills which could significantly impact social workers in Kentucky. Please share details with anyone who might be attending.  

Click here for more Information and to register

From:
Jennifer Connor Godbey, KSCSW President
Brenda Rosen, NASW Executive Director
Lori Vogel, Kentucky Association for School Social Work
Caroline Reid, KASWE President 

12-10-19:   10:00AM
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Adam Koenig R- House District 69 will present proposed restructuring bill at Dec. 10, 2018 at the Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee meeting at 10 am in Room 209 in the Annex building at the State Capitol.
This proposed bill is another misguided attempt to combine the Board of Social Work with a myriad of other boards; this will harm clinical social work practice. Our long-standing independent Board of Social Work represents clinical social workers (LCSWs, CSWs and LSWs) well because of our higher standards of ethical practice and the unique education we receive to integrate clinical practice with social justice. Consider if a complaint against you was being heard by clinicians with different training and ethical standards. The pioneers in our profession fought hard to set these guidelines, our independent board is the most effective and efficient way to ensure that clinical social workers in our state practice within these standards, get quality and up to date education and resolve disciplinary issues fairly and consistently. As the largest group of mental health providers in Kentucky, we need to fight to maintain our own Board.
Please come to the meeting AND notify your representatives, Rep. Adam Koenig R- House District 69 and Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations committee members with the following message: “I am a member of the Kentucky Society for Clinical Social Work/the National Association of Social Workers, Kentucky Chapter, and a constituent [if you are]. Please oppose any Board Restructuring Proposal which will undermine clinical social work practice and the mental health of Kentucky citizens.”
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Thanks for your participation.

For directions: Click Here!

We need as many LCSWs there as possible! Please arrange your schedule to attend, and let me know if you are coming. Time is sometimes changed up until the time of meeting:  10 AM!

Please check the following link for the meeting time: ​http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislativecalendarv2/sp_bss_calendar_/index

Author: Lisa Berman, Pat Callahan Scholarship Committee Chair
​KSCSW is now accepting applications for the Pat Callahan Scholarships, which will be awarded to two KSCSW members at the 2018 Winter Conference. One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a KSCSW member to assist with the cost of LCSW supervision, and one $750 scholarship will be awarded to a KSCSW member working toward advanced training in a specific clinical area.

Scholarship recipients will be selected based on need and their expressed commitment to a career in clinical social work. Applications must be accompanied by a personal statement no more than four pages in length. The personal statement should explain the applicant's present and past work as a clinical social worker, reasons for choosing clinical social work as a career, and the contribution to society that the applicant hopes to make through this career. Applicants for the LCSW supervision scholarship must also include a one-page statement of need.

Pat Callahan was a long-time member of KSCSW and a former board member. She dedicated herself as a clinician to working with populations of great need and risk throughout her long career. Pat believed strongly in the importance of continuing education and training for clinical social workers, and she was known for giving back to the profession by volunteering to mentor MSW students and new social workers.

The application deadline is Friday, November 16, 2018. Applicants must be current KSCSW members, and incomplete or late applications will bot be considered. Scholarship recipients will be announced at the KSCSW Winter Conference on Friday December 7, 2018. The conference will held at the Fayette County Extension Office, 1140 Harry Sykes Way, in Lexington.

​For more details, or to apply for a Callahan Scholarship, download a scholarship application packet below.

​Author: Mia Perry, KSCSW Board Member
​On September 27. 2018, KSCSW presented the first Arvil Reeb Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence and Advocacy in Social Work. The recipient was Arvil Reeb himself. The award presentation and dinner took place at the Boone Faculty Club on the University of Kentucky campus.