Ethical Questions in Perinatal Care Election Results
Book Review: How to Be an Antiracist
We can't wait for you to join us for our first virtual conference on April 29th & 30th! Don't miss out: If you register by April 1, 2021, you will be entered into a drawing for a free conference registration for the 46th NAPSW Annual Conference to be held in Chicago in 2022!
Click here for the full conference brochure, and then head over to our Annual Conference page to get registered!
Hello 2021 - We Are the "Subject Matter Experts"Nominations
Please consider nominating yourself or other NAPSW members you know for these positions. Candidates for Board of Director positions need to be members in good standing for one year prior to running for the Board. Candidates for Officer positions need to have served at least one term on the Board of Directors. This is your opportunity to develop and share leadership skills and contribute to keeping NAPSW a strong, vibrant, and relevant organization. Email your nominations to the committee members below. For more information on nominations and expectations for Board members, click here.
Margery Pentland, Nominations Chair: [email protected]
The 45th Annual National Association of Perinatal Social Workers (NAPSW) Conference will be held virtually. Please save the dates of April 29 & 30, and more details will be forthcoming. Click here to learn more about the benefits of NAPSW membership and to get discounted member rates for the conference.
NAPSW 2021 Conference
Nominations
Attachment and Perinatal LossCase Review: Neonatal Transfer
Suggested Reading
The National Association of Perinatal Social Workers condemns white supremacy, systemic and institutional racism. We acknowledge the existence of racial injustice in our society and we stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
NAPSW is an organization whose mission is to maximize health outcomes for babies and their families. As perinatal social workers we have first-hand experience of the rampant health disparities seen in the perinatal period for Black mothers and babies and we grieve the way this harm continues to damage the families we serve. We humbly commit to moving forward by listening to the voices of Black families and the Black Lives Matter movement, and to work harder to help achieve better outcomes for all families who have been marginalized and harmed by systemic and institutional racism.
Perinatal Social Work in the Midst of a Pandemic: Caring for Clients and YourselfStaff Support in a High Acuity Setting
If it were not for COVID-19, I would be home after another outstanding NAPSW conference and I would be exhausted and exhilarated after seeing good friends, having challenging discussions, and learning new skills! Instead, I am reminiscing about past conferences and missing my good NAPSW friends and colleagues. But the work of the organization goes on, and we will continue to work together and support each other through these trying times.
The officers and BOD of the organization met this past week, as they always do at the conference, but utilizing Zoom instead of conference tables. It was waves instead of hugs, and it was BYO coffee/tea and snacks!
UPDATE REGARDING THE NAPSW ANNUAL CONFERENCE - April 2, 2020
Dear NAPSW Members and Colleagues,
Health DisparitiesAward for Excellence Nominations
Best Practices for Emotional Care of Perinatal Loss
Joan Hebert, LCSW, of Orlando, Florida, has been awarded the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers’ Award for Excellence for 2019. Joan is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Florida. The 2019 Award was presented at the 43rd annual conference during the opening banquet on May 1 in Savannah, Georgia. Members Rasa Ragas and Joni Hardcastle nominated Joan and expressed their appreciation and admiration. Rasa said: Joan has devoted a good part of her professional career working as a perinatal social worker despite several changes and reorganization at her medical center. Plus, she enjoys ‘having fun’ as I observed her to be a great dancer! I remember dancing with her at the 2012 conference in Little Rock in the Peabody Lounge along with other conference participants. She has a great sense of humor! Joan has been an active member of NAPSW, serving as Secretary, two terms on the Board, and serving on other committees, too!
NAPSW is seeking workshop presentations for the 2020 annual conference in Chicago, Illinois, to be held April 29th through May 2nd. Specific areas of interest are: perinatal and social work ethics, enhancing social work clinical skills, difficult conversations with perinatal families, surrogacy, adoption, antenatal support, fetal diagnosis and support, NAS, end-of-life and bereavement, staff support, professional boundaries, cultural competency, perinatal social work research and NICU.
Please submit a one page, double-spaced description/abstract of the material to be presented, with three learning objectives. Include a cover sheet that contains the title, author’s name(s), professional credentials, phone number and email address. Click here for a downloadable flier and please share!
