NASW-NJ Unit Leader Training

February 4, 2014

Welcome and Introductions

Agenda• Welcome and Introductions

• NASW-NJ’s New Web site• Update your password to access the Web site• Limited visibility to Event Registration • Units information still under “About Us”• Send pictures of Unit Events for the Web site!• Feedback link

• Review• Meeting Announcement Form • Update on Meeting Announcement Process for Unit events • Welcome and Follow Up for new members • Listserv Guidelines review (document) • Cancellation policy

• Review Certificate policy and plan • Expand Unit participation - Coordinate and Collaborate with PPSIG in your area

• Election Process – Invite candidates for meetings in spring + voting at May meeting

• PR in FOCUS – Plan your Unit Events in advance & publish 6-month schedule in FOCUS • Conference –

• Unit Leaders meet and greet• Tables for luncheon (Monday)• Photo opportunity for Unit members

• Great Ideas for Programs

• Adjourn

Welcome to NASW-NJ’s New Web Site

• Reset your password to access the Web site

• Limited visibility to Event Registration • Units information still under “About Us”• Send pictures of Unit Events for the Web

site!• Feedback link

Promote Your Unit EventSchedule & Promote Your Meeting to NASW Members (in this order please):

Complete ‘Meeting Announcement Form’ located on NASW-NJ

website 1 month before meeting;

Staff will post meeting on NASW Calendar; Unit Leaders can

copy/paste the Registration link into email announcement &

reminders

Send an email to your Unit Listserv to announce meeting; include

the Registration Link and ask members to register online;

Chapter will promote meeting in newSWire™;

Send out 2 reminder emails to your Unit Listserv: one two weeks

before the meeting and another a few days before meeting;

Promotion should not imply endorsement of a specific person,

product, or service by NASW or NASW-NJ.

Communication with MembersWELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

Good evening and welcome to NASW-NJ Union County Unit!!! Hi, my name is Kenyetta Jackson and I am the unit chairperson for this section. I wanted to personally welcome you to the unit and to NASW-NJ. As you may or may not know, our unit has branched off from the Middlesex County Unit effective September. This is a brand new unit and I am excited to have you join us. Unfortunately, our first Social Work Exchange was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy but I am in the process of rescheduling it so please look out for the invite and RSVP as soon as you can. I look forward to meeting with you and sharing some of your idea's so please bring plenty of them! If you are not receiving the newSWire or the Online FOCUS please let me know. You will receive tons of information about whats going on in NASW from these two sources. Please contact me if you have any questions at this email address or at my office @908-436-5540. See you soon! Kenyetta E. Jackson, MSW

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

Dear Members: Please join me for my first initial meeting as Unit Chair and to help me welcome Mr. Evan Nison from Compassion & Choices who will be our speaker that night. Please see specific information below. Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 Time: 6:00- 8:00 pm Location: Center for Family Services- Clementon180 White Horse PikeClementonNJ08021 Topic: End-of-Life Choices

Speaker: Evan Nison, Field Coordinator of Compassion & Choices, NJ.

Evan will give us an overview of their program and will be happy to answer any questions you have. This presentation will be informative and I know that we will all learn a lot. Please register for the meeting below and I look forward to personally introducing myself to each and every one of you! Do not hesitate to contact me at 856-419-8954 with any questions. https://m360.naswnj.org/ViewEvent.aspx?id=91800&instance=0 Sincerely, Allison RovnerUnit Chair, Camden-Gloucester- Salem

Communication with Members

FOLLOW UP EMAIL :Greetings,Nancy and I would like to thank our colleagues who were able to attend the meet and greet on January 14th. It was a pleasure to met you all. We had a great time. We're excited about working with you as we strive to make Essex the best unit in NASW-NJ. Some of the photos from the evening may be in the upcoming newSWire™. Also, if you have a blurb about your experience at the event, email me so I can see if I can get some of them included. Be on the look out for a brief survey about your NASW-NJ experiences. Completing the survey will help us with planning. Have a great rest of the week.

Theresa & Nancy

Cancellation Policy• Contact Staff Member (Christina, Janine or Mary Jean)• Discuss reasons for cancellation with staff.

• Low registration may be a reason to cancel. • Illness of Unit Leader is not usually a sufficient reason to cancel.

Staff or another member can step in as needed. • Cancellation by the speaker is not usually a sufficient reason to

cancel. Alternative activities can be arranged, or a networking session can take place instead.

• If at all possible, cancel 24 hours before the event date• If decision is to cancel:

• Unit Leader will email entire Unit about cancellation• Staff will email those members who have registered for the event• If possible, Unit Leader will arrange to have a sign put on the door

where the event was to be held• Staff will put CANCELLED on the Events Calendar (see Web site)

CEU Incentive for Unit Leaders

• 1 (Spring) Training = 1 CE Voucher• 1 (Fall) Training = 1 CE Voucher• 4 Unit Events = 1 CE Voucher• 4 Unit Events = 1 CE Voucher• 4 Unit Events = 1 CE Voucher

or• Unit Leadership Trainings= 1 CEU Voucher for each• 4 Unit events = 1 CEU Voucher• CEU vouchers are not redeemable for the Annual Conference or

special CEU events. CEU vouchers may not be transferred to other members.

• TOTAL (Maximum) = 5 CE Vouchers per year

Speakers & Topics of Interest: Open for Discussion

Speakers & Topics• Bullying• Disaster Relief• Social Work Self Care: Mind Body Energetics – Marge

Holanov- marge.holanov@comcast.net• Collaborative Divorce – Renee Rubino

renee@rubinoesq.com• FarmaPack: Paul Schneider of Farmingdale Pharmacy • Generation RX: Josh Glawe • Social Media and The Law: David Barry, JD• Accessibility Tour – Jackie Jackson, National Social

Worker of the Year • Host a joint meeting with your local Private Practice

Group (PPSIG) • Compassion & Choices- End of Life Choices Evan Nison enison@compassionandchoices.org• One Simple Wish- grants wishes for foster children

and at-risk youth: Danielle Gletow or Stephanie Conni- stephanie@onesimplewish.org

• NAMI – National Alliance for Mentally Ill – “In Our Own Voice” presentation by volunteers

• Contact Christina Mina (cmina@naswnj.org) for more information.

Community Project Ideas

• Volunteering at area soup kitchen• Food Drive at local food Pantry• Clothing Drive• Adopt a Group Home

For Community Project Example:- Essex Unit Adoption of Sierra House- Middlesex Unit Fundraiser with Ronald McDonald House- Mercer/Burlington Unit with TASK (Trenton Area Soup Kitchen)