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Welcome to the NASW-NYS Westchester Division PO Box 150
White Plains, NY 10602
Contact: ------
Billye Jones Mulraine, LCSW and Rudene Scipio, LCSW, Co-Chairs of the Westchester Division Multi-Cultural Affairs Committee and Michael Cappiello, LCSW, Westchester Division Director have announced that the NASW-NYS Westchester Division is continuing our 34 year tradition of honoring the legacy of Whitney M. Young, Jr. by awarding a $500 stipend/scholarship to two BSW and/or MSW students during our 2012 Whitney M. Young, Jr., Memorial Symposium in April. Individual students may apply for the award, or be nominated by faculty. The student must be currently enrolled in a CSWE School of Social Work: MSW candidates in a graduate school of social work; BSW candidates in their Junior or Senior year. The applicant must either be a resident of Westchester County, OR, must be enrolled in a Westchester social work program and must have made a significant social contribution to the Westchester community. She/he must have supporting material from a faculty advisor and a field AND/OR employment supervisor. The individual needs to have demonstrated a commitment to social action and change, and to the standards and values of the social work profession. This should be reflected in a letter of application from the nominee. The focus is to create “a living memory” of Whitney M. Young, Jr., within the social work community. Please use the form to nominate students who deserve recognition. We encourage you to share the form with social work colleagues, faculty, students, agencies and field instructors. The deadline for nominations is March 26, 2012. Click Here for Stipend Cover letter and Nomination Form Student Stipend Application Form Mail, e-mail or fax completed forms (Award Nomination and letters) to: NASW NYS – Westchester Division Stipend Committee Fax submissions to: (914) 684-1185 ------- Westchester Division Honors Jane Edwards, DSW, ---------
Our division represents a broad range of social work professionals in a geographic region that borders New York City. We have urban, suburban and rural communities with varying needs and services. We loosely divide ourselves into southern and northern Westchester although our membership cuts across all areas. Our population of over 920,000 is spread out over four moderately sized cities and over 50 towns and villages. We have 3 major universities in the county, as well as 10 colleges, including S.U.N.Y. Purchase College and Westchester Community College. We have 5 B.S.W. and Human Services programs as well as 2 M.S.W. programs in the county. We have over 2000 N.A.S.W. and other non-affiliated social work professionals in the county. We attend a variety of training institutes both in Westchester and New York City. Westchester, while portrayed as an affluent county, is home to a very heterogeneous, socio-economic and ethnically diverse population. There is a wide network of public and private agencies and organizations that work together to provide services. The County meets the needs of an increasing number of immigrant families, providing services in a number of different languages and outreach locations.
Our division often meets at New
York Presbyterian Hospital in White Plains and many of our workshops
and conferences are held there, as well as other agency sites
and college locations (see Calendar of Events)
Our committees provide ongoing enrichment and educational experiences
for both members and non-members. Our professionals are
well represented and highly regarded in all ranks of government
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Westchester Division Announces Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr.