Public Health Committee February 22, 2023 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Anwar and McCarthy Vahey, Ranking Members Somers and Klarides-Ditria, Vice Chairs Kushner, Marx, and Parker, and all other Members of the Public Health Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly: My name is Kathleen Callahan, a resident of Stratford, and a co-chair […]

Finance, Revenue and Bonding February 22, 2023 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter supports HB 5653 that creates an excise tax on purchase of ammunition by a business for sale at retail. This bill addresses the need for funding for gun violence prevention and reduction initiatives. Gun violence […]

Public Health Committee February  22, 2023 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter we support HB  6562: AAC Telehealth. This bill will allow out of state licensed providers to permanently treat persons in Connecticut using telehealth. The experience with telehealth has proven to be an effective […]

Children’s Committee February 21, 2023 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing over 2,300 members we thank the Children’s Committee for raising SB 2. NASW/CT is strongly in favor of this bill. Section 1 adds a staff person for the DPH licensing unit over social […]

Aging Committee February 16, 2023 Submitted By William M Knoegel, L.C.S.W. On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT. Chapter representing over 2,300 members we strongly support HB 6575.  NASW/CT has many social workers who are working in nursing home facilities. They interface with the residents in coordinating care and involving family and […]

Human Services Committee February 14, 2023 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, Connecticut Chapter (NASW/CT), representing over 2,300 members, supports HB 6616 to expand HUSKY coverage to currently uncovered immigrants up to 26 years of age. This will be a positive step forward though we support coverage of all income […]

Human Services Committee February 14, 2023 Submitted by: Stephen Monroe Tomczak, Ph.D., LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing over 2,300 members statewide, we thank the Human Services Committee for raising this bill and offer this testimony in strong support of Committee Bill 6629. NASW/CT has a long history […]

Human Services Committee February 7, 2023 Submitted By Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW  On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing over 2,300 members we strongly support HB 5321. This proposed bill is much needed and much overdue. On a regular basis NASW/CT receives calls and emails from social workers in independent practice […]

Education Committee Appropriations Committee February 3, 2023 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Education Chairpersons Curry and McCrory, Ranking Members Berthel and McCarty, Vice Chairs Leeper and Winfield, Appropriations Chairs Osten and Walker, Ranking Members Berthel and Nuccio, Vice Chairs Exum, Hartley, and Paris, and all other Members of the Education and Appropriations Committees […]

Children’s Committee February 2, 2023 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing over 2,300 members requests the Children’s Committee consider the addition of Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) along with licensed psychologist to determine recommendation of reunification of a child under DCF temporary custody to the parent(s). LCSWs […]