Planning and Development Committee March 14, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Cassano and McCarthy Vahey, Ranking Members Hwang and Zullo, Vice Chairs Needleman and Goupil, and all other distinguished Members of the Planning and Development Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly: My name is Kathleen Callahan, a resident of Stratford, and […]
TESTIMONY SUPPORTING SB-284: AN ACT INCREASING THE AGE FROM EIGHT TO EIGHTEEN YEARS FOR AN INCOME-ELIGIBLE PERSON TO OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS.
March 11, 2022
Human Services Committee March 10, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Moore and Abercrombie, Ranking Members Berthel and Case, Vice Chairs Lesser and Leeper, and all other distinguished Members of the Human Services Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly: My name is Kathleen Callahan, a resident of Stratford, and the chair of […]
Testimony on H.B. 5395: AN ACT CONCERNING AN EXPEDITED LICENSURE PROCESS FOR CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
March 10, 2022
Public Health Committee March 14, 2022 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members supports H.B. 5395 provisions for reciprocity and psychology compact. The provisions in this bill are long overdue and much needed to encourage ease of practice with consumers in Connecticut. As the state’s […]
Testimony on SB 271: An Act Concerning Student Loans
March 10, 2022
Banking Committee March 10, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, Connecticut Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members, we thank the Banking Committee for including licensed social worker in SB 271. NASW/CT fully supports the provisions of this bill. The costs of attaining a master degree in social […]
TESTIMONY SUPPORTING HB-5278: AN ACT PROHIBITING AN UNAUTHORIZED INTIMATE EXAMINATION ON A PATIENT WHO IS UNDER DEEP SEDATION OR ANESTHESIA OR UNCONSCIOUS.
March 9, 2022
Public Health Committee March 9, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Abrams and Steinberg, Ranking Members Hwang , Somers, and Petit, Vice Chairs Anwar, Kushner, and Gilchrest, and all other Members of the Public Health Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly: My name is Kathleen Callahan, a resident of Stratford, and the […]
S.B. No. 246 (RAISED) AN ACT ALLOWING CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT TO ISSUE AN EMERGENCY CERTIFICATE TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO A HOSPITAL
March 9, 2022
Higher Education Committee March 8, 2022 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members we offer this testimony in opposition to S.B. 246. The State of Connecticut has specialized training of at least 8 hours before certain clinically licensed behavioral health providers can […]
Testimony on HB 5346: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM TO FUND SOCIAL WORKERS IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
March 8, 2022
Housing Committee March 10, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members supports HB 5346. There are individual and societal causes of homelessness that can be effectively addressed by the intervention of a social worker. This bill would set up pilot programs that will give […]
Testimony on HB 5372: AN ACT PERMITTING CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS TO CONDUCT PERIODIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS OF POLICE OFFICERS AND PROMOTING THE INCREASED USE OF CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT UNITS WHEN ISSUING EMERGENCY CERTIFICATES.
March 7, 2022
Judiciary Committee March 9, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, Connecticut Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members strongly supports HB 5372. This bill recognizes the clinical assessment skills of Licensed Clinical Social Workers and offers police departments a valuable option in selecting a clinician to provide the behavioral health assessment […]
TESTIMONY SUPPORTING HB-5283: AN ACT CONCERNING THE EDUCATION COST SHARING GRANT FORMULA AND THE FUNDING OF OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
March 3, 2022
Education Committee March 4, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons McCrory and Sanchez, Ranking Members Berthel and McCarty, Vice Chairs Daugherty Abrams and Barry, and all other Members of the Education Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly: My name is Kathleen Callahan, a resident of Stratford, and the chair of the National […]
TESTIMONY ON S.B. 29: AN ACT CONCERNING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
March 3, 2022
Finance, Revenue and Bonding March 3, 2022 Submitted by Stephen Monroe Tomczak, Ph.D., L.M.S.W. Senator Fonfara, Representative Scanlon, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony in support of SB 29, “An Act Concerning the Earned Income Tax Credit.” My name is Stephen Monroe Tomczak. I teach social welfare policy […]
