t Readers' Forum J
Concerned About General
Statute on Social Workers
I am employed as a social worker
I am proud of my career choice and
believe social work makes a positive
impact on all communities in North
Carolina including your county
This editorial isaueio our concern
regarding general statute 90 B. which
empowers the North Carolina
Certification Board for social work to
"certify" social workers in North
Carolina. We believe professional
development for social workers is
imperative as is development tor all
professions
However, we strong I \ disagree
with the idea ofbeing required to have
18 hours of social work related courses
from a "council on social work
education accredited school' in order
to sit for the social work exam This
requirement effectively belittles and
discredits the 73% of department of
social services social workers in North
Carolina who have degrees in
Psychology. Sociology. Larl\
Childhood Education. Development
Psychology. Mental Health
Counseling. Geriatric Counseling.
Adolescent Counseling. Behavior
Management. Etc Courses in these
' areas e ven for the " 18 Hours of Social
;Work related courses" which are
^accredited by the Southern
Association of colleges and schools
are not recognized as adequate bv the
North Carolina Certification board
for social work as training to sit tor the
lowest level social work exam vmc
Cultural elitists will argue certification
"is voluntary BullPie"'li is voluntan
in the same way membership in the
private clubs used lo be voluntarv
One was not forced to join those eithet
Those who joined did so with the
approval of the cultural elite, or
political elite or academic elite In
jomeways the council on social work
education has become the academic
elite and dictates to local, state and
national social workers bv entwining
theinsel ves in certification boards such
, 4s the one m North Carolina disguised
gs "Protectors of the profession"
Our legislature made a good
[mentioned mistake in 1983 when it
effectively allowed the council on
?ociaJ work education control of ail
social work cuniculums in oui state
ihioughN.C Statue90B Fortunate) v
the mistake can be corrected bv
amendment
- Further. NC division oi social
services training is not recognized bv
NCCBSW as adequate trauw* fora
social worker to at for the exam even
though the department sponsors
hundreds of hours of required and
voluntary courses in social worker
So. ooe can be a social worker 111.
employed bv counties who use state
funds to pay social worker III wages -
-- and be certified by the state
personnel office as eligible for social
worker III c falsification ? and still
not meet NCCBSW Base Education
certification level requirements to sit
for the base social work exam
I w outlet bow much of this
uousense is related to most DSS c bents
being poor, or to most DSS social
workers being in some minority
categoo ot to most social workers
ikji subsc nbing to political correctness
and ps\ v ho-babble or to DSS social
workers taking a family centered
approach to solving problems
The aforementioned concerns
prohibit thousands of social workers
in North C arolina sitting for the base
level social work exam. We are not
talking about automatic certification
Opportunity lo sit for the exam and
pass or tail on our own merits is our
goal
Investigation of DSS records will
show "* of social workers are
adverselv at tec ted bv NC Statute 90B
because of tin- accreditation mistake
made bv the general assembly in 1983
Yes. the decision to recognize aol>
council as social wad education
accreditation and the council s hidden
agenda ? asaiuistake Nut recognizing
southern associate* of colleges and
schools accreditation for social wort,
trainiin. was also a mistake
Fommateiy mistakes can sometimes
be corrected
I represent a group of 23 social
workers acto&s North I aroliua who
request coo call your legislative
representative in Raleigh at $19-733
4111 Ask H mi or her to sponsor a bill
?c< amend Nt statute chapter 90 B
Request vour legislators to remove
council on sue tal work education from
the statute and substitute the most
respected accreditation body in the
south ? the Nouthei association of
colleges and school This legislation
has the pi Hernial to affect every citizen
in voui couiitv Your help is needed u>
make a positi ve impact on this statute
Sincerely.
WesUy E. Taylor
Social Worker
Carolina Indian Voice
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Wonders tf EWers Would Be PIeased With Indians
Deai luuuec.
Well summer is almost here and
school will soon be out I reallv Jo
tool forward to spending mure tune
dona home I guess I'm not or out
lobe a city fellow I keep pray tag the
klmightv w ill open a door td me so
I can return hume One dung I have
noticed is the older 1 get the less time
I have to do the things I would teal I v
like to do. 1 would love to return to
Shrike at the Wind"' before I get to
old and play the pan of Henrv one
more time I II never forget the one
thing that help me with that part was
I alw av sasked myselt w liat dul Henr\
do or wlval would he have dune in
this situation Which brings me K>
the ieasi?n I'm writing, what would
some of our Elders sav ifthev would
.ome back from the past Would
thev be happv with things the wa\
rhev are now the cuntnumitiev the
schools. out leaders and ves -Hit
. i urn lies''
Now I m not savuig the pa*i was
some kind of golden period thai I
would like to return to Although it
inav sound like u. what I am savuic
is I now have a bettei appreciation
for the past I have a greaiet
appreciation for a lot of things now
that I see them through the eves ut a
childofGud I'v e read aid abocii iIkt
l.umbee Bill laielv and I may not be
Wiz Lockleai. then again no one
maybe but let me share with vou
some things I know I know we
Tuscaroras and Lunibees are all m
the same boat, no matter what and
aid of other people across the state
" I
whatevet Happens n will effect aim
more than iusiLRDA or theCarohna
Indian Voice Mi all this finger
pointing between LRDa and the
C'aroiiiM likliaii Vixce and the feci
r-aiK Mh supports the bill it renilv
doesn't add up to a hill of beans
When vow get to the bottom line the
bill will I* through IF IT IS THE
W ILL Of GOD And if vow I*
?pending .out tune politicking and
linger (tomiing vou better think twice
who is n helping" If you want
something io happen si* i>d tune with
the one win- makes things happen
sure alt these things are important
because n is true God dues help
those who lietp themselves but I for
one tee I we ha\ t done all we can do
It s time to put it ui the Almighty s
hands and lease it there The funnv
mimic is when vou compared it to the
\lnnghi\ - hat we do it reallv don t
itdd up tt inuih Foi man's most
righteous needs are like fifty rages
lothe -vlimghrv
mi I iIniik. it our Elders would
voine btwk rtiev would ask have you
praved >vei u. have ami asked the
I ONE -vbuv F. I dun i have feith m
alot ot people but you know the
CjOOD ROOk. sav s I miiv need k>
have taiili m the Almighiv not man
Man will tei vou down but the
Almighty will never let your down
because he couldn t be the Almighty
if he let vou dow n No I don't think
our Elders vould be overly impress
with the wav things are. our nice
Itoines or big titles They would see
the wav we treat our Elders and our
chtldrea and woador ifw vwit
raisednght They would ?M some of
the things going on in our
omiiiuiuties <u*i wonder if anyone
rJ.i|,, ^ t.. *? ? a. . mm ,
trans UMT* AIKI now dRJ ueciMiW
so selftsh TlevwottUmMwof
a tune when the schools were an
important p*ri of the comrowutv
and Teachers whew look up to They
would tell in they respected
Preachers if for no other reason than
theOodtetM? then* WhichKthe
I linstians not because we thinkSey
are perfect bat because they have
been forgiven. Now days we here en
anhatfe - They pel their pants oa
the same way I do" If that ia true
why aren't we all ahota the huatnaaa
of the Almighty Coocermng oar
Churches. I think they would tall us
it's true a man's home it hu castle,
bat the house of the Lord is just that.
Ifwe leant to keep the man out of the
i hurch vou can keep the World out
and if you let the spirit ia. Qod the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
will be there, whichmekeaaChnich.
a Church. Well June can turn out to
be ooe of the darkest or brightest
periods ia Robaaoa County Indian
History, will sue and only ifwe pray
will it be bright
I leave yon with this "Walk ui
the shadow of oo man. but walk ia
the light of the Almighty" Prey and
I tat people. Pray and tat.
In the True way
Orfei Lowr\
Prophet .
L? it! i-J; ?l ?< "
Does the
Lord's Work
Free
I God s show iftgine to tell you who
arc Christum* and Sinners under the
sound of m\ .oice He $ telling vou
how voiycanhave better in your home,
work and plants you work ui. but vou
have to Itear me out and show you and
anoint you and tell you how to get this.
Please don i let this pass you by lam
God's Prophet Robert Gienn Revels.
P O Box 368 Pembroke. NC 28372 or
call (9IOi521-9166or521-8582. This
Prophet is free to do the work for
Jesus
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