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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>We need to spend time working on our <u>own needs</u> in order to continue our practice of advocating for others. Self care has always been our mantra for clients.</b><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><br>We ask that you also send it to your colleagues who may want to help us extend our reach in promoting local and legislative advocacy in the coming year. We will be soliciting <u>members and non-members</u> who are <u>licensed or unlicensed </u>to come to Austin on March 5, 2013 for the Social Work Advocacy Day (SWAD) program to advocate for the three top issues that the NASW Board has designated as priority, that are: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Raise reimbursement rates for clinical social workers; establish pay levels of public sector entry-level baccalaureate social workers (BSWs) that are comparable to public sector entry-level baccalaureate teacher pay levels.</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Establish a Social Work Center for Workforce Studies (possibly funded by a surcharge on social work licensing fees).</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Create a social worker loan repayment program (possibly funded by tobacco settlement funds).</span></b><o:p></o:p></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>See the attached flier for details. See you there.<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span style='color:black'>Respectfully,<br><br><em>Bert Beauman </em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'>Like us on Facebook, please: <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SWADTX?ref=ts" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/SWADTX?ref=ts</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier;color:black'><br> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Courier;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>