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A: Your login credentials are the same username and password that you use to log in to socialworkers.org. If you have forgotten your login credentials, you may reset your username and/or password here or contact NASW Member Services at 1-800-742-4089 for assistance Monday-Friday, 9 am-9 pm ET.

A: On your profile page, please select the pencil icon next to "Contact Details" in the left column.

A: Please navigate to your profile page, then select the "My Account" tab and choose "Privacy Settings" from the drop-down menu. This will let you control what information is visible to whom.  After you’ve made changes, click the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the page. Although "Public" is a privacy setting option, the site is members only and requires members to sign in to view the directory.

A: Click the “Network" link found in the main navigation bar, then click "Member Directory." The Directory lets you search for other users based on:

• First and/or Last Name
• Company Name
• Email Address

Switch to the “Advanced Search” tab to refine your search results by:

• City
• State
• Country
• Specialty Practice Section
• Chapter
• Practice Area
• Work Setting
• Organization Type
• Job Function
• NASW National Committee
• NASW National Events
• NASW Credentials
• Degree
• Year Social Work Career Began

A: There are a couple ways to add contacts. When you perform a search in the Directory, you will see an “Add as Contact” button to the right of each person in your search results. Just click this button to send a contact request. If you click through and view an individual’s profile, you can click the "Add as Contact" link to the right of their profile picture.

A: Creating this virtual address book makes it easy to send your contacts messages through the community site to stay in touch, ask questions or even build a referral network. Additionally, when you view another member’s profile, you’ll be able to see any contacts you have in common. You can also choose to let your contacts view certain demographics in your profile that others can't.

A: Communities allow you to participate in discussions and share resources with other members.

A: Go to “Communities” in the main navigation bar. Select “My Communities” to view the communities you currently belong to.

A:  Click on “Communities” in the main navigation and click on “All Communities” in order to see a list of available communities. Click on the community that you wish to join and simply click "Join," then choose a delivery option for posts (Real Time, Daily Digest or No Email). If you do not see the option to join for a particular community, you are already subscribed. 

A: Navigate to your profile and click on the "My Account" tab. Choose "Community Notifications" from the drop-down menu.  On that page, there are subscription options: Real Time, Daily Digest, No Email.  

For each discussion, you have the following delivery options:

• Real Time: sends an email every time a new message is posted.
• Daily Digest: sends one email to you each day, consolidating all of the posts from the previous day.
• No Email: allows you to be part of the group without having emails sent to you. You can still post and read others’ messages by logging into the community site.
• Consolidated Weekly Digest: offers one comprehensive email of all activity from the preceding week for the communities you specify.

A:  Navigate to your profile and click on the "My Account" tab. Choose "Community Notifications" from the drop-down menu.  Select "No Email" as your subscription choice.

A: To respond to a discussion post, please navigate to the discussion post and click “Reply to Discussion” to send your message to the entire community.  To send a message to the only author of the post, please select “Reply to Sender” (located in the "Reply to Discussion" drop-down).  We recommend replying to the sender for simple comments like “me, too” that add little value to the overall discussion; and replying to the entire community when you are sharing knowledge, experience or resources that others could benefit from.

A: Go to “Participate" > “Start a Discussion” From an email (HTML version) for a particular discussion forum, you can use the “Post New Message Online” or the "Post New Message via Email" links located at the top of the discussion email.

A: If images are not appearing, it is likely that your email client is set to suppress images. This should be something you can change in your security or viewing options.

A: Yes, please enter a keyword in the search bar located in the main navigation. To refine your search results, please select from the options in the left column.

A: Locate the community you are interested in viewing from the appropriate communities page. Once on the community's landing page, click on the “Discussions” tab. If you see a post you’re interested in, click the subject line which will take you to the entire thread. “Show Original Message” at the bottom of all of the posts in a thread will display the original message that started that discussion.

A: Click "Browse" in the main navigation, and then select "Resources." You may also enter search terms in the main search box the same way you might enter search terms into Google or another search engine.

A: The libraries are populated in two ways:

1.  When you include an attachment in a discussion post, it is automatically placed in the affiliated library.

2.  You can also upload documents directly to a library by using the “Add a Library Entry” link found under “Participate” in the main navigation or "Create New Library Entry" button on any community's library page. Library resources are not required to be associated with a discussion thread.

A: Select the “Add a Library Entry” link found under “Participate” in the main navigation or "Create New Library Entry" on any community landing page. Please note that uploading a document is accomplished by completing a few steps, and each step must be completed before you can move on to the next:

• Choose a title for your document, and include a description (optional). Select the library to which you’d like to upload it, and select a folder to which you’d like to upload it (optional).  Then, choose an Entry Type (most will be Standard Files, but be cognizant of any copyright licensed material). Once you have completed these steps, please click “Next.”
• Upload your file.
• Select “Next” if you want to further describe your files and/or add tags to your file.  Otherwise, please click “Finish” to post your library entry

A: The MyNASW Community supports dozens of file types including hyperlinks, standard files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), webinars, images and YouTube videos.

A: Tags are great way to organize and categorize content. Tagged items are prioritized in the search results.