Alaska’s SHARP Program
SHARP Council – Member Statement
National Assoc. of Social Workers AK
Hospitals, Clinics, & Nursing Homes
ACMHS, AICS, BBAHC, CCS, CDV, SCF, CODI, Iliuliuk, JAMHI, KIC,
PCHS, Prov
Anchorage, Gulf Coast, Interior, Mat-Su, Southeast, & Southwest
Organization
Representative
Membership
Email Address
Occupation Categories
Practice Setting Types
Experience Thus Far
Occupations To-Date
Practitioner Contracts #:
Practice Sites: Examples
Regions Thus Far
Testimony
SHARP’s Success To-Date
Need for SHARP-3
SHARP has allowed 25 Licensed Social Workers across the state to provide
quality and consistent care to a wide variety of clients. Social workers have the
unique opportunity to serve clients in many settings; hospitals, community
behavioral health settings, crisis management settings, schools, chemical
dependency treatment settings, in geriatrics and in child protective settings. Social
workers are not trained to do one specific job task - social workers help people
through the worst and the best times of their lives; see the smallest details and the
big picture. SHARP's success for those 25 social worker contracts in the state
have directly impacted individuals who will, in turn, impact the state's overall
health.
SHARP-3 will increase the availability for social workers to benefit from SHARP
even if they live in areas or agencies that are not supported by SHARP-I or II yet
serve important populations or in vital service areas. Social workers are a
valuable profession to attract and retain in this state as they are a cost-effective
service provider with a variable skill set.
