Aiden Jay Kaplan, MSW '2018
Aiden is running for the Suffolk Division Director position on the NASW NYS Chapter Board of Directors! NASW members will receive an election ballot by email in the next few weeks.
Bio: Aiden currently serves as the LGBTQ Services Manager at PFY, a Division of Long Island Crisis Center. Aiden manages PFY’s Health & Human Services Initiative, the NYS HIV/STI/Hep C Hotline, and the agency’s Community Education and Internship programs. Aiden has extensive experience developing social work staff, providing cultural relevancy trainings, and mobilizing the LGBTQ+ community. Aiden is also a trained counselor on Long Island Crisis Center’s Crisis Intervention Hotline. Aiden is an active member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, the NASW-NYS Political Action for Candidate Election committee, Planned Parenthood’s Educational Material Advisory Council, and the New York State TGNCNB Leadership Collective. As a social work student, Aiden was awarded the Stony Brook University LGBTQ Advocacy Award in 2018.
Platform Statement:
As an NASW-NYS Board Member, I will assist the chapter in the creation and execution of a formal Social Media Strategy that includes updated policies and procedures to ensure that NASW-NYS’ social media presence consists of observance days that are representative of the communities that social workers serve. As a priority, these policies and procedures will also include an outline for timely and effective response to arising social issues and community needs. Additionally, I will use my expertise serving LGBTQ+ individuals to advocate for the creation of a SOGIE (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression) Committee to ensure that LGBTQ+ social workers are given a voice in the chapter’s leadership.
