Congratulations class of 2013.  If I recall correctly right now many of you are feeling a sense of pride (rightly...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW Fair Elections for New York is an organization whose goal is to take big money...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW An update on the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (HR 671/S.294), as I reported on...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW Update: Transcript from chat here. The always insightful Melinda Lewis, LMSW will return to Social Work...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW Below is a list and brief description of 4 Pieces of Legislation that Every Social Worker Should Know....

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW ****Updated Archived Chat Added*** At Social Work Helper, we like to bring you interviews with...

I recently had the opportunity to interview Maggie Rosenbloom, LGSW founder of Social Workers for Reproductive Justice. SWRJ is a...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW On Monday Social Work Chats held the first of a series of discussions about online...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW President Obama Weighs In On Prop 8 Case The Obama administration has filed an amicus...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW Social work pioneer Dr. Helen Rehr has passed away at the age of 93.   Dr....

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo reveled in his 013-2014 Executive Budget Proposal   (starting...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW VAWA Passes US Senate On Tuesday, the Senate passed a bill to re-authorize the Violence...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW Dr. Bernice Sandler to Give 2013 Woman of Achievement Lecture Dr. Bernice Sandler, the "godmother...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW The United States Senate will consider a bill to re-authorize the Violence Against Women Act...

Last night Social Work Chats had a wonderful and timely discussion on immigration reform and the DREAM Act.  I want...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW On Thursday there was a hearing on the state of America's mental health system that...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW Social Work Chats returns to Twitter Monday January 28th at 8PM (EST).  The topic will...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW The fifty-seventh presidential Inauguration Day is upon us. Officially Inauguration Day is January 20th, but...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW Entitlement Reform Congress has set a March 1st deadline to address entitlement cuts. Social Work...

By: Rachel L. MSW, LMSW For the first time in eighteen years, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was allowed...