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@FLOTUS/Michelle Obama It is critically important that social workers remain at the forefront of preventing the abuse and exploitation of...

Twice in the last week I've been confronted by the issue of asking employment applicants whether they have any health...

by Katherine Bisanz and Maggie Rosenblum of Social Workers for Reproductive Justice As we speak, the law in Tennessee is...

There is something very special about a social worker in public office. As social workers, we are bound to an...

Nami GBCAN brings meaning, hope, and life to the word recovery. While in recovery for my own mental illness I...

There has been much talk recently about who can legitimately call themselves social workers. What training is required? Which licenses...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW Earlier this month, a college student with a disability was brutally attacked while riding the...

Earlier in April, VetoViolence and Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) recognized National Youth Violence Prevention Week through an “Ask the...

Primary cast of the Knoxville, TN stage play The 5th Woman I am always excited to hear about driven individuals...

LAUSD Student Protest Some things simply aren’t written into our public school curriculum. There aren’t established standards for compassion, integrity,...

During a single year, an estimated 2.1 million youth under the age of 18 are arrested in the United States. When...

It is not my intent to diminish the import or significance of the McCutcheon v FEC decision. Obviously, this court...

Students Against Violence Everywhere In March 2013, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation declaring the month of April as National Child Abuse...

In the days of Muhammad Ali and Wilma Rudolph, not only were they professional athletes at the top of their...

In past administrations, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has been known for its role in being one branch of...

Now Open: CSWE 2014 Call for Volunteers Response Deadline: 11:59 pm on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Dear Colleagues, The Council on...

Comedian, Rapper, and talk show host, Nick Cannon, has been promoting his new album White People Party Music, and in...

There are seven social workers in the U.S. House of Representatives. Kristie Holmes wants to be the eighth. An adjunct...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW The ABLE Act has the potential to improve the financial and employability statuses of people...

This week, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a law that will bring about the highest minimum wage of any U.S....