We the board of the Texas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers received the stunning news about the change to the Texas Social Work...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, has developed training resources that will give child...
Just as technology has transformed just about every industry imaginable, it has also sparked changes in healthcare. Among many revolutionary shifts in the field, it led...
It is with great sadness that NASW announces the passing of former CEO Elizabeth “Betsy” Clark, PhD, MPH, ACSW. On behalf of NASW’s Board of Directors,...
As a profession, social workers are advocates. We’re led by values of social justice, the advancement of the vulnerable, and promotion of dignity and basic rights...
By: Andrea Murray, MSW, LICSW The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has transformed every aspect of our lives over just a few weeks. The ethical dilemmas that have...
Social distancing has become the new urgency for different industries, sectors and corporations around the world. The creative challenge is to figure out how each of...
Case Managers must make impossible choices to manage the complexities of an unstoppable pandemic—and they are working against the clock. Unless, like me, you are married...
A few weeks ago, I sat down to write about the profession of social work in light of March’s designation as social work month. My intention...
On Equal Pay Day, the Rutgers Center for Women and Work highlights the growing number of home health aides in New Jersey and the economic challenges...
The face of modern social problems has changed, and old stereotypes aren’t holding up. Homelessness, for example, no longer looks like it did a decade or...
Federally declared disasters have increased by 40% over the last 15 years, according to the Clinical Social Work Journal, and internationally, those numbers are higher. Over just the last...
As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, inequities within our healthcare system are on full display, and it further exposes how our most vulnerable are treated...
“We must summon the courage to have productive conversations about racism in our field. White workers especially need to reflect on the defensiveness we feel when...
By Authors: Hoge, Hayes, Hostetter, Fisher, Watson, Yearwood, Plummer, Barbera, & Washington “The key to moving forward is what we do with our discomfort. We can...
The NASW Iowa Chapter (NASW-IA) worked with the NASW Foundation and the University of Iowa School of Social Work, in 2018-2019, to assess the Iowa social...
Do you find yourself returning to the same abusive relationships time and again or choosing abusive partners over and over? Do you find yourself returning to...
Social workers and most employees use the word “love when we first start our new jobs. A regular pay schedule allows us to pay our monthly...
Many people become social workers or join allied professions because they want the opportunity to work one-on-one with individuals and see a concrete impact on them....
People who suffered a financial, housing-related, or job-related hardship as a result of the Great Recession were more likely to show increases in symptoms of depression,...
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Conversations about police violence are happening all over the world from the killing of Mr. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob...
We’re all public health nerds now, and many of us have stepped up our games when it comes to washing...
The Tourette Association of America (TAA), the premier national nonprofit organization serving the Tourette Syndrome (TS) and Tic Disorder community,...
On May 15, 2020, Rep. Karen Bass, co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, and Rep. Gwen Moore will...