To Support Others, Social Workers Must Advocate for Themselves Amidst Covid-19 Outbreak
As a profession, social workers are advocates. We’re led by values of social justice, the advancement of the vulnerable, and ...
Tag: Advocacy
Global Social Welfare Digital Summit Call for Proposals: Interdisciplinary Approach to Global Social Change
SWHELPER will host its four day annual virtual Global Social Welfare Digital Summit beginning on February 25th through February 28th, ...
A Call to Action for Social Workers! The Time is Now to ELEVATE
As we recognize March as Social Work Month, let’s awaken that original passion in each other and build on our strengths ...
SWHELPER Announces Its Second Annual Global Social Welfare Digital Summit
On March 19th thru March 22nd, SWHELPER will be hosting the Global Social Welfare Digital Summit which is an all ...
Colin Kaepernick and How Self Care Must Go Pro
For years, permanently injured players have been left to figure out how they will financially support their families and how ...
5 Ways White Social Workers Can Respond to the Charlottesville Aftermath
Charlottesville Unite White Supremacists Rally In the past 48 hours, we have witnessed the President of the United States make ...
Social Work Students Give Up Spring Break To Advocate for Policies in D.C.
UA Social Work Students on Advocacy Day 2016 There won’t be a post-spring break re-acclimation for a small group of social ...
Love Wins in the Wake of the Orlando Shootings
During the weekend, yet another hate crime occurred in the LGBTQ community when a mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in ...
Social Work Silent as Proposed Legislation Strips Their Peers in Puerto Rico of Democracy
Legislation that voids millions of American citizens of its Constitutional right to have a democratic government has been introduced to ...
Child Welfare and Psychotropic Drug Monitoring: The Role for Social Workers
Psychotropic treatments for children in foster care can be appropriate, but this form of therapy requires considerable oversight and advocacy ...
OSU School of Social Work Dean Is Not Silent on the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
Over the past year, we have witnessed massive protests around the world spawned by human rights violations, declining labor rights, ...
Social Workers Must Speak Against Austerity Says BASW UK Chair
BASW AGM via Twitter @SimonHadelyPix Today, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is holding a members conference in order ...
The Persistent Stigma of Substance Use Disorders
“Stigma is a five dollar word for a two dollar concept. It’s prejudice.” Stigma, a set of negative stereotypes tied ...
Selma 50 Years Later, Then Back to Work
Obama Family leading the 50th Anniversary March- Photo Credit Whitehouse.gov President Barack Obama, in what may be his most ...
What Social Workers Can Learn From Mahatma Gandhi
Social workers can learn from Mahatma Gandhi on how to step into the light. How to raise your voice and ...
Incorporating Homophobia into the Definition of Elder Abuse
Although many older adults receive necessary support from family, friends, and external agencies, some older adults experience exploitation and abuse. ...
Social Workers Against Criminalization Launch New Initiative in the Wake of Protests
New York- Many in the New York social work community honored the reclaiming of Dr. King’s legacy, also known as the ...
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Quest for Social Justice
President Ronald Reagan signing law establishing a national holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as his widow Coretta Scott ...
NASW is Failing LGBT Americans
The year 2014 was filled with significant momentum towards a more equal nation for individuals identifying as LGBT. After dozens ...
Spotlighting the Launch of the DOJ’s Elder Justice Website
Recently, the United States Department of Justice announced the launch of the Elder Justice website which was created to help ...
