Social Worker Mental Health: An Ethical Dilemma?
Social work can be an incredibly personal profession- exposing social workers not only to others’ traumas but often forcing them ...
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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 ...
How Social Workers Play A Role In Disaster Relief
Federally declared disasters have increased by 40% over the last 15 years, according to the Clinical Social Work Journal, and internationally, those numbers ...
NASW Iowa Chapter Releases New Assessment of Iowa Labor Force
The NASW Iowa Chapter (NASW-IA) worked with the NASW Foundation and the University of Iowa School of Social Work, in ...
The Difference Between Micro, Macro and Mezzo Social Work
Sponsored by Aurora University The social work profession is multifaceted, and the good news is these skilled practitioners are in ...
A Holistic View of Social Work Using Systems Theory
Sponsored Article by Campbellsville University Social workers help struggling individuals receive the care and resources they need to live healthy, ...
Building Families: Social Workers in Foster Care
Sponsored by Campbellsville University According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, there were approximately 443,000 children in ...
Social Workers Call on White House, Congress to Fully Reopen Federal Government
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) calls on Congress and the White House to act to fully reopen the ...
What is Social Emotional Learning?
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) defines social and emotional learning (SEL) as "The process through which ...
What is Collaborative Law and Social Work
Collaborative Family Law offers divorcing couples a new approach to untangling marriage. The traditional approach has family lawyers settle disputes ...
Inhumane Immigration Policies: Separating Children from Parents
United States Attorney General - Jeff Sessions As of May 6th, 2018, new harsher immigration policies have been implemented with ...
How to Support Foster Children
When you choose to become a foster carer the rewards can be great. Supporting a child through a difficult period ...
Systems Perspective and the Myth of the Self-Made Man
As a social worker, we spend a good deal of time looking at systems, and systems work means we can’t ...
A Student Perspective: Social Work and First Responders
It may be rare for a social work student to reflect on an assignment as something inspirational rather than a ...
Environmental Social Work: A Call to Action
Photo Credit: United Church of Christ What is environmental justice? Dr. Robert Bullard, often called the father of the environmental ...
UMSSW’s Financial Social Work Initiative Celebrates 10 Years
The University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Financial Social Work Initiative (FSWI) during the 2017-2018 ...
BASW and SWU launch ‘Respect for Social Work’: The Campaign for Professional Working Conditions
With half of social workers intending to leave their jobs soon, BASW and SWU launch 'Respect for Social Work’: the ...
NASW-Michigan and Emerge Michigan Partner to Train Social Workers to Run for Office
NASW-Michigan Testimony for Public Hearing Re: House Bills 4188, 4189, 4190 (adoption/foster care) The National Association of Social Workers – ...
Increasing Workplace Diversity: The Glass Escalator Phenomenon in Female Dominated Professions
20 Jobs Dominated by Women - Business Insider Many assume that most workplaces are meritocracies where effort is rewarded by ...
Child Protection in Ireland Post McCabe
Sgt. Maurice McCabe The controversy surrounding the treatment of Sgt. Maurice McCabe by various State agencies has raised significant issues ...
