Congratulations to NASW’s Advocacy Network, on August 1, 2007 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a key component of NASW’s SWRI agenda, the Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act along with an across the board 5% increase in CSW payments under Medicare Part B. Your advocacy was a huge help! ACTION REQUESTED The House and Senate will return next week from a month-long recess to begin a difficult... 

Reopening the process for accepting nominations for the 2007 Knee/Wittman Health & Mental Health Achievement Awards and the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award. All nominations must be received by September 14, 2007  Read More →

For Immediate Release August 29, 2007 NASW signs on to Amicus Brief with other human rights organizations Washington – Upholding the profession of social work’s commitment to human rights and social justice, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) supports the ability of Guantanamo detainees to challenge their detention through our Constitutional... 

Click here to view a Social Work rap written and performed by Professor Ralph Fertig of the University of Southern California’s School of Social Work. What a creative way to get students excited about their profession! What ways did a professor of social work get you excited about your profession? If you are a professor, how do you engage your students in feeling proud of social work?  Read More →

Social worker Michael Petite and his organization Every Child Matters has set out this election season to bring to light the disparate treatment of children in the US. Some states provide the funding necessary to provide for vulnerable children, while others are scraping the bottom to piece together funding for children’s programs. These states just happen to coincide with different political ideologies,... 

A girl with autism longs to fit in Savannah Morning News – Savannah, GA, USA Stephanie Warren, licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist who helps run the social skills group, says despite the challenges, Asperger’s can be … When youngest child leaves, parents are often left with mixed … Ventura County Star – Ventura county, CA, USA … Cheryl Heitmann, a licensed clinical... 

A New Life: Tired of the old routine? Don’t feel like the Lone Ranger Winston-Salem Journal – Winston-Salem, NC, USA People change careers every three years on average, said Sarah Edwards, a licensed clinical social worker in California who, with her husband, Paul, … Walsh County social workers take self-defense Bismarck Tribune – ND, USA GRAFTON (AP) – Social worker Diane Gerrard... 

On June 6, my phone rang with the call of Jan Hoffman, a writer for the New York Times. With a little bit of excitement and a little bit of anxiety, I prodded the reporter to know more about what kind of a story she was writing about social work. This could be a great opportunity to highlight the important work of social work on a national stage and I was eager to learn more about her story. She had also... 

The House and Senate have both passed higher education student loan bills that include language on loan forgiveness for child welfare workers. There is an important difference between these two bills in the loan forgiveness section. Both bills provide long term loan forgiveness for public service employees after 10 years of work. The House bill (H.R. 2669, the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007), provides loan forgiveness... 

Sober College Student Advocates Alcohol Rehab, Addiction Treatment … Emediawire (press release) – Ferndale, WA, USA … treatment that gives Sober College students the tools they need to stay sober once they leave our program, states Loree Cohen, LCSW, Executive Director. …  Read More →