Immediate Release March 27, 2009 Social Workers Celebrate 97th Birthday of Civil Rights and Women’s Rights Leader Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski introduced legislation this week that will strengthen the nation’s workforce of more than half a million...
Month: March 2009
U.S. Senator Mikulski Reintroduces Social Work Reinvestment Act to Honor Dr. Dorothy I. Height
Immediate Release March 27, 2009 Social Workers Celebrate 97th Birthday of Civil Rights and Women’s Rights Leader Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski introduced legislation this week that will strengthen the nation’s workforce of more than half a million...
A Hidden Hero
“Social workers are responsible for social security,” I often heard. In NASW’s focus on social work reinvestment, we have invoked the name of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a Presidential cabinet and as United States Secretary of Labor. She was one of...
NASW Member Featured in Time Magazine
On March 12th, TIME Magazine included a feature on efforts to keep homeless children in one school despite moves around the city. NASW member and school social worker Cheryl Flugaur-Leavitt, SSW is featured in the article. Keeping Homeless Kids in School By Kathleen...
March 17: World Social Work Day 2009
On behalf of the North American Region of the International Federation of Social Workers, NASW wishes you a happy World Social Work Day 2009. This video was created on behalf of the North American Region of IFSW of which Dr. Jim Kelly, NASW President, is president....
At the White House for the signing of an executive order establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls
March 11, 2009 - NASW and IASWR executive directors Betsy Clark and Joan Zlotnik stood behind Dr. Dorothy I. Height (blue hat, bottom center) at a White House event where President Obama signed an executive order establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls....
NASW Hosts Annual Practice Conference on Aging in Las Vegas
For Immediate Release Washington, DC -To help social workers meet the unique needs of the aging population, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) will host its first annual practice conference in Las Vegas on March 15-16, 2009. The conference—titled “The...
Social Work Profession Recruits Students During National Social Work Month 2009
New Web Site Highlights “50 Ways to Use Your Social Work Degree” Washington DC—The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has kicked off its annual Social Work Month celebration with an outreach effort aimed at educating prospective and returning college...