For Immediate Release May 21, 2009 Contact: Amber Moore 202-336-8277 amoore@naswdc.org Credential designed for social workers who specialize in hospice and palliative care Washington, DC – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has partnered with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) to develop a baccalaureate level credential for social workers who specialize in hospice... 

For Immediate Release May 15, 2009 The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) expresses shock and sadness at the recent deaths of five soldiers at a US military counseling clinic in Baghdad, including Navy Commander Charles K. Springle, a licensed clinical social worker.  Cmdr. Springle was based out of the community counseling center at Camp Lejeune before he was deployed to Iraq in 2008.  Springle’s friend... 

On February 3, Congressman Ed Towns introduced H.R. 795 and on March 24, Senator Barbara Mikulski introduced, S. 686, the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act. This legislation will establish a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to address the future of the profession. It will also create Reinvestment Demonstration Programs to review the current state of the profession of social work. More... 

We invite you to visit the National Association of Social Workers’ Official Facebook Fan Page, become a fan today and post your introduction on our Wall. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1034770689&ref=profile#/pages/National-Association-of-Social-Workers/16695101734?sid=a362153f85ae1e31a97ff8dcdb04508d&ref=search NASW also has 2 official Facebook groups where you can post introductions and network... 

Social Work and The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 On February 13, 2009 Congress passed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was signed into law by President Obama on February 17.  Many provisions of the law may be of interest to Social Workers in a variety of fields.  Furthermore, as part of the Act, all departments and agencies committed to contracting with minority owned businesses. ... 

Read what social workers have to say – Click here to view the PDF. Every day in their work with individuals, families and communities, social workers see first-hand the devastating costs and consequences of poverty and unemployment. Joblessness and economic insecurity can lead to more incidences of mental illness, family violence, suicide, substance abuse and crime. Social workers are seeing increasing effects of...