By Paul R. Pace, News Staff When it comes to assessing workforce trends, NASW and its chapters assist states and the Bureau of Labor Statistics in reviewing information for accuracy and providing essential feedback from social work stakeholders relating to workforce...
Month: July 2012
Grant enables state workforce assessment
By Paul R. Pace, News Staff When it comes to assessing workforce trends, NASW and its chapters assist states and the Bureau of Labor Statistics in reviewing information for accuracy and providing essential feedback from social work stakeholders relating to workforce...
HHS department creates Administration for Community Living
By By Paul R. Pace, News Staff A single agency will now oversee the federal efforts previously supported by three entities within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Administration on Aging, the Office on Disability and the Administration on...
Dr. Jill Biden Joins 2012 NASW National Conference
NASW conference participants will also hear from other dynamic keynote presenters July 22 through July 25, 2012, on issues ranging from peace mediation, family trauma and recovery, to disenfranchised grief, youth empowerment and political advocacy.
NASW Supports Farley-Kluger Initiative to Extend FMLA for Bereavement of a Child
NASW supports the Farley-Kluger Initiative to amend the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). As it currently stands, FMLA requires that employers provide eligible employees with up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave each year for the birth, adoption, or foster care...
NASW Still Supports Passage of Violence Against Women Act
In May, we updated you on the Senate’s reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Now, there is a possibility of the bill failing if the House and Senate are unable to reconcile differences between their two bills. The House bill excludes members of...
Dessai selected for child welfare Congressional fellowship
Social worker Freny Dessai was selected from among a competitive group of applicants for the newly created Social Work Child Welfare Congressional Fellowship, administered through the NASW Foundation’s Social Work Policy Institute, or SWPI. The fellowship offers the...
Mental health services can benefit police officers
By Rena Malai, News Staff Former police officer Sonny Provetto clearly remembers being called to a 13-car pileup in his previous role with the police department in Burlington, Vt. And when he drives along the same highway today, he said it still affects him. “The...