NASW News blog exclusive: NASW Senior Practice Associate Stacy Collins participated in three presentations at the Association of Oncology Social Work’s 28th annual conference May 30 to June 1 in Boston. In the session “The Importance of Advocacy Leadership for...
Month: August 2012
NASW active at Association of Oncology Social Work’s annual conference
NASW News blog exclusive: NASW Senior Practice Associate Stacy Collins participated in three presentations at the Association of Oncology Social Work’s 28th annual conference May 30 to June 1 in Boston. In the session “The Importance of Advocacy Leadership for...
Interested in becoming a Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteer?
A Red Cross Foundations of Disaster Mental Health (FDMH) Webinar has been scheduled for Wed Aug 29, 2012 3pm - 6 pm EST. Topic: Foundations of Disaster Mental Health To Register: Go to https://americanredcross.webex.com enter the session number and click “Join” to...
CDC recommends Baby Boomers Get Tested for Hepatitis C
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that anyone born from 1945 through 1965 get tested for hepatitis C.
Help People Switch to Electronic Federal Benefit Payments
The Countdown Is On: Help People Switch Now to Electronic Federal Benefit Payments Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service Everyone who receives Social Security or Supplemental Security Income or other federal benefit payments by paper...
Learn How to Improve Transitions of Care at NTOCC Regional Summits
The National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC), of which NASW is a founding member, is hosting three regional summits this fall. Join other health care professionals, patient and caregiver advocates, policy makers, NTOCC thought leaders, and partner...
Letter to President Obama requesting full ACA implementation
NASW and other members of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, sent a letter to President Obama urging the administration to continue on its path of full implementation of all provisions in the Affordable Care Act, in particular full implementation of...
Brief filed in death penalty post-conviction case
The NASW Legal Defense Fund filed an amicus brief in May on behalf of the association in support of a petition for certiorari in a death penalty post-conviction case. The brief seeks to have the U.S. Supreme Court accept the case, Abdur’Rahman v. Colson, for review....