By Paul R. Pace, News staff The NASW Foundation hosted the Knee/Wittman and Rhoda G. Sarnat awards ceremony and reception for the 2011 honorees in November at the NASW national office in Washington, D.C. NASW CEO and Foundation President Elizabeth J. Clark gave the...
Month: February 2013
Ceremony honors NASW Foundation award recipients
By Paul R. Pace, News staff The NASW Foundation hosted the Knee/Wittman and Rhoda G. Sarnat awards ceremony and reception for the 2011 honorees in November at the NASW national office in Washington, D.C. NASW CEO and Foundation President Elizabeth J. Clark gave the...
Specialty Practice Sections offers series of hope-related newsletters
By Rena Malai, News staff The NASW Specialty Practice Sections is offering SPS members a series of newsletters correlating to hope. The series of hope articles now available online for Section members detail a true experience of how hope prevailed and aided social...
Illinois jobs summit prepares social work students
By Paul R. Pace, News staff Social work leaders and educators and human services agencies in Illinois are on a mission to better prepare the state’s social work students for a challenging job market. The NASW Illinois Chapter and the Illinois Association of Deans and...
Violence Against Women Act Must Move Forward
On February 12, the U.S. Senate passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by a comfortable 78-22 margin. The bill included comprehensive protections for Native American women, women in same-sex marriages, and illegal immigrants, features not included in the 2012...
NASW, CSWE host reception for Towns
By Paul R. Pace, News staff Retired congressman and social worker Edolphus “Ed” Towns said he will continue to champion social work policy and aid U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., as she leads the next chapter of the Social Work Caucus in the 113th Congress. NASW and...
Hill briefing focuses on social work with service members, veterans and families
By Laetitia Clayton, News staff NASW hosted a Capitol Hill briefing in November to highlight the social work profession’s role in working with veterans, military members and their families. NASW held the briefing, “Social Workers Join Forces to Support Service...
Helen Rehr (1919 – 2013)
Helen Rehr's work touched the lives of many thousands of the sick and frail. The programs she developed and administered provided superb services for a large number of clients. Her research demonstrated the effectiveness of her programs and thus enabled readers of...