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Artificial intelligence offers new and expanding tools, but also risks

By Sue Coyle, MSW Clinical social workers have access to many types of artificial intelligence, with programs and systems that run the gamut from virtual assistants to documentation tools and more. It is up to the social worker to determine what tool best suits them...

Loneliness and Isolation: Physical and Mental Health Could be at Risk

Loneliness and Isolation: Physical and Mental Health Could be at Risk

By Jaimie Seaton In May 2023, social isolation and loneliness were declared an epidemic. The declaration, made in a report from the U.S. surgeon general at the time, Dr. Vivek M It would be logical to attribute the findings in the report to the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Cutting the Social Safety Net

Cutting the Social Safety Net

With Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Social workers Must Know Impact on Communities and Families

70 Years: NASW Looks to the Past to Inspire the Future of Social Work

70 Years: NASW Looks to the Past to Inspire the Future of Social Work

By Heather Rose Artushin, LISW-CP Since 1955, NASW has led the way in uniting social workers under a shared set of values and ethical responsibilities, advocating for the social work profession and the communities it serves, and standing up for social justice. This...