By Paul R. Pace Social worker Jennifer Kljajic, LCSW, works to help others better manage their pain. The issue is paramount as the opioid epidemic continues to be a serious public health issue in the U.S. People are more likely to lose someone close to them due to...
Social workers play a critical role in helping people manage their chronic pain, including those who may have developed an opioid misuse disorder.
By Rena Malai, News staff Audrey Morrissey remembers when she was hopelessly in love with her high school boyfriend. “I was a lonely little girl and I lived in a fantasy world,” she said. “My boyfriend was everything to me.” That’s one reason it was easy for...
By Rena Malai, News staff The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance held a symposium in April that brought together experts to discuss the importance of strengthening the social service workforce worldwide. The NASW Foundation was one of the co-hosts of the event,...
By Paul R. Pace, News staff Social workers played a critical role in helping the victims, their families and friends, and the community heal in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings last year. The NASW Massachusetts Chapter — during its 13th Biennial Social...
By Rena Malai, News staff Talking to people about their health is all in a day’s work, according to Katie Merrill, an MSW student at the University of Albany School of Social Welfare in New York. Merrill is one of the student health care navigators for the...
Social workers who can’t afford to live in New York City could get frustrated and move on, leaving behind a deficit of qualified professionals.
By Paul R. Pace, News staff Headlines announcing the latest incidents of school violence have become common, and calls for solutions have been open to debate. Rather than promote a fortress mentality to protect students from violence, social workers are urging more...