By Paul R. Pace, NASW Advocates Magazine Senior Editor NASW national board members are mourning the loss of one of their colleagues, Anthony “Tony” Bibus, III, PhD, LISW, who died late last year while serving as Region IX director for NASW. He was 77. Region IX...
Bibus made people feel valued and genuinely listened to what they had to say
Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, dean at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, has donated to several NASW Foundation funds, including the NASW Social Work Pioneers® program, Memorial and Tribute Fund, Annual Fund, and Social Work Public Education.
By Sue Coyle, MSW Every year, more than 20,000 young adults age out of the foster care system. They are between the ages of 18 and 21, some having chosen to voluntarily remain in care after 18. Their transition from the child welfare system to adulthood is often...
Carol Sobelson, MS, was inspired to enter social work because, “I recognized I was a good listener.”
David LaPensee has traveled to 30 countries and 47 U.S. states. He said he has been taking photos for decades and always has his camera with him.
By Sue Coyle, MSW In October 2022, NASW published Undoing Racism Through Social Work Vol. 2. The report emphasized NASW’s commitment to an anti-racist profession and society. It recognized that while social work and social workers may be starting from a different...
When asked if there were volunteers to help when individuals or a community needed it, “everyone wanted to help.”