By April Ferguson LCSW-C, Senior Practice Associate, Children and Adolescents On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a final rule regarding licensing and approval standards for kinship placements. The rule allows for...
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Child Welfare Updates: New Rule Regarding Kinship Placements
Rule allows for Title IV-E agencies to utilize separate licensing requirements for kinship homes and distribute payments to kinship providers
Video Messages from 2021 NASW National Board Region IV Director Candidates
Here are video messages for candidates for 2021 NASW Board Region IV Director. NASW’s region IV encompasses Ohio and Pennsylvania. The candidates are Sierra McNeil and James Andrews. Cast ballots until May 28. [video width="1280" height="720"...
Video Messages from 2021 NASW Treasurer Candidates
Here are video messages from Troy Brindle, MSW, LCSW and Ryan Estes, MSW, MBA, LCSW, LCAS, CCS, candidates to serve as treasurer of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). NASW members can cast ballots until May 28. [video width="1280" height="720"...
Suppressing Voter Suppression
April 30, 2021 About Social Work Responds The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession and the...
Support confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and Attorney Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to federal courts
By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW NASW Senior Policy AdvisorThe composition of the U.S. federal court system should be a number one priority for those of us who seek a court that is diverse, fair and reflects the value of protecting the human and civil rights of all Americans....
NASW in Supreme Court brief supports student suspended for social media comments made off-campus
The amicus brief asked the court to create a standard that does not prevent schools from responding to off-campus speech that invades a student’s right to be safe and to access equal educational opportunity, while also making clear that certain student off-campus speech, such as activism, remains protected under the First Amendment.
Despite Derek Chauvin verdict, we must reimagine law enforcement
By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW NASW Senior Policy Advisor Like millions of Americans, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) was relieved with the guilty verdict imposed by the Minnesota jury upon Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Although...