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Call for “Viewpoints” Article Submissions
Social Work Advocates magazine is accepting submissions for the Viewpoints column from current NASW members.
NASW seeking public comments on Clinical Social Workers in Private Practice: A Reference Manual
NASW’s Task Force for Private Practice Guidelines is seeking public comments for the document, Clinical Social Workers in Private Practice: A Reference Manual. This manual provides a useful set of guidelines for clinical social workers starting a private practice and...
NASW joins physician and health care provider groups in protesting new final 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined other organizations in criticizing the final 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services failed to provide relief from a significant shift in physician and...
Election 2020: Wins All Around!
December 1, 2020 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...
President-Elect Biden taps Social Worker Jared Bernstein for Council of Economic Advisers
President-Elect Joe Biden has appointed social worker Jared Bernstein to his Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). The CEA is a small group of experts who offer the president advice on economic matters. Bernstein, PhD, MSW, is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and...
NASW-PACE field organizers talk about their experiences during election
In an effort to elect candidates who support legislation and policies consistent with the goals of the social work profession and those served by the social work profession, the National Association of Social Workers Political Action for Candidate Election (NASW-PACE)...
NASW joins amicus brief to defend Affordable Care Act in U.S. Supreme Court case
A coalition of states led by California and the U.S. House of Representatives have stepped in to defend the ACA, as the Trump Administration has declined to do.