By Paul R. Pace Social workers and teachers need cultural competencies to help end the school-to-prison pipeline for students of color, says Shawntelle L. Fisher, MSW, MDiv, LCSW. “This has to be centered around the idea of being culturally competent,” Fisher says. “I...
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Social Emotional Learning Model Prioritizes Critical Components for Student Mental Health
Social workers and teachers need cultural competencies to help end the school-to-prison pipeline for students of color, says Shawntelle L. Fisher, MSW, MDiv, LCSW.
Child Tax Credit Letter
Here is a copy of the letter of Social Workers in support of Child Tax Credit. For more info: NASW Communications Director Greg Wright gwright.nasw@socialworkers.org
Unaccompanied Migrant Children: A Looming Border Crisis
By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW NASW Senior Policy Advisor Shortly after Election Day, the new Biden-Harris Administration announced that immigration reform was one of its highest priorities. President Biden also pledged to rescind the inhumane asylum-seeker policies of the...
Teen Parents’ Cumulative Inequality in Job Achievement: Mediation Effect of Educational Achievement
Teen pregnancy remains an important societal concern in the United States because teen pregnancy tremendously influences teen parents in terms of opportunities for education and employment. However, little is known about the long-term dynamic relationship between the...
The Importance of Biological Parent Co-parenting in an American Indian Stepfamily Context
A number of protective factors associated with being American Indian exist; however, research shows that American Indians tend to experience higher rates of depressive symptoms than individuals of other racial or ethnic groups. Although prior research has examined...
NASW Opposes Changes in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
By NASW Director Public Policy Sarah Christa Butts, LMSW Given the social work professions’ values and primary mission to enhance human wellbeing and help meet basic human needs, especially of people who are vulnerable and living in poverty, the National Association...
The Impact of School-Based Volunteering on Social Capital and Self- and Collective Efficacy among Low-Income Mothers
For more than two decades varied models of school-linked services and school–family–community partnerships have been advanced with the goal of improving the educational, developmental, mental health, health, and social outcomes for children and families. In a recent...