The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is pleased to recognize our nation’s Service Members and Veterans this Memorial Day, May 27, 2013. While we encourage all social workers to recognize the efforts of these brave Americans on a daily basis, this is a special time to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. It is also a time to recognize the losses faced by many in the military and... 

By Rena Malai, News staff A group of MSW students from the University of Southern California School of Social Work visited the NASW national office in March to learn more about the social work profession. Lileana Duarte, left, and Lener Jimenez listen to a presentation while visiting the NASW national office in March. The students are enrolled in Child Development and Social Policy at USC, and spent a week in Washington,... 

By Paul R. Pace, News staff Four social workers are among the members of a newly formed Institute of Medicine committee that will examine the state of end-of-life care in the U.S. The Committee on Transforming End-of-Life Care is charged with developing a consensus study and technical report on the current state of end-of-life care. The IOM activity report for the committee states that “the time is ripe for a new examination... 

June 11, 2013 Exclusively for Specialty Practice Sections Member Webinar After Incarceration: When the Parent Returns Home Tuesday, June 11, 2013 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET Credit Hours: 1.5 CEU(s) Presenter: • Lauren Anzaldo, MSW, LCSW, CAP Moderator: • Melvin Wilson, LCSW, MBA Every year in the U.S., hundreds of thousands of individuals are sentenced to time in prisons and jails. More than 700,000 are released back... 

By Paul R. Pace, News staff NASW student member Walter “Allen” Pittinger-Dunham and his husband, Phillip R. Pittinger-Dunham, participated in a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26 to show their support for marriage equality. They joined an enthusiastic crowd as the high court began hearings in two cases that support marriage equality in the U.S. From left, William Rinehart, Phillip Pittinger-Dunham and... 

By Paul R. Pace, News staff The good news: The Affordable Care Act calls for expanding Medicaid eligibility in 2014 for nearly all U.S. citizens under 65 whose incomes are up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. The not so good news: The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2012 ruling on the ACA allows states to opt out of the Medicaid expansion. NASW chapters have been actively petitioning their state lawmakers in favor... 

By Rena Malai, News staff Gloria Steinem, iconic visionary of the women’s movement, and Tina Tchen, White House chief of staff for the office of the first lady, were among the guest speakers at a recent special NASW presidential forum titled the “Feminization of Poverty Revisited.” Women’s liberation leader Gloria Steinem speaks during a special NASW presidential forum, the ‘Feminization of Poverty Revisited,’... 

By Paul R. Pace, News staff Social Work Month 2013 video:  http://youtu.be/rQq_JL1OmkI Kathy Shelton-Riek, associate professor of social work at Livingstone College in North Carolina, takes great pride in being a social worker. For her, National Professional Social Work Month, celebrated every March, means something special. “I think it is critical that we keep the dream of Jane Addams alive,” Shelton-Riek said of... 

NASW News’ “Social Work in the Public Eye” About one in eight women are binge drinkers, according to an article in The Independent Florida Alligator. NASW member Joan Scully, a licensed clinical social worker and a substance abuse coordinator at the University of Florida Counseling & Wellness Center, says in the article that the first step to recognizing binge drinking as an illness is to lower the... 

On April 17, 2013 NASW co-hosted a Congressional briefing with the National Council on Disabilities (NCD), American Psychological Association (APA), and Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) titled, Rocking the Cradle: Protecting the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children. The briefing focused on the barriers persons with disabilities experience when they exercise their fundamental right to create and...