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... 

In April, NASW sent a letter to the Boy Scouts of America to end  their decades long policy of excluding openly gay scouts and leaders in their organization. On April 19, BSA announced publicly that the proposal to be considered by the Boy Scouts National Council this May recommends removing the ban on gay scouts, but upholding restrictions against openly gay adult scout leaders. Social worker practice, guided by the... 

Recently, the Department of Defense confirmed that 2012 witnessed a sharp increase in suicides committed by active duty Servicemembers.  This only serves to highlight the need for an increase in mental health providers throughout the military.  NASW has emphasized this need on behalf of the social work profession, as have many schools of social work who have developed programs specific to this field of practice. Independent... 

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) celebrates Veterans Day on November 11, 2012 and thanks our nation’s Service Members, Veterans, and their families for their service. NASW is committed to supporting the health and well-being of our nation’s Service Members, Veterans, and their loved ones.  The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet the needs of... 

Every day, social workers  are  actively working to promote LGBT equity.  NASW and its chapters participate in coalition with other human rights, social action, and professional associations to advance the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.  National Coming Out Day provides an opportunity to learn more about the diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender communities. Discrimination... 

The Intersection of Immigration Law, Its Enforcement, and Social Work Practice Webinar This webinar is available on-demand. Section members earn 1.5 CEU(s). This webinar is exclusively for members of the NASW’s Specialty Practice Sections. Increased immigration enforcement and anti-immigrant rhetoric has created much distrust, stress, and palpable fear in immigrant communities though out the U.S. It is not surprising... 

Due to their common objectives, mutual dedication to the advancement of the social work profession, and acceptance of similar social work ethics and values, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing to a collaborative relationship. By signing the MOU, the two organizations have committed to working jointly... 

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined with the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) in sending a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell asking for their support of the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an international human rights instrument drafted and adopted... 

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is pleased to announce that the 2012 Call for Nominations for National Elected Leadership is now open. NASW must recruit members in good standing, with appropriate experience, to submit an application for national elected positions on: National Board of Directors which is responsible for governing the Association by establishing board policies and objectives, protecting... 

The National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC), of which NASW is a founding member, is hosting three regional summits this fall. Join other health care professionals, patient and caregiver advocates, policy makers, NTOCC thought leaders, and partner representatives to discuss the challenges associated with care transitions, emerging resources, and effective solutions, while earning continuing education credits approved...