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A Worrying Rise in Women’s Drinking:  How Social Workers Can Help

A Worrying Rise in Women’s Drinking: How Social Workers Can Help

By Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager and Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW, Senior Research Project and Training Coordinator; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin A troubling trend has taken hold over...

A Worrying Rise in Women’s Drinking: How Social Workers Can Help

By Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager and Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW, Senior Research Project and Training Coordinator; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin A troubling trend has taken hold over...

Social Work Photos from Women’s Marches Around the Nation

Social Work Photos from Women’s Marches Around the Nation

Hundreds of National Association of Social Workers members attended the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21, 2017, and companion marches around the nation. Some wanted to share photos from the event. Here they are:              ...

Women’s March on Washington Recollections

Women’s March on Washington Recollections

National Association of  Social Workers Senior Field Organizer Dina Kastner, MSS, MLSP, helped bring hundreds of NASW members to Washington, D.C. for the Women's March on Washington on January 21. She decided to write about her experiences: On Saturday, January 21,...

2017 Women’s March on Washington

Thanks again for joining the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) at the Women’s March on Washington on this Saturday, January 21, 2107. The March begins at 10am Eastern Time and will kick off in front of the U.S. Capitol at Independence Avenue and Third...

Join NASW at the 2017 Women’s March on Washington

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is organizing social workers for the January 21, 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The March is an opportunity to show that women’s rights are human rights and that women, their partners and their children are ready to...

Social workers help reduce human trafficking

Social workers help reduce human trafficking

By Paul R. Pace, News staff Social workers are taking the lead in efforts to reduce the number of human trafficking victims and help keep young people from falling prey to traffickers.   Members of the NASW National Committee on Women’s Issues, or NCOWI, have...