Social Workers Play A Key Role In Making Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral Treatment Part Of Routine Practice For Clients, Including Women
Risky Alcohol Use Affects Women’s Health Across the Lifespan
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Practice
Self-Care Is a Start, But It Is Not Enough | NASW Member Voices
Mental Health Awareness Month Is Important for Social Workers, Too
Three Facts Social Workers Need to Know About Risky Alcohol Use
Women Face Unique Risks From Alcohol, Including During Pregnancy
Have 8 Minutes? Share Your Thoughts on Client Substance Use
Your Input Can Help Us Better Train and Educate Social Workers
News
Belize Trip Provides Chance to Connect Body, Mind & Spirit | NASW Member Voices
A Social Workers’ Surf Yoga Beer Adventure
Social Workers of TikTok
The platform takes viewers on episodic adventures in the field of social work
Social Workers’ Travel Guide to Chicago!
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Social Work Advocates Magazine
Resilience and Community in Rural Social Work
By Jesse Berney “I was frustrated,” says Jan Dunn, LCSW. Working with members of the Osage nation and others in her rural Oklahoma community, Dunn saw “people who were motivated to change, to break their generational trauma.” They wanted to improve their lives but had...
Artificial intelligence offers new and expanding tools, but also risks
By Sue Coyle, MSW Clinical social workers have access to many types of artificial intelligence, with programs and systems that run the gamut from virtual assistants to documentation tools and more. It is up to the social worker to determine what tool best suits them...
Exploring the Emerging Field of Travel Social Work
Most Travel Social Work Assignments Take Place In Medical Settings
Moving Ecosocial Work Forward: Trump Administration’s Actions Make Uphill Battle Even Steeper
By Sue Coyle, MSW As the understanding of human impact on the environment has grown, so too has the understanding of the environment’s impact on humans. Everything about the climate—from the day-to-day conditions of the air, water and soil to the frequency of extreme...
Advocacy
Supreme Court Temporary Protected Status Ruling For Haitians and Syrians
The Ruling Is A Major Humanitarian Setback And Reflects Racial Inequities in Immigration Policy
Trump Administration: Vote by Mail Election Interference
Rule Will Give Anti-Democracy Groups Ammunition to Falsely Challenge Registrations
NASW, in Coalition, Stands with Southern Poverty Law Center
The Trump Administration is Attacking This Venerable Civil Rights Organization
Trump Administration’s FY2027 Budget: Epitome of Inequity
This Budget Is Not Motivated By A Sense Of Obligation To Improve The Well-Being of Marginalize and Vulnerable Citizens
Ethics & Law
What Social Workers Need to Know About the Supreme Court’s Decision in Chiles v. Salazar
Ruling Raises Dignificant Implications For How Social Workers Navigate Ethical Practice, Client Care, and Mental Health Services
NASW Joins Amicus Brief That Opposes Laws That Bar Transgender Girls and Women From Sports Teams
Exclusionary Policies Reinforce Stigma and Harm Mental Well-Being of Youth
SCOTUS conversion therapy case could affect ability of states to enforce standards of care
No matter the outcome, NASW will remain steadfast in its support of the LGBTQIA2S+ community
In Supreme Court Case, NASW pushes for rights of people who are transgender
Highest court considering case to uphold gender-affirming care ban in Tennessee