The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP): Comprehensive Coverage for the Uninsured The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes numerous programs to improve health care access for Americans. One of these is the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP). The...
Month: December 2011
Conference Call for Social Workers: The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan
The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP): Comprehensive Coverage for the Uninsured The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes numerous programs to improve health care access for Americans. One of these is the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP). The...
School Provides NASW Student Membership
The average age of those who attend the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work in New York City is 36 and most are employed. That suits Steven Huberman, the school’s dean and professor of social work administration, just fine. The graduate school — established...
Call for Submissions: “Social Workers in the Public Eye”
NASW members are highlighted in the "Social Workers in the Public Eye" section of Social Work Advocates magazine about the ways they help people overcome challenges and the contributions they're making to society. Are an NASW member who has been quoted in the media...
LGBT Parents Hurt by Misguided Policies
Children in the United States with at least one LGBT parent have to endure social stigma and unfair legal, economic, and healthcare treatment due to misguided public policies, according to a recent report. The report, “All Children Matter: How Legal and Social...
NASW Hosts Exchange Visit with the Tanzania Association of Social Workers
December 1, 2011 NASW is delighted to have had the honor of hosting our distinguished guests from Tanzania for the past two weeks. NASW’s Human Rights & International Affairs Division established a twinning partnership between NASW and the Tanzania Association of...
Social Worker Recalls 9/11 Response
NASW News' "Social Work in the Public Eye" features Thomas “Tab” Ballis. He was interviewed by Jemila Ericson for WHQR Public Radio in Wilmington, N.C., as part of the station’s special coverage of the centennial remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks....