February 2, 2022 About Social Work Responds The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession and the...
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Time for New Outreach to Social Workers
February 2, 2022 About Social Work Responds The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession and the...
Supplemental Nutrition Food Assistance Update
On June 20, in a surprise to most observers, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a sweeping Farm Bill that was widely expected to pass. The Farm Bill is the government’s most comprehensive tool for regulating agriculture nationwide, and has always included...
Social Security Administration Issues New Rules on Gender Designation
In late June, the Social Security Administration (SSA) published new rules that make it easier for the estimated 700,000 transgender Americans to update their Social Security records to reflect their gender designation. Under the new rules, a transgender person can...
In aftermath of Supreme Court ruling, NASW urging members to work to restore voters’ rights
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is concerned a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could be a major setback to voters’ rights and voter protections. NASW urges the U.S. Congress to pass laws to restore voter protections and is asking its 140,000...
Supreme Court Decision: Impact on LGBT Rights
June is Pride Month and two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions are creating a positive response in support of LGBT equity. On June 26, 2013, the Court struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional (U.S. v. Windsor) and made a...
Supreme Court: NGO Anti-Prostitution Pledge violates freedom of speech
On Friday, June 21, 2013, the United States Supreme Court ruled that USAID vs. AOSI violates the First Amendment. Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the legal opinion, wrote “freedom of speech prohibits the government from telling people what they must say”....
Social workers serve on health insurance marketplace committees
By Paul R. Pace, News staff Social workers are doing their part to help shape their states’ health insurance marketplaces, formerly known as health insurance exchanges. A key component of the Affordable Care Act, health insurance marketplaces are being constructed so...