By NASW Staff On April 16, 2024, the House of Representatives reintroduced a truly seminal bipartisan criminal justice reform bill called the Second Chance Act (SCA). This news of the reintroduction of SCA is more gratifying when we realize that it coincides with the...
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Second Chance Act Reintroduced: Seminal Criminal Justice Reform Legislation
Law will less recidivism and improve quality of life of people who were formerly incarcerated
Why Social Workers Should Talk to Their Clients About Conscious Living – and Dying
Normalizing death can enrich your life, and your social work practice
NASW Proudly Acknowledges Women’s History Month
NASW has consistently supported women’s issues and proudly acknowledges Women’s History Month. The NASW’s National Committee on Women’s Issue is responsible for developing, reviewing, and monitoring programs within the Association that significantly impact women.
14 Years of Obamacare
The ACA’s Impact on Social Determinants of Health and Social Workers’ Role
What does it really mean to help? | NASW Member Voices
This fall, I have returned to the classroom as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University and, as I have done so, I’m faced with students eager to become social workers.
NASW Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic American Heritage Month (also known as Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanic Latinx Heritage or Latino Heritage Month) began in 1968 as a week-long celebration honoring the Hispanic community’s contributions.
Now that Affirmative Action is Dead, Look Back for the Way Forward | NASW Member Voices
More than 60 years of work to diversify schools and provide opportunities for minorities has been undone.