The National Association of Social Workers Alabama Chapter (NASW-AL) is affirmed in its position regarding the necessity of equity in representation for Alabamians by our elected congressional officials. Today’s landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case...
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NASW-Alabama Chapter Applauds SCOTUS Decision Affirming Provisions of Voting Rights Act
Today is a day of exaltation for many but should also illuminate the need for intentional engagement and political participation, irrespective of race and in the interest of equity for all Alabamians.
A Poem: The Foster Adolescent
Cynthia Henderson is senior practice associate in child welfare at NASW and Project Coordinator Phase One of the Integrating Adolescent Brain Development Into Child Welfare Practice with Older Youth initiative.
Integrating Adolescent Brain Development Into Child Welfare Practice with Older Youth Curriculum, Other Materials
Integrating Adolescent Brain Development Curriculum The curriculum includes links to several on-line videos that are embedded in the curriculum. Four audio files and one video file can be downloaded from this page when using the curriculum. Integrating Adolescent...
National Social Work Survey Shows Impacts of COVID-19 School Disruptions
As millions of preK-12 students return to school that will be largely virtual this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a national study of school social workers (SSWs) highlights the need to address hunger, housing instability, health, mental health and other...
NASW offers training to help social workers, others, understand teen brain development
Why are adolescents sometimes more impulsive or make poor decisions, such as drinking, hanging with wrong crowd or dropping out of school? The reason could be because of brain development. Many people do not know the brains of youth do not fully develop until they are...
Letter to the Editor: Massachusetts Bail Fund is Rooted in Social Justice
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Massachusetts Chapter wrote a letter in the Boston Globe in support of the Massachusetts Bail Fund. Here is a copy of the letter: The cash bail system must be abolished as a discriminatory practice that...
NASW Texas Chapter Continues Strong Opposition of ICE Separation of Immigrant Families
On May 21, 2020, the Human Rights Committee of the National Association of Social Workers -- Texas Chapter (NASW/TX) released the following statement: The National Association of Social Workers – Texas Chapter (NASW/TX) strongly opposes the recent attempts by...