By Amber Sutton, PhD, LICSW As part of a BSW diversity course at Auburn University at Montgomery in Alabama, I used a collaborative poetry exercise as a way to center the lived experiences of the students and to showcase how research can be creative and meaningful. By...
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Using Collaborative Poetry to center student voices, create connection and celebrate diversity | NASW Member Voices
As part of a BSW diversity course at Auburn University at Montgomery in Alabama, I used a collaborative poetry exercise as a way to center the lived experiences of the students and to showcase how research can be creative and meaningful.
COVID-19 Frontline: Michigan social worker creates emergency food pantry
Social workers are on the frontlines of the Coronavirus pandemic but often their stories are not told. The National Association of Social Workers is sharing these stories. One is social worker Amanda Stein, LLMSW, who lives in Madison Heights, MI. The day schools...
Social Work Ethics in the Time of COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed every aspect of our lives over just a few weeks. The ethical dilemmas that have emerged would have been considered fodder for a disaster movie plot not too long ago, yet today these dilemmas are reality.
Mental Health Leaders Meet with President Trump to Discuss Coronavirus Impact
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) CEO Angelo McClain yesterday participated on a conference call with President Trump, Vice President Pence and key Trump Administration officials for a discussion on the mental health implications of the Coronavirus Disease...
National Healthcare Decisions Day in a Time of Pandemic
On April 16th each year, NASW celebrates National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) to empower individuals to engage in advance care planning. As our communities face the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of these conversations comes into new focus. Social workers can...
New York City Social Workers: Silenced on the Front Lines of Crisis
By Dr. Claire Green-Forde, LCSWExecutive Director, National Association of Social Workers-NYC ChapterNew York currently holds a title no city or state in America wants - the epicenter of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) crisis. As social workers we are watching...
Join the #TransKids #SoFierce Campaign on March 31, 2020
Each year on March 31, the world marks International Transgender Day of Visibility as a time to raise awareness around the discrimination that people who are transgender experience and celebrate people who are transgender from around the world who courageously live...