By Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW Sixty years ago, on the day before the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, NASW Social Work Pioneer W.E.B. DuBois died. The famed sociologist and civil rights activist was 95 years old and had moved to Ghana several years earlier to...
W.E.B. DuBois is being honored in October 2023 as a social work pioneer by the NASW Foundation.
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds the implementation of a final decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand coverage to provide for routine screening and testing for HIV infection for all individuals between...
The National Association of Social Works (NASW) applauds the Obama Administration for clearly stating “this Administration supports efforts to ban the use of conversion therapy for minors.” NASW reaffirms its stance against reparative therapy and other sexual...
National Association of Social Workers chapters are responding to a new law in Indiana and a proposed bill in California that would discriminate against people from the LGBT community. Public outcry over these laws has already prompted change, with Indiana Gov. Mike...
Recently, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was signed into law in Indiana. Following its passage, there has been a strong and immediate reaction regarding its potential use and the message it sends about our state’s values at a...
In honor of it's 60th Anniversary in 2015 the National Association of Social Workers in April is launching a Twitter chat series. The Twitter chat series will give association members, the wider social work community and the public a chance to have a conversation with...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) women are more likely to be at risk of poverty in the United States, thanks to discriminatory laws, according to a report released today by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) and the Center for American Progress (CAP)....