NASW Staff

Celebrating Social Work Month – March 2009

This year we are focusing on the future of social work and the need to recruit more social workers into the profession. Our recruiting focus for Social Work Month in 2009 – Social Work: Purpose and Possibility – defines the social work profession. People who...

NASW Supports Give an Hour’s Efforts

The organization provides mental health services separate from the military establishment. By Heidi Sfiligoj, NASW News Staff NASW has endorsed Give an Hour, a national nonprofit grassroots organization with the goal of creating a national network of licensed mental...

Social Work in the News – January 7, 2009

Source: Google News Veterans Seek Financial Help KFDA - Amarillo, TX ... which we can help other veterans that do not meet the other benefit packages as a veteran," said Maxine Brandon, VA Hospital's Social Work Executive. ... Study: Need for standardizing creds Iowa...

Day of Service: NASW’s Virtual Event

Are you particpating in a Day of Service event? Did you sign up for Give An Hour? Leave a comment below and tell us about your experience. President-Elect Barack Obama and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden have included the Martin Luther King, Jr. day of service as...

Obama “Change is Coming” House Meetings

President-elect Barack Obama wants to hear from you about your ideas for change. In addition to the website posts at www.change.gov, there is another format for participation. On December 13 and 14 people will be hosting “Change is Coming” house meetings to reflect on...

James M. Evans, Jr.: A Tribute

by Robert Carter Arnold, Director, NASW Foundation Remarks at Jim Evans’s Funeral, November 14, 2008, Silver Spring, MD Thank you for the opportunity to be here and to highlight some of Jim’s contributions and impact at the National level. I am honored to be here...