Diana Lee Guida Brown was a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) from 1959, just four years after the association started, until 2022. Her daughters Rev. Marisa Anne Brown Ludwig and Gian Arthur Brown wanted to share her obituary with NASW...
Throughout a career in social work at New York area hospitals, Diana Guida Brown gave passionate voice to the needs and dignity of hospital patients
Until recently, estimates indicated that more than half of US citizens obtained health insurance through their employers. Yet the employer-based system left many vulnerable populations, such as low-wage and part-time workers, without coverage. The changes brought into...
As commonly understood, school discipline seeks to stop misbehavior, teach pro-social behavior, and motivate healthier decision making in the misbehaving student. In practice, the means to these ends often takes a punitive path that fosters a self-protective posture...
Clinical trials are essential to making progress in developing new methods for social work to help clients. Research universities use randomized clinical trials to conduct research in the field. But there are limitations to applying the results of randomized clinical...
The National Association of Social Workers is a member of the SAMHSA LGBTQI2-S workgroup, ensuring that the voice of social workers are part of programming and policy discussions. Join a nation-wide webinar sponsored by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services...
Ending discrimination at the state-level: On July 29th, the Commonwealth of Virginia became the newest state to join the ‘changing landscape’ of marriage equality in the United States. The 31 states that continue to have restrictions on marriage to include “one man...
Policymakers often express concern about family stability in their communities, and promote marriage and homeownership as two of the leading means for increasing and maintaining family stability. But how do marriage and homeownership affect one another? Does...