NASW members can access the Social Work journal, published by NASW Press, online as a member benefit. The contents for the April 2023 issue include: Editorial: A Liminal Moment in Social Work Liminal moments are times of transition, specifically the time when it is...
NASW members can access the Social Work journal, published by NASW Press, online as a member benefit. The contents for the April 2023 issue include: Editorial: A Liminal Moment in Social Work Liminal moments are times of transition, specifically the time when it is...
Senator and Social Worker Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) has been named Chair of the Committee on Appropriations. She follows after Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) who died in December. Senator Mikulski will be the first woman to hold this powerful position, which reflects...
A letter was sent to members of Congress yesterday from 164 national organizations, including NASW, asking that Medicaid be excluded from potential budget cuts, currently under consideration in the fiscal cliff negotiations. The signers also argued against proposals...
The elections are over, and it’s time to examine how these results will affect the judiciary branch of government: U.S. Supreme Court The lower courts (such as the Appeals Courts) Special Courts (such as U.S. Tax Courts) Court Support Organizations (such as the U.S....
Senator Daniel K. Inouye died Monday, December 17, 2012, and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) fondly remembers him as the first Japanese American elected to Congress, the first Congressman representing Hawaii, the second longest serving Senator in...
Medicare Will Cover Skilled Nursing & Therapies Needed to Maintain a Beneficiary’s Condition December 10, 2012 What is the issue? A class-action lawsuit filed in early 2011 on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries (Jimmo v. Sebelius) challenged the common practice of...
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was drafted and adopted by the United Nations in 2006 to assist with the attainment of human rights and equality worldwide. Using the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a guide, the CRPD provides a...