Restorative justice (RJ) is both a philosophy and a set of practices meant to repair harm and maintain connection in the face of wrongdoing. While RJ is becoming increasingly popular among K–12 educators and in schools, emphasis is typically on its social justice...
NASW Staff
Trauma-Informed Restorative Justice Practices in Schools: An Opportunity for School Social Workers
Restorative justice (RJ) is both a philosophy and a set of practices meant to repair harm and maintain connection in the face of wrongdoing. While RJ is becoming increasingly popular among K–12 educators and in schools, emphasis is typically on its social justice...
NASW Remembers Dr. Dorothy I. Height
Today, April 20, 2011, is the one year anniversary of the death of social work pioneer Dr. Dorothy I. Height. This time last year, NASW was preparing to give Dr. Height the Lifetime Achievement Award and we were saddened to learn of her death, but pleased and humbled...
Partnership for Patients Teleconference April 21, 2011
Dr. Donald Berwick, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services along with Joseph McCannon, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and other senior HHS officials will lead a conference call on Thursday, April...
NASW’s First Virtual Lobby Day – April 28, 2011
Stand up for your profession. Support the Social Work Reinvestment Act with NASW’s first virtual lobby day with social workers from across the country on April 28. NASW state and national leaders will be in Washington, DC to lobby their Members of Congress on...
HHS Announces Plan to Reduce Health Disparities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched two strategic plans aimed at reducing health disparities. The HHS Action Plan to Reduce Health Disparities outlines goals and actions HHS will take to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic...
Injury Prevention in Your Community: National Public Health Student Day
Today is Injury Prevention in Your Community and the second annual National Public Health Student day. Did you know youth violence is the second leading cause of death for young people aged 10 to 24? It doesn’t have to be this way. You can protect yourself, your...
Travel to Brazil with NASW and Explore International Social Work
There are only a few spaces left for social workers with relevant experience to travel to Brazil with NASW Executive Director Betsy Clark October 15-24, 2011 as a member of the People to People Social Work Delegation. Consider an investment in your career that will...