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A Climate of Fear: Undocumented Immigrants and the Trump Administration

By Jaimie Seaton In his Jan. 20 inaugural address for his second term, President Donald J. Trump said, "I will send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country.” Within hours of taking the oath of office, Trump declared that migrant...

Proud Foster Parent Urges Giving Back to Your Professional Association

Proud Foster Parent Urges Giving Back to Your Professional Association

By Paul R. Pace Kristi Wood says her eyes were opened to the work of NASW when she was a student in the part-time MSW program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The NASW-Wisconsin executive director, Marc Herstand, came to our class and explained the profound...

Retired Social Worker Says Beekeeping Hobby Takes Time and Patience

Retired Social Worker Says Beekeeping Hobby Takes Time and Patience

By Alison Laurio The northeastern Iowa farm where Gene Svebakken grew up had been in the family since his great grandfather worked the land in the 1850s. Growing up on a farm, he said, you become a caretaker of living things. Why Bees? “My grandfather had bees. My...

Do you fear dying?

Do you fear dying?

While most people don’t like the idea of death, they are able to accept to some degree that they are going to die one day. For some, however, the fear of death leads to a host of worries about anything that could potentially end their lives, says NASW member Brittney...

Immigration Social Work: Big Ideas From Texas

Immigration Social Work: Big Ideas From Texas

By Peter Craig If there was ever a perfect place to study immigration social work—especially in light of the ongoing influx of migrants into the U.S.—it would have to be Texas. So how are different social work schools there addressing this increasingly important...

Government programs stand to lose millions

Government programs stand to lose millions

By Josette Keelor, News contributor The Trump administration has proposed $763 billion in budget cuts over the next 10 years. These cuts would repeal the Affordable Care Act and eliminate the Medicaid expansion, as well as greatly change how the Supplemental Nutrition...