[Updated Below] The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined as an official partner of the Poor People's Campaign (PPC). The guiding principles of the PPC include a commitment to the preservation of democracy, to lifting up and deepening the leadership...
[Updated Below] The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined as an official partner of the Poor People's Campaign (PPC). The guiding principles of the PPC include a commitment to the preservation of democracy, to lifting up and deepening the leadership...
Video: Can We Live up to the Social Work Legacy? Please take a moment to view a video NASW just recorded for you regarding the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act (H.R. 795/ S.686. This legislation is a first step to address...
On October 5, the country's largest African-American and Latino organizations announced they are joining forces with other major national civil rights and grassroots organizations to mobilize the nation's 100 million people of color for a final push in support of...
The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing entitled, "Prohibiting Price Fixing and Other Anticompetitive Conduct in the Health Insurance Industry" scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, 2009. The hearing concerns identical new bills (S. 1681 and H.R. 3596)...
Health Care Reform Legislation This week Congress is continuing to make steady progress writing health reform legislation. House Democratic leaders have nearly finished negotiating the merger of three somewhat different committee versions of their bill, H.R. 3200....
Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH Executive Director NASW was a proud co-sponsor of the celebration of Women Appointees of the Obama Administration. Sponsored by the Coalition for Women's Appointments (of which NASW is a member), the event, held on September 29, was...
In an effort to keep you informed of the work NASW is doing on health care reform, we will periodically send out a roundup of activities. 5 Things to Do For Health Care Reform Attend a Town Hall Meeting in your area and discuss what you would like to see in health...