February 2, 2022 About Social Work Responds The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession and the...
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Time for New Outreach to Social Workers
February 2, 2022 About Social Work Responds The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession and the...
NASW Hails Supreme Court Decision Protecting Victims of Child Rape
For Immediate Release June 25, 2008 Washington—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a precedent-setting 5-4 decision, reversing a May 2007 ruling of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, and holding that the imposition of the death penalty for child rape violates the Eighth...
Victory in House Medicare Vote
Yesterday we asked you to contact your Members of Congress about H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. Thanks to those of you who responded, we won the vote 355-59. We only needed 290 votes to win. [Click here for more...
Urgent Action Request on House Medicare Bill
A crucial House floor vote on Medicare legislation is expected June 24, 2008. Email your Representative now, urging them to support HR. 6331 on the floor.
Ask Speaker Pelosi to Keep Medicaid Rule Moratorium in Spending Package
Please contact Speaker Nancy Pelosi by June 10, 2008, and urge her to keep all seven Medicaid rule moratoria in the Supplemental Spending Bill.
Social Work in the News – June 18, 2008
News Source: Google News University trains social workers to meet challenges of elder care Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota, FL The University of South Florida at Sarasota-Manatee's School of Social Work is actively involved in numerous efforts to better meet the...
Social Work in the News – June 13, 2008
News Source: Google News Survey Finds Children Of “Sandwich” Generation Caregivers Take On ... North American Press Syndicate - New York, NY (NAPSI)-A new survey finds that children of “sandwich” generation caregivers are actively participating in caregiving...