By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Adviser President Donald Trump's recent Executive Order(EO) targeting the Smithsonian Institution has sparked significant controversy by aiming to eliminate what he describes as "improper ideology" from its programs and exhibits. This...
Order is part of Administration’s backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion
By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW NASW Senior Policy Advisor Like millions of Americans, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) was relieved with the guilty verdict imposed by the Minnesota jury upon Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Although...
By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW NASW Senior Policy Advisor Shortly after Election Day, the new Biden-Harris Administration announced that immigration reform was one of its highest priorities. President Biden also pledged to rescind the inhumane asylum-seeker policies of the...
Former President Trump has refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of the Biden-Harris victory and his believe the fallacious notion that Biden was elected because of voter fraud.
The National Association of Social Workers – Texas Chapter (NASW/TX) is deeply disappointed by Governor Abbott’s decision to remove the mask mandate in Texas. While the Governor does include provisions that allow counties to take additional steps should their...
Special Edition in honor of Social Work Month February 26, 2021 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...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined a collaboration of more than 30 mental organizations that have signed onto a Unified Vision, a seven-pillar roadmap developed to address the future of mental health and substance use care in America. “As the...