Mental Health in Arizona is Under ThreatSB 1656 would allow the Director of the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (BBHE) to also oversee massage therapy — a completely unrelated profession. This unprecedented move could: Delay mental health licensure Jeopardize...
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Arizona SB 1656 would allow the Director of the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (BBHE) to Also Oversee Massage Therapy
Mental Health in Arizona is Under ThreatSB 1656 would allow the Director of the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (BBHE) to also oversee massage therapy — a completely unrelated profession. This unprecedented move could: Delay mental health licensure Jeopardize...
Suppressing Voter Suppression
April 30, 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 affecting the social work profession and the...
Support confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and Attorney Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to federal courts
By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW NASW Senior Policy AdvisorThe composition of the U.S. federal court system should be a number one priority for those of us who seek a court that is diverse, fair and reflects the value of protecting the human and civil rights of all Americans....
NASW in Supreme Court brief supports student suspended for social media comments made off-campus
The amicus brief asked the court to create a standard that does not prevent schools from responding to off-campus speech that invades a student’s right to be safe and to access equal educational opportunity, while also making clear that certain student off-campus speech, such as activism, remains protected under the First Amendment.
Despite Derek Chauvin verdict, we must reimagine law enforcement
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...
Unaccompanied Migrant Children: A Looming Border Crisis
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...
Voter Suppression Legislation is Being Weaponized in many States
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.