By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor In recent years, voter roll purges— by many states— have emerged as a contentious issue in American electoral politics. States often argue that these purges are necessary to maintain the reliability of their voter rolls and to...
Voting rights advocates say purges are a tool to suppress voting
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) opposes Senate confirmation of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions to be the next U.S. Attorney General over deep concerns that during his tenure the United States could lose ground on important advances made during the past 50...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is thankful the Obama Administration has listened to the concerns of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and stopped construction of the Dakota Access pipeline under Lake Oahe in North Dakota. Members of the tribe and their...
On December 1, 2016, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation recognizing World AIDS Day. He stated that “by shining a light on this issue and educating more communities about the importance of testing and treatment, we have saved and improved lives. Although we...
More than 100 nations include graphic warnings on cigarette packs and tobacco products. Large, pictorial warnings have been shown to be effective in discouraging smoking and educating individuals about the harms of tobacco. Social workers should be aware that the...
By Alison Laurio, News contributor Social worker Reeta Wolfsohn received a message from a client she had worked with well over a decade ago. Back then, “she was a college graduate, an expert in working with the deaf,” Wolfsohn said. “The only work she could get...
Dear NASW Chapter Members, I am reaching out to you on this cloudy Wednesday afternoon, November 9, 2016 as your Chapter President, your colleague and your friend. The relief that we imagined would come with the election’s end has for many, been replaced by shock,...