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Reflections on Trayvon Martin

Reflections on Trayvon Martin

By Ja'Bree Harris, MSW, NASW Public Policy and Advocacy Manager Today, we pause to remember Trayvon Martin - a young life full of promise, extinguished too soon. His memory is not just a distant echo but a call to action that reverberates in my heart. As someone only...

Reflections on Trayvon Martin

As someone only two years older than Trayvon, his story has shaped my lived experience and deepened my commitment to social justice

Virtual conferences will save social workers time, money

Virtual conferences will save social workers time, money

As virtual events become a larger part of the professional development landscape, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is using this medium more frequently to expand the audience and social work reach as well as saving social workers time and money....

HEALS program awards year-long policy fellowship

By Maren Dale, News contributor JaNeen Cross, DSW, MSW, MBA, is the 2016 senior policy fellow through the NASW HEALS (Health Care Education and Leadership Scholars) Policy Fellowship. Cross, an assistant clinical professor of social work from Widener University in...

Climate change, natural disasters affect well-being

By Alison Laurio, News contributor When Samantha Teixeira was at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work earning her MSW and then her Ph.D., she and a young black man walked up to a high school where the entry door was locked. “He rang the bell, and they...