Public Education Campaign

Why the Language We Use Matters

Why the Language We Use Matters

By Jo Seiders, LCSW, CDE May 17 is recognized as International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, a day many people around the globe celebrate gender and sexual diversity — and collectively confront oppression, discrimination, intolerance, and violence...

Why the Language We Use Matters

May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, when people around the globe celebrate gender and sexual diversity — and confront oppression, discrimination, intolerance, and violence that many LGBTQIA2S+ people experience daily.

Social Workers Are Glue That Holds Things Together

Social Workers Are Glue That Holds Things Together

By Ellen Kersen, LCSW In the seven years I have been working for Senior Community Care PACE in Montrose, Colorado,  I have never experienced such great emotional need than in the past year with the COVID-19 pandemic. We went from an open day center where we could see...

Social Workers Address COVID, Pediatrics, and Mental Health

Social Workers Address COVID, Pediatrics, and Mental Health

By Alana Epstein, LCSWEvery single Monday for months, an average of 10 California-based pediatricians and five mental health providers volunteer their time to answer community questions about Covid-19 and its effect on the lives of children, their families, and the...

And Then the World Turned Upside Down

And Then the World Turned Upside Down

And then the world turned upside down. Health care, education, the economy, restaurants, small businesses, social services, families, children, our aging population. Nothing has been spared. Racial injustice was broadcasted again and again.

National Healthcare Decisions Day in a Time of Pandemic

National Healthcare Decisions Day in a Time of Pandemic

On April 16th each year, NASW celebrates National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) to empower individuals to engage in advance care planning. As our communities face the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of these conversations comes into new focus. Social workers can...

Join the #TransKids #SoFierce Campaign on March 31, 2020

Join the #TransKids #SoFierce Campaign on March 31, 2020

Each year on March 31, the world marks International Transgender Day of Visibility as a time to raise awareness around the discrimination that people who are transgender experience and celebrate people who are transgender from around the world who courageously live...

Celebrate Social Work Month With 20% Off NASW Press Books and eBooks

Celebrate Social Work Month With 20% Off NASW Press Books and eBooks

Your 20% discount will automatically be applied to your print book order prior to the final credit card charge. For more information about all NASW Press titles, including books, eBooks, reference works, journals, brochures, and standards, visit the NASW Press...