Social Work Month

Wanted: Resilience and Fortitude

Wanted: Resilience and Fortitude

By Scott M. Banford, LCSW I remember hearing back in 2017 Steve Bannon, a first term Trump advisor, saying the administration’s strategy was to keep citizens and the media off balance so they couldn’t focus on everything going on. And now DOGE is seemingly running...

Wanted: Resilience and Fortitude

Every department and every institution of democracy is getting hit. It really is too much to keep track of and that’s part of the plan. Here’s how to cope.

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

The 12th edition of Social Work Speaks is a comprehensive and unabridged collection of policies adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly in 2020. The Delegate Assembly, NASW’s key policymaking body, meets every three years. The policy statements set the...

Remembering Unsung Black Social Work Pioneer Lester Blackwell Granger

Remembering Unsung Black Social Work Pioneer Lester Blackwell Granger

By Deron Snyder The accomplishments of people of color are often overlooked in American history. That is also true of social workers of color. Lester Blackwell Granger is one such historical figure, a social worker few people know about who should enjoy wider acclaim....

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

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

Diagnosing and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder by Gregory L. Nooney Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder, is a misunderstood and often underdiagnosed condition. Whether you are a new social worker or an...