By Violeta Donawa, LMSW, MADr. Kathleen Cox and Dr. Sue Steiner bring the concept of "self-care" out of the shadows and demystifies its significance in the lives of social work practitioners and leaders. The authors’ undergraduate and graduate students inspired them...
A major strength of Self-Care in Social Work (NASW Press, 2013) is how it underscores the role of administrators and supervisors in promoting healthier work environments.
Congress Extends the Ryan White Act Last week, Congress passed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009. The bill will extend for four years the Ryan White Program, which provides lifesaving and life-extending health care, medications and support...
NASW was pleased to be a co-chair organization of the National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, this past week. The Family Violence Prevention Fund hosted this fifth biennial conference, which addressed domestic violence and...
Clinical social workers that participate in Medicare Part B will have their payment rates protected against a large cut provided the Senate acts favorably on the “Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009” (S. 1776). This legislation would permanently repeal the flawed...
On October 5, the country's largest African-American and Latino organizations announced they are joining forces with other major national civil rights and grassroots organizations to mobilize the nation's 100 million people of color for a final push in support of...
Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH Executive Director NASW is a co-sponsor of the 2009 Women, Money and Power Summit in Washington, DC. Organized by The Feminist Majority and the YWCA, the meeting is bringing together women’s groups, social justice advocacy groups,...
A major responsibility for the council is to review and make recommendations regarding grant applications. By Paul R. Pace, NASW News Staff - Vol. 54, No. 9, October 2009 NASW member W. June Simmons, CEO of the Partners in Care Foundation, has been appointed to the...