Here are video messages for candidates for 2021 NASW Board Region VIII Director. NASW’s Region VIII encompasses Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. The candidates are Kristi Wood and Dafna Berman. Cast ballots until May 28.
Learn how social workers are responding to AI in therapy, including chatbot risks, ethical concerns, client protections, and NASW’s call for safeguards.
Learn three key facts about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), prenatal alcohol exposure, and alcohol SBIRT during FASD Awareness Month, including how social workers can help prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies and support individuals and families affected by FASDs.
While adolescents are capable of sound decision-making in more calm and deliberative settings, the brief argues that the stress and time pressure of plea bargaining specifically undermine their ability to knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waive important legal rights.