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Courts Matter to Social Workers: A Call for SCOTUS Ethics Reform

Courts Matter to Social Workers: A Call for SCOTUS Ethics Reform

By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW – NASW Senior Policy Adviser Recent revelations of possible ethical violations by U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Clarence Thomas ― as well as Justice Samuel Alito ― have led to calls for broad ethical and standards reforms for the court....

NASW welcomes introduction of International Violence Against Women Act

NASW welcomes introduction of International Violence Against Women Act

STATEMENT: The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined other members of the Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls Globally to welcome the introduction of the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) in the Senate. The legislation...

Opioid crisis leads to social work workforce shortage

Opioid crisis leads to social work workforce shortage

By Paul R. Pace, News staff The nation’s opioid crisis is creating a new threat in some of the hardest hit states: a social work workforce shortage in child welfare and addiction treatment. “The demand for social workers has always been high, but it is particularly...

Experts: Family violence touches all practice areas

Experts: Family violence touches all practice areas

By Alison Laurio, News contributor A 4-year-old boy was brought into a North Carolina hospital emergency room in August after his mother’s boyfriend picked him up by his legs and threw him across the room. He told his grandmother, “Mommy didn’t protect me.” Family...