By Dr. Jessica Hare, BSW, MSW, DSW American Promise joined forces with the National Association of Social Workers and Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy on June 27, 2022, for a conversation on “The Power of Political Social Work.” Social...
Social workers witness how the influence of money in politics is shaping and reinforcing systems that increasingly benefit wealthy donors and special interest groups.
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is thankful the Obama Administration has listened to the concerns of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and stopped construction of the Dakota Access pipeline under Lake Oahe in North Dakota. Members of the tribe and their...
More than 100 nations include graphic warnings on cigarette packs and tobacco products. Large, pictorial warnings have been shown to be effective in discouraging smoking and educating individuals about the harms of tobacco. Social workers should be aware that the...
Social work practitioners should be aware of a recent phishing scam. On November 28, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a listserv announcement warning covered entities and their business associates about a...
Dear NASW Chapter Members, I am reaching out to you on this cloudy Wednesday afternoon, November 9, 2016 as your Chapter President, your colleague and your friend. The relief that we imagined would come with the election’s end has for many, been replaced by shock,...
Candida Brooks-Harrison, LCSW President Bob Schachter, DSW Executive Director NASW-NYC Statement on the Outcome of the Presidential Election 2016 Perspectives from Our Collective Past, Present & Future November 10, 2016 NASW-NYC leads...
The National Association of Social Workers Iowa Chapter (NASW Iowa) condemns the killing of two local police officers in apparent ambush-style shootings and will continue its work with police and community organizations to improve the relationship between law...