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Social Workers’ Travel Guide to Chicago!

Social Workers’ Travel Guide to Chicago!

From the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum to the great deep-dish debate, while you’re in Chicago for #NASW2025, here’s a guide to the city’s must-see sights, activities, and eats! By Faye Beard Did you know Chicago is a metropolis of more than 7,300 restaurants, 600...

Women’s March: A sense of purpose

Women’s March: A sense of purpose

Mel Wilson, LCSW, MBA, social justice and human rights manager at the National Association of Social Workers, attended the Women's March of 2018 in Washington, D.C. He wrote about his experience: The Women’s March of 2018, drew hundreds of thousands of marchers to...

Ambassador predicts need for social work skills

Ambassador predicts need for social work skills

By Paul R. Pace, News staff  The world needs an interdisciplinary approach more than ever to address the social, political, technological and climate challenges of today and the future, says Ambassador Wendy Sherman, a newly appointed NASW Social Work Pioneer ® ...

Update on NASW’s Modernization Initiative

Update on NASW’s Modernization Initiative

As we begin the new year, it seems like a good time to provide an update on the Association’s ongoing Modernization Initiative.  We’re pleased to report that the implementation of the initiative is proceeding, for the most part, according to schedule.  We are now in...

Experts say prevention key for healthy development

Experts say prevention key for healthy development

By Alison Laurio, News contributor When J. David Hawkins was a probation officer in the 1980s, he thought, “Isn’t there something we should have done to prevent these kids from getting to this place?” Programs from that period like “Just Say No” and “Scared Straight”...

Social workers discuss role in promoting U.N. goals

Social workers discuss role in promoting U.N. goals

By Paul R. Pace, News staff Grameen Bank provides credit without collateral to those who are poor in rural Bangladesh. Aimed primarily at women, these microcredit loans of often no more than $100 are meant to help those who are poor launch small businesses. The bank...

One Year Later: Trump policies negatively impact social work

One Year Later: Trump policies negatively impact social work

By Alison Laurio, News contributor Imagine yourself leaving home to go to work every day thinking “Will this be the last time I see my house? Will this be the last time I see my family?” One young woman in her 20s has worked two jobs for the last 10 years as the main...