NASW CEO Anthony Estreet, PhD, MBA, LCSW-C, was part of a special Father's Day segment hosted by WVON-AM radio in Chicago that focused on Black fatherhood. Studies indicate Black fathers, even when absent from the home, tend to be more engaged with their children than...
Listen to his Father’s Day interview on Chicago’s WVON-AM
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) urges President Obama to submit a nominee to fill the vacant seat of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. President Obama has said he intends to nominate Scalia’s successor. However, Senate Majority...
When President Obama released his final budget for Fiscal Year 2017 on February 9, there were several opportunities for social workers in child welfare, behavioral health and early childhood home visiting. Of particular note is the focus on improving the child welfare...
NASW PRESS RELEASE: The National Association of Social Workers has joined six other child and family advocacy organizations to sign a letter from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) urging South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard and other governors not to approve...
As you all know the water situation in Flint finally climaxed and everyone is scrambling to help in various ways. Last week, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Michigan Chapter put out a call to action to social workers who are looking for ways to get...
President Obama this week issued New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer. The executive action primarily deals with the sale and exchange of firearms in the United States. While Obama’s executive action will not end the...
Social Work Pioneer Frances Perkins in 1911 witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the deadliest industrial disaster in New York City’s history. Most of the 146 people who died were young women who were immigrants or the children of immigrants. “I can’t...