[Note: Below is an excerpt from an article in the most recent issue of the journal Social Work, co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press. The article was written by Laura Nissen, PhD, MSW, professor and Presidential Futures Fellow, School of Social Work,...
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Pandemics, Economic Systems, and the Future of Social Work
[Note: Below is an excerpt from an article in the most recent issue of the journal Social Work, co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press. The article was written by Laura Nissen, PhD, MSW, professor and Presidential Futures Fellow, School of Social Work,...
Social Work Researchers Have a Responsibility to Educate the Public
A recent editorial in Social Work Research urges social work researchers to more actively aid resistance to media bias and polemical attacks. Matthew O. Howard cites recent public attacks by Glen Beck on Francis Fox Piven, and the subsequent threats on her life by...
The Lived Experiences of Tobacco Use, Dependence, and Cessation
People with mental illness are more likely to be smokers than the general population. In fact, studies indicate that individuals with mental illness or addictions are two to three times more likely to be addicted to tobacco than are individuals in the general...
Online manuscript submission and peer-review system
The NASW Press ispleased to announce the launch of our new, entirely online manuscript submission and peer-review system. Of our peer-reviewed journal Web sites, those for Children & Schools and Health & Social Work are now live. The journals Social Work and...
Child Health Inequality
Numerous studies have acknowledged that the well-being of the nation hinges on the health of its people. This research also shows growing disparities in health outcomes for children. In a special issue of Health and Social Work Journal from the NASW Press, authors...
Inside Social Work Research Journal – September 2010
Social Work Research is one of the chief outlets for primary research articles in social work and social welfare. Start an online subscription today at naswpressonline.org. NASW member discounts apply. Economic Stress, Social Support, and Maternal Depression: Is...
NASW Social Work Journal Issue on Racial and Ethnic Minorities
NASW Social Work Journal - A Special Issue on Racial & Ethnic Minorities will be available for July 2009. NASW Press has not published a special issue on racial and ethnic minorities since 1982(Vol. 27, No.1). Since that issue, the theoretical knowledge base...