By Lauren Morris, MSW, ACM, LCSW-S, Connect to End COVID-19 Ambassador and NASW (DC-VA) Member Hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are trending down according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data. Still, only 17% of eligible people nationwide have...
Even as availability to vaccines becomes more widespread, challenges remain in reaching people experiencing homelessness.
Golda Edinburg, NASW Social Work Pioneer®, passed away February 9, 2012. Former President, Department of Mental Health and Retardation Area Board of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Director, Social Work Department, McLean Hospital. Golda Edinburg will be missed...
NASW's Social Work Ethics and Law Institute (SWELI) publishes twice-weekly legal and ethics updates for social workers on Facebook.com/socialworkethicslaw, such as: Did you know? The U.S. Dept. of Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is piloting a...
In early 2011 NASW sponsored two professional research trips to Cuba to learn about social services in health care, child welfare, and aging. This report describes the activities of both social work delegations and information learned from the experience. NASW Leads...
The NASW Family wishes to extend its deepest sympathies to the family of Mark Battle as we are greatly saddened by the loss of this great social work pioneer. We want to acknowledge his loving wife, NASW Social Work Pioneer® Evelyn Kays-Battle, and extend our deepest...
The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) is helping to sponsor a family caregiver award competition. What is truly noteworthy about this award is that the winner receives $10,000 so please consider nominating a family caregiver(s). To nominate a family...
Today, April 20, 2011, is the one year anniversary of the death of social work pioneer Dr. Dorothy I. Height. This time last year, NASW was preparing to give Dr. Height the Lifetime Achievement Award and we were saddened to learn of her death, but pleased and humbled...