NASW Foundation

Donors Share Reasons for Supporting NASW Foundation

By Paul R. Pace As someone who ran a large organization when he was dean at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, says he knows the need for unanticipated expenditures that may not be very large but are timely and important....

Donors Share Reasons for Supporting NASW Foundation

Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, dean at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, has donated to several NASW Foundation funds, including the NASW Social Work Pioneers® program, Memorial and Tribute Fund, Annual Fund, and Social Work Public Education.

Remembering Fern L. Chamberlain

Nov 26 1911 - Mar 07 2011 Fern Chamberlain, tireless advocate for the poor, died March 7, 2011, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls. Fern was born November 26, 1911, in New Rockford, North Dakota, to Merton and Mabel (Loomis) Chamberlain. Her early years were spent...

Remembering Maurice O. Hunt

Maurice O. Hunt (1912-2010) Obituary Maurice O. Hunt was involved in social activism throughout his professional social work career. He obtained his MA in 1938 from the Indiana Training School for Social Work, which became the Indiana University School of Social...

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Remembering Katherine Kendall

Katherine Kendall (1910 - 2010) Click a quote below to view a video segment. "All well-educated people must have a world view." "When you know you have really helped, it makes life nice." "This award recognizes all the things I have loved, and that makes me very...

NASW Participates in Conference in South Africa, Part 3

Day 2 On The 2nd day delegations from 18 countries had all arrived. The day opened with a panel presentation on "Systematic Approaches to Workforce Strengthening". Luisa Lopez, NASW's Division Director for Human Rights and International Affairs, spoke about supporting...

International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Policy on Health

Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH Executive Director The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) released their Policy on Health, and Paul Bywaters, a consultant to IFSW presented "Worldwide Challenges for Practice and for Policy-Making" at the 6th...