In an October 14 column, conservative columnist George F. Will attacks the social work profession for advocating for social justice. Read the entire column.
NASW responded to Mr. Will’s column with a Letter to the Editor of The Washington Post from Dr. Elizabeth Clark, executive director of NASW.
Update:
NASW Responds to Attacks by George Will and the National Association of Scholars
Following the release of an Oct. 14 syndicated column by George Will in the Washington Post, the NASW national and chapter offices have worked in partnership with various schools of social work to send letters to editors across the country. The following letters have been published in response to the Will column which promoted findings from the National Association of Scholars.
If you have seen the George Will column (or a related NAS article) in your local media and have responded with your own letter to the editor or op-ed, please forward the information to media@naswdc.org. NASW and CSWE continue to work on this issue and invite feedback from the social work community and the profession’s many stakeholders.
Thank you for your assistance.
Elvira Craig de Silva, DSW, ACSW
NASW President
Washington Post
Betsy Clark letter published October 20, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/19/AR2007101902281.html
Scott Monroe letter published October 17, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/17/AR2007101702142.html
Buffalo News
Patrick Dexter letter published October 19, 2007
http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/everybodyscolumn/story/187472.html?imw=Y
Charlotte News & Observer
Kim Strom-Gottfried letter published October 21, 2007
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/letters/story/744179.html
Hartford Courant
David Partyka letter published October 18, 2007
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/letters/hc-lets1018.artoct18,0,1668607.story
Arizona Daily Star
Betty Orman letter published October 24, 2007
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/207757
The Sacramento Bee
Paul Mattiuzzi letter published October 22, 2007
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/445911-p3.html
The Times – Picayune
Carolyn Cooper letter published October 18, 2007
http://nola.live.advance.net/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1192690433231370.xml&coll=1
Maine Sunday Telegram
Catherine Stakeman letter published October 22, 2007
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=141683&ac=PHedi
Times Union
Michael Hornsby letter published October 21, 2007
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=631716&category=LETTER&BCCode=OPINION&newsdate=10/22/2007
Wheeling News-Register
Samuel A. Hickman letter published October 20, 2007
http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/501186.html?nav=514
The Island Packet
Denise Friday letter published October 21, 2007
http://www.islandpacket.com/opinion/letters/story/58555.html
The News-Record
Bob Wineburg letter published October 21, 2007
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007710210302
