Celebrating Social Work Month – March 2009

Jan 13, 2009

This year we are focusing on the future of social work and the need to recruit more social workers into the profession. Our recruiting focus for Social Work Month in 2009 – Social Work: Purpose and Possibility – defines the social work profession. People who become social workers do so because they seek a purpose to their career, acknowledging the many different paths upon which a social work degree might lead you.

Click here to view the Social Work Month Toolkit. For more information, email media@naswdc.org.

Three Things to Know About Alcohol SBIRT During FASD Awareness Month

Three Things to Know About Alcohol SBIRT During FASD Awareness Month

Learn three key facts about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), prenatal alcohol exposure, and alcohol SBIRT during FASD Awareness Month, including how social workers can help prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies and support individuals and families affected by FASDs.

NASW Joins Brief to Support Juvenile Rights in Legal Settings

NASW Joins Brief to Support Juvenile Rights in Legal Settings

While adolescents are capable of sound decision-making in more calm and deliberative settings, the brief argues that the stress and time pressure of plea bargaining specifically undermine their ability to knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waive important legal rights.

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