By Sarah Meisinger MSW, LICSW It has been a long time coming and I have finally decided to pause and dedicate some time to reflect on the importance mentorship has played throughout my social work career. In order to effectively illustrate the impact of mentorship...
To illustrate the impact of mentorship in our profession, I reached out to a mentor and friend, Nick Johnston.
Monday, June 27th is National HIV Testing Day. Early HIV diagnosis is critical, so people who are infected can fully benefit from available life-saving treatments. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 40 percent of people with HIV are...
June 20, World Refugee Day - Imagine being forced to leave your home and rebuild your life in a new country, in a new language and a new culture. A refugee has done just that. By definition, a refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because...
June 15, 2011, is the 6th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) - an international effort in support of the United Nation's International Plan of Action on Ageing acknowledging the significance of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue. The...
The 2010 Affordable Care Act created a new category of health care provider – the accountable care organization (ACO). ACOs represent a paradigm shift from traditional fee-for-service health care. These organizations will receive financial incentives to improve the...
May is National Foster Care Month, a time to raise awareness on the plight of children and youth in the foster care system. There are approximately 424,000 in foster care because their own families are in crisis and are unable to provide for their essential well-being. Nearly 30,000 young people age out of the foster care system each year. Social workers play critical roles in the lives of all of these vulnerable children and families.
The National Association of Social Workers, with Casey Family Programs and other partner organizations, underscore the important work of social workers and the increasing need for a safe, stable and nurturing environment for children during National Foster Care Month.
In April 2011, the NASW HIV/AIDS Spectrum Project held a Training of Trainers (TOT) for fifteen social workers from around the United States. TOT graduates are ready to present workshops in their own communities addressing two areas: 1) medication adherence,...