By Melvin H. Wilson, MBA, LCSWNASW Senior Policy ConsultantSocial Justice and Human Rights And Samantha Fletcher, PhD, MSWExecutive Director, NASW New York State ChapterPolice in Rochester, NY on Jan. 30 used pepper spray and handcuffs to subdue a nine-year-old girl....
By Melvin H. Wilson, MBA, LCSWNASW Senior Policy ConsultantSocial Justice and Human Rights And Samantha Fletcher, PhD, MSWExecutive Director, NASW New York State ChapterPolice in Rochester, NY on Jan. 30 used pepper spray and handcuffs to subdue a nine-year-old girl....
By Paul R. Pace, NEWS Staff Imagine a time when children were considered the same as adults. Their shoulders carried the burdens of grown-up responsibilities. Many toiled in America’s coal mines, factories and farms. The thought of focusing attention on the well-being...
By Rena Malai, NEWS Staff NASW’s Social Work Policy Institute, in collaboration with PolicyLab of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and contributing partner the University of Southern California School of Social Work, held an interdisciplinary symposium in November...
By Rena Malai, NEWS Staff In an attempt to prevent child deaths that result from abuse and neglect, Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have introduced the bipartisan Protect Our Kids Act, along with companion legislation by Rep. Lloyd Doggett,...
According to an article published by United Press International on UPI.com, Minnesota researchers have said that more than half of the residents who stay in battered women’s shelters across the United States are children. Jeffrey Edelson, professor of social work at...
On September 30, President Obama president signed into law the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act that reauthorizes two important child welfare programs - Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) and the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare...
Exercise Your Ethical Responsibilities as a Social Worker: Advocate! The recent anniversary of our country’s independence reminds us that as Americans we have certain duties that we owe to our country. Most particularly, citizens have a responsibility to be involved...