By Paul R. Pace Social workers and teachers need cultural competencies to help end the school-to-prison pipeline for students of color, says Shawntelle L. Fisher, MSW, MDiv, LCSW. “This has to be centered around the idea of being culturally competent,” Fisher says. “I...
Social workers and teachers need cultural competencies to help end the school-to-prison pipeline for students of color, says Shawntelle L. Fisher, MSW, MDiv, LCSW.
NASW, including the NASW Michigan Chapter, submitted an amicus brief on March 10, 2023, to the Michigan Supreme Court as it hears the case Pueblo v. Haas to determine custody rights for separated, unmarried LGBTQ couples.
By Diana Ling, MA and Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW Four in five adults who reported being asked about their alcohol use at a checkup in the past two years and reported current binge drinking were not counseled to reduce their drinking, according to a recent Centers for...
By Dinah Wisenberg Brin The obstacles and stresses that children with developmental disabilities and their families face can become overwhelming. The need to navigate a complex services landscape, get help from school officials, deal with social isolation and manage...
The Texas Attorney General Paxton on Feb. 18 released a non-binding legal opinion, stating that, under certain circumstances, gender affirming care (GAC) procedures that are not medically necessary could “constitute child abuse.” In response, The National Association...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and 13 other organizations on January 26, 2022 participated in an amicus brief filed in the United States Supreme Court in Golan v. Saada, a child abduction case. NASW had previously participated in this case filed in...
Here is a copy of the letter of Social Workers in support of Child Tax Credit. For more info: NASW Communications Director Greg Wright gwright.nasw@socialworkers.org