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Donors Share Reasons for Supporting NASW Foundation

By Paul R. Pace As someone who ran a large organization when he was dean at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, says he knows the need for unanticipated expenditures that may not be very large but are timely and important....

Donors Share Reasons for Supporting NASW Foundation

May 18, 2023

Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, dean at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, has donated to several NASW Foundation funds, including the NASW Social Work Pioneers® program, Memorial and Tribute Fund, Annual Fund, and Social Work Public Education.

Board Member’s Career Trajectory Changed During Internship

Board Member’s Career Trajectory Changed During Internship

Jul 1, 2022

By Paul R. Pace Prior to coming to the United States, Bisrat Abebe, director of Region I of the NASW national board of directors, spent several years studying philosophy and theology in a Catholic seminary in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “When I started an MSW program at...

Proud Foster Parent Urges Giving Back to Your Professional Association

Proud Foster Parent Urges Giving Back to Your Professional Association

Apr 25, 2022

By Paul R. Pace Kristi Wood says her eyes were opened to the work of NASW when she was a student in the part-time MSW program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The NASW-Wisconsin executive director, Marc Herstand, came to our class and explained the profound...