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New York City Social Workers: Silenced on the Front Lines of Crisis

New York City Social Workers: Silenced on the Front Lines of Crisis

By Dr. Claire Green-Forde, LCSWExecutive Director, National Association of Social Workers-NYC ChapterNew York currently holds a title no city or state in America wants - the epicenter of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) crisis. As social workers we are watching...

New York City Social Workers: Silenced on the Front Lines of Crisis

By Dr. Claire Green-Forde, LCSWExecutive Director, National Association of Social Workers-NYC ChapterNew York currently holds a title no city or state in America wants - the epicenter of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) crisis. As social workers we are watching...

Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into Law

Betsy Clark Executive Director National Association of Social Workers January 29, 2009 On the evening of January 28, I was completing some work at my office in DC when I received a phone call from the White House inquiring if I would like to join President Obama the...

Evidence for Increasing Psychotherapy Fees

Clinical Social Work Practice Alert Mirean Coleman, MSW, LICSW, CT January 2009 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes for psychotherapy are being considered for review to increase the work and practice expense values associated with reimbursement rates. Work...

Social Work in the News – January 7, 2009

Source: Google News Veterans Seek Financial Help KFDA - Amarillo, TX ... which we can help other veterans that do not meet the other benefit packages as a veteran," said Maxine Brandon, VA Hospital's Social Work Executive. ... Study: Need for standardizing creds Iowa...

Who Wants to be a Social Worker?

When did you decide to become a social worker? Who influenced you? Was there an event or person who most influenced your decision to become a social worker? Let us know the answers to these questions below, in the comment box. New Report from The Center for Workforce...

Workforce Studies: Social Workers at Work

Social Workers at Work The 2004 benchmark national study of licensed social workers provided a wealth of information about social workers’ roles and work environments. The study also raised new questions about the social work workforce that required further...