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School Safety: How Social Workers Can be Helpful and Stay Mentally Strong

Social Work Blog

Simply put, school social workers and other school administrators are constantly trying to identify aggression that may lead to violence. NASW developed a 2021 amendment to the Code of Ethics to address self-care for social workers. School Social Work Self-Care .

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Celebrate Your Graduate—Save 30% Off Select Books!

Social Work Blog

Following each set of cases, Reamer includes commentary highlighting key ethics concepts and references to relevant standards in the Code of Ethics.

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Earn CE Credits for Reading Select NASW Press Books!

Social Work Blog

The third edition of Ethical Standards in Social Work by Frederic G. Reamer offers the social work profession the only in-depth analysis of the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. CEUs for reading this title. Mentoring Women for Leadership by Saundra H. Starks, Gayle M. Mallinger, Christa C.

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Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Nancy A. Humphreys (1938-2019)

University of Connecticut

Nancy earned an MSW from the University of Southern California, while working for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, where she rose from a direct services worker to assistant program deputy and staff development administrator.

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You Asked, Can Social Workers Prescribe Medication?

Social Work Haven

Social workers should avoid breaching the code of ethics, using unprofessional language or behaviour, maintaining unprofessional relationships with clients, taking away a child from their family without court approval, and taking gifts from clients. What are the 5 rules of medication administration?

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Remembering Unsung Black Social Work Pioneer Lester Blackwell Granger

Social Work Blog

Truman administration. Kerri Criswell, a manager with the NASW Foundation, said Granger’s dual mission of advocacy and social justice is part of the NASW Code of Ethics. Granger continued to fight for military desegregation, lobbying a committee in the President Harry S.