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NASW Press Wishes You a Happy Social Work Month: Enjoy 20% Off Books and eBooks

Social Work Blog

The 13th edition of Social Work Speaks is a comprehensive and unabridged collection of policies, including those adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly in 2024. This user-friendly resource can assist in developing organizational responses to policy issues, conducting policy analysis, and working in advocacy coalitions.

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The $20 million boondoggle that perfectly illustrates the banality of child welfare thinking

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

But it’s hard to imagine anything that more perfectly captures the banality of child welfare thinking than this waste of $20 million: Five organizations will spend this federal grant money to create a “Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency.” And what will these groups do with the $20 million?

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NCCPR news and commentary roundup, week ending February 20, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

● We begin with this from The New York Times : A sweeping class-action lawsuit filed against New York City on Tuesday argues that the agency that investigates child abuse and neglect routinely engages in unconstitutional practices that traumatize the families it is charged with protecting. It says such exams are “standard procedure.”

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Celebrate Your Graduate—Save 20% on Select NASW Press Books!

Social Work Blog

For instructors, building a cohesive and engaging policy curriculum can be daunting. The 12th edition of Social Work Speaks is a comprehensive and unabridged collection of policies adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly in 2020. Also available in Spanish.

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Social Workers Set Sights on Preventing Gun Violence

Beyond Advocacy

The originalist perspective of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court today—that only laws that existed at the time of the adoption of the Constitution are legitimate—will have a profound impact on today’s society. Summit proceedings are being compiled and will be shared in the coming weeks.

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NASW Press Reads for Practice, Policy, and Principles

Social Work Blog

Ecosocial Work: Environmental Practice and Advocacy by Rachel Forbes and Kelly Smith answers that call with chapters that include theoretical frameworks and innovative tools. Prior to 2020, the field of social work was limited in its adoption of digital practice. 43 Essential Policies for Human Services Professionals by Gerald V.

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NASW Press Reads for Practice, Policy, and Principles

Social Work Blog

Ecosocial Work: Environmental Practice and Advocacy by Rachel Forbes and Kelly Smith answers that call with chapters that include theoretical frameworks and innovative tools. Prior to 2020, the field of social work was limited in its adoption of digital practice. 43 Essential Policies for Human Services Professionals by Gerald V.