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Mobilizing Social Work’s Vision and Voice through Voting

Social Work Blog

Social workers have a long tradition of social justice and political advocacy – to include working to expand and protect voting rights and promote voter registration. As social workers, we must rise to the urgency of the moment. Protecting the right to vote is synonymous with social work.

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NASW South Carolina strongly opposes legislation to repeal social work licensure

Social Work Blog

The National Association of Social Workers South Carolina Chapter (NASW-SC) is strongly against the proposed House Bill 3515, also known as the “Entrepreneur Freedom Act.” ” The purpose of this bill is to repeal and do away with licensure for social workers and many other professions in SC.

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Key Components for Effective Social Work Assignments

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Photo by Arisa Chattasa on Unsplash As social work educators, we create assignments to give our students opportunities to learn about the profession and develop competencies needed for social practice. Assignments also offer a way to assess if students are growing in their understanding of how to be professional social workers.

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NASW President: Association stands in solidarity with transgender people in aftermath of Texas directive

Social Work Blog

A message from National Association of Social Workers (NASW) President Mildred “Mit” Joyner. The Texas attempt to change the definition of child abuse are in direct opposition of social work values, principles, and our code of ethics. NASW President Mildred “Mit” Joyner, DPS, MSW, LCSW.

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NASW joined ACLU to get temporary restraining order in Texas transgender child case

Social Work Blog

Below is NASW’s statement of interest that was submitted: NASW STATEMENT OF INTEREST: The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), founded in 1955, is the largest association of professional social workers in the United States with 110,000 members in 55 chapters. The court granted the TRO on March 2. 2018-2020). [2]

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NASW in Texas court case to reinstate injunction that supports transgender youth and their families

Social Work Blog

In response, The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter released a statement and NASW’s national office also released a statement in support of transgender youth and their families in accordance with NASW policy statements reflected in Social Work Speaks , 12th ed. The Texas Attorney General Paxton on Feb.

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Disability Justice and Other Concerns: The January Issue of Social Work Is Online

Social Work Blog

Here are some of the articles in this issue: Beyond Ramps, Curb Cuts, and Captions: A Call for Disability Justice in Social Work. Despite decades of advocacy, Disabled people continue to experience ableism—such as inaccessibility, stigma, and exclusion—in all realms of social work. NASW members can read it here. Quiet Quitting.