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NASW Press Reads for Policy, Advocacy, and Impact!

Social Work Blog

43 Essential Policies for Human Services Professionals , by Gerald V. This thought-provoking and reader-friendly text prepares students for class engagement, lobbying activities, meeting with legislators, and serving their local communities.

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Moral Disengagement in Social Work

Social Work Blog

Yet, unlike allied human service and behavioral health professions, social work’s ethics-related literature has not focused on the critically important issue of moral disengagement. Moral disengagement is typically defined as the process whereby individuals convince themselves that ethical standards do not apply to them.

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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. O’Brien encourages the reader to educate, engage, and make the connection between individual work and policy.

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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. 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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Moral Disengagement in Social Work

Social Work Blog

Yet, unlike allied human service and behavioral health professions, social work’s ethics-related literature has not focused on the critically important issue of moral disengagement. Moral disengagement is typically defined as the process whereby individuals convince themselves that ethical standards do not apply to them.

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Key Components for Effective Social Work Assignments

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Here is an example from an infographic assignment I developed with colleagues : Purpose: This infographic assignment aims to help students practice advocacy & brokering skills as it relates to a human service issue and/or topic.

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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. O’Brien encourages the reader to educate, engage, and make the connection between individual work and policy.