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NASW Combats Troubling Business Practice Harming Social Workers and their Clients

Social Work Blog

In July, many NASW members alerted their state chapters to a disturbing and potentially deceptive marketing practice impacting social workers nationwide — involving CareDash, a healthcare review and referral website for a wide variety of healthcare providers, including clinical social workers.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

You asked, what are the 10 roles of social workers ? While I can provide a list of 10 common roles of social workers, it’s important to note that our roles often go beyond these. Case Manager : Social workers coordinate services and resources for their clients, ensuring they receive comprehensive care and support.

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Self-Care A-Z: Self-Care for Humans

The New Social Worker

Social Workers Are Human. This need is even more crucial when we’re engaged with human dynamics that require intense engagement, empathy, and advocacy. As such, we must attend to our human-ness.

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11 Great Benefits of Being a Social Worker: Making a Positive Impact

Social Work Haven

You asked, what are the benefits of being a social worker? Social work is a profession dedicated to improving the well-being of individuals, families, and communities. It is a field that requires social work practice skills and offers a unique opportunity to make a real and lasting impact on people’s lives.

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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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Politics and Money: Social Workers Need Our Support

Beyond Advocacy

She is one of the hardest working Members in Congress and she has looked out for her fellow social workers on many occasions, supporting our events in March, introducing important legislation and being one of the most vocal advocates for the poor. For many social workers, the focus has been on voting and rightly so.

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

Social Work Blog

Social Work Speaks is a reference tool that represents the collective thinking of thousands of social workers across all fields of practice. This user-friendly resource can assist in developing organizational responses to policy issues, conducting policy analysis, and working in advocacy coalitions.