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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

1 Although PTSD has commonly been associated with the military and veteran populations, it affects people of all ages, communities, gender, and social economic background. Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas. .”

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Remembering Unsung Black Social Work Pioneer Lester Blackwell Granger

Social Work Blog

NASW Social Work Pioneer Lester Blackwell Granger (third from right) pushed to integrate the U.S. military after World War II. That is also true of social workers of color. Lester Blackwell Granger is one such historical figure, a social worker few people know about who should enjoy wider acclaim.

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“A Liminal Moment in Social Work”: Access NASW’s Social Work Journal Online

Social Work Blog

This research suggests that social workers would be beneficial additions to the abortion care workforce. From Colorblindness to Critical Investigations: Examining Structural Racism in Social Work Research This study investigates the extent to which critical race frameworks are utilized in mainstream social work research.

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NASW Member Voices: What the March on Washington means 60 years later

Social Work Blog

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” Disclaimer: The National Association of Social Workers invites members to share their expertise and experiences through Member Voices.

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NCCPR news and commentary year in review, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

.” … From 1857 to 1932, thousands of Pacific Northwest children passed through a federally mandated school at Tulalip, about 30 miles north of Seattle, where students lived under a strict military regimen. In October , I was asked to list the most important contributions to the field of family advocacy and family defense made by Prof.

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Sonya Massey’s shooting is a national shame

Social Work Blog

Lastly, this deputy was discharged from the Army for serious misconduct – the details of which are confidential according to military policy. However, despite intense advocacy and social actions by the police reform community, there seems to be no end to such killings. He also had two DUI charges between 2015 and 2016.

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Criminal Justice Reform is Not Dead

Beyond Advocacy

million individuals are held in 1,566 state prisons, 98 federal prisons, 3,116 local jails, 1,323 juvenile correctional facilities, 142 immigration detention facilities, and 80 Indian country jails, as well as in military prisons, civil commitment centers, state psychiatric hospitals, and prisons in the U.S.