Social Work Haven

MAY 14, 2023

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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The New Social Worker

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Jennifer Luna talks with five Black women in social work - Chaundra Scott, Nicole Crawford Sumerall, Sarita Ford, Serretta-Brooke Gordon, and Brittany White. Themes include self-care, boundaries, advocacy, professional development, and more.

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Shelter, Inc

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This includes training foster parents and social workers in cultural competency and actively recruiting more Black foster families. LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY FOR CHILD WELFARE REFORM Lester Blackwell Granger worked to address racial inequality in various social systems, including child welfare.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Social workers, who continuously advocate for justice across cultures, must create space for reflection and education to foster inclusivity. As social workers, we have a duty to advocate against all forms of injustice. NASW encourages everyone to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Monday, Oct.

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 16, 2023

Zander was NASW 2020 Social Worker of the Year. Zander Keig shares his perspective as a 56-year-old first-generation American of Mexican heritage (Latino) trans man, TBI survivor, and neurodivergent first-generation college graduate.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession and the people and communities we serve. The time is right for new outreach to social workers.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

How social workers support resilience, adaptation, and recovery in affected communities. How social workers influence policies to address climate justice and environmental sustainability. Feminist approaches to green social work. Empowering women as leaders in environmental advocacy and sustainability.

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 18, 2022

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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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

These provisions include allowing clinical social workers to provide Part B services to residents of skilled nursing facilities and allowing clinical social workers to bill for HBAI services. We have taken an array of actions to influence what provisions were included in the SFC bills, including the following letters.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 27, 2022

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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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The National Association of Social Workers Ohio Chapter (NASW Ohio) is demanding the state legislature not pass legislation that could seriously harm thousands of Ohioans who are experiencing mental health struggles. Social workers account for the largest group of mental health services providers in the United States.

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Beyond Advocacy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The social work profession must not only address these challenges through science and research but also must increase its engagement with the political arena if we are to have an impact on policy and legislation. Much is at stake in the coming years.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By Ryan Namata Social workers play a vital role in society, providing support and assistance to individuals and communities in need. However, many social workers face challenges when it comes to negotiating fair salaries and earning a sustainable income. First and foremost, timing is everything!

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Social worker Eddie Bocanegra, MSW, a longtime violence prevention advocate in Chicago, has been named senior adviser for community violence intervention in the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Eddie Bocanegra, MSW. Photo from LinkedIn. Department of Justice.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

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.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

President Biden has announced his intent to appoint social worker Mia Ives-Rublee, MSW, to his Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. She earned her master’s in social work at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Mia Ives-Rublee.

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Beyond Advocacy

MAY 30, 2023

Congratulations to the thousands of social workers graduating from Master of Social Work programs nationwide. Statistics are being compiled for 2022; however, according to the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) , more than 25,000 social work students graduated from accredited Master of Social Work programs in 2021.

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Beyond Advocacy

JUNE 29, 2022

One of most rewarding aspects of the work we do at CRISP is encountering so many gifted social workers in all parts of the country who are eager to become change agents and difference makers by working in the policy and political arenas. Many are young and in the beginning stages of their budding social work careers.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2024

At the National Association of Social Workers, we continue to produce savings so that NASW can provide critical advocacy for social workers, such as the social work interstate compact, improving medical reimbursements for clinical social workers, and student debt relief.

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Community Care

MARCH 31, 2023

The British Association of Social Workers England has warned of the risks of diluting the social worker role after the government unveiled plans for more assessments to be carried out by non-social work qualified staff. At the same time, the vacancy rate for council adult social workers rose from 9.5%

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Social Work Blog

MAY 6, 2022

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) continues to advocate for student loan debt-relief for social workers and to improve existing debt-relief programs such as the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

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Beyond Advocacy

MARCH 10, 2025

We are focusing on the need for social workers in political arenas. Social workers are elected to all levels of government, including Congress. Weve always been in legislative settings, participated in campaigns, mobilized voters, testified at hearings, and engaged in other activities. We have […]

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 26, 2023

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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Social Work Haven

JUNE 15, 2023

A student contacted me recently wanting tips on how to write on the topic; ‘why I want to be a social worker’ I explained the great benefits of being a social worker. I also embedded myself in this task and wrote with my own experiences and views on why I became a social worker in an essay format.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

A soldier and his family meet with a clinical social worker. By NASW Alabama Chapter Executive Director Dawn Ellis-Murray Greetings social workers and social work advocates. HB56 , the bill allowing clinical social workers to diagnose within their scope of practice, passed in the Alabama Senate.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Now What: How can you use your Pinterest boards in your future practice as a social worker?; and/or What would you like to learn more about using Pinterest of other social media as a social worker? I think this is a key skill for social workers as the amount of evidence-informed knowledge is ever-growing.

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Swhelper

JUNE 24, 2022

Social workers aren’t always associated with public education. Their roles in social service delivery, legal arenas, and advocacy are often more readily recognized. Sarah Daren.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

MAY 9, 2023

The magazine “Social Dialogue”, issue 28, will be focused on “What social work interventions are being used in various regions and nations that are in line with the SDGs and achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) globally.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

April Ferguson LCSW-C Senior Practice Associate Children and Adolescents April 2024 The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) acknowledges April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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Beyond Advocacy

MAY 29, 2023

Scores of macro practice social workers and students will gather at the Brown School at Washington University in St. The Special Commission to Advance Macro Social Work, co-chaired by Drs. Board members of CRISP’s Social Work Democracy Project will lead a 10:00 a.m.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This included frequent changes of placement and social workers, with the lack of consistent relationships being to the detriment of their mental health. Children deprived of their liberty should have access to advocacy, including non-instructed advocacy as needed.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Curious to know the differences between a Psychologist vs Social Worker? Well, it is vital to note the difference between psychology and social work because they both seek to help individuals in different ways. Do social workers use psychology? Is psychology degree equivalent to social work?

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The association offers resources to help social workers engage with clients, colleagues, family, and friends about COVID-19 vaccination. Social Work Role in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission. Social workers who visit family or friends in nursing homes can encourage these residents to get vaccinated.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

I am also a school social worker for Hartford Public Schools and I run a small business, ‘Ends2meet LLC’, which creates awareness on poverty and provides people with basic needs including counseling. I am proud to serve my community and give back to the very agency that I once resided in.

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Michigan Social Work

JULY 27, 2022

“We're happy to have worked with the SSW and the NASW-MI on this advocacy effort. This legislation will play a major role in both offsetting costs for social work students and in encouraging our students to pursue a future career as a school social worker,” said Professor Joseph Himle, who served as chair of the joint task force.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 13, 2023

Why do you need to know about famous social workers? Famous social workers play an important role in our society, providing much-needed support to individuals and families who are facing difficult life situations. This list in this article comprises the 41+ most influential social workers currently alive.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

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.

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