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NASW Member Voices: What does it really mean to help?

Social Work Blog

By any metric, social work is not as diverse as it needs to be. The nation’s schools of social work will confer over 19,000 undergraduate social work degrees this academic year. Almost nine out of 10 social work students who earn a BSW degree are female.

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Social Emotional Learning Model Prioritizes Critical Components for Student Mental Health

Social Work Blog

Culturally responsive practices in classrooms recognize the cultural wealth, knowledge and skills diverse students contribute to schools. Fisher notes: Culturally responsive practices embody cultural, political and professional ideology, which displaces monotonous teaching and focuses on student growth.

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NASW Member Voices: Considering a career in addiction social work? Here is what you should know

Social Work Blog

Do my skills align with the amount of knowledge I gained in school? Students must decide what type of social worker they want to become, and where they would like to work. There are clinical, military, hospital, school social work, and other options.

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Ultimate Social Work Intervention Strategies

Social Work Haven

Knowledge of social work intervention strategies is central to the social work role. The role of the social worker becomes increasingly important as communities become more diverse. Some examples of social work intervention What are the 3 levels of social work intervention?

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All You Need To Know About Social Work Articles

Social Work Haven

In social work, various articles cover topics such as social work articles on mental health, social work articles on domestic violence, social work articles on learning disabilities, medical social work articles, school social work articles and clinical social work articles.

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2nd International Summer School: “Innovative Social Work Research in Southeast Europe: Integrating Justice, Human Rights, and Civic Engagement”

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Annamaria Campanini, President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Prof. dr. Sanela Bašić University of Sarajevo, Department of Social Work

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NASW celebrates 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

Social Work Blog

Board of Education today, it’s disheartening to see that many schools across the country still have predominantly single-race student bodies. Schools remain divided along racial, ethnic, and economic lines throughout the United States – even as the K-12 public school student population grows more diverse.