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Social Work Professor Offers New Insight into Intimate Partner Violence

Social Work Advocates magazine

Sep 05, 2023

Tricia Bent-Goodley, Ph.D., MSW, LICSW, LCSW-C, professor emeritus at the School of Social Work at Howard University in Washington, D.C., has released a new book, “Interpersonal Violence: The Social Work Response” (NASW Press, 2023). She answers questions about the book.

Making the invisible epidemic visible

The Brookings Institution

Aug 16, 2023

We need to do everything we can to aid domestic violence survivors. Domestic violence is sometimes called an “invisible epidemic.” Worldwide, 27% of all women experience physical or sexual intimate partner violence in their lifetimes. In the United States the figure may be as high as 41%. And even those statistics are surely underestimates.

Social Workers in Conversation In Honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month

NASW-NYC chapter | YouTube

Oct 14, 2022

This conversation connects three leading social workers talking about the role of social work in combatting domestic violence.

Roe Provided Autonomy, Self-Determination: Privacy Rights May Prove Vital Since Court Overturned Abortion Law

Social Work Advocates magazine

Aug 20, 2022

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade creates a social justice priority for social workers, affecting social work clients as well as how social workers do their jobs.

Life After Dobbs: Hyperlocal Organizing Starting Now

Social Work Advocates magazine

Aug 20, 2022

NASW-Massachusetts Executive Director Rebekah Gewirtz says hyperlocal organizing is a good response to the recent SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

NASW Sues Ohio over Abortion Access (YouTube)

Aug 16, 2022

In May 2022, NASW successfully filed a lawsuit against the city of Lebanon, Ohio, to contest an ordinance prohibiting abortion and criminalizing "aiding and abetting" abortions? NASW Policy Director Sarah Butts shares what happened next.

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