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In 2000, NASW launched the Practice Research Network, a research program funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), through the NASW Foundation. PRN collects and analyzes data on social work practice and a variety of social work service delivery issues.
The goals of PRN are as follows:
- To develop current knowledge about the scope and effectiveness of social work practice by NASW members;
- To generate practice relevant information for planning future service delivery, policy, research, and financing decisions pertinent to social work; and
- To improve prevention and treatment outcomes for individuals, groups, families, organizations, and communities through practice-based research.
The second NASW PRN survey was completed during Fall 2002, and was based on a random sample of 2000 NASW regular members. Preliminary analysis of the data has revealed some interesting findings, including the following reports:
- Social Work Income
- Demographics of Social Workers
- Internet Access
- Client Diagnoses Information
- Professional Development Activities
These reports, as well as reports from the first PRN survey (completed during Summer 2000) are available online at http://www.socialworkers.org/naswprn/default.asp
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