Legal Notes and Advocacy: Child Welfare

Social Work Reinvestment Initiative

The Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act would establish a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide a comprehensive analysis of current trends within the academic and professional social work communities.

Advocacy: Child Welfare

Protecting Children-Promoting the Profession - NASW will continue to support a strong federal role in child welfare and adequate funding for child welfare programs, including training programs.

Law Note Series

The General Counsel Law Note Series provides information to social workers about legal topics of concern to the social work profession.

Law Note - Social Workers and the Legal Rights of Children (May 2007)

Law Brief Database

Offered as an exclusive online reference tool for NASW members and staff, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Amicus Brief Database provides access to a rich storehouse of legal information on a wide variety of policy and practice issues of concern to social workers and their clients. [login required]