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  Social Work Month 2012
  Social Work Matters - Resources to promote eight core social work practice areas: youth, veterans, mental health, poverty reduction, health, aging, child protection, and communities.

  Social Work Month 2011
  Social Workers Change Futures - Targeted outreach and promotional ideas, including tips for securing endorsements, hosting events, publishing articles and marketing your private practice.

  Social Work Month 2010
  Social Workers Inspire Community Action - Visual guides to three social work public education websites, profiles of inspiring social workers, and tips for promoting the profession.

  Social Work Month 2009
  Social Work: Purpose and Possibility - Information and tools for social work student recruitment, sample consumer radio PSAs, and specific tips for working with the media.

A Look Back: Social Work Month Has a Long History
NASW News, January 2013

From its start in the 1960s, Social Work Month has been a nationwide effort. In 1965, the NASW News published a Social Workers’ Month Regional Report, which documented the efforts of NASW chapters spreading the new concept of Social Work Month awareness. Read more.

Through the decades, Social Work Month themes have evolved along with the profession. From “Doing Good Isn’t Bad-It Isn’t Easy Either” (March 1973) to the latest theme of 2013, “Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy,” this important month continues to celebrate the profession, and be a voice for all social workers.

Past themes include:
1965: Social Work Month-A Regional Report
1966: Support Social Work Education in Your State
1967: The Place of Social Work in the Mainstream of American Life
1968: The Right to Dignity, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness For All
1969: No Theme
1970: Recruitment and Career Development for Minority Groups and Disadvantaged Persons
1971: Social Workers-Advocates for People and Community Needs
1972: Professional Action for the Public Good
1973: Doing Good Isn’t Bad—It Isn’t Easy Either
1974: Professional Social Work—Accepting the Challenges of Life
1975: Professional Social Work—Accepting the Challenges of Life
1976: Professional Social Work--Advancing the Quality of Life
1977: Advancing the Quality of Life
1978: Advancing the Quality of Life
1979: Promoting a Profession
1980: A Retrospective (reflecting on themes passed)
1981: Social Workers—We’ll Be There When You Need Us
1982: Social Work Practice with Children
1983: Giving the Profession a Facelift
1984: Listen to the Children
1985: Work is a Family Affair
1986: Aging Parents: Return the Gift of Caring
1987: Children in Poverty
1988: AIDS—We Need to Know. We Need to Care
1989: There’s No Place Like Home
1990: Strengthening America’s Families
1991: Vital Signs of a Healthy Nation
1992: Global Family Ties
1993: National Health Care—Vital Signs of a Healthy Nation
1994: Stop the Violence with Justice for All
1995: Stopping the Violence Starts with Me
1996: Hate Crimes—Not in My Life
1997: Racial and Ethnic Harmony: Respect, Understanding, Cooperation and Peace
1998: Celebrating 100 Years of Social Work
1999: The Business of Social Work: Helping People Help Themselves
2000: Social Work 2000: Change Is Our Business
2001: The New Face of Social Work
2002: The Power of Social Work: Community Needs, Human Connections
2003: Preserving Rights, Strengthening Voices
2004: The Power of Social Work-- Pass It On
2005: Social Workers. Help Starts Here
2006: Life’s Journey. Help Starts Here
2007: Hope and Health. Help Starts Here
2008: Building on Strengths. Help Starts Here
2009: Social Work: Purpose and Possibility
2010: Social Workers Inspire Community Action
2011: Social Workers Change Futures
2012: Social Work Matters
2013: Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy