Celebrate Social Work Month – March 2006

Since the inception of National Professional Social Work Month in 1984, March has been a month when social workers can join together to promote the profession and advocate for issues that affect social workers and their clients.

This year, we are turning our focus to an individual issue that affects social workers and their clients – Aging.  NASW is celebrating the efforts of social workers who help their clients through many of life’s journeys.

Click here to download a pdf version of the 2006 Social Work Month Toolkit.

NASW is pleased to add social work expertise to this important and timely issue.  Social Work Month is an opportunity to promote the emerging issue of aging in our practice and in our profession. 

Social workers help all types of people at every stage of life.  The profession promotes dignity for everyone, especially the most vulnerable among us.  Additionally, social workers themselves represent a mature workforce with many years of experience.  Many social workers have had tremendously rich life journeys that have inspired their work, and made invaluable contributions to their communities and the nation.

While promoting the social work role in aging is important this month, Social Work Month is also an opportunity to generally promote the profession with new tools offered through the National Social Work Public Education Campaign. 

The tools for the National Social Work Public Education Campaign are designed to complement the annual Social Work Month efforts.  Feel free to integrate information that is provided through the National Social Work Public Education Campaign with tools provided for Social Work Month 2006 to offer the public the most compelling view of social work.

This online tool kit includes:

• Facts about Social Work and Aging
• Press Release Template
• Sample Letter to the Editor
• Sample Op-ed
• Social Work Month Proclamation
• Public Service Announcements
• Media outreach tips
• Suggestions for leveraging Social Work Month 2006

If you have any questions about Social Work Month 2006, please contact NASW Communications at media@naswdc.org.

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