Current and Future Actions

Public and Professional Policies

The 2026 Delegate Assembly will vote on revisions to the following policy statements in advance of the culmination meeting in November 2026:

  • Civil Liberties and Social Justice
  • Education of Children and Adolescents
  • Housing
  • Immigrants and Refugees
  • Licensing and Regulation of Social Work Practice
  • Mental Health
  • People with Disabilities
  • Professional Self Care and Social Work
  • Reproductive Justice
  • Role of Government, Social Policy, and Social Work
  • Rural Social Work
  • School Safety
  • Technology and Social Work
  • Voter Rights and Voter Participation
  • Women’s Issues

Related Resources



Social Work Speaks

Social Work Speaks, 13th ed., is a comprehensive, unabridged collection of policy statements adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly.

Purchase your copy at NASW Press