NASW Blogs


NASW blogs educate the public about the services social workers provide, keep members and the social work profession informed about association activities, and help social workers interact with the media.


Social Work Blog

Social Work Blog keeps social workers updated on NASW's activities, including advocacy, continuing education and related news.

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Integrating Mind and Body: Somatic Therapy offers Holistic Approach for Patients and Practitioners

For those looking for something additional or different from talk therapy, there are other modalities

Violence in Schools: Social Workers Need to be Part of the Change

Violence or the threat of violence has become a fact of school life instead of a hypothetical. For that to change, the adults in students’ lives—including social workers in schools and in the community—need to find the resources to make a difference.


Help Starts Here

Help Starts Here is our consumer-facing blog where we share recommendations and resources to help people with challenges they're facing. This blog also explains the valuable services that social workers provide and how to find a social worker.

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Queer People Should Have Queer Friendships

Feeling connected may be more important now than ever. For queer people, those connections are potentially life-saving.

PTSD and Brain Injury in Iraq War Veterans

Social workers are well suited to working in mental health departments within the military and with veterans who have readjustment problems.


Social Workers Speak

This award-winning blog highlights how social workers and social work are portrayed in the news, on television, and in film.

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NASW Social Work Talks 

Our podcast explores topics that social workers care about with social work practitioners and experts.

Listen and subscribe to Social Work Talks