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When Did All of These People Become Therapists?

The Wall Street Journal/MSN
“I have known pharmacists, teachers, attorneys and many others leave their professional careers to become psychotherapists,” said Mirean Coleman, the National Association of Social Workers’ director of clinical practice. “Clinical social workers enjoy the concept and benefits of being their own boss and creating their own benefits and policies.”


Illinois Blocks AI from Being Your Therapist

Axios Chicago
"If you would have opened up a corner shop and started saying you're a clinical social worker, the department [of Professional Regulation] would shut you down pretty quickly, right? But somehow we were allowing an algorithm to work unregulated," Kyle Hillman, legislative director of the National Association of Social Workers, tells Axios.


Feds Cancel Millions in School Mental Health Grants, Including 4 in NC

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School social workers are asked to step in for a variety of issues, including failing grades, bullying, violence, chronic absenteeism or to conduct a suicide risk assessment, said Valerie Arendt, executive director of the National Association of Social Workers North Carolina Chapter.


Don't Tell Our Leaders, but DEI Is Alive and Well

KPC News
"By dismantling policies designed to promote equal opportunities and create diverse workplaces that look like America, this order undermines decades of progress toward a more inclusive society," wrote Mel Wilson, a senior policy advisor to the National Association of Social Workers.


Massachusetts Lawmakers Push to Codify Homelessness Prevention Programs Amid Housing Crisis

Citizen Portal
Brianna Silva from the National Association of Social Workers echoed these sentiments, advocating for the establishment of the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program in state statute. She highlighted the importance of providing timely assistance to families and individuals facing housing crises.


Why Cuyahoga Could Be First Ohio County to Ban Anti-LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy

Fox 8 News
Stephanie Ash, a director for the National Association of Social Workers’ Ohio chapter, said during Tuesday’s meeting there is no scientific basis for conversion therapy, calling the techniques “physiological abuse” and “rooted in the false and dangerous belief that LGBTQIA+ identities are disorders in need of correction.”


One Year, Three Continents: UWM Student Makes the Most of Studying Abroad

UWM Report
After finishing daytime coursework, Ylvisaker frequented various cultural events in the central plaza of Grecia, the town she stayed in outside of Costa Rica’s capital, San Jose. The Costa Rica study abroad with the Helen Bader School was developed in consultation with the California chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.


Evers, Lawmakers, Advocates Praise Court’s Ruling on Regulations

Wisconsin Examiner
“After seven and a half years of trying to ban the harmful, discredited and unethical practice of conversion therapy and having the rule repeatedly blocked by the Joint Committee on the Review of Administrative Rules, I am thrilled by this ruling,” said Marc Herstand, [NASW-Wi's] executive director. “Professions have the right to establish their own conduct code, and no social worker should ever engage in the practice of conversion therapy.”


Hobbs Signed 10 Bills Modeled from Far-Right Playbooks, Including Project 2025

AZ Mirror
“Our state needs to focus on the real issues, not attack certain demographics,” said Brandie Reiner, executive director of the National Association of Social Workers’ Arizona chapter. “The Legislature is scapegoating these individuals instead of addressing root causes, like the lack of mental health resources.”


Pritzker Could Sign IL Bill Regulating AI in Mental Health Therapy

The Center Square - Illinois
Kyle Hillman, with the Illinois Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, said the measure draws a clear line that AI can support mental health professionals, but it can’t pretend to be one.






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