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Oct 24, 2015

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) invites submissions of proposals to present at the 2016 NASW "Leading Change, Transforming Lives National Conference. NASW welcomes compelling proposals that address a wide range of topics related, but not limited to promoting social equity and justice, upholding the pursuit of excellence in ethics, and using evidenced-based practices.

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Oct 21, 2015

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) will celebrate its 60th year with a special anniversary forum on Oct. 23 that brings together leaders of the profession to discuss how social workers can lead national efforts that improve family well-being, ensure liberty and equity for all, and develop ethical responses to new technologies and globalization.

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Jun 26, 2015

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds the U.S. Supreme Court for a ruling today that clears the way for same-sex couples to marry in all 50 states. In a 5-4 majority opinion written by Justice Kennedy in Obergerfell v. Hodges, the court held that the Fourteenth Amendment requires the states to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and to recognize lawfully licensed out-of-state marriages.

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Jun 26, 2015

Today, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the disparate impact provision in the Fair Housing Act of 1968 is indeed constitutional and is a necessary tool for eliminating housing discrimination.

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Jun 25, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 made a monumental decision on a challenge to the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA). In a 6-3 ruling, the Court dismissed the contention that providing subsidies to low-income persons to purchase health care through the ACA was not proper due to lack of specific authorization in the wording of the law.

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Jun 19, 2015

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) offers its condolences to the families and friends of the nine people who lost their lives in the June 17 mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.

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Jun 08, 2015

The NASW today announced winners of the 2015 NASW Media Awards.

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May 15, 2015

NASW and the National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) have awarded 10 universities with scholarships under the Social Work HEALS: Social Work Healthcare Education and Leadership Scholars program.

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May 15, 2015

The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) has announced that Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson is the recipient of the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award for her life-long devotion to the social work profession and the clients who social workers serve.

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May 15, 2015

The recipient of the NASW Foundation's 2015 Knee/Wittman Outstanding Achievement Award is Dr. Roberta Rubin Greene, professor emerita at the University of Texas-Austin.

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