Spring Issue 2025

Spring Issue 2025

Social Work Advocates National Association of Social Workers Spring 2025

Cover Story

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A Climate of Fear

President Donald Trump’s mass deportations are causing fear and trauma for migrant families across the U.S.


Feature Article

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Shaping Positive Outcomes for Children of Divorce

Social workers can help “turn the chaos of divorce into an opportunity for growth and resilience.”

Feature Article

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Integrating Mind and Body

Holistic approach incorporates the physical into common mental health therapy.

From the President

Yvonne Chase

From Child Welfare to Client Advocacy, it's Time for Change and Action

NASW President Yvonne Chase shares news about child welfare and foster care, suicide prevention, NASW’s 70th anniversary, and the need to make your voice heard.

Workforce News

Barbara Bedney

We Are Stronger Together—Now More Than Ever

NASW Chief of Programs Barbara Bedney discusses the new “Stronger Together Resource and Action Center” for social workers.

Viewpoints

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The Five Phases of Divorce Grief—A New Model

Social worker Oona Metz outlines a new model of divorce grief, which she developed to help divorcing clients and their social workers track their grieving and healing processes together.


NASW News 

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Changes to Immigration Policy Prompt NASW to Create Resource for School Social Workers

NASW provides practice and legal guidance on navigating the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in schools and health care facilities.

Schools of Social Work

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Child Welfare and Protection: Understanding the Social Worker’s Role

Learn about current education and research offerings around child welfare and protection.

Advocates Extra

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Advocates Extra

Advocates Extra is a biweekly publication from NASW that informs readers about issues important to the social work profession.


Public Eye

DeAnn Gallatin, Erin McNamee, Destiny Johnson, Ellen DeVoe, Dawn Shedrick, Ariella VanHara

In the Public Eye

NASW members included in media stories discuss PTSD; the toll of caregiving on a loved one; the ongoing impact of the LA fires; and more.

Backstory 1

Ann DuPre Rogers

Executive Director, Resources for Resilience, Ann DuPre Rogers, LCSW

“We let people have access to usable information about how our brain embodies work in response to stress and trauma,” Rogers says.

Backstory 2

Sylvia R. Garcia

Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives: Sylvia R. Garcia

Garcia currently is focused on the American Dream and Promise Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for Dreamers.


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