NASW celebrates this milestone while acknowledging the unprecedented challenges social workers face today, like current federal policies that conflict with social work values and harm vulnerable communities.
The federal spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4 ushers in what have been deemed the largest cuts to the social safety net in this country since the social safety net was created. Meanwhile, the bill includes tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans.
Trump’s executive orders target gender-affirming care for transgender youth, but also go after the whole community.
It is time for social workers to take the lead in improving services for unhoused veterans. NASW President Yvonne Chase has a plan, and tells you how to get involved.
Trump administration actions are harming vulnerable populations and threatening our democracy, calling for social work unity and action.
Social workers have a professional responsibility to advocate for policies that prevent war and encourage international conflict resolution.
The NASW 2025 national conference saw high attendance and offered an atmosphere of community.
Longtime NASW member Karen Bullock said she plans to focus on increasing association membership.
Advocates Extra is a biweekly publication from NASW that informs readers about issues important to the social work profession.
NASW members quoted in media stories also weigh in on animal-assisted social work; life coaching; parent-teen relationships; anti-hate; and mental health.
Social work schools discuss their education programs for school social workers; related research focuses on school violence, absenteeism and more.
Jim Wayne is president of Wayne Corporation in Louisville, Ky., a retired state legislator, and an NASW Social Work Pioneer®.
Tiffany Coco is a transplant social work supervisor and instructor in social work at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
SPS Mental Health: CHI Framework Links Physical and Behavioral Health Services
This framework can facilitate integrated care, promote targeted population management, and improve population health outcomes.
SPS Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: Contingency Management Offers Help With Substance Use Disorders
CM is a behavior therapy approach grounded in operant conditioning principles, which aims to modify behavior through positive reinforcement techniques.
SPS Social and Economic Justice and Peace: Supportive Mentors Help Set Goals, Foster Accountability
The primary functions of a mentor are to help enhance the mentee's professional performance and development, and to be a role model and support system to the mentee.
NASW Works to Advance Mental Health Bill for Seniors
The legislation enhances Medicare beneficiaries’ access to services provided by independent clinical social workers in two scenarios.
Budget Reconciliation Law Is a Bad Deal for All of Us as We Age
The Republican budget law will exacerbate economic insecurity and harm health in later life.
Center Releases Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Updates
Written guidance for aging services and a self-paced continuing education online course are now available.
NASW Chapters Challenge Conversion Therapy Practices in their States
Some of the latest advocacy efforts occurred in North Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio.
Chapter Briefs
Updates from North Carolina, New York, Ohio, and Vermont
NASW Foundation Names Lyons, Barron, Fanwick, Gosnell Scholarship Recipients
The Foundation MSW scholarships promote diversity, equity and inclusion to assist NASW student members pursuing a variety of social work specialties.
Chapter Leader Knows the Power of Social Workers Working Together
Katie Mommaerts, PhD, LCSW, is president of the NASW Arizona Chapter.
Kansas Board President Carries on Social Work Family Tradition
Social Work Advocates Magazine, Governance, Chapter Leaders, Kansas Chapter
Artificial Intelligence While Useful Presents Ethical Challenges, Author Says
Even if social workers are skeptical about AI, they must understand how their clients and others are using this powerful tool, says the book's author, Frederic G. Reamer.
Author Includes Scholars’ Stories of Complicated Grief in a Theoretical Context
Author Eric D. Miller says one inspiration for the book was fueled by a then-growing debate as to whether the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders should include a new condition known as prolonged grief disorder or complicated grief.
Editor's Note
NASW Celebrates 70 Years
NASW Opposes Federal Takeover of Washington, D.C., Police
NASW condemned President Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department in August.
Levine Named Chair of New York Chapter Ethics Committee
Touro University's Eric Levine is a longtime, active chapter member.
Reconciliation Bill Will Cause Harm for Generations
"One Big Beautiful Bill" gives tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans while cutting social safety net programs.
Executive Order to Remove Unhoused People Criticized
President Trump's July executive order criminalizes poverty, NASW says.
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