Recent Mentions of NASW in the News
WBIW
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has convened a national task force to establish a comprehensive Standard of Care for Suicide Prevention tailored to the social work profession. The initiative, which had progressed in recent months, will equip social workers across settings with a framework to assess and respond to suicide risk.
Social Work Advocates
The NASW New York State and New York City chapters have unified to become one chapter. The executive director of the new chapter is Shakira A. Kennedy, PhD, LMSW. She said a letter was sent to impacted members before the unification took place this year.
WBEZ Chicago
Illinois is one of the first states to put restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence in therapy. Guests include: Blase Ur, assistant professor of computer science, University of Chicago; Joel Rubin, executive director, National Association of Social Workers, Illinois chapter; and Secretary Mario Treto, Jr., Secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
The Charlotte Post
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.
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.”
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.
Digitpatrox
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.
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.
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.
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.”