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NASW offering third virtual career fair

Feb 02, 2016

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is hosting a 2017 Virtual Career Fair on February 9 from noon to 4 p.m. (ET) that will give employers access to a pool of talented social work professionals around the nation who are ready to take positions in health care, mental health care, the military, schools and other sectors.

NASW Press Launches New eBook Platform

Dec 20, 2015

NASW Press has launched an eBook platform that allows customers to download and read new social-work related publications on their digital devices.

NASW statement on Syrian refugee crisis

Nov 23, 2015

Today, the National Association of Social Workers released this statement on the Syrian refugee crisis.

NASW announces call for proposals for 2016 National Conference

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.

NASW celebrates 60th anniversary with forum on ethics, family well-being, and equity

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.

NASW applauds U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage throughout United States

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.

NASW applauds U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Texas vs. The Inclusive Communities Project

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.

NASW applauds U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Affordable Care Act Subsidies

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.

NASW statement on South Carolina mass shooting

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.