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Research & Data

NASW's Center for Workforce Studies and the Social Work Policy Institute conducted research that examined the social work workforce and issues that related to the work of social workers, including serving people with multiple and complex needs.

Social Work Policy

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Maximizing Social Work's Policy Impact in a Changing Political Landscape

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Workforce Studies

National Public Opinion Survey - March 2023
The Provision of Behavioral Health Services by Recent Master of Social Work Graduates - March 2021
The Social Work Profession: Findings from Three Years of Surveys of New Social Workers - December 2020
New Social Workers: Results of the Nationwide Survey of 2017 Social Work Graduates - April 2018
Profile of the Social Work Workforce - October 2017

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NASW Research Library

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My Favorite Benefit: NASW Research Library

NASW provides members with access to the Research Library, where they can find the resources they need to support their social work practice.

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