Association News: August / September 2023

Feature Story

• NASW's Legal Defense Fund: Providing Protections Since 1972

Chapters

• New Hampshire Chapter Program Probes Racism in Family Separation Systems
• Missouri Chapter Corrects Children-Firearms Story

NASW Press

• Social Work Professor Offers New Insight into Intimate Partner Violence
• Foundations of Social Work Practice Incorporates Evidence-Informed Practice Models

NASW Foundation

NASW Foundation Names 2023 Scholarship Recipients
Meet this year's awardees of the Lyons, Gosnell, and Barron scholarships.

Boardroom

• Army Veteran Proud to Serve as NASW-South Carolina President
• Longtime Social Work Educator Discusses Importance of Being Actively Involved

Practice

Clinical Practice:

• Resources for Clinical Social Workers Treating PTSD
• Billing and Coding News for Clinical Social Workers Provides Two Updates
• Social Workers Do Their Part for Older Adult Mental Health Awareness
• Ways to Celebrate Older Americans
• Resource Addresses Prevention of Elder Abuse

Specialty Practice Sections:

• Provisions of Indian Child Welfare Act Need Support

Social Work in Action

• What Are the Implications of Affirmative Action Ruling?
• Federal Bill Would Increase Number of MSWs in Library Settings
• Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act Needs Support to Advance

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In Brief

Trailblazing Social Workers Receive NASW Presidential Awards