Spring Issue 2024

Experts Discuss Self-Care and Social Work During Crisis

A recent SPS Health Section Connection newsletter article says it is "critical for social workers to be aware of their limitations, set health boundaries for self-preservation, and ensure they engage in self-care ... throughout the emergency and crisis response efforts."

Learn the Unique Needs and Challenges of BIPOC Clients

"Often, the needs and struggles of BIPOC clients are overlooked, or the BIPOC person is responsible for doing the work, holding empathy, and educating clinicians about their lived experience, thus remaining unheard," say the authors of an article in a recent Private Practice Section Connection newsletter.

Keeping Black Families Together: A Focus on Equity in LA County

It has been proven that linking families to concrete support can prevent child abuse in families experiencing stress due to economic instability, says an article in a recent SPS Child Welfare Section Connection newsletter.

Medicare Will Reimburse 2024 Claims for Telehealth Services Using Place of Service

Other third-party payers may also adopt the reimbursement change, which NASW advocated for.

NASW Responds to Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Last year, NASW submitted detailed comments in response to the proposed rule.

Patient Navigation: Collaboration Produces Article on Job Roles

NASW is a member of the American Cancer Society's National Navigation Roundtable, and contributed to a publication that highlights patient navigator roles.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15

A webinar will help increase awareness of the cultural, social, economic, and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.

NASW Chapters Help Spur Creation of Nation's First Social Work Interstate Compact Commission

Social work licensure reached a milestone in April, as the seven-state threshold needed to pass the interstate compact legislation was reached — and surpassed. Learn about next steps.

NASW Foundation Helps Support and Advance the Profession

Philip Hong, April Jones and Betsy Schaefer Vourlekis describe why they support the Foundation.

NASW National Election 2024

Meet the candidates running for national board positions this spring.

Latest Edition of 'Social Work Documentation' Includes Emphasis on Language

Social workers often are ill-prepared in documentation because of limited teaching tools available, a lack of focus on documentation in their educational programs, and a general belief that these skills are not important, says author Nancy L. Sidell, PhD.

Updated Case Examples of Ethical Challenges Included in Revised Ethics Casebook

This latest edition includes fresh content on case-based ethics challenges social workers encounter, especially related to practitioners' cultural competence, cultural humility, and ethical duty to engage in responsible self-care, says author Frederic G. Reamer, PhD.

Editor's Note

Illicit fentanyl has emerged as one of the most dangerous opioids, especially as it targets young people.

Ohio Supreme Court Extends Parental Rights to Same-Sex Couples

NASW and ACLU Ohio submitted a brief to the court last year, advocating for the rights of parents in same-sex marriages.

Amicus Brief Opposes Placement of Children in Adult Prisons

The brief, filed by NASW, its Louisiana Chapter and six other organization, supports removal of children from Angola Prison in Louisiana.

Texas Proposes Potentially Harmful Immigration Legislation

The legislation would put immigration enforcement authority at the state instead of federal level.