The ACA Today: An Interview With the Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary...
The person initially tasked with ACA implementation was the Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009-2014. In this exclusive interview, Secretary Sebelius offers...
View Article"Getting It Right" in Social Work
A Social Work Month Message From Darla Spence Coffey, Council on Social Work Education President & CEO
View ArticleThe Time is Now: The Importance of Social Work Participation in Politics
Regardless of the barriers that exist, social workers are a permanent fixture that will always defend social justice, regardless of mounting adversity.
View ArticleYoung Social Workers Should Be Preparing for the Future
Young social workers have the skills and knowledge needed to organize campuses and communities across America and to be the difference makers in the coming elections and the future of America.
View ArticleIn the Community: An Interview With the Honorable F. David Mathews, Secretary...
In the spirit of National Social Work Month and strengths-based practice, it is imperative to reflect on what people are capable of, as opposed to what they lack. Brad Forenza interviews the Hon. David...
View ArticleUnifying Latin American Families - Visual Art
“Unifying Latin American Families” presents a group of arms tattooed with different kinds of Latin American traditions’ images, surrounded by signs indicating uncertainty. This art piece was inspired...
View ArticleThe Value of Social Policy Practice for Social Work Professionals
More resources need to be allocated to promote policy practice and integrate macro and micro levels in social work programs.
View ArticleJust Send Love to IT - An Original Song About Today's Society
What do we do when we are blue about the events of the day? Dr. Jules Gilliam performs her original song (with music by Robert Hitz) that says when a tragedy happens in the world, you can just send...
View ArticleFirst CRISP Boot Camp Gives Social Workers a Jump Start in Political Arena
Can you imagine how much more effective Congress would be if 20 percent or more of its members were social workers? The first CRISP Political Boot Camp provided three days of training in political...
View ArticleCan Social Work Help Save Democracy?
Social workers will meet on March 21, 2018, in Washington, DC, for Social Work Day on the Hill. Social workers must do everything within our power to help save democracy if we believe democracy is...
View ArticleWhat Do Social Workers Do? A Social Work Month Video Message
Nicole George is a social worker running for District 21 Metro Council in Louisville, Kentucky. This is her message for Social Work Month 2018 about what social workers do.
View ArticleVoting Is Social Work: Voter Empowerment and the National Social Work Voter...
The New Social Worker is an endorser of the National Social Worker Voter Mobilization Campaign. Terry Mizrahi and Mimi Abramovitz write about the campaign's background and ways social workers can get...
View ArticleCollective Anxiety: Our Similarities Are Stronger Than Our Differences
Is the constant news stream and current political climate making people more anxious? It is up to all of us to turn collective anxiety into something more productive and meaningful. What about...
View ArticleNASW Calls for End to Federal Government Shutdown
The National Association of Social Workers calls on the White House and Congress to end the government shutdown and provide services to our nation's most vulnerable. Additional resources on the impact...
View ArticleThe Life-Changing Experience of a Social Work Field Placement Away From Home
Completing your social work field placement away from home, in another country or state, takes emotional fortitude. It also provides rich experiences that will change your life.
View ArticlePut Voter Rights and Registration on Your Social Work Event Agenda
Elections are important for social workers, clients, and communities. Participate in the Voting Is Social Work campaign by putting voter rights and registration on your social work event agenda.
View ArticleDedication to the Social Work Profession: Gilda Cobb-Hunter and Her Service
Gilda Cobb-Hunter was the first African American woman elected to the South Carolina State House of Representatives. She is the longest-serving African American and female, and she's a social worker.
View ArticleOrganizational Analysis in the Human Services: An Interview with Commissioner...
Introducing a new column for The New Social Worker linking social welfare policy and practice. Columnist Brad Forenza interviews Bill Waldman, former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Human...
View ArticlePolicy Analysis in Child Welfare: An Interview With Commissioner Bill Waldman
Brad Forenza interviews former commissioner Bill Waldman about policy analysis and changes in implementation of child welfare services in New Jersey. Audio included.
View ArticleInstitutional Approaches via Education: An Interview with NJ State Senator...
Dr. Brad Forenza interviews NJ State Senator Nellie Pou on ways in which educational funding in NJ has historically attempted to level the playing field for school-age children, and how the“process” of...
View ArticleConservative Approaches to Social Policy: An Interview with Assemblyman Frank...
In this interview with Assemblyman Frank Catania, Sr., a moderate Republican, consider his thoughts on family and its historic role in responding to human need. Consider the moments in which you might...
View ArticleTexas State Board of Education: When We Fail Some Students, We Fail All Students
The Texas State Board of Education is in the process of updating its sex education curriculum for the first time in more than 20 years. What is noticeably absent within this major overhaul is he...
View ArticleCritical Social Policy, Health, Mental Health, and Disability: An Interview...
Before assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter was elected to the New Jersey state legislature, she worked in hospital administration. In this month’s podcast interview, pay attention to the assemblywoman’s...
View ArticleNASW Releases 2021 Blueprint of Federal Social Policy Priorities
The National Association of Social Workers released its 2021 Blueprint of Federal Social Policy Priorities, articulating meaningful actions the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress should take to...
View ArticleWelfare Pluralism Through Homelessness Prevention: An Interview with Katelyn...
Welfare pluralism compels each sector (public, private, and voluntary) to work cohesively, in the best interest of responding to human need. Analyzing an issue through the lens of welfare pluralism...
View ArticleDuring Social Work Month, NASW Celebrates an Essential Profession
This year’s Social Work Month theme is “Social Workers are Essential.” I do not think a more apt theme could have been chosen, considering the events of the past year.
View ArticleIncome Support via a County Board of Social Services: An Interview With...
In Brad Forenza's interview with Passaic County (NJ) Commissioner of Social Services, Carol Cuadrado, consider the ways different levels of government work in concert to help meet needs of consumers...
View ArticleThe Personal and Political Are Essential to Social Work
This is what I desire for my fellow social workers to know: that which is personal and political deserves professional expression in our work.
View ArticleReflections on Macro Advocacy and Professional Development for Social Workers
Clinical social workers and those in management positions hold unique and valuable perspectives and knowledge that can be harnessed to inform and influence elected officials. Advocacy work can seem...
View ArticleBook Review - The Empowered Citizens Guide: 10 Steps To Passing a Law That...
Pat Libby has provided individuals with a “roadmap” to the process of lawmaking with her book The Empowered Citizens Guide: 10 Steps To Passing a Law That Matters to You. Read The New Social Worker's...
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