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NASW Member Voices: The Democracy Restoration Act is a Civil and Voting Rights Imperative

Social Work Blog

Because Senate leadership felt DRA should be more closely aligned with the broader voting rights advocacy movement, they decided DRA should be carved out as a standalone bill. He continues to be active on a range social policy area including youth justice, immigration, criminal justice, and drug policy.

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“A Liminal Moment in Social Work”: Access NASW’s Social Work Journal Online

Social Work Blog

Authors review data that demonstrate the evolution of labels and argue that adopting these terms in practice and research will have fruitful and affirming effects on access to care, treatment attrition, and the design and quality of research in and for the LGBTQ+ community.

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The Democracy Restoration Act is a Civil and Voting Rights Imperative | NASW Member Voices

Social Work Blog

Because Senate leadership felt DRA should be more closely aligned with the broader voting rights advocacy movement, they decided DRA should be carved out as a standalone bill. He continues to be active on a range social policy area including youth justice, immigration, criminal justice, and drug policy.

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Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil: Doing what we’ve always done?

Irish Socail Worker

Do we strive to adopt that cornerstone of trauma-informed care, of meeting the person where they are at, in the midst of their reality, with their lived-expertise guiding the way. In Ireland, we have taken a narrow approach to adoption of the Directive. Today we live through it in terms of St John Ambulance.

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Alumni Honored with SSW Distinguished Alumni Awards

Michigan Social Work

In the State House, Chang led the way on air quality protection, education, criminal justice reforms, improving economic opportunities and affordable, safe drinking water. His efforts led to the adoption of protection of farm workers from excessive heat and overtime pay. Senate in 2013.

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Children with Parents Behind Bars

Beyond Advocacy

It had been the subject of her dissertation titled In the Best Interest of the Family: The Outcomes of Children in Foster Care with an Incarcerated Parent and the Adverse Implications of the Adoptions and Safe Families Act. I mentored his research when he was selected to be the Cosby Scholar.

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NASW Member Voices: A Voting Rights Victory from the Supreme Court

Social Work Blog

The core issue of the case was determining if the congressional map adopted by Alabama lawmakers illegally watered-down the Black vote. House Therefore, it is heartening the voting rights advocacy community seems to be putting the Milligan ruling in proper context. It is deeply concerning this trend continues. It must not be ignored.