Advocacy Clinical Social Work Mental Health Telehealth 
Social Work Blog
JUNE 29, 2023
House and Senate on June 28, 2023, to build bipartisan support for key federal legislation that will assist the social work workforce, our clients, and communities. This is my first time as CEO of NASW to see the Advocacy Day in action. They were particularly aware of the importance of telehealth for clients and social workers.
Social Work Blog
MAY 6, 2022
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) wishes to bring attention to the importance of mental health as it affects millions of people in the United States. This includes how animal assisted therapy works, associated benefits and risk, as well as outlook.
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Social Work Blog
DECEMBER 20, 2021
NASW also continues to undertake vigorous advocacy with CMS on behalf of CSWs and their clients, including efforts to increase the CSW reimbursement rate. Telehealth. Before the public health emergency (PHE), Medicare telehealth coverage was limited. As a result, CMS temporarily expanded telehealth coverage under the PFS.
Social Work Blog
MAY 25, 2022
1 Although PTSD has commonly been associated with the military and veteran populations, it affects people of all ages, communities, gender, and social economic background. Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas.
Social Workers Speak
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp is executive director of NASW-CT: Ways to address the pandemic’s impact on children’s behavioral health. Covid-19 has brought on a behavioral health tsunami , a crisis in the brewing even before the pandemic. The effects on children’s health and mental health will be long-term.
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