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NASW News Hits May 2022

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Jeffrey Feldman, NASW New Jersey Chapter’s director of advocacy and communications, was quoted in a Politico New Jersey Playbook PM item on the state advancing regulations to mandate cultural diversity and implicit bias training to in the police basic training curriculum. Each article reached a potential audience of 61 million readers.

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Social Work History Month 2021: Social Workers are Essential

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Social work is the only helping profession which requires social justice advocacy as part of its professional code of ethics, and is therefore a large workforce mandated to advance the rights of the most vulnerable in society.

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Members in the Media – June 1, 2023

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You can be a mental health advocate The Uptake Many therapists are involved in activism and advocacy. In fact, the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics states : “Social workers pursue social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people.

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Members in the Media – June 1, 2023

Social Workers Speak

You can be a mental health advocate The Uptake Many therapists are involved in activism and advocacy. In fact, the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics states : “Social workers pursue social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people.

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News Items – February 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Licensed social workers, like other mental health and health care providers, are regulated professionals who require a vigorous education, ongoing professional training and adherence to a strict code of ethics. Homelessness rates in all these cities are high or growing.

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News Items – February 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Licensed social workers, like other mental health and health care providers, are regulated professionals who require a vigorous education, ongoing professional training and adherence to a strict code of ethics. Homelessness rates in all these cities are high or growing.

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News Items – March 3, 2022

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These continued attempts to change the definition of child abuse are in direct opposition to social work values, principles, and our Code of Ethics and pose danger to transgender youth and their families.” As a child therapist , I recognize the damage an eating disorder can bring not only to an individual but to an entire family.