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Remembering Unsung Black Social Work Pioneer Lester Blackwell Granger

Social Work Blog

military after World War II. Granger served in the military during World War I and experienced first-hand the racism inflicted on Black soldiers who fought for freedom abroad, only to return to home to second-class citizenship and even violence in the form of lynching. Source: U.S. National Archives. Getty images.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

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. This event is open to the public and intended for behavioral health/healthcare providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.

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Realm of the Dead - Using Art in Social Work Education and Practice

Michigan Social Work

"Realm of the Dead" is an autobiographical project that uses self-referential theater as a vehicle for self-healing and advocacy. Based on pedagogy and theater of the oppressed, it intends to advance social work research and practice, as tools of critical reflection, personal growth and advocacy.

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

Social Work Blog

Furthermore, suicide disproportionately impacts such populations as American Indians/Alaska Natives, those who identify as LGBTQ+, military veterans, criminal justice system–involved people, and Black youth. These patterns underscore disturbing new trends that necessitate multifaceted and social justice–centered responses.

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NCCPR news and commentary year in review, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

.” … From 1857 to 1932, thousands of Pacific Northwest children passed through a federally mandated school at Tulalip, about 30 miles north of Seattle, where students lived under a strict military regimen. In October , I was asked to list the most important contributions to the field of family advocacy and family defense made by Prof.

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News Items – June 24, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Dennis Anderson is a member: Juneteenth’s meaning and the US military. Jeff Feldman, director of Advocacy and Communications for National Association of Social Workers-NJ said that it has been 25 years since the mass shooting in Columbine, and we have yet to bring an end to gun violence. Antelope Valley Press.

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NASW Member Voices: What the March on Washington means 60 years later

Social Work Blog

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” At his most controversial speech at Riverside Church in New York exactly one year before he was assassinated, King thundered.