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Social Work Leaders attend NASW Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill

Social Work Blog

The Advocacy Day is part of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Association Leadership Meeting that is attended by social work leaders from across the country “NASW’s Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill is an opportunity for social workers to share their knowledge, experience and expertise with Congressional lawmakers and their staff.

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2021 Albany, washington D.C., United NaTions ~ Virtual Advocacy Days

Social Work Synergy

We’re pleased to announce these social work advocacy days for Spring 2021, all virtual, as we act to keep ourselves and our communities safe during COVID-19. Edolphus “Ed” Towns, Former Congressman (Brooklyn) and social worker Dr. Jason Ostrander, Moderator, Sacred Heart University Hon. by Pat Shelly updated Mar.

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NASW joins amicus brief to support sexual harassment survivor from University of Arizona

Social Work Blog

In this case, NASW supported student survivor Mackenzie Brown, who seeks to hold the University of Arizona (U of A) responsible for its failure to address sex-based harassment under Title IX. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to rehear en banc the sex-based harassment case of Brown v.

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Celebrating March is Social Work Month

Beyond Advocacy

Policy and Politics Forum at New York University DC’s Abramson Family Auditorium, 1307 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, featuring a presentation by Dr. Stephanie Boddie, Associate Professor of Church and Community Ministries at the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University. The day concludes with a 4:00 p.m.

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Demystifying the seats of power in Albany: Advocacy by social work students

Social Work Synergy

Before COVID-19 captured all our attention in order to meet the challenges of the changes in our academic, professional and personal lives, the University at Buffalo School of Social Work (UBSSW) traveled to Albany on March 3, 2020 for the annual Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD).

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NASW joins amicus brief in legal case involving sex abuse of Ohio State University students

Social Work Blog

The brief is led by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and the Women’s Sports Foundation in support of two groups of Ohio State University (OSU) male students, many of whom were student athletes, who were sexually abused by Dr. Richard Strauss of Ohio State University over the course of two decades.

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Research, Rural Social Work, Dementia, Policy Advocacy - Nicole Ruggiano, PhD, MSW

Doin' The Work

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Nicole Ruggiano, who is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Alabama. Nicole urges listeners to get involved with policy advocacy and provides examples of how to do so. Nicole urges listeners to get involved with policy advocacy and provides examples of how to do so.