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School Safety: How Social Workers Can be Helpful and Stay Mentally Strong

Social Work Blog

Early in their careers, social workers learn the concepts of burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumatization. But how does self-care play out in real-life scenarios, when new social workers might not get the best supervision or insight into how to handle the stressors that come with the job of being a social worker?

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Ethical Challenges: Profession Prepares to Protect Social Workers Amid Changing Political Landscape

Social Work Blog

Social workers in some parts of the nation are navigating ethical dilemmas and many worry they could face civil or criminal situations just for doing their jobs. Reamer, PhD, a professor in the graduate program at the Rhode Island College School of Social Work in Providence.

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NASW Member Voices: ?Can Social Workers Ethically and Legally Keep Clients when they Leave Their Agencies?

Social Work Blog

By Daniel Pollack & Kathryn Krase Social workers cannot assume they will stay in their jobs for a long time. Most social workers stay in a job for fewer than five years. Social workers serve a variety of clients, in many capacities, for many different types of employers. Or illegal?

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NASW Member Voices: ?Can Social Workers Ethically and Legally Keep Clients when they Leave Their Agencies?

Social Work Blog

By Daniel Pollack & Kathryn Krase Social workers cannot assume they will stay in their jobs for a long time. Most social workers stay in a job for fewer than five years. Social workers serve a variety of clients, in many capacities, for many different types of employers. Or illegal?

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Celebrating Black Change Agents

University of Connecticut

Some social workers seem to forget the purpose of social work, often placing their personal values over professional values." -- Mildred "Mit" Joyner Dorothy Height 1912-2010 Although admitted to Barnard College, was not allowed to attend because the school did not admit African Americans.

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Celebrate Your Graduate—Save 20% on Select NASW Press Books!

Social Work Blog

The NASW Code of Ethics is a set of standards that guide the professional conduct of social workers. Moreover, revisions to the Cultural Competence standard provide more explicit guidance to social workers. Touching every aspect of life and community, social policy is broad, deep, and constantly changing.

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Texas Chapter Outlines Ethical Practices During Times of Challenging New Laws

Social Work Blog

Freedom of Social Work: How the First Amendment Supports Safe Spaces” — his presentation at the state conference — is an informational showcase of what social workers should do and should not do to legally protect themselves and their clients during these current political times. If social workers can’t talk, that goes away.”.