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Giving Back is Part of the Code of Ethics, Board Member Says

Social Work Blog

That encouraged me to go into social work.” Bautista-Thomas, PhD, LCSW, is a doctoral lecturer at Lehman College, Department of Social Work, at City University of New York. And sometimes, people need someone else to help guide them in identifying those things. Service is one of the values, she says.

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Racism and Mistreatment in the Mental Health Field: A Practitioner’s Voice

inSocialWork

In the context of working with marginalized populations – specifically Black clients – to what degree is this story of social work values reality versus myth? Here, we talk with Danielle Hamner, MSW – a social worker on the front lines of providing direct mental health services to Black men. Show Notes.

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Celebrating Black Change Agents

University of Connecticut

Went on to graduate from New York University and completed postgraduate work at Columbia University.

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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.”.

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Cassandra Kelly Named 2023 NASW Student of the Year

Michigan Social Work

MSW student Cassandra Kelly has been selected as the 2023 University of Michigan National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Student of the Year. Online Award Ceremony Friday, April 14, 2023, 6-8 PM RSVP

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Justin Hodge: Political Social Worker on the Rise

Beyond Advocacy

One of most rewarding aspects of the work we do at CRISP is encountering so many gifted social workers in all parts of the country who are eager to become change agents and difference makers by working in the policy and political arenas. Many are young and in the beginning stages of their budding social work careers.

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Irish Socail Worker - Untitled Article

Irish Socail Worker

Removal of Human Rights from the CORU Code of Ethics for Social Workers (2019) By Helen Kelly, Social Worker, and Graduate of the MA in Social Work, University of Galway 2020 “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Sometimes we must interfere.