Fri.Apr 15, 2022

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Poetry: When Social Workers Lobby in COVID-y Times of Injustice

The New Social Worker

When Social Workers Lobby in COVID-y Times of Injustice, a poem written by Susan Mankita, LCSW, inspired by the NASW 2021 Social Work Month theme “Social Workers are Essential.

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News Items – April 15, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Independent health care providers in Maine express frustration with Anthem’s payment practices. Maine Public. The issue is so widespread among mental health providers, the National Association of Social Workers in Maine hosted a virtual listening session with Anthem in mid-March. “And what we heard over and over again is that clinicians in the state of all levels are going unpaid,’ says Chris McLaughlin, the executive director of the Association. “Their message and attemp