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Remembering Unsung Black Social Work Pioneer Lester Blackwell Granger

Social Work Blog

NASW Social Work Pioneer Lester Blackwell Granger (third from right) pushed to integrate the U.S. military after World War II. That is also true of social workers of color. Lester Blackwell Granger is one such historical figure, a social worker few people know about who should enjoy wider acclaim.

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Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Helps Social Workers, Others With Student Loan Debt

Social Work Blog

military service. Finally, 15 years later, she realized with help from Sarah Christa Butts, director of public policy for NASW, that she qualified for the PSLF program, which normally requires all of the following: Working 10 years with a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization.

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Watch the Interstate Licensing Compact Stakeholder July 26 Review Session

Social Work Blog

Department of Defense (DOD), as part of an initiative to promote licensure portability for military spouses, in 2021 awarded a $500,000 grant for the development of an interstate licensure compact for social workers. CSG is also accepting public comment on the legislation.

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Breaking Barriers from Within

Social Work Blog

Appleton, LCSW The theme for Social Work month is descriptive and inspiring – Social Work Breaks Barriers. At our best, Social Workers are analogous to Super Heroes. Social workers advocate for justice, leap over mountains of agency red tape, and scale mountains of paperwork. Here’s the question.

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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. Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas. .”

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

Social Work Blog

This research suggests that social workers would be beneficial additions to the abortion care workforce. From Colorblindness to Critical Investigations: Examining Structural Racism in Social Work Research This study investigates the extent to which critical race frameworks are utilized in mainstream social work research.

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STUDENT VOICE: What Happened to No Man Left Behind? All Veterans Deserve Mental Health Care

The New Social Worker

Although limiting certain military benefits as a result of misconduct is understandable, we should not deny mental health care for service members who have experienced combat trauma.