By Mel Wilson, LCSW, MBA The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on June 29 made a ruling on affirmative action that will have profound and long-term implications for the country. With a 6-3 majority decision, SCOTUS declared in Students for Fair Admissions inc. v. President...
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2023, made a ruling on affirmative action that will have profound and long-term implications for the country.
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and University of Michigan have released a paper, The White House as a Field Placement Reflections on the Past and a Future for Policy and Political Practice, that features a speech by social worker and White House...
NASW Virtual Congressional Advocacy Day By Lee Westgate, MSW, MBA, LCSW-C NASW Manager of Policy and AdvocacySocial work is sometimes divided into two seemingly disparate worlds: policy and practice. In truth, these are not separate domains. Sound social policy is...
NASW on July 7, 2021, co-hosted an exclusive executive briefing with the White House which brought together key Biden-Harris Administration officials and social work leaders.
By Melvin H. Wilson, MBA, LCSWNASW Senior Policy ConsultantSocial Justice and Human Rights And Samantha Fletcher, PhD, MSWExecutive Director, NASW New York State ChapterPolice in Rochester, NY on Jan. 30 used pepper spray and handcuffs to subdue a nine-year-old girl....
A coalition of states led by California and the U.S. House of Representatives have stepped in to defend the ACA, as the Trump Administration has declined to do.
By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Consultant Increasingly, U.S. criminal justice systems have become the first responders to individuals living with mental illness and substance use disorders (SUD). More than ever, jails and prisons are expected to provide appropriate...