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In 2015, in order to obtain better data on the social work workforce, NASW and other major social work organizations united to form the National Workforce Initiative Steering Committee to initiate and guide a major study of the social work workforce, encompassing all levels and fields of practice. The study looks to understand social work roles and responsibilities and how these may be changing and to inform the social work education community about the need for continued expansion in capacity and whether the current curricula are appropriate for current and future roles. The first report from the study, Profile of the Social Work Workforce, analyzes available data sources to present a profile of the current social work workforce. The second report from the study, New Social Workers: Results of the Nationwide Survey of 2017 Social Work Graduates, provides a snapshot of social workers in terms of where they come from; which jobs they find; marketplace demand; satisfaction; and future career, education, and licensing/certification plans.
- Profile of the Social Work Workforce
This report uses available sources of data to present a profile of the current social work workforce defined according to the jobs social workers hold. The profile includes the size of the workforce, its demographic and educational background, its work setting, its compensation, and its geographical distribution. Key findings show steady growth among practicing social workers and social work jobs. Findings also show that a large number of individuals without social work degrees hold positions they consider to be social work, social workers are predominantly female, compensation by type of education and setting varies considerably, and great disparity exists across the country in the ratio of social workers to populations.
- New Social Workers: Results of the Nationwide Survey of 2017 Social Work Graduates
A major component of the social work workforce study was a survey of a sample of 2017 graduates of social work degree programs. This report analyzes the results of the survey, which addressed student demographics, employment, and perceptions of social work education and the job market. Key findings show substantial growth in the social work educational pipeline; diversity among new social workers; and general job satisfaction among new graduates, with the majority saying they would recommend the profession to others.
Leaders Discuss Ways Schools and Employers Together Can Prepare Students Better and Ensure Social Work Role Continues
In April, NASW-IL convened more than 50 Illinois leaders from the social work employment/practice arena and schools of social work to discuss ways in which the two sectors can work together to prepare new social workers better for the workforce and ensure that the social work role continues in the human services marketplace. The opening roundtable addresses core competencies required for the social work workplace. The summit grew out of the National Workforce Initiative's initial product, Profile of the Social Work Workforce, an analysis of existing data sources, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the American Community Survey, and the Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System.
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In early May the Eldercare Workforce Alliance, of which NASW is a member, and the Administration for Community Living cohosted a Twitter chat on the importance of the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Programs (GWEP) and the role of community-based organizations. NASW participated in the event, highlighting the role of social workers in community-based organizations and in providing workforce training. Both NASW and EWA support the Geriatrics Workforce and Caregiver Enhancement Act (H.R. 3713). Send a message urging your Congressional representative to support the bill.
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The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by the year 2030, one in five U.S. residents will be 65 years or older—and that, by 2035, older adults will outnumber children in this country for the first time in history. Learn more about this demographic shift and read the latest data about the current population of older adults.
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 Find evidence-based research and client education, assessment tools, practice guidelines, clinical trials and more at the NASW Research Library. Use your NASW username and password to log in.
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Article Title: Implementation Science: Why It Matters for the Future of Social Work
Authors: Leopoldo J. Cabassa
Source: Journal of Social Work Education. 52, 1, Jan. 1, 2016.
Access Article: Log in to the NASW Research Library and enter the title of the article or key words in the NASW Research Library search box.
Abstract
Bridging the gap between research and practice is a critical frontier for the future of social work. Integrating implementation science into social work can advance our profession's effort to bring research and practice closer together. Implementation science examines the factors, processes, and strategies that influence the uptake, use, and sustainability of empirically supported interventions, practice innovations, and social policies in routine practice settings. The aims of this article are to describe the key characteristics of implementation science, illustrate how implementation science matters to social work by describing several contributions this field can make to reducing racial and ethnic disparities in mental health care, and outline a training agenda to help integrate implementation science in graduate-level social work programs.
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Social workers are often confronted with the task of duty to report threats of harm that they learned during a professional relationship with a client. A prior Legal Issue of the Month article, Social Workers and the Duty to Warn, reviewed court decisions that have addressed this topic; however, many states have passed duty-to-warn legislation and specific contours of the duty to warn are defined on a state by state basis. Many social workers are unaware that duty to warn laws vary from state to state. Only a few states have not established a statutory duty to warn. Twenty-two states have statutes applicable to social workers that establish a mandatory duty to warn.
Legal Issue of the Month articles offer guidance in everyday social work practice. Articles address commonly asked questions as well as hot-button emerging issues. NASW members only.
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The Association for Advanced Training in Behavioral Sciences (AATBS) has been the leader in licensing exam preparation since 1976. We offer comprehensive social work exam study materials including online mock exams and questions, one-on-one coaching and study aids. Explore everything AATBS has to offer today!
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Created by the NASW Legal Defense Fund as an exclusive online reference tool for NASW members, the Amicus Brief Database is a rich storehouse of legal information on a wide variety of policy and practice issues of concern to social workers and their clients. The Amicus Brief Database contains downloadable copies of almost 300 amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs filed by NASW or on behalf of NASW for the past three decades. Friend of the court briefs are accepted by courts as an aid to understanding aspects of issues that may not be fully addressed by the parties to the litigation, or where specialized knowledge may be helpful in reaching a conclusion in high profile cases.
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Colorado Public Radio
A state plan to increase cash welfare for the first time in nearly a decade is meeting resistance from Colorado counties.
Their objection lies not with the need for an increase, but how to pay for it.
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NBC News
Neil King got his first glimpse of Augsburg University seven years ago from the window of Fairview Behavioral Services, a psychiatric hospital in Minneapolis. King, then 17, landed in the hospital’s adolescent inpatient ward after overdosing on cough medicine. From a window, he could see a lush college campus across the street. A fellow teen told him the school’s name, and said it had a sober program.
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Florida Atlantic University via ScienceDaily
A new study has quantified, for the first time, the relationship between lack of paid sick leave and poverty in the United States. The data indicates that, even when controlling for education, race, sex, marital status and employment, working adults without paid sick leave are three times more likely to have incomes below the poverty line.
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