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 Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW
When I first met Congressman Lewis, he was so excited to learn that I was a social worker. He looked deep within me with so much admiration for the profession I represented. I felt so humbled to be in his presence, so humbled as he shared personal stories about his work with civil rights leader Whitney M. Young (probably his favorite social worker).
NASW Social Work Talks Podcast
Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW, executive director at the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC), and president of the Black Men at Penn School of Social Work, Inc. at the University of Pennsylvania, talks with NASW about America's racism pandemic, and how the social work profession can best move forward through it. "We have to push the narrative in a direction of looking at systemic racism, looking at structural inequality. We have to improve our schools. From a structural standpoint and systemic standpoint, when we're looking at the police department, it's not diversity training, it's anti-racism training. From a policy standpoint, it's the outlawing and the banning of choke holds," says Lassiter. "And when we talk about structural, we have to look at redlining, we have to look at predatory lending, we have to look at the impact that gentrification has, we have to look at legacy admissions in schools."
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 The Art of Policy Practice: Navigating the Legislative Process
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 | 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET | Register
Presented by NASW and Influencing Social Policy (ISP)
Effective policy practice requires social workers to understand the research and analyses needed for developing policy ideas and proposals and to be able to take their policy proposals through the legislative process where they become laws, regulations, or demonstration projects. Hear from three experienced policy practitioners about their work in the field of policy practice.
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Special Grand Challenges Webinar — Making Research Useful to Policymakers (Free, No Credit)
1.5 Social Work CEs: $10 NASW Members; $15 Non-NASW Members
Sponsored by NASW, in collaboration with the Grand Challenges initiative of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) and Influencing Social Policy (ISP), this webinar will help social workers make their research useful to policymakers.
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Thanks to generous support from NASW members, friends, foundations, and others, the NASW Foundation works with NASW chapters to raise charitable funds for educational, research, training, and scholarship activities at the state and local levels. Learn about a workforce study collaboration between the Foundation, the NASW Iowa Chapter, and the Telligen Community Initiative.
The Confess Project is a nonprofit that uses barbers nationwide to connect with men of color and raise awareness about mental health. Through a 12-month curriculum, barbers get trained on active listening, validating clients' emotions and concerns, and how to use positive language to combat stigma around mental health. NASW member Laura Danforth, PhD, LCSW, assistant professor of social work at the University of Arkansas, points out that only 4% of mental health professionals are Black.
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NASW is committed to ending racism through public education, social justice advocacy, and professional training. Our members understand cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination, oppression, poverty, and other forms of social injustice. Visit NASW's Racial Equity page for resources that can assist all social workers in their anti-racist efforts.
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Your association membership enables NASW to provide resources that are reliable, timely, and critical for social workers in public health emergencies such as the coronavirus. Visit NASW’s webpage dedicated to COVID-19 and social work practice and workforce issues, SocialWorkers.org/COVID19, for the latest updates on policy and advocacy, changes affecting teletherapy, tips on adjusting your practice and supporting clients during the pandemic, ethics guidelines, and self-care resources. Check here to see if it's time for you to renew your NASW membership.
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The Western Kentucky University MSW program offers a unique concentration: advanced direct practice in rural settings and can be completed in person in Bowling Green, Kentucky as well as an online format. Both Advanced Standing and Traditional options are available in a full time or part time format.
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NASW North Carolina Essential Leadership Conference - Aug. 7, 2020
NASW West Virginia 2020 Conference - Sept. 9-11, 2020
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Save 20% on These Books Through September 7
The 20% discount on these books will be applied automatically to your print book order prior to the final credit card charge. Sale ends midnight September 7, 2020. For more information about the summer sale and all NASW Press titles, including books, eBooks, reference works, journals, brochures, and standards, visit the NASW Press website. Questions? Email press@socialworkers.org or call 1.800.227.3590.
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| | MYNASW MEMBER COMMUNITY — HOT TOPICS |
The MyNASW online community is open to NASW members only and is free to join. Ask your colleagues questions, find mentors, exchange useful resources, and rally around your passion — social work.
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 Quickly search by key words to find evidence-based research and client education, assessment tools, practice guidelines, and more at the NASW Research Library. Filter your results by type of source (academic journals, books, conference materials, reports, etc.), name of publication, publisher, university, language, and more. Use your NASW username and password to log in to the library.
Keyword Search: "redlining"
Document: Structural Racism, Historical Redlining, and Risk of Preterm Birth in New York City, 2013–2017
Authors:
Krieger, N.; Van Wye, G.; Huynh, M.; Waterman, P.; Maduro, G.; Li, W.; Gwynn, R.; Barbot, O.; Bassett, M.
Source: American Journal of Public Health. July 2020, Vol. 110, Issue 7, p1046-1053.
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Redlining in Lynchburg
Author: Abell, J.
Source: Virginia Social Science Journal. July 2019, Vol. 53, p5-24.
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Epistemic Injustice and Epistemic Redlining
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Doan, M.
Source: Ethics & Social Welfare. June 2017, Vol. 11, Issue 2, p177-190.
Access Documents: Log in to the NASW Research Library and enter the title of the article or key words in the NASW Research Library search box.
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The College of Business (COB) at The University of Texas at Arlington is home to pioneering students known for their strong work ethic. As one of the largest business schools in the nation, the COB prepares more than 6,500 students each year for roles as leaders and influencers in the global community. Offering one of the most diverse selections of graduate programs in the United States, with 34 degree programs and 7 career-boosting certificates, the COB provides students in-depth knowledge and skill development in specialized business disciplines.
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An online MSW program ideal for working students
- Prepares them for advanced social work practice with a rural concentration using reflective and developmental techniques, critical thinking skills, while addressing issues of human rights, discrimination, and inequality.
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| | ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS |
July 31
Social Work and COVID-19 Survey Closes
The Public Health Social Work Section of the American Public Health Association invites social workers to participate in the Social Work and COVID-19 Survey, an inquiry into the challenges and experiences of social workers in the workplace during the pandemic. NASW is partnering with APHA to disseminate this survey instrument and the survey findings; the data collected will inform NASW's resource development and advocacy efforts. The last day to take the survey is July 31, 2020.
September 16
Private Practice Q&A Call-in Session – The Ethics of Documentation in Private Practice
Call-in session is free, available to NASW members only, and starts at 12 p.m. ET. No registration is required.
| | SOCIAL WORK ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
The Dispatch
As the United States reckons with its history of racial injustice and inequality, the country is revisiting a topic that some say is at the root of the problem: housing discrimination.
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Fortune
Our global pandemic forced us to grapple with truths we always knew but too often ignored. One of those truths is the direct relationship between one’s housing and one's health. They are inextricably linked.
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Chicago Tribune
Townstone Financial has been hit with a federal lawsuit alleging the Chicago-based mortgage lender violated anti-redlining laws by making disparaging statements on its weekly radio show about Black neighborhoods in the city.
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