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The NASW Code of Ethics is a set of standards that guide the professional conduct of social workers. The 2021 update includes language that addresses the importance of professional self-care. Moreover, revisions to the Cultural Competence standard provide more explicit guidance to social workers. All social workers should review the new text and affirm their … Read more
Earn 6.5 CEUs for reading this title! For more information, visit the Social Work Online CE Institute. First published in 2009, The Social Work Ethics Casebook was the first ethics casebook, including extensive cases and commentary, written exclusively for social workers. The second edition was published in 2018. This revised second edition reflects changes made … Read more
Booksellers Bulk Discounts | Payments | Shipping & Handling | Returns NASW Press publishes a wide variety of high-quality books for the social sciences, including reference works that are the most comprehensive and best known in the profession. The Social Work Dictionary is the preeminent reference work in social work and is the best selling … Read more
Librarian Center Journals | Encyclopedia of Social Work Welcome to the NASW Press Librarian Center! The Press is a division of the National Association of Social Workers and is a leading scholarly publisher in social work and social welfare. We serve libraries, faculty, and human services professionals throughout the United States and abroad. NASW Press … Read more
Chapter 5: Journal Submissions NASW Press is pleased to announce the launch of its new, entirely online manuscript submission and peer-review system. Our four peer-reviewed journal Web sites are now live. To submit to Social Work, please visit the journal submission portal at https://swj.msubmit.net and click on the “Author Instructions” tab for more comprehensive submission … Read more
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NASW Standards for Integrating Genetics into Social Work Practice recognize and respond to the expanded information on the human genome and its impact on social work practice and education. They are designed to enhance awareness of the skills, knowledge, values, methods, and sensitivity needed to work effectively with clients, families, health care providers, and the … Read more
In this time of unparalleled partisanship and negativity, it is impossible to ignore the prevalence and impact of metaphors in the news, politics, and social media. Welfare recipients are “parasites” who “breed” too many children. Those who are in the justice system are “monsters” and “animals” to be feared. Immigrants are “illegals” who are “flooding” … Read more
The fifth edition of Foundations of Social Work Practice: A Graduate Text, outlines and integrates ecological and structural theories of social work practice to ground social work students in a more balanced and comprehensive understanding of how social work supports social justice. The book includes chapters dedicated to building foundational knowledge, including attention to the … Read more
Social Workers and Subpoenas is part of a series of General Counsel Law Notes written with the support of the NASW Legal Defense Fund. Social workers are becoming involved in their clients’ lawsuits with ever greater frequency. Domestic relations matters, drunken driving accidents, sexual harassment, and other work-related problems can lead to litigation for people … Read more