The NASW Foundation is pleased to announce the latest inductees into its NASW Social Work Pioneers®  program. The newest Pioneers are recognized for a range of pioneering contributions including feminist activism, fighting for LGBT rights, promoting civil and human rights, advocacy for older adults, and substance abuse treatment. Each of these individuals have made important, and lasting, contributions to the social work profession and helped shape social policies that benefit individuals, families, and communities.   The NASW Social Work Pioneers® Program was created to honor members of the social work profession...

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The NASW Foundation is proud to honor the 2018 recipients of the NASW and NASW Foundation Recognition Awards.  Award recipients were celebrated on June 22 during A Night At The Awards – A Night To Remember at the 2018 NASW National Conference held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.   We applaud these distinguished 2018 awardees (links to NASW News Releases about recipient background and achievements are included):   Flavio F. Marsiglia, PhD, MSW - Knee/Wittman Lifetime Achievement Award; James R. MacKay, PhD, MSW - Knee/Wittman Lifetime Achievement Award; Virna Little,...

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  The NASW Foundation is featured in an April 3, 2018 episode of the newly-launched podcast NASW Social Work Talks.  The podcast made its debut on March 6, 2018 as part of Social Work Month. During episodes that run twice each month, listeners have the opportunity to explore topics of interest to social workers, hear from social work experts, NASW members, and pioneers in the field of social work. The podcast's purpose is to inform, educate and inspire.   In the NASW Foundation episode, Foundation Director, Robert C. Arnold is interviewed by Executive Producer and Podcast Host, Kim M. Simpson. He discusses his...

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The NASW Foundation is pleased to announce and celebrate its 2018-2019 scholarship and fellowship award recipients. Through a competitive application process, the scholarship and fellowship recipients are selected based on evidence of commitment, leadership, achievement, and financial need. The Foundation recognizes financial support can be a determining factor in making a social work career possible and is proud to continue its longstanding history – since 1991 – of providing financial support to social work students.    The Foundation is the largest provider of Master’s of Social Work scholarships and fello...

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