2008 Press Releases

Here's a sampling of recent press releases from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

• NASW Press Releases Single-Case Design for Clinical Social Workers, 2nd Edition (12/19/08)
• NASW Press Releases Person-in-Environment System (12/16/08)
• NASW Foundation Receives 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator (12/16/08)
• Major Mental Health Associations Join to Support Give An Hour (11/10/08)
• Social Workers introduce Hospice Credential (11/3/2008)
• Putting Poverty on the Election Platform: The Time to Eradicate Poverty is Now (10/17/2008)
• The National Association of Social Workers Foundation Honors King Davis with the 2008 Knee/Wittman Lifetime Achievement Award (10/8/2008)
• The National Association of Social Workers Foundation Honors Dr. Carlton Munson with the 2008 Knee/Wittman Outstanding Achievement Award (10/8/2008)
• Statement for Betsy Clark Step Up for Kids – National Press Club – Every Child Matters (9/16/2008)
• Social Workers Respond to Gov. Sarah Palin’s Attack on Community Organizers (9/4/2008)
• Social Work Student Alex Rhodes Receives Verne LaMarr Lyons Memorial MSW Scholarship (9/2/2008)
• NASW Foundation Announces Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial Scholarship Recipients (9/2/2008)
• Social Work Student Laura Granruth Receives Eileen Blackey Doctoral Fellowship (9/2/2008)
• Social Work Student Kelly Williams Receives Jane B. Aron Doctoral Fellowship (9/2/2008)
• NASW Statement regarding the death of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (8/21/2008)
• Dr. Elvia Krajewski-Jaime Recognized as 2008 NASW Social Worker of the Year (8/25/2008)
• Vendella Barnett, LCSW, BCD Receives NASW Lifetime Achievement Award (8/25/2008)
• Eric Alva Named NASW Public Citizen of the Year (8/25/2008)
• Los Angeles Controller Laura Chick Named NASW Public Elected Official of the Year (8/25/08)
• Social Workers to Testify in Congress on the Role of Social Work in a Changing America (7/28/2008)
• Medicare Bill Gives Victory to Social Workers (7/17/2008)
• NASW Commends Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Holding the Strip Search of a Minor Child Unconstitutional (7/15/2008)
• Jim Kelly Elected NASW President (7/3/2008)

• NASW Hails Supreme Court Decision Protecting Victims of Child Rape and Overturning Louisiana Death Penalty for Child Rape (6/25/2008)
• Social Workers honor James Karls with the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award (6/24/2008)
• NASW Iowa Chapter is the Recipient of the 2008-2009 Ruth Fizdale Program Grant (6/20/08)
• Social Workers Congratulate the Supreme Court for Decision to Support Human Rights and Social Justice for Detainees (6/12/08)
• Social Workers and Lambda Legal Partner to Better Serve Out of Home Youth (6/9/2008)
• Social Workers honor William C. Bell with the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award (4/22/08)
• U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Debbie Stabenow introduce S. 2858, the Social Work Reinvestment Act, on the 2nd Annual World Social Work Day (4/15/08)
• Social Workers Support Hospice Foundation of America’s 2008 National Bereavement Teleconference (03/31/2008)
• Press Release: Survey of Social Workers Finds Families Ill-Prepared for Time, Expense, Emotional Toll of Caring for Aging Parents (03/20/2008)
• Efforts to Recruit, Retain and Research Nation’s Social Workers Gain Bipartisan Support in Congress (2/27/08)
• Social Workers (NASW) Executive Director Dr. Elizabeth Clark in Support of H.R. 5447, “The Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act” (02/14/2008)
• ducation, Health and Religious Organizations Unite to Keep Students Safe (02/14/2008)
• Social Workers Support First Annual National Healthcare Decisions Day (02/12/2008)
• National Association of Social Workers Celebrates National Professional Social Work Month in March 2008 (01/29/2008)
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