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• Social Work Month 2013
  • Social Work Month 2013 Toolkit Homepage
  • History
  • Logos
  • Statements
  • Theme
  • Questions: socialworkmonth@naswdc.org

  Social Work Month 2012
  Social Work Matters - Resources to promote eight core social work practice areas: youth, veterans, mental health, poverty reduction, health, aging, child protection, and communities.

  Social Work Month 2011
  Social Workers Change Futures - Targeted outreach and promotional ideas, including tips for securing endorsements, hosting events, publishing articles and marketing your private practice.

  Social Work Month 2010
  Social Workers Inspire Community Action - Visual guides to three social work public education websites, profiles of inspiring social workers, and tips for promoting the profession.

  Social Work Month 2009
  Social Work: Purpose and Possibility - Information and tools for social work student recruitment, sample consumer radio PSAs, and specific tips for working with the media.

Ways to Promote Social Work Month

• Attend a NASW Chapter Lobby Day event.
• Start a petition about an issue.
• Volunteer for an election campaign.
• Run for public office at the local, state or national level.
• Present social work issues to the state legislature.
• Invite elected officials to speak to a social work group.
• Send a letter to national lawmakers through SocialWorkers.org.
• Advocate for the passage of the Social Work Reinvestment Act.
• Write a policy issue brief from the social work perspective.
• Join a nonprofit, corporate or public board of directors.

Resources

The White House	Lobby Day	Social Workers in Congress