Social Work Speaks, Eighth Edition presents, in one comprehensive and unabridged collection, the policy statements adopted by the NASW Delegate Assembly in August 2008. For social work policymakers, educators, students, and individuals, this user-friendly volume can assist in developing organizational responses to policy issues, conducting policy analysis and study, and working in political action coalitions. Each entry includes background material, an issue statement, a policy statement, legislative history, and references. The following are brief summaries of these statements.