Social policy is a part of social work at almost every turn, yet many of the insights from the profession never find their way into the programs and rules that govern social workers’ efforts. What prompts helping professionals to take up policy work, and which strategies are most effective for influencing policy? Social workers and scholars around the world gathered virtually to discuss these subjects at Social Work in Social Policy: Engagement Strategies for Today and the Next Generation—A Book Event.
Tag: National Association of Social Workers
Panel: Social Workers Can Make a Difference in a New Vision of Public Order
Four experts on policing told a congressional briefing on June 30 that the values and training of social workers can be useful tools in re-imagining the nation’s approach to public order and reducing racist violence of police. The online briefing, Black Lives Matter: Social Work and the Future of Policing, was sponsored by the Congressional […]
The Management Imperative: Displacement, Dynamics, and Directions Forward for Training Social Workers as Managers
Rosenberg, B., & McBride, A. M. (2015). The management imperative: Displacement, dynamics, and directions forward for training social workers as managers (CSD Working Paper No. 15-41). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.