A Free Information Resource on Social Work by NASW New York City Chapter

NASW-NYC is committed to carrying out programs and activities to strengthen the social work workforce in order to ensure that the profession is able to meet the needs of New York communities and to support the capacity of social workers in the delivery of quality services.

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Improving Working Conditions

NASW-NYC is taking on the challenge of improving working conditions for social workers.

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Social Workers,

Social Justice, and the Future of Our City

Please join the Political Action for Candidate Election (PACE) of the NASW New York City Chapter for an evening where candidates will present their platforms, and answer questions about the future of our city.

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The State of Black NY

The NYC Chapter Board of Directors examined and discussed a recent report, “The State of Black New York,” developed by the New York Urban League and the Black Equity Alliance. The report addresses a range of disparities affecting black New Yorkers and NASW-NYC has agreed to support the recommendations and help disseminate information of the report to the social work community.

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A Matter of Life and Death

Social Work Practice &...

Latino Communities

Communities of African Descent

Asian Communities

Homeless Services

Saving Lives in NYC

Child Welfare - Voluntary Sector

Public Child Welfare

Gerontological Social Work

Professional Development

Continuing Education

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Continuing Education

NASW-NYC is pleased to offer a choice of Continuing Education workshops in the Fall & Spring that reflects an appreciation of the breadth of social workers’ professional interests.

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Undoing Racism Workshop

A workshop that moves beyond a focus on the symptoms of racism to an understanding of what it is, where it comes from, how it functions, why it persists and how it can be undone.

Information and Registration

41st Annual Addictions Institute Keynote Address Focuses on Behavioral Couples Therapy with Addictions

Dr. Timothy J. O'Farrell, Professor of Psychology in the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the VA Boston Healthcare System, presented on his work and the efficacy of his approach with success and evidence to support it. For more information on Dr. O’Farrell's book, click here.

Institutional Racism & The Social Work Profession: A Call To Action

Inspired in large part by the “Undoing Racism” Workshops in NYC, led by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, this Call to Action identifies what individual social workers, schools of social work, and service agencies all need to do to address the effects of racism. Specific examples of how racism plays out in social work are included.

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The National Social Work Public Education Campaign: Changing Perceptions. Improving the Profession. HelpStartsHere.org

We would like to hear from you personally. Email us at naswnyc@naswnyc.org

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Telephone: (212) 668-0050. Facsimile: (212) 668-0305.
Postal mail: NASW New York City Chapter 50 Broadway, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10004