NASW Metro DC and Virginia chapters have created a free Post-Election Stress Toolkit for downloading by social workers interested in resources related to emotional recovery and mental health condition treatments as a result of the General Election ou...

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November 13 is the registration deadline for the last 2024 Licensure Exam Prep Workshop, which past attendees have called “excellent” and “so helpful” with “amazing” instructor Dawn Apgar, PhD, LSW, ACSW. The 6-CE ...

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Robert White (D), who was endorsed by the NASW Metro DC Council, won his campaign to serve another term as an At-Large City Council Member by a landslide 62% in Tuesday’s General Election. DC voters also voted for NASW-endorsed candidates Vi...

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"Political activism in the District of Columbia must not include violence as a tactic to influence election and public policy outcomes," states the Metro DC Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) in a call for calm and...

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The NASW-Political Action for Candidate Election (NASW-PACE) Board of Trustees has endorsed 165 candidates seeking election to Congress, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz for President and Vice President in the 2024 Genera...

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NASW Virginia and Metro DC Chapters Mourn the Death of Social Justice Pioneer Rev. Gustavo Gutierrez At age 96, social justice icon Rev. Gustavo Gutierrez had behind him nearly a century-long legacy of international servant leadership to the poor....

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(Oct. 28) Early voting has started in the District for the General Election. Early-voting centers opened October 28 for in-person voting and will remain open through Sunday, Nov. 3 from 8:30 a.m. till 7 p.m. NASW Metro DC Chapter urges social work...

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Recently, Chris McLaughlin, MSW, LCSW, realized he “felt like joy had escaped me, like things were moving so fast that I had almost gotten joy-blind and needed to do some work internally on how I … could become more intentional about tho...

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The NASW Metro DC Chapter is now accepting nominations for Social Worker of the Year, Lifetime Achievement in Social Work, BSW Student of the Year, MSW Student of the Year, and Citizen of the Year. Self-nominations are permitted. This is a wonderf...

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Help NASW vet, endorse, and support political candidates who will champion the social work profession and its policy priorities by volunteering to serve on the Political Action Candidate Education (PACE) Committee. This is a critical time to add your...

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