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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DC Board of Elections began mailing ballots to all registered voters citywide September 30 and is accepting ballot box drop-offs starting October 11. Please monitor your mailbox and consider avoiding the crowds by either carefully completing and mail...

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NASW Virginia and Metro DC chapters have partnered to offer free, small-group virtual gatherings of up to 16 members each month as a safe forum in which social work supervisors can discuss workplace situations and other supervisory-related ...

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NASW Metro DC Chapter joins the nation and our fellow Georgia social workers in grieving the senseless deaths of two students and two teachers, as well as the injuries to nine others, after all were shot at Apalachee High School September 4. The shoo...

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Yvonne Eaton-Stull, DSW, MSW, LCSW, finds that social work engagement in animal-assisted therapy is “definitely a growing field because people realize the benefits of having pets in our lives, and therefore, they see the value in the helping pr...

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Schools across the District have re-opened for the 2024-2025 academic year, and the NASW Metro DC Chapter welcomes back school social workers with thanks, resources, and tools to help them rise to the challenge.  “School social workers ...

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The current 2018-created social work licensure exam will change in 2026, resulting in revisions such as offering three multiple-choice answer options instead of four for each question, according to Dawn Apgar, PhD, who instructs NASW Virginia and Met...

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The most important way to support someone post-abortion is “to center on the person in front of you, not to center on ideology,” according to Rachel Dyer, PhD, instructor of NASW Virginia and Metro DC’s joint September 19 course, &l...

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NASW's Political Action for Candidate Election (PACE) Committee announced its support for Democratic Nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris's decision to tap Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Read the statement and check your vot...

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