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The NASW Standards for the Practice of Social Work with Adolescents are designed to guide social workers in a variety of settings as they help young people become competent and healthy adults. The unique perspectives and breadth of social work practice provide systemic linkages between the social work profession and the social entities that affect … Read more

The NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Child Welfare is a basic tool for social work practice in child welfare that might include family preservation and support, out-of-home care, family foster care, kinship care, residential group homes, adoption, independent living, child day care, adolescent pregnancy and parenting services, hospitals, and nontraditional settings such as … Read more

Long-term care is an increasingly important and rapidly changing component of today’s social services delivery system. Long-term care services and programs have evolved into a variety of institutional and noninstitutional modalities. The NASW Standards for Social Work Services in Long-Term Care Facilities reflect changing practices and policies and may be regarded as a basic tool … Read more

The aging population presents social, economic, and political implications for families, the social work profession, and the global community. Social workers, other professionals, and the public increasingly recognize that advanced age is a time of continued growth and that older adults contribute significantly to their families, communities and society. NASW Standards for Social Work Practice … Read more

All social workers, regardless of practice settings, will inevitably work with clients facing acute or long-term situations involving life-limiting illness, dying, death, grief, and bereavement. The NASW Standards for Palliative & End of Life Care are designed to enhance social workers’ awareness of the skills, knowledge, values, methods, and sensitivities needed to work effectively with … Read more

Reflecting the ethics and values of the social work profession, the National Association of Social Workers’ Practice Standards for School Social Workers addresses the changing landscape of schools and the current practice trends of school social workers. The guiding principles and 15 standards for professional practice cover, among other topics, school safety, technology, cultural competence, … Read more

The National Association of Social Workers’ Practice Standards for Clinical Social Workers is a comprehensive reference and practice guide for clinical social workers in practice settings such as private practice, mental health centers, hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and agencies. The standards help clinical social workers to perform quality services with ethical integrity and confidence … Read more

Earn 13.5 CEUs for reading this title! For more information, visit the Social Work Online CE Institute. Ethical Standards in Social Work is a practical guide designed to help social workers protect clients, make sound ethical decisions, and minimize the risk of professional malpractice and disciplinary action. The revised third edition reflects the 2021 updates … Read more

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Write for Us Publishing with NASW Press is a rewarding professional experience. Editorial boards concentrate on making the peer review process as helpful to authors as possible. NASW’s rigorous standards and strict practice of anonymity during the review process have established NASW Press journals and books as some of the most prestigious in the human … Read more