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NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Family Caregivers of Older Adults

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 … Read more

NASW Standards for Social Work Services in Long-Term Care Facilities

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 … Read more

NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Child Welfare

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, … Read more

NASW Standards for the Practice of Social Work with Adolescents

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 … Read more

NASW Standards for Social Work Case Management

Social work case managers face both opportunities and challenges. With its strengths-based, person-in-environment perspective, the social work profession is well trained to develop and improve support systems (including service delivery … Read more

NASW Standards for Continuing Professional Education

Continuing education is an essential activity for ensuring quality social work services for clients. The NASW Standards for Continuing Professional Education provide guidance to social workers who want to match … Read more

NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Health Care Settings

NASW Standards of Social Work Practice in Health Care Settings is a resource based on the consensus of expert health care social workers from across the country and is designed … Read more

NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Clients with Substance Use Disorders

The NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Clients with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) is designed to enhance social workers’ awareness, values, knowledge, skills, and methods of practice across settings, … Read more

Encyclopedia of Social Work, 20th Edition

Looking for the online version? The continuously updated online Encyclopedia of Social Work, edited by Cynthia G. Franklin, is available through our co-publishing partner, Oxford University Press. The online version … Read more

NASW Law Note: Social Workers and Child Abuse Reporting

Social Workers and Child Abuse Reporting: A Review of State Mandatory Reporting Requirements is part of a series of General Counsel Law Notes written with the support of the NASW … Read more