Trauma-Informed Online Teaching: Essential for the Coming Academic Year
Trauma shows up on the classroom in many ways, and for students it may lead to behaviors that challenge teachers. These are reasons why a trauma-informed approach is important. Read the full article HERE.
The Critical Role Social Workers are Playing During COVID-19 Crisis. "Heroes on the Front Lines."
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Coronavirus and Minorities
SOCIAL WORK AND RACIAL INJUSTICE
NASW and Chapters Respond
With the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in February and the death of George Floyd in May at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, anger and frustration exploded in protests and riots in the streets. Social workers have long been advocates of minorities and social justice. But now, along with COVID-19, racism rose to the top of 2020 concerns. It became vital for social workers to put the spotlight again on racism and racial injustice. Here are a few responses from the NASW community:
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NASW joins the American Psychological Association and the American
Psychiatric Association in calling on our nation to declare systemic racism
a public health crisis. "We all must do better and we will." Read our op-ed
in the Orlando Sentinel.
NASW is committed to ending racism through public education, social justice advocacy and professional training. View the NASW page.
