Initiated by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Grand Challenges for Social Work is a groundbreaking initiative to champion social progress powered by science. It’s a call to action for all of us to work together to tackle our nation’s toughest social problems.
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Lisa Reyes Mason, PhD, network co-lead for the Grand Challenge to Create Social Responses to a Changing Environment, and Jonathan Rigg, PhD, have edited a... continue reading
The Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP) hosted its 5th Annual Social Work Day on the Hill on Wednesday, March 20, 2019,... continue reading
Universal and progressive Child Development Accounts (CDA) is one of the policy recommendations in two Grand Challenges: Build Financial Capability for All and Reduce Extreme... continue reading
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The Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative (GCSWI), which is spearheaded by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), represents a major endeavor for the entire field of social work. GCSWI calls for bold innovation and collective action powered by proven and evolving scientific interventions to address critical social issues facing society. The purpose of GCSWI was modeled after the National Academy of Engineering, which aimed to identify some of the most persistent engineering problems of the day and then put the attentions, energies, and funding of the entire field to work on them for a decade. The GCSWI does the same for social issues, tackling problems such as homelessness, social isolation, mass incarceration, family violence, and economic inequality.
Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society is an edited book that will present the foundations of the GCSWI, laying out the start of the initiative and providing summaries of each of the twelve challenges. The 12 main chapters that form the core of the book, one on each of the dozen Grand Challenges, are written by the primary research teams who are driving each GC project.
Click here to order a copy of the bookThe American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) welcomed 16 new Fellows for their distinguished accomplishments as scholars and practitioners dedicated to achieving excellence in high-impact work that advances social good. The Induction ceremony was held during public ceremonies at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), conference, January 12, 2018, in Washington, DC, and was witnessed by more 150 people including family, friends, and colleagues of the new Fellows. This was the first year that the Induction ceremony was included in the SSWR program, and the first year to be hosted by President of AASWSW and Dean of the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina Sarah Gehlert. continue reading
Sunday, Aug. 19 was World Humanitarian Day, a day to recognize aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian…
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continue reading2019 SSWR Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA Sunday, January 20 12:00 PM–4:00 PM Location to be determined
continue readingCongressional Research Institute for Social Work & Policy (CRISP) Social Work Day on the Hill Washington, DC 9:00 AM…
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