National Association of Social Workers-Connecticut (NASW/CT)

12/11/2025

📣 BREAKING: strongly supports the new legislation introduced by and more than 100 members of Congress declaring abortion a human right. We applaud this national effort and the local leaders in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, and communities across the country who affirmed the same this Dec. 10th which is also . https://www.socialworkers.org/Advocacy/Policy-Issues/Reproductive-Rights-Are-Human-Rights

12/11/2025

An Overview of Military Youth and Families: How Social Workers Help

As the year closes, we honor our military service members, veterans, and their families. We’re proud to share our new resource: An Overview of Military Youth and Families: How Social Workers Help, highlighting the unique experiences of military-connected youth and the vital role social workers play in supporting them.


https://tinyurl.com/yc2pyz4x

12/10/2025

We’ve launched a
HOLIDAY-THEMED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTs FOR THE AI SURVEY!

🎁 Give the gift of impact this holiday season!
We’re gathering insights from social workers nationwide on how AI is shaping social work practice—and we want your voice before the year ends.

✨ Take 10–20 minutes to share your experience using AI in assessments, documentation, client support, supervision, and more. Your feedback will help shape national guidance, tools, and ethical standards for the profession.

Conducted by UT Austin School of Social Work in partnership with NASW, this confidential survey closes Dec. 31 at 11:59 PM.
🎄 Make your voice heard before the clock strikes midnight.
🎁 Bonus: Enter your email at the end for a chance to win a holiday prize (stored separately to keep responses confidential).

👉 Take the survey now:
https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42OIRxXD7c4JsHk?Q_CHL=qr

12/09/2025

Have you registered for this weeks NASW-CT Workshops? Join us today and tomorrow for these great presentations.

Dec. 9 Clinical Practice vs. Personal Coaching: Understanding the Legal Boundaries
Register at https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Clinical-Practice-vs...
Dec. 10 Reframing Trauma and Healing in Social Work Practice
Register at https://myemail.constantcontact.com/-Resilience-Breaking

12/08/2025

Join us on Thursday, December 11th from 3-4 PM for NASW-CT's last Community Hour of 2025!

Register now at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/pp73avq

12/05/2025

💪Strengthening Community: Social Workers at the YMCA 💛

Social workers are a driving force in building healthier, more connected communities — and the YMCA is one of the places where that impact really shows. In our latest Social Work Talks episode, April Ferguson sits down with Anna Stindt, MSW, APSW, and Diara Jackson, LCSW-C, to dive into how social workers support mental health, youth development, and overall well-being at the Y.

🎧 Listen here: https://www.socialworkers.org/News/Social-Work-Talks-Podcast/EP134-Strengthening-Community-Social-Workers-at-the-YMCA

12/05/2025

Come learn how to get involved on December 8th at 5pm! NASW NCNLI is looking for new members. Please register by sending an email that includes your first and last name to governance@socialworkers.org

12/04/2025

is a profession that shapes lives! Hear from CEO Dr. Anthony Estreet on why it matters and how you can Take action now!
Sign the Petition Today:
https://www.votervoice.net/NASW/Petitions/6290/Respond
Check out the updated web page on student-loan debt relief, and learn more about the related lawsuit in which NASW is a litigant: https://tinyurl.com/5xmu5bkh


SWisProfessional.mp4

NASW promotes loan forgiveness and student loan debt relief for social workers as part of our ongoing work to improve working conditions, salaries, and other benefits for social workers and to ensure that people have access to qualified professionals.

12/02/2025

Aaliyah Gates, University of Alabama MSW candidate and a Lawanna Renee Barron Scholar, shares how this scholarship is helping her grow as a future social worker. 🌟
Your gift this helps us send more passionate student members to , our annual conference! Let’s invest in the next generation of changemakers.
Support “Fuel the Future: Send a Student to NASW 2026.”
Give Today: Deadline Extended to Dec. 5

https://naswfoundation.org/Supporters/Planned-Giving/Giving-Tuesday

11/26/2025

: The Department of Education is trying to limit access to student loans by basing access on whether the programs are classified as either professional or graduate. Professional degree programs will have higher borrowing limits than graduate programs. These classifications have existed for many years, but they have never been used to determine borrowing limits for student loans. Right now, many essential degrees are left out of the professional definition including social work. Sign our petition and tell the Department of Education to expand the proposed definition of professional degree to include social work. Sign the petition. Raise your voice. Join NASW.

https://www.votervoice.net/NASW/Petitions/6290/Respond

11/26/2025

Join us in December for these great workshops!

Dec. 2 Is Faith an Antidote for Anxiety?
Register at: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Is-Faith-an-Antidote-for-Anxiety-.html?soid=1104293818869&aid=wNvU8nZQQvw

Dec. 9 Clinical Practice vs. Personal Coaching: Understanding the Legal Boundaries
Register at https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Clinical-Practice-vs...
Dec. 10 Reframing Trauma and Healing in Social Work Practice
Register at https://myemail.constantcontact.com/-Resilience-Breaking...

11/25/2025

NASW-CT is proud to announce Dr. George Appleby, MSW, Ph.D. (1942-2024) has posthumously been named a 2025 NASW Social Work Pioneer. Dr. Appleby, a former professor and dean at Southern, is remembered as a social work educator, policy practitioner, and community-engaged researcher who led the social work response to HIV/AIDS. Dr. Appleby was an instrumental leader in Connecticut and nationally.

He was active with the NASW Connecticut Chapter throughout his career. He was named NASW-CT Social Worker of the Year in 1984 and served as President of NASW-CT from 1990-1992. Under his leadership, he encouraged community activism and political engagement by social workers, schools of social work and their constituents. He established the chapter’s PACE (Political Action for Candiate Election), appointed the chapter’s first AIDS Task Force and also can be credited with initiating Student Lobby Day. Dr. Appleby was honored with the NASW-CT Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.

Dr. Appleby’s leadership was critical to the advancing the profession of social work here in Connecticut. He established a Training Academy in the Department of Children and Families (DCF), negotiated title protection of social workers in DCF and other public agencies as well as helped prepare for social work licensure. Appleby’s political capacities and goals have helped lay the groundwork for the NASW-CT Chapter’s legislative success today.

Dr. Appleby was also active at the national level where he chaired many major NASW committees. These included the Nominations Committee, Child Welfare Committee, Political Action and Advocacy Committee, and the Committee on Gay, Le***an, and Bisexual Issues. He also served on many committees of the Council on Social Work Education.

The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) created the NASW Social Work Pioneers® program to honor social workers who have made a significant contribution to advancing the profession.

To learn more https://www.socialworkers.org/News/News-Releases/ID/3272/NASW-Foundation-Announces-2025-Class-of-Social-Work-Pioneers