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NASW-Virginia News

New NASW Health Practice Alert on “COVID-19 Vaccines FAQ”

In a new Practice Alert, COVID-19 Vaccines FAQ, NASW provides resources for social workers to learn more about available COVID-19...

How Frontline Essential Workers Can Access Vaccination

Local health departments, pharmacies, healthcare systems, and employer-based occupational health units are working collaboratively to...

Tell Your Senators to Pass the Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Aid Package!

NASW has issued an Action Alert asking social workers to immediately contact their senators to demand passage of a bipartisan...

New $100,000 Federal Grant Will Expand Telehealth in Rural Virginia

U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)—whom NASW and the Virginia Chapter endorsed in the 2020 election--has announced a new $100,000...

Virginia Chapter Applauds NASW Coalition Calling for CDC to Slow High Rate of COVID-19 in Jails, ...

Virginia Chapter Applauds NASW Coalition Calling for CDC to Slow High Rate of COVID-19 in Jails, Prisons NASW has co-signed a letter with...

NASW Practice Alert on Home Health: Telehealth During COVID-19 and New Payment System

The Medicare home health benefit, which includes medical social services, has long been essential to beneficiaries living with acute,...

ARTS and DMAS Guidance Available on Business Re-opening

Governor Ralph Northam has announced a “Blueprint for Easing Public Health Restrictions” starting Friday, May 15, 2020. While Behavioral...

Richmond Newspaper Publishes NASW Virginia Op-Ed on Social Workers as Pandemic Heroes

The Richmond Times Dispatch has published “Unrecognized Heroes Adapt Mental Health Services in a COVID-19 Era,” an op-ed by NASW Virginia...

A Special Thank-you to Social Workers Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Virginia social workers continue to rely on their training, professionalism, and experience as they adapt their daily duties to...

NASW Calls for Greater COVID-19 Protections for Social Workers

NASW has asked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to remind employers that retaliation is illegal against social workers...