NASW Practice Alerts

NASW-National occasionally publishes Practice Alerts of interest to professional social workers. These practice alerts cover a broad range of topics. For more information, click on the links below.

Have you Been Selected to Participate in the Clinical Social Work Practice Information Survey?

The National Association of Social Workers and more than 70 other health care professional organizations are conducting a comprehensive multi-specialty survey of clinical social workers and other health care professionals.  The survey is collecting up-to-date characteristics of practices from a variety of health care disciplines, and will be used to positively influence national decision makers. Post cards were mailed to clinical social work participants on June 11, 2008.  If you received one, it is an indication that you have been selected to participate in the survey.  For more information, click here.

Clinical Social Work Practice Update

NASW-National has released a new Clinical Social Work Practice Update: 2008 Medicare Bonus Incentive Program for Clinical Social Workers.  Click here for more information.

2008 Medicare Payment for Clinical Social Workers

Medicare establishes new reimbursement rates for clinical social workers and other health care providers at the beginning of each calendar year. For 2008, there are several layers of changes in the Medicare Part B reimbursement for clinical social workers. Click here for more information.

NASW Practice Standards

Click here for online access of all NASW practice standards.