NASW Press

NASW Press is an academic publisher of books and journals for the social work profession. It is a division of the National Association of Social Workers. The NASW Press was formally established in 1990 to advance social work scholarship through the publication of books, journals, and other resources.^[1] The NASW Press portfolio includes a monthly newspaper, academic journals, scholarly texts, practice manuals, reference works, pamphlets, brochures, and videos.

History

The National Association of Social Workers began publishing its flagship journal, Social Work, a small number of books, and a yearbook under the direction of Beatrice Saunders in 1955.^[1] In 2010, NASW Press published over 100 scholarly textbooks, peer-reviewed journals, practice manuals, reference works, pamphlets, videos, and brochures in the United States and abroad.^[2]

Publications

NASW News

NASW News began publishing in 1956 and is the official newspaper of the National Association of Social Workers. The News, published 10 times a year (monthly, with the exception of August and December), is an information vehicle for practitioners, administrators, researchers, faculty, and students, and members of the association.

Journals

Since NASW began publishing its flagship journal, Social Work, in 1955, its portfolio has grown to five journals—including the specialty journals Children & Schools, Health & Social Work, and Social Work Research--and Social Work Abstracts.

Social Work Abstracts is a resource for literature searches in social work and social welfare. The president of NASW appoints members to the journal’s advisory group, which establishes policy for the journal.^[1]

Reference Works

Among NASW Press' reference works, the Encyclopedia of Social Work and The Social Work Dictionary are the most widely distributed titles. In 2010, the encyclopedia and dictionary are respectively in their 20th and 5th editions. NASW policy statements are revised and published every three years in Social Work Speaks, which is now in its 8th edition.^[3]

Books

In 2010, NASW Press has 75 books in circulation, including scholarly books and practice manuals. Between 2009 and 2010, NASW Press released 14 new titles, including several revised and updated academic textbooks. Along with these titles, NASW practice standards in pamphlet form, brochures for education and training, videos, DVDs, and posters comprise the NASW Press portfolio totaling over 110 publications.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Beebe, L. (1993). Preface. In L. Beebe (Ed.), Professional Writing for the Human Services (pp. vi–x). Washington, DC: NASW Press
2. ^ National Association of Social Workers. (2009). NASW Annual Report 2009–2010. Available at http://www.naswdc.org/nasw/annual_report/default.asp
3. ^ NASW Press. (2010). “Reference Works”.
4. ^ NASW Press. (2010). New Titles.

External links

• Official website
• NASW Annual Report 2009-2010.