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Nominations are now open for AASWSW’s Class of 2020 Fellows.  Nominations may only be made by current Fellows or Fellows Emeriti.  Deadline for nominations is August 1, 2020. See AASWSW Membership for nominations form, criteria and informational guidelines.

Winners of the School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA) 2019 Book Award are Fellows Rami Benbenisty and Ron Avi Astor.  The co-authors won for two books:  Welcoming Practices,  a research, practices and strategies review of schools and transitioning families, and Mapping and Monitoring Bullying and Violence, a guidebook for education and school district leaders

Karen Fredricksen-Goldsen headlined the 2019 annual LGBT Elders in an Ever Changing World conference as the keynote speaker.  The conference is a day long event focusing on older LGBT adults and their caregivers.  Fredricksen-Goldsen spoke on the challenges of LGBT and adequate health care, housing, finances, aging and social engagement. Hosted by Salem State, the

Health Equity: Eradicating Health Inequalities for Future Generations- Working Paper No. 19

Reducing and Preventing Alcohol Misuse and Its Consequences: A Grand Challenge for Social Work- Working Paper No. 14

Practice Innovation Through Technology in the Digital Age: A Grand Challenge for Social Work- Working Paper No. 12

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