What is social work? Social work is a helping profession focused on enhancing human well-being and addressing social and individual problems. Social Work’s core principles include empowering individuals, promoting social change, and advocating for social justice. Almost everyone has interacted with a social worker. Why? Because social workers are employed in so many different settings. […]| Social Work Coalition on NC Workforce Development
“Here’s to the land of the longleaf pine.” This is the first line of a poem called “The Old North State,” written by Leonora Monterio Martin in 1904 and then adopted by the North Carolina General Assembly as the official toast of North Carolina half a century later. Here’s to the land of the long […]| Social Work Coalition on NC Workforce Development
Since our official launch in 2024, the Social Work Coalition on NC Workforce Development is off to a strong start. We are excited to announce a few of the important steps we have taken together to begin our work solving the challenges facing North Carolina’s social work workforce. At the Coalition’s May 2024 meeting, we […]| Social Work Coalition on NC Workforce Development