The Social Work Reinvestment Initiative
Advocacy and Social Work Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10550453 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E P Talbot (University of South Dakota, corresponding author), Jennifer Mcmillin (University of South Dakota), J A McMillin |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 201-210 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-8046 • E-ISSN: 1545-6846 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/sw/swu021 |
| PMID | 25076644 |
| OpenAlex | W2105800439 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
In 2006, NASW launched the Social Work Reinvestment Initiative by granting each state chapter $15,000 in seed money to address the most pressing social work needs in the state. This article describes how NASW-SD, with 246 members, launched an epic campaign that resulted in the establishment of the only MSW program in South Dakota. Using historical research methods, this article demonstrates the power of social work advocacy when members unify in pursuit of a common goal and describes how the social workers rallied to educate policymakers and the public on the value of social work and its delivery of necessary social services at all levels and in all fields of practice. The research highlights an uphill battle of advocacy and the skillful planning and implementation of a campaign to secure state funding to establish the first MSW program in the state, at the beginning of the most difficult economic recession since the Great Depression
Battle · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Summit · Work (physics · Community Development and Social Impact · Engineering · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Public Administration · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |