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Reports
Stress At Work: How Do Social Workers Cope?
The 2004 benchmark national study of licensed social workers provided
a wealth of information about social workers’ roles and work
environments. The study also raised new questions about the social
work workforce that required further exploration. Although the 2004
findings pointed to a looming shortage of licensed social workers, there
was still much to learn about why this was the case. In what ways did
career decision points, educational debt, workplace stressors, and other
factors influence the recruitment and retention of this professional
workforce? The NASW Membership Workforce Study was an effort to
respond to such remaining questions and to gain more insight into the
social work workforce.
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In the Red: Social Workers and Educational Debt
The 2004 benchmark national study of licensed social workers provided
a wealth of information about social workers' roles and work
environments. The study also raised new questions about the social
work workforce that required further exploration. Although the 2004
findings pointed to a looming shortage of licensed social workers, there
was still much to learn about why this was the case. In what ways did
career decision points, educational debt, workplace stressors, and other
factors influence the recruitment and retention of this professional
workforce? The NASW Membership Workforce Study was an effort to
respond to such remaining questions and to gain more insight into the
social work workforce.
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 Overview of Survey Participants
pdf document
The 2004 benchmark national study of licensed social workers provided a
wealth of information about social workers’ roles and work environments.
The study also raised new questions about the social work workforce that
required further exploration. |
More Money—
Less Money:
Factors Associated with
the Highest and Lowest
Social Work Salaries - pdf document
Competitive and fair salaries are the first step to assuring that a competent social work workforce is going to be available to meet the needs of agencies and their clients in the coming decades. This report compares and contrasts characteristics of social workers at both ends of the pay continuum. |
Millions of Americans with mental disorders do not have equal access to health insurance. NASW has long supported the policy of mental health parity, in which both public and private insurance plans provide comparable coverage for mental health conditions as is provided for physical health conditions. To better understand the impact of mental health parity on access to social work services and care management, the NASW Center for Workforce Studies conducted a survey to describe social workers’ experiences with Federal Employee Health Benefits Plans (FEHB). This report highlights the findings from that survey. |
 If You're Right for the Job, It's the Best Job in the World : The National Association of Social Workers' Child Welfare Specialty Practice Section Members Describe their Experiences In Child Welfare (PDF 762KB) - Without question, child welfare systems are faced with
daunting challenges as they endeavor to provide essential
services that protect and advance the well-being of children.
However, the findings from this survey provide a glimpse into
significant differences between the professionally educated
social worker with practice experience and the general child
welfare workforce in those systems.
 Practice Research Network III Report (PDF 208KB)- This report describes the results of a survey of National Association of Social Workers members conducted in 2004. The findings discussed in this report are from a third survey of the Practice Research Network (PRN III) project, which was funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). The objectives of the research were to develop broad knowledge about the practices of social workers and more specific knowledge about social workers' involvement with substance abuse treatment and prevention. Specific areas of inquiry in the survey included demographics, professional education and qualifications, compensation and current employment status of the social work sample, and characteristics of clients served. The results of the 2004 survey are discussed, followed by a brief comparison of the results from 2000 and 2002. Finally, key findings and recommendations for areas of further inquiry are presented.
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