6. Summarize the idea of the texts.

Unit 7

National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

Text 1.

1. Read and translate the text.

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with 150,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) was established in 1955 through the consolidation of the following seven organizations:

- American Association of Social Workers (AASW);

- American Association of Psychiatric Social Workers (AAPSW);

- American Association of Group Workers (AAGW);

- Association for the Study of Community Organization (ASCO);

- American Association of Medical Social Workers (AAMSW);

- National Association of School Social Workers (NASSW);

- Social Work Research Group (SWRG).

NASW’s primary functions include promoting the professional development of its members, establishing and maintaining professional standards of practice, advancing sound social policies, and providing services that protect its members and enhance their professional status. The Association developed and adopted the NASW Code of Ethics and other generalized and specialized practice standards. Professional ethics are at the core of social work. The profession has an obligation to articulate its basic values, ethical principles, and ethical standards. The NASW Code of Ethics sets forth these values, principles, and standards to guide social workers’ conduct. The Code is relevant to all social workers and social work students, regardless of their professional functions, the settings in which they work, or the populations they serve.

Vocabulary notes

1. growth – рост.

2. create – создавать.

3. maintain – поддерживать.

4. advance – продвигать.

5. sound – здоровый, надежный, крепкий.

6. policy – политика.

7. consolidation – консолидация.

8. research – исследование, исследовать.

9. primary – основной, базовый, первичный.

10. generalize – обобщать.

11. articulate – озвучивать, произносить.

12. ethical – этический.

13. guide – руководство, руководить.

14. conduct – поведение.

15. regardless – независимо от чего/кого-либо.

2. Answer the questions.

1. What is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world?

2. How many members are there?

3. What are the main goals of NASW?

4. When and what way was NASW established?

5. What are NASW’s primary functions?

3. Give the Russian equivalents to the following words and phrases:

The National Association of Social Workers, membership organization, to enhance the professional growth and development, to create and maintain professional standards, to advance sound social policies, establishing and maintaining professional standards of practice, generalized and specialized practice standards, basic values, to guide social workers’ conduct, regardless of their professional functions.