Keep
Up With Current Social Issues in Your State!
"New
federalism" or the increased shift of power from the federal government
to the states, has many implications for the profession of social work.
Decisions and policies about social work clients' well-being, agency priorities,
funding sources, and professional role(s) in program implementation will
all be likely subjects of change as power, decision-making and responsibility
move inevitably towards the individual states. Clicking on the map
above will connect you to Stateline.org:
Your source for state news. Once you are on their page, click on a
state to get a frequently updated political composition of the legislature
and dates when the lawmakers are in session. Each state page also includes
economic and demographic data that will help you interpret the latest
state news (a shortcut to information that also appears in today's roundup)
and links to both the state and state legislature Web sites.
