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Nevada has severe social worker shortage

The Great Recession has driven up the demand for social workers in Nevada but the state has a severe shortage, according to this article on the Website of News 4 television in Reno.

Nevada has fewer than 90 social workers per 100,000 people, well below the national average of 200, according to National Association of Social Workers Nevada Chapter president Mark Nichols.

“Do we care more about our casino executives, do we care more about businesses than we care about the people who are struggling?”  Nichols said.

NASW is pushing the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act secure federal and state investments in professional social work to enhance societal well-being. To find out more about the bill click here. And to find out more about the myriad services social workers provide  visit the Web site for NASW’s “Help Starts Here” consumer Web site by clicking here.

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  1. Will a high demand for social workers and a low supply drive up wages according to the laws of economics? I certainly hope so. While we need more social workers in Nevada, we certainly need them to get paid fair wages too.

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