CRISP Growth Prompts Board of Directors Reorganization and Strategic Plan for Trump Era

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Congressional Research Institute of Social Work and Policy members of the Board of Directors shared organizational changes that best reflect areas of expertise for each member of the board as well as specific commitments from the board of advisors. Upcoming events such as National Social Work Day on the Hill, where spaces sold out early, has emphasized both the need and interest in training social workers for public life. Professional Social Workers are already equipped with many skills to navigate the world of politics, but application training for many is necessary in order to support the nearly one million professional social workers in the United States. Social Workers will be trained to have an impact on American politics, mainly through mobilizing communities. One of the primary goals of the organization in the coming year is to fully fund needed staff in order to meet the need of the profession.

“Investing in programs such as CRISP and strengthening the connection between accredited university programs as well as directly with legislative offices is key in moving the profession of social work forward to make public impact. Over the years we have certainly increased impact in the academic research arena, but it needs to translate to empowerment of clients and communities. Post election cycle is an opportune time to refocus and commit stakeholders to the overall profession’s goal of client and community self determination,” said Holmes. “Gaps abound between academia and policy practice, public service and public intellectuals. CRISP has a renewed mission to ensure there is a training balance in place not only for graduate level students, but for seasoned professionals who lack practical tools in order to be able to organize and impact communities on a Macro level. “

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The Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy was created in 2012 as an independent, nonpartisan 501(c)4 organization that recognized the importance of the Congressional Social Work Caucus and sought to complement its mission and work in accordance to the rules of the United States House of Representatives. Former Congressman Edolphus “Ed” Towns, who founded the Congressional Social Work Caucus during the 110th Congress in 2010, assisted in the creation of CRISP and holds the position as its Chair of its Advisory Board.

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