S. 114 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Center for Social Work Research.
Detailed Summary
National Center for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Social Work Research as an agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern.
Authorizes the Director of the Center to: (1) provide research training and instruction; (2) establish research traineeships and fellowships; (3) provide stipends and allowances; and (4) make grants to nonprofit institutions to provide such training, instruction, traineeships, and fellowships.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an advisory council for the Center.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Visitor Comments
Bryan Norman
January 22, 2009, 9:31am (report abuse)From the perspective of a social worker, this bill would be widely celebrated in the Social Work professional community as recognition of the unique role that social workers play in the lives of many individuals and families across the country and internationally, and in the health and mental health communities.