NASW’s Silence is Betrayal

On May 24, 2025, I called out the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for publishing a Blueprint of Public Policy Priorities that ignores the biggest crisis in social work today: corruption and misconduct inside child welfare agencies.

Instead of confronting the epidemic of unlicensed workers, falsified reports, perjury in court, and children ripped from safe homes, NASW is busy talking about artificial intelligence and “innovation.” Innovation doesn’t matter when families are being destroyed by lies and abuse of power. This is not progress. This is betrayal.

In Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, so-called “social workers” with no state license make life-or-death decisions about children. They lie under oath. They falsify records. They block families from reunification. They hand children over to strangers under the guise of “adoption.” They get paid with taxpayer dollars, rewarded with benefits and even loan forgiveness. Meanwhile, families are shattered, children are traumatized, and parents are left fighting for justice in rigged courts.

This is the truth NASW refuses to face.

If NASW wants to lead this profession with credibility, the Blueprint must demand:

• Mandatory licensure for every person making decisions in child welfare.

• Criminal accountability for workers who falsify records or commit perjury.

• National enforcement standards so misconduct has real consequences.

• Transparency through public access to disciplinary records.

Until these demands are met, NASW’s Blueprint is nothing more than smoke and mirrors — a polished cover-up while families are destroyed.

You can read supporting documents here: Evidence and Correspondence

The Fight Moves Forward

On August 19, I received a response from NASW-CA leadership inviting me to meet in September. I will not walk into that meeting with polite words. I will walk in with the voices of every parent who has been silenced. I will demand real accountability. I will expose the hypocrisy of celebrating “innovation” while ignoring corruption that steals children from their families.

NASW has two choices:

• Stand with the families and fight for real reform.

• Or stand with the system and prove that their Blueprint is nothing but a shield for injustice.

Enough Is Enough

We will not allow social work to hide behind empty promises. We will not allow agencies to profit off destroyed families. And we will not stop until every child protection agency is held to the same ethical and legal standards that every professional must obey.

Families deserve justice. Children deserve safety. And social work must either reclaim its integrity — or lose it forever.