Episode #4: Silenced and Shunned: How NASW Stifles Conservative Voices

Dr. Chelsea Smith digs into NASW’s 60-year chokehold on conservative voices in social work, exposing a field fractured by fear and hypocrisy. From students silenced in classrooms to NASW CEO Anthony Estreet’s felony-laden tenure—verified on Maryland’s license site—NASW’s vague ethics enable exclusion while preaching diversity. This week, Democrats turned on Schumer for backing Trump’s funding bill, proving even DEI champs can’t handle dissent. With hard evidence and a call to heal, Chelsea unpacks the mess hurting social work professionals, clients, the profession, and society, and offers a path forward. Subscribe for truth—peace through honesty starts here.Sources:Preferra Lawsuit: 1:24-cv-02689, FAC ¶39 (PACER, pacer.uscourts.gov)Estreet 2007 Consent Order: Maryland BSWE (health.maryland.gov/bswe/Documents/Orders/Estreet-1220.pdf)Maryland License Verification: mdbnc.health.maryland.gov; Public Orders: health.maryland.gov/bswe/Pages/PublicOrders.aspxMaryland Judiciary Case Search: casesearch.courts.state.md.usNASW FAQ: socialworkers.org/News/Facts/Preferra-LawsuitNASW Statement: “Statement of support for CEO Dr. Anthony Estreet regarding recent social media activity,” 9/27/24 (socialworkers.org/News/News-Releases/ID/2957)Research: Kozlowski 2017, Rosenwald 2006, Lombard & Viviers 2020 (pp. 2263-2272)Schumer Backlash: AP, CNN, NBC, X posts (March 14-20, 2025)Links:Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1RVf9c2o60emKog3SJAQd1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/polisocialpulse