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​Social Workers Advancing the Human Animal Bond
SWAHAB

Social Workers Advancing the Human-Animal Bond (SWAHAB) began in 2004 as a group of New York City Social Workers and some members of other disciplines who recognized that the interaction of people and other animals affected the lives of both, often in profoundly important ways.

​This interaction seemed largely unacknowledged and undervalued in common clinical and policy planning situations. We began meeting to support one another, to raise awareness and to continue to educate ourselves and others. In 2007 we became a special interest group of
NASW-NYC
and began meeting monthly at NASW offices.
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Who We Are

SWAHAB is open to social workers and related professionals who are interested in the interaction of people and other animals. We generally meet on the first Wednesday of each month at NASW-NYC Chapter headquarters, 50 Broadway, New York NY.10004 . (map below)

These meetings are listed in Currents, the Chapter's newsletter

In addition to discussions of practice issues, conferences, and new books and articles, we often have a speaker. 

SWAHAB welcomes new members as well as requests for help in practice and policy issues.

Our members have expertise in many areas of human-animal interaction and are happy to serve as resources for speaking, writing, and research in the field. 


We are eager to help other schools and agencies begin their own programs of social work education and intervention.
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Where We Meet

NASW, New York City Chapter
50 Broadway, Suite 1001
New York, NY 10004



Some of our presenters

Christine Kim SWAHAB Member National Museum of Animals & Society
Keren Bachi, SWAHAB Member
Jenny Coffey, SWAHAB Member Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals
Marge Piatak, Tellington T-Touch Practitioner

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