The Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Negotiated Rulemaking and Social Work: How Changes to Federal Loans Undermine the Profession, the Social Safety Net, and Access to Care.

The author discusses how the proposed changes threaten the profession's ability to sustain a qualified workforce, weaken the social safety net, and limit access to vital behavioral services and other social supports. Topics include workforce implications, harmful consequences to consider in how social work programs are funded at state institutions, and institutional and advocacy strategies to counter the Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) rule.