Professional Associations

for social workers

Contact professional associations to:

learn about conferences and events,
network with other social workers,
access possible job listings,
learn about professional issues.

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Student membership rate available. Resources includeJobLink, which lists social work job openings (303-221-4970); NASW NEWS; and a job fair which takes place at the annual conference.

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

American Public Human Services Association

American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers

American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work

Association for Community Organization and Social Administration

Association for Women in Social Work (AWSW)

National Coordinator
Colorado State University
780 Grant Place
Boulder, CO 80302

This is primarily a national organization, though some states do have chapters. The annual conference is held in the summer. AWSW also publishes a newsletter which lists job ads.

Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors

Association of Oncology Social Work

Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Work

Clinical Social Work Federation

Community Development Society

Council on Social Work Education

Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research

International Federation of Social Work

Latino Social Workers Organization

National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)

National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW)

National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work