The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is a nonprofit national association representing over 3,000 individual members as well as graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education. Founded in 1952, this partnership of educational and professional institutions, social welfare agencies, and private citizens is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in this country.

CSWE works to ensure the preparation of competent social work professionals by providing national leadership and a forum for collective action. The main responsibility of CSWE is therefore to promote and maintain the high quality of social work education. In addition, CSWE strives to stimulate knowledge and curriculum development, to advance social justice, and to strengthen community and individual well-being.

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The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with 150,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.

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The Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) was founded by a group of doctoral faculty in the late 1970s who were committed to doctoral education in social work and wanted an independent organization to focus on exclusively on social work doctoral education. The current mission of GADE is to promote rigor in doctoral education in social work, focusing on preparing scholars, researchers, and educators who function as stewards of the discipline. GADE seeks to achieve its mission by building the capacity of doctoral programs, providing leadership in promoting doctoral education in multiple forums, and recognizing excellence in doctoral education among students and faculty. GADE members currently include 92 social work doctoral programs in the United States, Canada and Israel.

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Founded in 1986, the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work (NADD) is a volunteer membership organization dedicated to promoting excellence in social work education. Our membership is composed of more than 200 deans, directors, and chairpersons of                                         graduate social work programs in the United States and Canada. NADD supports its members in their professional development and effectiveness as academic administrators.

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The St. Louis Group undertakes discussion and activities to further the mission of social work research and the application of that research to social change. The St. Louis Group meets on an annual basis and works to strengthen the role of social work research.

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The National Association of Black Social Workers, Inc. (NABSW) comprised of people of African ancestry, is committed to enhancing the quality of life and empowering people of African ancestry through advocacy, human services delivery, and research.

Our mission is to work to create a world in which people of African ancestry will live free from racial domination, economic exploitation, and cultural oppression. In collaboration with national, international, and other appropriate groups, NABSW will continue to leverage its collective expertise to strategically develop the capacity of people of African ancestry to sustain and flourish. Learn more here!

Q-caucus is a support, networking, and advocacy group. Membership is open to social work educators and scholars throughout the world who are LGBTQ or interested in LGBTQ issues.

In addition to the online group and listserv, we usually meet at both the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Programming Meeting and at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). At CSWE, we support a reception with the Council on Sexual Orientation & Gender Expression (CSOGIE) and host our own networking event. Our official journal is the Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social Services. Learn more at their website.

The mission of SWAC is to: (1) Create clear pathways for individual social service and social change workers to connect with power-building organizations in their areas of interest/specialization where they can engage in radical political education, and contribute to the collective movement to shift the field of professionalized social-service work to a solidarity-focused model, and (2) Create a platform for sustained, radical dialogue and joint organizing actions on the issues confronting all of human services that, at present, are not being met by mainstream organizations. This includes building capacity for a rapid response network against fascist policies.​ Learn more at their website!

CSOGIE promotes the development of social work curriculum materials and faculty growth opportunities relevant to sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, and the experiences of individuals who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or two-spirit. Learn more here!

AGESW provides leadership in the areas of gerontological social work education, research, and policy, and fosters cooperation, collegiality, and an exchange of ideas among social work educators, researchers, and students committed to or interested in gerontology. Learn more at their website!

ISP is a non-profit organization for social work educators, students, and practitioners with a passion for policy! Our goal is to prepare and motivate social workers to play an active role in shaping the social policies that impact our clients and communities. Learn more here!

Association for Community Organization and Social Action (ACOSA) is a professional membership organization for community organizers, activists, nonprofit administrators, community builders, policy practitioners, students and educators. Learn more here!