About Us
Founded in 1952, the
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is the national association representing social work education in the United States. Its members include over 750 accredited baccalaureate and master’s degree social work programs, as well as individual social work educators, practitioners, and agencies dedicated to advancing quality social work education. Through its many initiatives, activities, and centers, CSWE supports quality social work education and provides opportunities for leadership and professional development, so that social workers play a central role in achieving the profession’s goals of social and economic justice. CSWE’s Commission on Accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in the United States and its territories.
What's New
The CSWE 2019–2020 Carl A. Scott Book Scholarship application is now open online
here!
The deadline to apply is August 23, 2019, at 11:59 pm ET.
CSWE would like to share some words to honor the late Dr. Barbara W. White, a former CSWE President who passed away on July 19, 2019.
Read more.
CSWE is inviting members to participate in a Global Agenda study about how social workers and social work educators promote the importance of human relationships.
Learn more.