Commission on Accreditation
The Commission on Accreditation confers accreditation status on schools of social work and baccalaureate social work programs. Additionally, the commission is responsible for both formulating accreditation standards and policies, and determining the criteria and process for evaluating these standards. All of the commission's accreditation decisions are accompanied by a reasoned opinion, and the accreditation process is conducted in a manner that insures the continuation of the Council's role as the accrediting body for social work education.
Charge From the Board of Directors
The Commission on Accreditation shall have the following functions:
- To formulate accreditation standards and policies for schools of social work and baccalaureate social work programs for adoption by the Board of Directors
- To formulate criteria and methods for the evaluation and accreditation of master's and baccalaureate programs in social work on the basis of standards and policies approved by the Board of Directors
- To accredit, to impose conditional accreditation status on, to deny accreditation to, or to withdraw accreditation of master's and baccalaureate social work programs
- To develop and maintain an accreditation data base
- To accompany accreditation actions by a reasoned opinion
- To formulate and propose standards and procedures which are necessary to insure continuity of the Council on Social Work Education as the accrediting body for social work education
- To further consider a case remanded by the review body to the Commission
Chair
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Deana F. Morrow, PhD, LICSW, ACSW
Director and Professor
West Virginia University
Vice Chair
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Francis Xavier Roque Origanti, PhD
Associate Dean
Sacred Heart University
Member
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George Ashley, PhD, LMSW
Professor
Oakwood University
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Needha Boutté-Queen, PhD
Dean
Texas Southern University
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Christina Bruhn, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor
Aurora University
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Terry Cluse-Tolar, PhD
Professor and Chair
Ohio University
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Michael R. Daley, PhD, MSW
Department Chair & Professor
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
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Kim S. Downing, PhD, LCSW, ACSW
Professor and Director of the Social Work Program
Elizabeth City State University
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Humberto E. Fabelo, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Debra Fromm Faria, LCSW
Clinical Associate Professor and MSW Field Coordinator
College at Brockport, State University of New York
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Thomas K. Gregoire, PhD, MSW
Dean
Ohio State University
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Maria A. Gurrola, MSW, PhD
Professor
California State University, Monterey Bay
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Michele D. Hanna, PhD, MSW
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
University of Denver
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Daria V. Hanssen, PhD, LCSW-R
BSW Program Director and Associate Professor
Marist College
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William A. Heiss, MSSW
Assistant Director Emeritus
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Lihua Huang, MSW, PhD
Associate Professor
Grand Valley State University
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Ji Seon Lee, PhD, MSSW, MPA
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Fordham University
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Randy H. Magen, PhD
Professor
Boise State University
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Isiah Marshall, Jr., PhD, MSW
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Jackson State University
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Cheryl A. McAuliffe PhD, LMSW
Director of Social Work
Grand Canyon University
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Christopher G. Mitchell, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor
University of Illinois Chicago
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Lisa B. Moon, PhD, LCSW
Dean
Walden University
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Megan H. Morrissey, MSW, PhD
Associate Director, School of Social Work / Director, MSW Program
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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Larry P. Ortiz, MSW, PhD
Professor, Social Work & Social Ecology / Director, Social Policy & Social Research PhD Program
Loma Linda University
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Helen E. Petracchi, PhD, MSSW
Associate Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
University of Pittsburgh
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Clifford J. Rosenbohm, PhD, LCSW, ACSW
MSW Program Coordinator, Professor
King University
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Thomas C. Walsh, MSW, PhD
Professor / Associate Dean & MSW Program Director
Boston College
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Ruth Weinzettle, PhD, LCSW-BACS
Department Head & Professor
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
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Shelly A. Wiechelt, MSW, PhD
Chair & Associate Dean
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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James Herbert Williams, PhD, MSW, MPA
Arizona Centennial Professor of Social Welfare Services
Arizona State University