MSSWA Affiliated Organizations
School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA)
The School Social Work Association of America empowers
school social workers and promotes the profession to enhance
the social and emotional growth and academic outcomes of all
students. SSWAA now offers Liability Insurance (Malpractice) as
an automatic member benefit at no additional cost to members.
SSWAA also provides discounts for professional books and
publications. Membership includes a weekly newsletter, the
E‐Bell, with up‐to‐date articles affecting school social work, and
position papers on best practices. SSWAA's experienced
Washington DC Government Relations staff represents the
interests of school social workers with legislative and regulatory
agencies. The SSWAA Annual Conference offers workshops and
national speakers designed for the improvement of your
practice and as a member you can register with a deep
discount. SSWAA provides on‐line CEU's which you can earn by
reading a book from the Oxford Workshop Series and taking a
quick test afterwards. SSWAA has established a process of state
affiliation. School social workers in 20 Affiliate states (currently
AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, IA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NJ, NC, PA, SC,
TN, VA, WA and WI) are eligible to join SSWAA at a $25.00
reduced rate if you join both your state organization and
SSWAA, at the same time.
Midwest School Social Work Council
The Midwest School Social Work Council is a coalition of eleven
Midwestern state associations (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and
Wisconsin) for school social workers. The Council consists of the
eleven state presidents, their respective state consultants (if
one exists), and a state school social work practitioner.
The purpose of the Council is to:
1. Actively support member state organizations
2. Create and sustain a system of communication between
member states and national school social work organizations
3. Support the professional development of school social
workers