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As a social worker, you are a skilled professional who came to the profession to make a difference to those in need. To be the best in your profession requires access to cutting-edge ideas, the most up-to-date information and research, and the highest-quality resources available to social workers. Your NASW membership can provide you with all of these resources.
Also once you join, you immediately becoming a member at the national and local level.
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Membership Benefits
Affordable Insurance
NASW membership helps protect you professionally and personally with Assurance Services (ASI) liability insurance, risk management workshops, and group insurance programs.
NASW’s Continuing Education Portal
NASW’s Continuing Education Portal connects you with state and national CE programs that give you the information, skills, training, continuing education contact hours, and networking opportunities you need for professional and personal development.
NASW’s Professional Credentials
NASW professional credentials show you have met the highest national standards of experience, advanced skill, ongoing professional development, and leadership. NASW provides credentials for multiple degrees and in many practice areas.
The Social Work Career Center
The Social Work Career Center offers a broad range of career development and management services, including an extensive database of job postings, résumé examples, interviewing tips, career articles, and helpful resources for career advancement.
NASW’s Specialty Practice Sections
NASW Specialty Practice Sections link you to customized information, news, resources, expertise, and the free CEs you need to stay at the forefront of your practice specialty.
NASW’s Award Winning Publications
Stay informed about cutting edge information and best practices in social work through Social Work— the premier journal of the social work profession—NASW News, and a variety of scholarly books and reference materials.
NASW Center for Workforce Studies
The NASW Center for Workforce Studies conducts research studies and collects data on the social work labor force to determine employment trends, training needs, and barriers to quality service delivery, as well as to advance the role of the profession in multiple systems of care.
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NASW Provides Access to Valuable Legal Resources
NASW Legal Defense Fund (LDF) provides financial assistance and support for legal cases and issues of concern to NASW members and the social work profession.
NASW Code of Ethics
By joining NASW, you agree to abide by the NASW Code of Ethics. The Code identifies core values on which social work’s mission is based.
NASW Gives You a Voice
NASW works to assure that the social work perspective is incorporated into federal and state legislation and regulations
NASW Foundation
The NASW Foundation is a charitable organization created to enhance the well-being of individuals, families, and communities through the advancement of social work practice.
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