Social Work Professional Organizations

Social Work Professional Organizations

Connecting and collaborating with other social workers is an important part of education, practice, policy, and research. Social workers have a distinct professional identity and strong values and ethics that guide our work. Please see below for some professional organizations that partner with our MSW program.

Council on Social Work Education

Our MSW program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Read the CSWE Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (2022), which includes important information about social work competencies expected of graduates from accredited bachelor's and master's of social work programs across the U.S. Summaries of our program's assessment results are provided in the following links.

• 2023-2024 Assessment
• 2021-2022 Assessment
• 2019-2020 Assessment
• 2017-2018 Assessment
• 2015-2016 Assessment
• 2014-2015 Assessment
• 2012-2013 Assessment

National Association of Social Workers

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) includes state and local branches that provide training, support, and networking opportunities to social work students, faculty, and practitioners. As social workers, We adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics (2021). We are pleased to work with NASW Region C and NASW-CA.

NASW also supports social work organizations focused on practice, research, and policy with racial and ethnic groups and LGBTQ+ communities.

California Board of Behavioral Sciences

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences licenses social workers to practice in our state. The Department of Social Work prepares students to seek licensure if they wish to. We provide students with a course map showing how our courses align with pre-licensure requirements and offer general guidance on the licensure process. Many of our alums go on to earn their license. However, admission into the program does not guarantee that students will obtain a license. Licensure requirements are set by agencies that are not controlled by or affiliated with the California State University and licensure and certification requirements can change at any time. For more information, please see the CSUEB Program Accreditation site.