Social Work Organizations

Many social workers work with the medical community and health care professionals, working with those enduring grief, physical changes or illness. These organizations are for those focusing on health or interested in becoming a mental health social worker.

Address: P.O. Box 17400 Anaheim, CA 92817-7400
Email: mail@ahha.org

Address: 800 I St., NW, Washington, DC 20001
Email: membership.mail@apha.org

Address: 1325 G St., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005
Email: info@abhw.org

Address: 111 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1412, Chicago, IL 60604 
Email: Jordan Burghardt, Member Services Manager: jburghardt@aosw.org

Address: P.O. Box 9214, Morgantown, WV 26506
Email: Info@aposw.org

Address: 500 Montgomery St., Suite 820, Alexandria, VA 22314
Email: info@mentalhealthamerica.net

Address: 4301 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203
Email: info@nami.org

Address: 660 North Capitol St., NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20001
Email: info@narmh.org

Address: 6 Lawrence Square, Springfield, IL 62704
Email: Josh Marx, Membership Services: jmarx@firminc.com

Address: 295 E. Swedesford Road Wayne, PA 19087
Email: info@sswlhc.org

Address: 11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
Email: info@sswr.org

Another common place to find social workers is in schools working with children. Social workers in a school setting may have different needs than those of their peers in clinical settings. These organizations are meant to help those who already work as or interested in becoming a school social worker. 

Address: 5011 W Fairy Chasm Court, Milwaukee WI 53223-1406
Email: acssw@acssw.org

Address: 4204 Boones Grove Way, Louisville KY 40299-7406
Email: N/A

Address: 1701 Duke St., Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314
Email: naddssw@cswe.org

Address: P.O. Box 3068, London, KY 40743
Email: ​contactus@sswaa.org

For those who are interested in becoming an LCSW and working in a clinical practice, there are a number of organizations just for them. 

Address: P.O. Box 67, Boonsboro, MD 21713
Email: Barbara Matos, Membership Administrator: barbara.matos@aapcsw.org

Address: 19 Mantua Road, Mount Royal, NJ 08061 
Email: abe@abecsw.org

Address: 1420 Spring Hill Road, Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102
Email: acu@clinicians.org

Address: 241 Humphrey St., Marblehead, MA 01945 
Email: abe@abecsw.org

Address: PO Box 10, Garrisonville, Virginia 22463
Email: administrator@clinicalsocialworkassociation.org

Many social workers work with minority groups and underserved populations. If you focus on minority groups in your work, these organizations may help you. 

Address: 4807 Pin Oak Park Apt. 191, Houston, TX 77081-2216
Email: Rocío Calvo, President: rocio.calvo@bc.edu

Address: 5419 N Sheridan Road, Suite 103A, Chicago, IL 60640
Email: socialwork@lswo.org

Address: 2305 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020
Email: OfficeManager@nabsw.org

Address: P. O. Box 651, Brentwood, NY 11717
Email: naprhsw@aol.com

Address: 750 First St., NE Suite 800, Washington, DC 20002
Email: Rita Webb, Senior Staff Associate: rwebb.nasw@socialworkers.org

Learn more about resources for working with ethnic and minority populations.

The LGBTQIA community can have unique needs in the realms of gender and sexual identity. Focusing on social work in the LGBT community, these organizations aim to help meet those needs. 

Address: 1701 Duke St., Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314-3457
Email: info@cswe.org

Address: 1133 19th St., NW, Suite 302, Washington, DC 20036
Email: info@glma.org

Address: P.O. Box 24490, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33307
Email: healthlink@lgbtcenters.org

Address: National Association of Social Workers, 750 First St., NE Suite 800
Email: Rita Webb, Senior Staff Associate: rwebb.nasw@socialworkers.org

Address: 6101 Stevenson Ave., Suite 600. Alexandria, VA 22304
Email: membership@algbtic.org

Learn more about LGBTQIA resources for social work.

Social workers may need to work with international organizations, especially if they work with minority or immigrant populations. Learn more about international social work organizations. 

Address: Milan, Italy
Email: Annamaria Campanini, President: annamaria@iassw-aiets.org

Address: 101 West 23rd St., Suite 108, New York, NY 10011
Email: membership@iaswg.org

Address: N/A
Email: Sharvari Karandikar, Membership Chairman: karandikar.7@osu.edu

Address: Risfjellvegen 3, No – 4364 Sirevaag, Norway
Email: icsw@icsw.org

Address: Maiengässli 4, 4310 Rheinfelden, Switzerland
Email: global@ifsw.org