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    CSWE Center for Diversity and Social Economic Justice Announces New Leadership

    October 21, 2024

    The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Center for Diversity and Social & Economic Justice (Diversity Center) provides CSWE members with the opportunity and the means to support greater diversity and social and economic justice in education, teaching, research, curricula, institutional arrangements, and leadership development. CSWE is pleased to announce the leadership transition of its Diversity Center. As we express our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Padilla for her outstanding contributions over the past 9 years, we are excited to welcome Altaf Husain, PhD, as the Diversity Center Scholar for the 2024–2025 academic year

  • Accreditation

    CSWE Board of Accreditation Receives Continued Recognition From CHEA

    October 17, 2024

    On September 30, 2024, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Board of Directors reviewed the recommendation of the CHEA Committee on Recognition and awarded the CSWE Board of Accreditation continuing recognition for a term of seven years, through December 2031.
     

  • CSWE and P4P Commit to Addressing Accessibility in Social Work Education

    September 13, 2024

    The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and Payment for Placements (P4P) recognize the significant impact of the cost of higher education on students’ overall well-being and are committed to making social work education more accessible. CSWE remains committed to collaborating with the P4P movement regarding ways to reduce the cost of social work education, including paid internship opportunities.

CSWE Accreditation

CSWE's Commission on Accreditation (COA) is responsible for developing accreditation standards that define competent preparation and ensuring that social work programs meet these standards. In accordance with the requirements of CSWE's recognition body, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the CSWE Office of Social Work Accreditation…



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Accredited (Conditional)

Accredited with documented noncompliance with one or more standards that must be addressed within a year


Accredited (Withdrawal in Progress)

Accredited with a planned closure date


Candidacy

Program has completed at least one year of Candidacy process and is moving toward full accreditation within two years


Pre-Candidacy

Program has had standards approved in draft form and is scheduled to be reviewed for Candidacy status within one year

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About Us

Founded in 1952, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is the national association representing social work education in the United States. Its members include over 750 accredited baccalaureate and master’s degree social work programs, as well as individual social work educators, practitioners, and agencies dedicated to advancing quality social work education. Through its many initiatives, activities, and centers, CSWE supports quality social work education and provides opportunities for leadership and professional development, so that social workers play a central role in achieving the profession’s goals of social and economic justice.

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Research

The CSWE organizational mission includes the charge to advocate for social work education and research. CSWE's strategic plan outlines the need for research to inform policy and practice and to serve the needs of CSWE member programs—their deans, directors, faculty members, and students. The CSWE Commission on Research (COR) and CSWE research staff work to serve that need. The COR developed research priorities with input from the CSWE commissions and councils to guide their work; they will report on progress periodically.

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Current Number of Social Work Programs 
(as of June 2024)

  • 550

    accredited baccalaureate programs

  • 340

    accredited master's programs

  • 8

    candidate baccalaureate programs

  • 21

    candidate master's programs

  • 6

    pre-candidate baccalaureate programs

  • 14

    pre-candidate master's programs

  • 4

    accredited post-master's fellowship programs

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