2025 Leadership and Service Opportunities

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The call for these opportunities opens on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, and the deadline for member volunteer applications is Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM (ET).

When making your decision about whether to volunteer for a CSWE leadership and service opportunity, please consider the number of openings and information below:
 

Center and Institute Leadership and Service Opportunities

Accreditation Leadership and Service Opportunities 

Commission and Council Leadership and Service Opportunities


Center and Institute Leadership and Service Opportunities

 

Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education Advisory Board

Potential Vacancies = Five
Especially needed are:

  • an interest and focus in international social work and integrating its concepts in social work education 

  • willingness and availability to attend Kendall Institute meetings 

  • willingness and availability to review Kendall grant applications  

  • representatives of diverse groups representing CSWE membership



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Center for Diversity and Social & Economic Justice Advisory Board

Vacancies = No vacancies at this time, please check back next year!
Skill set needed:

  • full- or part-time social work faculty member at a CSWE-accredited or candidate social work program

  • an interest and focus in promoting individual, family, and community well-being and social and economic justice

  • expertise regarding the center's needs, such as input on topics and presenters

  • be an active CSWE member (included for faculty and administrators of CSWE member programs)

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Accreditation Leadership and Service Opportunities 

 

Board of Accreditation

Potential Vacancies = Ten 
Skill set needed:

  • full-time faculty or administrative appointments in a CSWE-BOA accredited or candidate social work program or from a practice doctorate program that commits to seeking accreditation in 2025–2026

  • minimum of 5 years teaching and/or practice experience in a CSWE-BOA accredited or candidate social work program or from a practice doctorate program that commits to seeking accreditation in 2025–2026

  • experience as a CSWE site visitor, having conducted at least three site visits under the 2015 or 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards

  • demonstrated knowledge of curriculum development and accreditation procedures

  • maintain current CSWE membership or work at an institution with a CSWE-accredited social work program

  • Commit to:

    • attending three meetings annually (February virtually; June in Alexandria, VA; and October in Alexandria, VA);

    • reviewing 25–35 program accreditation documents electronically annually;

    • conducting up to 3 visits for candidacy programs annually; and

    • serving on BOA committees.

Encouraged to apply:

  • Applicants with professional practice doctoral degrees or affiliated with programs offering these degrees
  • Applicants with written and verbal Spanish and English language fluency 
 

CSWE Accreditation Site Visitor

Potential Vacancies = Twenty
Skill set needed: 

  • current or former full- or part-time social work faculty member at a CSWE-accredited or candidate social work program or from a practice doctorate program that commits to seeking accreditation in 2025-2026
  • minimum of 3 years of teaching experience in a CSWE-accredited or candidate social work program or in a practice doctorate program that commits to seeking accreditation in 2025-2026
  • have continued engagement in teaching and learning at a CSWE-accredited or candidate program or in a practice doctorate program that commits to seeking accreditation in 2025-2026
  • be willing to conduct at least one site visit every two academic years
  • maintain current CSWE membership or work at an institution with a CSWE-accredited social work program
Encouraged to apply:
  • Applicants with professional practice doctoral degrees or affiliated with programs offering these degrees
  • Applicants with written and verbal Spanish and English language fluency 


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Fellowship Review Committee

Potential Vacancies = Two
Especially needed are:

  • social work practitioner and/or educator with fellowship education experience or interest

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Commission and Council Leadership and Service Opportunities 


When making your decision about whether to volunteer for a CSWE Leadership and Service opportunity,  please consider the number of openings and information below. To apply to any Commission or Council, click below:
 

 
 

Commission for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice

Potential Vacancies = Two
Skill set needed:

  • knowledge of equity; inclusion; and social, economic, and environmental justice; leadership toward inclusive excellence in social work education

  • especially encouraged to apply are members of the Native American and Latinx communities; diverse regional representation is preferred
     

Council on Disability and Persons With Disabilities

Potential Vacancies = Six
Skill set needed:

  • capacity to develop educational materials or initiatives to support full societal inclusion of disabled people and dismantle oppression experienced by people with disabilities

  • readiness to assume a share of tasks associated with carrying out the council’s strategic initiatives

  • deep understanding of the diversity of people with disabilities and its intersectionality with other aspects of diversity

  • availability to participate in 

    • annual council meeting (held in conjunction with the CSWE's Annual Conference; traditionally in-person)

    • winter virtual meeting (typically mid–late January)

    • virtual meetings of work group(s) to carry out the tasks associated with the council’s strategic initiatives 


Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity

Potential Vacancies = Five
Skill set needed:

  • knowledge and expertise in various issues pertaining to racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity, including intersectionality, interdisciplinary work, and diversity of racial/ethnic populations

  • commitment to active engagement in council projects throughout the year

  • commitment to participate in meetings throughout the year, most importantly the annual business meeting held during CSWE's Annual Conference

 

Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education

Potential Vacancies = Eight
Members with an interest in the council’s charge are needed who have willingness and time to: 

  • uplift the voices and work of people who identify as women from all racial/ethnic backgrounds and diverse identities in social work education;

  • further develop the availability of social work education curriculum materials and faculty development opportunities related explicitly to feminism and womanism;

  • recommend policy statements, procedures, and activities that advance inclusion and affirmation within social work education of people who identify as women;

  • facilitate mentorship of students and junior faculty who identify as women through their careers and educational journeys and help lift them to positions of leadership within social work education; and

  • identify and advocate for change of any policies, procedures, or activities that impede full and affirming participation within CSWE and social work education by people who identify as women.

 

Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression

Potential Vacancies = Three
Members are needed who:

  • have willingness and time to serve on subgroups, complete educational projects, and contribute to the bimonthly conference calls; and

  • represent racial and ethnic minorities, transgender and gender queer populations, and LGBTQ persons with disabilities.

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Commission on Educational Policy

Potential Vacancies = Five
Skill set needed:

  • administrative experience (deans/directors/chairs/associate deans)

  • understanding and interest in higher education trends

  • representatives from Minority Serving Institutions' programs or representatives from small BSW programs is desired

  • competency assessment expertise

 

Council on Field Education

Potential Vacancies = Seven
Skill set needed:

  • clear understanding of the field director role and experience with field organizations at the national, state, or regional level or with consortiums

  • regional representation is especially sought for this council

 

Council on Practice Methods and Specializations

Potential Vacancies = One
Especially encouraged to apply are individuals who have:

  • experience in developing and/or teaching specialized curricula 

  • practice experience in the past 5 years

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Commission on Global Social Work Education

Potential Vacancies = Two
Skill set needed to increase diversity of council:

  • engage in expanding social work students' global perspective

  • build connections with international social work throughout the social work curriculum

  • enhance international collaborative learning, research, and practice strategies

 

Council on Global Social Issues

Potential Vacancies = One
Especially encouraged to apply are individuals who have:

  • global social work experience and attend international meetings,

  • the ability to lead work groups, and

  • affiliation with the United Nations and international and social development organizations.

 

Council on Global Learning and Practice

Potential Vacancies = Three 
Especially encouraged to apply:

  • global and international issues in social work practice

  • interest / expertise in international field placement and learning experiences

  • members of underrepresented groups

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Commission on Membership and Professional Development

Potential Vacancies = Two
Especially needed to diversify commission:

  • interest or expertise in professional development

  • expertise in accessibility

  • readiness to assume a share of tasks related to the commission's work

  • availability to participate in meetings at CSWE's Annual Conference, Spring Governance, and virtual meetings of commission work group(s)

 

Council on Conferences and Faculty Development

Potential Vacancies = None at this time - please check back next year!
Especially needed:

  • active CSWE's Annual Conference presenters, abstract reviewers, previous Annual Conference track chairs, and regional representation from the Northeast and Midwest

  • members of underrepresented groups

 

Council on Leadership Development

Potential Vacancies = Four
Especially encouraged to apply are those who:

  • are interested in the development and growth of leadership in social work education;

  • represent all aspects of social work education and leadership, including field education and advising/student services; and

  • participated in Harvard Institutes of Higher Education or the Higher Education Resource Services program.

 

Council on Publications

Potential Vacancies = Two
Especially encouraged to apply are those who:

  • have strong publication records,

  • have time available to review and discuss manuscripts submitted for publication by CSWE Press,

  • will seek out and encourage new book proposals, and

  • are members of underrepresented groups.

 

Journal of Social Work Education (JSWE) Editorial Advisory Board

Potential Vacancies = Seven

Subcommittee of the Council on Publications that

  • provides strategic support to JSWE’s editor-in-chief,

  • solicits manuscripts,

  • promotes JSWE, and

  • helps develop journal policy.

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Commission on Research

Potential Vacancies = Seven
Especially needed are:

  • representatives of baccalaureate, master's and doctoral social work programs who have a passion for the teaching and conduct of research related to social work education;

  • those who have an interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning in social work education;

  • members from RO1 and non-RO1 institutions; and

  • representatives of diverse groups.
     

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The call for these opportunities opens on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, and the deadline for member volunteer applications is Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM (ET).