NASW Membership

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NASW is Here for YouThroughout Your CareerCalifornia Chapter

+NASW is your professional association.

Largest organization of professional social workers

132,000 members

55 local chapters – one in each state, plus US territory and international chapters

LARGEST GROUP OF

SOCIAL WORKERS

132,000members

55 Local Chapters

+Joining NASW benefits you throughout your career.

News and information

Advocacy efforts

Career resources

Training and education

Ethics and legal guidance

Practice resources

Malpractice insurance

Building a professional network

+Your membership is National and local with NASW California Chapter.

List 1-3 state-specific programs or initiatives. Examples include: licensing assistance, meetings and events, advocacy efforts.

Membership includes NASW California Chapter membership at no additional cost

+Make an impact with NASW

• Ensure Healthy Youth• Close the Health Gap• Stop Family Violence• Advance Long and

Productive Lives• Eradicate Social Isolation• End Homelessness

• Create Social Responses to a Changing Environment

• Harness Technology for Good• Promote Smart

Decarceration• Build Financial Capacity for

All• Reduce Extreme Economic

Inequality• Achieve Equal Opportunity

For All

+Know the issues. Be part of the solution.

Education

Resources

Advocacy

Lobby Days

+Be ready for on-the-job challenges.

Professional liability insurance

Free and discounted online courses

Ethics and legal guidelines, plus free consultations

Up-to-date practice information

+Be confident in your career.

Social work jobs database

Post your resume for employers (members only)

Sample resumes, cover letters, and interview questions

Social work career information

NASW California Chapter events - meet and learn from practicing social workers

+Join NASW today. Membership in NASW National

and California Chapter for one price

Save with discounts on: Liability insurance

CE credits and training

Local and national conferences and events

Publications and resources, including Social Work Speaks and The Social Work Dictionary

Subscriptions to NASW News and the journal Social Work

Get a year’s worth of benefits for less than the cost of a month of cell phone service – or a latte a week

+Throughout your career, NASW is here to help you succeed.

Janlee Wong, MSW

naswca@naswca.org 916-379-7604

www.naswca.org

www.socialworkers.org/join.asp

NASW Member Services, Mon-Fri 9 am – 9 pm, 800-742-4089 or membership@naswdc.org.

Twitter: @nasw

Facebook: www.facebook.com/socialworkers