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| National Association of Social Workers Mission
Statement |
| NASW is a membership organization with a dual mission to: |
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Promote, develop, and protect
the practice of social work and social workers; and |
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Seek to enhance the effective functioning
and well-being of individuals, families, and communities through its
work and through its advocacy. |
| Created in 1955 through a merger
of seven social work organizations, the National Association of Social Workers is the largest membership organization
of professional social workers in the world. The Association is comprised
of
140,000
members, who are required to agree to and sign
the NASW Code of Ethics upon joining. |
| NASW’s 56 chapters consist
of the following: 50 state chapters, an international chapter, and
five additional chapters in Guam, New York City, Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. |
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©2004 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. |
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