This study culminated in an overwhelming affirmative vote on the part of the members of all seven organizations to establish the National Association of Social Workers in the fall of 1955. In the years that followed, careful study was given by the memberships of all the associations to the principles on which the new organization was to be created. The first formal step leading toward the establishment of NASW was taken in 1948. The attainment of this long-sought objective reflected the growing conviction on the part of social work practitioners that there was need for greater unity within the social work profession, and an organizational structure through which the resources of the profession could be utilized most effectively for the improvement and strengthening of social welfare programs. Seven organizations – American Association of Social Workers (AASW), American Association of Medical Social Workers (AAMSW), National Association of School Social Workers (NASSW), American Association of Psychiatric Social Workers (AAPSW), American Association of Group Workers (AAGW), Association for the Study of Community Organization (ASCO), and Social Work Research Group (SWRG) – merged to form the NASW. The National Association of Social Workers was established in October, 1955, following five years of careful planning by the Temporary Inter-Association Council (TIAC). NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies. Introduction: The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with 140,000 members (circa 2013). In: Organizations, Programs, Social Work History of the National Association of Social Workers (1917 – 1955)Įditor’s Note: This entry about the early history of NASW is primarily a compilation of summaries from finding aids and scope notes from the Social Welfare History Archives at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
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