During the past few years, NACSW has concentrated much of its time and energy to expanding the array of supports and services its offers to its members.

 

Our goal is to provide NACSW members with the ability to tap the resources of faith to provide more effective and faithful social work services.

Free or Discounted Publications/Materials Focusing on the Integration of  Faith and Practice

• A free subscription to NACSW’s quarterly newsletter - Catalyst

• A free subscription to NACSW’s refereed, quarterly journal - Social Work and Christianity - with CEU credits offered through a journal home study program

• Access to NACSW's member section on NACSW’s website including current and selected archived issues of NACSW’s newsletter, journal, and book reviews, proceedings from recent conventions, and unlimited access to a new on-line bibliography

• A 20% discount on a variety of books, monographs, and video and audio tapes. You can check out current selections by visiting our bookstore

• In cooperation with Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA), NACSW offers a subscription to ESA's premier magazine, Prism, for only $20 - that's about 40% off the regular price! 

• In cooperation with Haworth Press, NACSW offers subscriptions to three of Haworth's journals that integrate faith from a variety of with traditions in several areas of practice at 20% off their regular subscription rates, including their Journal of Religion, Disability and Health, Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, and the Journal of Religious Gerontology

• Regularly updated on-line bibliography providing references to books and articles on topics of particular interest to Christians in social work.

Opportunities to Network with Other Christians in Social Work throughout North America

• A mentor program connecting students and new members with longer-standing NACSW members

• A number of local area and chapter contacts helping members meet other Christians in social work

• Multiple listservs to enable members to correspond on the Internet on topics of special interest to Christians in social work

• A wealth of information available from experienced Christian educators and practitioners 

• Member interest groups for members with shared interests, experiences, and training/skills

• Inclusion in NACSW’s on-line membership directory

• Consultation services for social work programs in Christian colleges and universities 

Conventions, Regional Conferences, and Audio Conference Workshops at Discounted Rates - NACSW Is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours by the Association of Social Work Boards 

• A 20-25% discount for NACSW’s three-day Annual Convention and Training Conferences 

• Regional conferences and local workshops and trainings sponsored by several NACSW chapters

• Quarterly audio conference workshops individuals and groups can participate in by calling in from any telephone

Access to Current Employment Ads and Grant Funding Options

• NACSW’s Christian JobNet service providing free access to Internet job postings of interest to Christians in social work, eligibility to post no-cost job ads and resumes, and links to other Internet job posting services

• Job advertisements in NACSW’s newsletter and journal

• A current on-line listing of faith-based organizations in the US and Canada

• An electronic version of GrantStation Insider, a weekly email providing current information on new funding programs, upcoming grant deadlines, conferences, trainings, and relevant information for grantseekers

Eligibility for NACSW’s Professional Liability Insurance at Competitive Rates 

• Insurance coverage available for individual members and student interns (only available for members working in the US)
 

• NACSW representation and participation at various levels in other professional organizations

Links with Other Outstanding Christian Organizations and Resources 

• NACSW/CAPS joint membership program (a program in which NACSW and CAPS - the Christian Association of Psychological Studies offer discounted membership rates to its non-student members who join both associations).

• Co-sponsorship of the Churches at Work website with World Vision, Christian Community Development Association (CCDA), and Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA), among others

• Participation in the work of Call to Renewal

• Partnership with other leading Christian organizations such as Network 9:35

• Growing links section on this  website listing a variety of sources and resource information of special interest to Christians in social work

A Handsome, Frameable Certificate Signifying Membership in NACSW

Eligibility for organizational memberships includes: 

1. An authorized individual in the organization signifies the organization’s support of NACSW’s Mission of the Association and its Statement of Faith and Practice

2. Organization pays annual membership dues, which are as follows:

• $460 (Canadian or US dollars) for organizations with budgets over $500,000

• $372 for organizations with budgets between $250,000 - $499,999
• $285 for organizations with budgets between $100,000 - $249,999

• $230 for organizations with budgets under $100,000