Member-driven chapters not tied to a single campus — organized around a geographic area (state or region) or a shared field of practice. These are led by a volunteer coordinator who is an NACSW member, and are formed by a small group of individual members. A local agency, church, or university may sponsor the chapter as an Organizational Member.
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Chartered Chapters
Chapters of this type that have been chartered by the NACSW Board of Directors are listed here.
No regional chapters chartered yet; contact in**@***sw.org.
The Volunteer Coordinator
Each member-driven chapter has a volunteer coordinator who is an NACSW member and who convenes the chapter’s members and activities, and serves as the chapter’s point of contact with NACSW. Chapters may also elect officers — President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, Chaplain, and Member-at-Large are the usual roles — as the chapter grows.
Joining a Chapter
Every member of a chapter of this type holds their own NACSW membership. Unlike university and congregational chapters, there is no organization paying on your behalf — the chapter is the people in it. Joining is therefore two steps:
- Join or renew your NACSW membership on the Membership page. Practitioner, student, retired, and recent-graduate rates are all listed there, and your membership renews annually.
- Write to the chapter’s volunteer coordinator — listed above — to be added to the chapter roster and put on the list for meetings and activities.
If there is nothing near you at all, see Starting a Chapter.
Questions: in**@***sw.org · 888.426.4712
Members and friends can also network at the Annual Convention.