Editing Social work (section)

==Professional associations==
Social workers have several professional associations that provide ethical guidance and other forms of support for their members and social work in general. These associations may be international, continental, semi-continental, national, or regional. The main international associations are the [[International Federation of Social Workers]] (IFSW) and the [[International Association of Schools of Social Work]] (IASSW).

The largest professional social work association in the United States is the [[National Association of Social Workers]], they have instituted a code for professional conduct and a set of principles rooted in six core values:<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=NASW Delegate Assembly|date=1996|title=Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers|url=https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ms_ArtLqzeI%3d&portalid=0|journal=National Association of Social Workers|volume=2017 revision|via=socialworkers.org|access-date=June 22, 2023|archive-date=January 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122114737/https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ms_ArtLqzeI%3d&portalid=0}}</ref> service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Siedlecki|first1=Karen L.|last2=Salthouse|first2=Timothy A.|last3=Oishi|first3=Shigehiro|last4=Jeswani|first4=Sheena|date=2014-06-01|title=The Relationship Between Social Support and Subjective Well-Being Across Age |journal=Social Indicators Research |volume=117|issue=2|pages=561–576|doi=10.1007/s11205-013-0361-4 |pmc=4102493|pmid=25045200}}</ref> There also exist organizations that represent [[clinical social work]]ers such as the American Association of Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work. AAPCSW is a national organization representing social workers who practice psychoanalytic social work and psychoanalysis. There are also several states with Clinical Social Work Societies which represent all social workers who conduct psychotherapy from a variety of theoretical frameworks with families, groups, and individuals. The Association for Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA)<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Association for Community Organization and Social Administration|url = http://www.acosa.org/joomla/|website = www.acosa.org|access-date = October 30, 2015|archive-date = November 8, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151108155700/http://www.acosa.org/joomla/|url-status = live}}</ref> is a professional organization for social workers who practice within the community organizing, policy, and political spheres. The [[American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare]] (AASWSW) is a national honorific society of scholars and practitioners who focus on social work and social welfare.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-18 |title=About |url=https://aaswsw.org/about/ |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare |language=en-US}}</ref> 

In the UK, the professional association is the [[British Association of Social Workers]] (BASW) with just over 18,000 members (as of August 2015), and the regulatory body for social workers is [[Social Work England]]. In Australia, the professional association is the [[Australian Association of Social Workers]] (AASW) that ensure social workers meet required standards for social work practice in Australia, founded in 1946 and have more than 10,000 members. Accredited social workers in Australia can also provide services under the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program. In New Zealand, the regulatory body for social workers is Kāhui Whakamana Tauwhiro (SWRB).