Membership Information

Membership consists of three categories: regular members, charter members and affiliate members.

Regular members
Any person who holds an MSW and/or BSW degree, who is licensed as a Social Worker by the State of Indiana, and is employed by and responsible to a public or private school system of Indiana shall, upon payment of annual membership dues, become an active regular member. Regular membership shall also include school social work educators, school social work administrators, and those members who are actively seeking employment as a school social worker.

The current School Social Work Consultant from the Indiana Department of Education will be an ex-officio member.

Charter members
Regular members who have held continuous membership since November 1997.

Affiliate members
Affiliate members shall include those individuals desiring membership in INSSWA who are:

1. Professional and paraprofessional people working in related fields.

2. Any person retired from a school social work position.

3. School social work students and others who subscribe to the purposes of the organization.

Rights & Privileges of Membership
Regular and Charter members:
a. Voting rights
b. Hold elective office
c. Hold board positions
d. Opportunity to apply for and receive scholarships and grants
e. Receive newsletter and communications from the Association
f. Reduced conference rates

Affiliate members:
a. Receive newsletter and communications from the Association
b. Reduced conference rates