Membership Information

2011-2012 Membership Renewal was due by August 31st. For application for new membership, click here.

Membership consists of three categories: regular members, charter members and affiliate members. Click Here to see how Indiana is divided into regions. To find your regional representative click here.

Regular members
As of August 31, 2010, any person who holds an MSW degree, who is licensed 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. Those who hold a BSW or other grandfathered degree, and have been a regular member of INSSWA prior to August 31, 2010, will continue to hold regular membership.

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. Professionals 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 purpose of the organization.
4. Any professional working in a school system that holds a BSW and has not been a member prior to August 31, 2010.

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
g. Option to join Facebook group discussion forum at INSSWA (click here for directions for Facebook)

Affiliate members:
a. Receive newsletter and communications from the Association
b. Reduced conference rates
c. Option to join Facebook group discussion forum at INSSWA (click here for directions for Facebook)