Midwest Council

The Midwest School Social Work Council actively supports eleven member state organizations in promoting the professional development of school social work practice. Each of the eleven states which include Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Kentucky send three representatives to the council which holds two meetings annually. Representative includes the state association president, a school social work practitioner and the state school social work consultant. The Indiana School Social Work Association is a member in good standing of the Midwest Council.

Each fall, the Midwest Council sponsors a conference hosted by one of the member states. These regional conferences allow for professional growth and networking among school social workers.

The 41st Midwest School Social Work Conference, "School Social Workers Lift Student to Succeed", will be hosted by the School Social Workers Association of Missouri at the Clayton Sheraton in St. Louis, Missouri. The call for workshop proposals is open through February 1, 2008 and may be found by clicking here.

School Social Work Association of America

What SSWAA Does for You
SSWAA Board members actively represent you at the National, Regional, and State level. The Board, comprised of School Social Workers from across the nation, takes action based on information and direct feedback from the membership. The Board addresses issues and undertakes projects beneficial to School Social Work.

SSWAA's national office is located in Indianapolis. For further information, please contact: Susan L. Ellis
Executive Director
10 West Market Street, Suite 1720
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-464-5156
Fax 317-464-5146
sellis@npteam.org

For information about current federal legislative issues, and how they impact the work that school social workers do, please contact Myrna Mandlawitz, SSWAA lobbyist, at mandlawitz@verizon.net

For more information about SSWAA, visit their website.