Virginia State University became the first Historically Black College and University in the nation to offer a CSWE-accredited Master of Social Work program, which emphasizes trauma-informed care.

The Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM) is the place where social work education professionals collaborate, learn, teach and grow. This year’s theme is Leading ...

Kalu’s work received a major boost this spring, as the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) awarded her a 2025-26 CSWE Doctoral Student Policy Fellowship. CSWE is the sole accrediting agency for ...

The CSWE is the chief governing body for such academic programs in the U.S. "It gives the community a sense of the quality, the competence, ...

Williams continues, “In 2021, CSWE released a draft of highly politicized accreditation standards and criteria that delineated its expectations for curricula, student outcomes, and program ethos.

Shypulski explains, “Over 4,500 pages were submitted to CSWE in preparation for full accreditation, which was granted to Bethel’s MSW program on March 11, 2024.” Bethel’s MSW program equips graduates ...

Our student-centric social work master’s offers two tracks: the two-year Standard Program, which does not require a B.S.W. for admission, and the one-year Advanced Standing Program, which requires a ...

Field Education is the signature pedagogy of any social work education program. The goal of both the junior (SWK 326) and the senior (SWK 497) social work practicum placements is to allow the student ...

In July 2022, CSWE released a statement stressing that because students are not licensed social workers, the work done during practicums were "educational opportunities" as opposed to actual work.