User:SoWk24/American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare

American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) is a professional organization that recognizes the accomplishments of Social Workers. The Academy has been established to:

- Encourage and recognize outstanding research, scholarship, and practice that contribute to a sustainable, equitable, and just future;

- Inform social policy by serving as a frontline source of information for the social work profession as well as Congress and other government agencies and non-government entities charged with advancing the public good;

- Promote the examination of social policy and the application of research to test alternative policies, programs, and practices for their impact on society; and

- Celebrate excellence in social work and social welfare research, education, and practice.

The President of the National Association of Social Workers, James J. Kelly stated in NASW News that the profession of Social Work is growing because it now has its own Academy, which makes Social Work "akin to other health professions."