North Carolina Society for Clinical Social Work

The North Carolina Society for Clinical Social Work is affiliated with the National Federation of Societies for Clinical Social Work and invites students to become members. The reduced fee for students is $30. For an additional $26, students can receive a subscription to the Clinical Social Work Journal. Up to three second-year students act as "student advisers/assistants" to the society and attend the meetings of the Board of Directors. A student scholarship is awarded each spring semester to a second-year student in recognition of his/her promise in the field of clinical social work. Candidates for this award submit a case summary and meet with the scholarship committee to discuss their work. Professor Carlean Gilbert is the liaison to the North Carolina Society for Clinical Social Work and can provide additional information.

The North Carolina Society for Clinical Social Work has the purpose of advancing and promoting the practice of clinical social work through:

• The improvement of the qualifications and the effectiveness of the Clinical Social Worker through high standards of education, experience, ethics, conduct, and achievement.
• The increase and dissemination of knowledge through research, meetings, professional contacts, reports, papers, discussions, and publications.
• Advocacy, licensing, public education, and social action.

Members of the North Carolina Society for Clinical Social Work adhere to the ethical principles stated in the Code of Ethics of the National Federation of Societies for Clinical Social Work. These codified ethical principles serve as a standard for clinical social workers as psychotherapists and in their various other professional roles, relationships, and responsibilities. A copy of this Code of Ethics is available in the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The Code establishes ethical standards in the following areas: