The Northern Ohio Clinical Social Work Society (NOCSWS)
is a professional organization providing continuing education to the
clinical social work community.
Our Mission: Promoting high standards for clinical social work in Cleveland
and neighboring communities.
Membership includes access to the professional network of clinical social workers in the Cleveland area, including regular meetings, educational workshops and seminars (CEU certified). CEU programs are available to members free of charge. Non-members are welcome to attend our educational programs for a nominal fee; social work students are invited to attend programs free of charge.
To be eligible for membership, one must have a graduate degree and license in social work. An affiliated membership is offered for social work students
and clinicians in affiliated fields. Clinical social work is the application, by persons trained in social work, of established principles of psychosocial development, behavior, psychopathology, unconscious motivation, interpersonal relationships, and environmental stress to the evaluation, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of biopsychosocial dysfunction, disability, and impairment, including mental, emotional, behavioral, developmental, and addictive disorders of individuals, couples, families or groups. Clinical social work includes, but is not limited to: counseling, psychotherapy, behavior modification, and mental health consultation.