School Social Work Association of America

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• PACER's New School Discipline Process Guide Available Online

» 2009 National School Social Work Conference

Proposals are being accepted for the 12th Annual School Social Work Conference which will be held in Philadelphia from March 26-28th, 2009. Submissions must be received by September 1st, 2008 for consideration.

» Florida Association of School Social Workers State Conference
The FASSW Conference Committee is now accepting presentation applications for the Annual State Conference. We invite school social workers and professionals from related fields, as well as those from the community, to submit a workshop proposal. The conference theme is School, Home, Community: Building Blocks for Successful Students.