Why become a PSCSW Member?

Are you looking to expand your professional network, enhance your clinical skills, and grow within a supportive community of social workers?  The Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work (PSCSW) can help you do just that.

As a PSCSW member, you’ll gain access to:

  • Continuing Education Programs: Advance your knowledge and skills with conferences, seminars, and clinical book/film discussions with social work colleagues. PSCSW also hosts informal educational programming, such as Coffee & Conversations, and supports members in finding ongoing consultation groups.
  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers and mentors at our Annual Conference, Member’s Brunch, educational programs, social events, and interest-based committees.
  • Legislative Advocacy: Keep up to date with policies that affect clinical social workers and clients, from the Interstate Compact to stipends for MSW student field placements. Meet with our lobbying team from Greenlee Partners to advocate for yourself & your clients.
  • Resource Sharing: Join the most active professional listserv in the area to exchange client referrals, program announcements, job opportunities, and lively conversation about everything from licensure to practice management tools to community resources to trusted recommendations for medication management, trainings, office space and more.
  • Ethics Consultation: Book a free ethics consultation with experienced colleagues who can help you work through ethical dilemmas and ensure you are practicing ethically.
  • Low Fee Supervision: Find a low-fee supervisor to help you acquire hours towards clinical licensure at an affordable rate ($25/hr).
  • Mentorship: Connect one-on-one with experienced colleagues who will help you explore career opportunities and navigate a path to achieving your goals.
  • Discounted Malpractice Insurance: Get 10% off professional liability insurance plans with CPH & Associates.
  • Therapist Directory: Create a basic profile on our therapist directory, which is optimized to help clients find you online, and consider an upgrade to enhanced profile and membership tier for full customization and support marketing your practice & workshops. Read more!
  • CE Co-Sponsorship: Apply to have your program or workshop co-sponsored by PSCSW and offer your participants CEs for completion (available to Fellows).

Whether you are just beginning your clinical career or looking to reconnect with colleagues after years of working in private practice, PSCSW offers membership levels designed to fit your needs—from deeply discounted Student memberships to Transitional memberships for those starting their careers and full Fellow memberships for those with 5+ years of experience and an LCSW.