NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORK

EDUCATORS INC.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORK
EDUCATORS INC. (NASWEI)

- formerly Schools of Social Work

Associations of the Philippines (SSWAP)
It was in December 1990 when SSWAP
was registered and incorporated with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission and assumed a new name
NASWEI
- administered by eleven person
board/officers.
 1965
Republic Act. 4373
- National Workshops in Social Work Education in 1967,1968
and 1969.

1967 – formulation of an Ad Hoc Committee

Ad hoc Committee – composed of representative from MSU,
Community Dev’t Center, University of the Philippine in Los
Banos, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement , President
Assistance for Community Development , SWA- UNICEF-
Assisted Social Services Project, PASWI, board of Examiners
and National Economic council as-ex-officio members.
 1968
Turning Over the fucntions of PASW Social Work
Education committee to SSWAP.

1970 – three International Conferences in Manila

1. 15th International Conference of Social Welfare
2. 15th International Congress of School of Social
Work
3. Second Symposium of international Federation of
Social Workers.
 1971
• Submitted to the Department of Education the
updated Social Work undergraduate
curriculum.
• SSWAP participated in the first South East Asia
Regional Seminar for Social Work Educators
• Participated in an IASSW- initiated project for
the integration of population education and
family planning in the social work curricula.
 1977
• PRC approved SSWAP recommendation on the
examination coverage and their corresponding
weightage.

• Human Behaviour and Social Environment – 20 %

• Social Welfare Policy and Program – 20 %
• Social Work Methods – 20 %
• Field Practice – 40 %
Total of 100 %
 Importance of NASWEI
• 1. Promote and Maintain a high Standard of social Work
education and coordinate and collaborate with duly authorized
agencies for accreditation.
• 2. Standardize social work curricula designed to prepare
qualified professional social workers and paraprofessionals
social workers.
• 3. Serve as National forum on issues related to the profession of
social work in general and to social work education in particular
• 4. Facilitate inter – school sharing of manpower and facilities
• 5. encourage and promote research and the development of
indigenous teaching materials and other related resources.