AASSW | American Association of Schools of Social Work (1919-52) precursor to CSWE |
AIETS | Association Internationale des Ecoles de Travail Social, Association International de Escuelas de Trabajo Social (French and Spanish names of IASSW) |
APASWE | Asian Pacific Association for Social Work Education (regional association of IASSW) |
ASWEA | Association of Social Work Education in Africa (precursor of ASSWA) |
ATSMAC | Mexican Social Workers Association |
BA | Bachelor of Arts (first degree title, sometimes for social work degrees) |
BSc | Bachelor of Science (first degree title, sometimes for social work degrees) |
BSW | Bachelor of Social Work (title for qualifying degree in social work, commonly used in the US, also in some other countries) |
CBE | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (UK honour) |
CCETSW | Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (former UK governmental development and regulatory body for social work education, 1970-2001) |
CDP | Community Development Project (UK government-financed local projects, 19708) |
CESEM | Municipal Study Centre (Mexican local organization) |
CFA CID | Canadas Foreign Aid Canadian International Development platform |
CONFITEA | International Conference on Adult Education |
COS | Charity Organization Society (nineteenth-twentieth century UK and US charitable organizations) |
CSA | Central Union for Social Work (Swedish professional body) |
CSWE | Council on Social Work Education (1952 to date) successor to AASSW and NASSA |
CV | Curriculum vitae (document setting out career achievements; rsum, in US English) |
DSW | Doctor of Social Work (title of a professional doctorate commonly used in the US and some other countries) |
EASSW | European Association of Schools of Social Work (regional association of IASSW) |
EEsrASSW | Eastern European sub-regional Association of Schools of Social Work |
EEC | European Economic Community (1957-93) precursor to EU |
ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (UK state research funding body) |
EU | European Union regional economic and political association of European states |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization (UN agency aimed at defeating hunger) |
HIV/AIDS | Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
HMSO | Her Majestys Stationery Office (UK government publisher in the twentieth century) |
IASSW | International Association of Schools of Social Work |
ICSD | International Consortium for Social Development |
ICSW | International Council on Social Welfare |
IFSW | International Federation of Social Workers |
IJSW | International Journal of Social Welfare |
ILO | International Labour Organization |
INDOSOW | International Doctorate in Social Work (joint project of five universities, led by the University of Ljubljana) |
INGO | International non-governmental organization |
IPPF | International Planned Parenthood Federation |
JASW | Jamaican Association of Social Workers |
KAKI | Katherine A Kendall Institute (of CSWE) |
LSE | London School of Economics (part of the University of London) |
MDG | Millennium Development Goals (of the UN) |
MSc | Master of Science (higher degree title) |
MSW | Master of Social Work (title for qualifying masters degree in social work commonly used in the US, also in some other countries) |
NACASSW | North American & Caribbean Association of Schools of Social Work (regional association of IASSW) |
NASSA | National Association of Schools of Social Administration (US, 1942-52) precursor to CSWE |
NASW | National Association of Social Workers (US) |
NCSW | National Conference on Social Work (US) annual professional conference |
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