Every baby, every family supported with competent and compassionate care
The NAPSW is a group of social workers who help individuals, families, and communities respond to psychosocial issues that emerge during the period from pre-pregnancy through an infants first year of life.
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NEW first time members get 50% off the membership rate in March for Social Work Month! Explore the benefits of joining NAPSW today.
Conference
NAPSW presents a clinical conference every year typically end of April/early May.
Recent News
NAPSW Winter 2026 Forum Is Here!
From the President
Innovative Program Award
2026 Conference Brochure
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Thank you to everyone who joined us in Nashville TN for our 50th Annual Conference! Planning is already underway for our 2027 VIRTUAL Conference. Visit our Conference page more information as it becomes available, and if you are interested in being on our Conference Planning Committee, please email virtualconference@napsw.org.
After thoughtful deliberation, the NAPSW Board of Directors voted to expand access to all current and past issues of the NAPSW Forum - these publications are now available electronically to everyone! Click here to read the current issue!
NAPSW established the Award for Excellence in Perinatal Social Work in 1988 to recognize a member for outstanding clinical achievement in the field of perinatal social work as well as contributions to NAPSW. Our 2025 recipient was Mickey Sperlich, PhD, MSW, MA, CPM, FNAP. Visit our Award for Excellence page to learn more about Dr. Sperlich and our past recipients.
