Purpose

The NASW-NC Student Liaison Program aims to identify students from each level of social work education in North Carolina who will serve as a link between their respective program and NASW-NC. It is our hope that through this liaison initiative a stronger working relationship will be created between the universities and the NASW-NC Chapter and students will in turn become advocates for the Social Work profession. 

Requirements

• Be a member of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• Liaisons will represent their school for both Fall and Spring semesters.
• Liaisons may serve longer terms and must select their replacement when graduating.
• Liaisons must notify NASW-NC if they are unable to continue as a liaison and assist in locating a replacement.

Program Description

• Student Liaisons will be selected from each BSW and MSW program throughout the State.
• Liaisons will be a voice for NASW in their respective schools and will distribute information from NASW-NC to both classmates and faculty.
• Liaisons will be responsible for contacting NASW-NC once a month to learn new information from the NASW-NC Chapter and to inform staff about important information (events, news, etc.) from their school.
• Promote Student Center section of the NASW-NC website and offer suggestions and feedback on Student Center content and layout to staff.

Benefits

• Leadership and networking opportunities with Social Work Students across the state.
• Free registration fee for virtual NASW-NC Fall Conference in November AND virtual Ethics Conference in March.
• Recognition of liaisons in NASW-NC newsletter and webpage.
• Certificate of services from NASW-NC.
• Liaison status can be used on students’ resume.
• Ability to get your work published in the NASW-NC Newsletter, distributed to 4,500 NASW-NC members.

Interested in serving as a Liaison for your program?

Just two simple steps to apply:

1) Learn more about the NASW-NC Student Liaison Program by reading the Student Liaison Manual.

2) Click here to complete a Student Liaison Application Form

Please contact Seth Maid, Director of Membership and Communications at smaid.naswnc@socialworkers.org if you have any questions before applying.

NASW-NC Student Liaisons must be approved by NASW-NC. Once you submit an application, an NASW-NC staff member will be in touch to discuss the program and next steps.

2025-2026 Student Liaisons!