What is the name of the first national association for school social workers?

• A. National Association for School Social Workers
• B. School Social Work Association of America
• C. American School Social Workers Association
• D. International Association of Social Workers

Answer: (B)

The main idea is identifying the national organization created specifically for school-based practice. The earliest national body for school social workers in the United States was the School Social Work Association of America. It was formed to unite practitioners across the country, promote professional standards and ongoing development, and advocate for policies affecting students and families in schools. The name signals both the specialty (school social work) and the national scope, distinguishing it from broader general social-work organizations or groups with different focuses. The other listed names either refer to broader social-work organizations, sound plausible but aren’t the historic first national body for school social workers, or don’t reflect the school-specific national focus.