Association of Psychiatric Social Workers

The Association of Psychiatric Social Workers (APSW) was the main professional body for social workers looking after the welfare of mentally ill people in the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1970.

Association of Psychiatric Social Workers

Abbreviation	APSW
Merged into	Six other social workers' organisations
Successor	British Association of Social Workers
Formation	1929 (1929)
Dissolved	1970; 55 years ago (1970)
Purpose	Professional body for social workers
Official language	English
Affiliations	Standing Conference of Organisations of Social Workers

In 1970 the association merged with six other social workers' organisations to form the British Association of Social Workers, having been a member of the Standing Conference of Organisations of Social Workers since 1962.

The archives of the Association are held at Warwick University.^[1]