CSWA Policies

Return Policy: By authorizing payment for your annual dues you become an active member of the CSWA for the next year, twelve (12) month period. The CSWA does not refund memberships or prorate memberships once received. You may elect to decline renewal for the next membership year at date of renewal.

Refund Policy: see above

Cancellation Policy: The CSWA does not refund memberships or prorate memberships once received. If, however, you have submitted your membership and wish to void it, you may do so within 24 hours of your membership submission. Please contact us.

Delivery/shipping Policy: Within 30 days of receipt of dues you will be receiving written notice of your membership and will start receiving the CSWA Newsletter semi-annually.

CSWA Website Privacy Policy
The Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA) knows that you care how your information is used, and appreciates your trust that we will use it responsibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. CSWA will notify you if any of our privacy policies change. By visiting the CSWA website, you are accepting the privacy policy described below.

1. What Personal Information Do We Collect?

  • This website collects information that you provide in our CSWA Membership Form.
  • This website collects information that you provide when you leave a comment for the Clinical Dialog blog.
  • IP addresses of computers used to visit this site are noted. In addition, this website automatically collects other information such as email addresses, browser types, operating systems, and the URL addresses of sites clicked to and from this site.

2. How Do We Use Your Information?

  • CSWA uses your information to electronically forward newsletters, articles, studies, legislative information and alerts, and general interest information pertaining to the field of clinical social work.
  • CSWA will offer you information on Member Benefit Partners, i.e., the CSWA credit card offered through Bank of America; CPH Insurance, a malpractice insurance provider; and other services we may provide to CSWA members from time to time.

3. How Do We Protect the Security of Your Information?

  • CSWA has constructed this website to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input.
  • This website uses encryption to protect your information contained in our membership list.
  • This website uses a firewall to protect against unlawful intrusion.
  • It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.
  • No system can guarantee absolute security, just as the finest lock can not guarantee physical security. However, we take every reasonable precaution to assure that your data is secure.

4. Other Websites

  • Various Web sites may be linked to from this site. If you link to another site, your privacy depends on the policy of that site. We strongly urge you to check their privacy policy. Not all sites guarantee that they will not share your personally identifiable information with others. You may also wish to consult privacy guidelines such as those recommended by the Online Privacy Alliance (www.privacyalliance.org).

If you would like to learn more about CSWA's privacy policy, or access your personally identifiable information contained on our website, you may contact us at administrator@clinicalsocialworkassociation.org. You will be required to provide identifier information to assure that this information is not released to others. CSWA reserves the right to modify this policy in the future. If we do so, notice will be posted on our website's Home Page.