The business and management of the CSWA is managed by its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible to the membership for seeing that the overall organizational goals of the CSWA are accomplished. In general, a board member’s job is to ensure that the association meets members needs by:

• Promoting excellence in clinical social work practice through the advancement of the profession for the benefit of clients and clinicians who serve them. 
  
  
• Ensuring the promotion of professional standards and practice of clinical social work by assisting members in establishing and maintaining high standards of professional education, practice, ethics and achievement.
  
  
• Disseminating professional knowledge through research, reports, publications, and involvement with other organizations.
  
  
• Promoting legislative and regulatory statutes and rules that provide for the optimum practice of clinical social work.