CSWE is seeking dedicated leaders to serve as track chairs for the 72nd Annual Conference in Atlanta, October 22–25, 2026. As a conference track chair, you’ll shape the content and direction of a conference track, strengthen collaborations with other professionals, researchers, and experts in your field, and help bring our theme—Rooted in Resilience: Honoring the Past, Grounding the Present—to life.

The call for applications opens Tuesday, November 18, 2025 and closes Tuesday, December 16, 2025.

To be eligible to serve as a track chair you must:

  • be an active CSWE member or become a CSWE member; and
  • demonstrate expertise and interest in a track area through teaching, research, and/or service.

Apply to be a track chair today!

The following tracks have vacancies. Please also find the number of vacancies next to each track: 

  • Addictions (1)
  • Baccalaureate Programs (1)
  • Child Welfare (1)
  • Cultural Competence (1)
  • Educational Outcomes Assessment (1)
  • Feminist Scholarship (1)
  • Field Education (1)
  • Group work (2)
  • Health (1)
  • Human Behavior and the Social Environment (2)
  • Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations (1)
  • International Issues (2)
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (1)
  • Latina/Latino Issues (1)
  • LGBTQIA+ & Two-Spirit (1)
  • Rural Issues (1)
  • Social Welfare History (1)
  • Spirituality (2)
  • Teaching Methods and Learning Styles (1)
  • Technology in Social Work Education and Practice (1)
  • University-Community Partnerships (2)