society of mental welfare officers society of mental welfare officers the society of mental welfare officers (smwo) was a professional body for social workers (then called mental welfare officers) in the united kingdom. it was established in 1954 by the amalgamation of the national association of authorised officers and the mental health workers' association. society of mental welfare officersabbreviationsmwopredecessornational association of authorised officers and the mental health workers' associationmerged into1970formation1954 (1954)merger ofbritish association of social workerstypeprofessional bodylocationunited kingdom in 1970 the society 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. this article is issued from wikipedia. the text is licensed under creative commons - attribution - sharealike. additional terms may apply for the media files.