Social Care Association

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The Social Care Association sells itself as a professional org for carers. It 'provides a voice for social care professionals through its staff and officers in consultations and various national bodies' [1] It has corporate members as well as individual ones - membership fee is £195/£295/£395.

It was founded in 1949 as the Residential Child Care Association, and changed names in 1985. It has a charitable wing called SCA (Education).

It provides admin help for the parliamentary Personal Social Services APPG.

Address-

Social Care Association, Thornton House
Hook Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 5AN
Tel: 020 8397 1411 Fax: 020 8397 1436