An abbreviation for 'Clinical Social Worker,' a licensed mental health professional who provides therapy and social services to individuals and families.
From the initials of 'Clinical Social Worker,' a professional designation that emerged in the 20th century as social work became a regulated healthcare profession.
The credential 'CSW' represents how modern professions create identities through abbreviations—similar to 'MD' or 'PhD'—turning complex training into a three-letter marker of authority.
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