Social Care Association

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' 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