The Catholic Social Academy was a Dutch Catholic education for higher vocational education in the social sector in The Hague.
The Catholic Social Academy was founded in 1948 as a Catholic School for Social Work. In 1959 the name was changed to the Catholic Social Academy. The knowledge gained from the methodical approach to social work gained from the United States after the Second World War was given a place in the new training institute. The extent to which insights from psychoanalysis could also be used was a focal point in the Catholic education world.
The academy was housed at the Nassauplein in The Hague. In 1963, the new construction built by Jan Mol was involved in Helena Street. In 1975, this building was occupied by the students during the agile democratization years. The direct reason was the refusal of the board to appoint a teacher nominated by the students because he would be a communist. Eventually, this occupation led to the departure of the then director Mrs Walhain. A new chairman of the board was appointed in the person of The Hague's elder Riessen, later succeeded by lawyer Micha Wladimiroff.
In 1987, the Catholic Social Academy merged with the other social academy in The Hague, The Hague Social Academy. At the same time, the merged organization entered into the Healthcare, Behavior and Society sector of the newly formed The Hague University. In 2002, these two departments became part of the university, the Cultural Development Department (CMV) / Social Work and Services (MWD) and the Department of Social Educational Aid (SPH). Since 2005, these social education programs are housed in the Academy of Social Professions at the Hague University of Applied Sciences.
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