….the
power of social work
DO YOU HEAR
THE CALL!
Social
workers answered the call to assist families impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
Social
workers answered the call to serve the men and women returning from the Gulf Conflict.
Social
workers are being asked to answer the call to serve the NASW Washington State
Chapter
You
have the opportunity to serve your NASW Chapter in a leadership role in 2007.
The
Washington State Chapter is looking for social workers from all practice areas
to serve on committees in 2007. This is
the opportunity to develop and deliver the quality services we want as social
workers to social workers. Do you hear the call?
You
can answer the call to your NASW Chapter by selecting to serve on one of the
Washington State Chapter’s committees.
The Chapter committees plan the programs that enhance our professional social
work lives. The committees are the
essential foundation to develop NASW Chapter leaders. Do you hear the call?
By
answering the call to serve, you strengthen your social work commitment and
develop the professional bonds that last a lifetime. Your service to the NASW Chapter does not go
unanswered. By answering the call, you
are rewarded with professional relationships you will honor forever. By answering the call, you will develop a
strong and lasting network of professional friends who will be there for you.
To answer the call, select from the list of NASW Washington State Chapter committees which committee you would like to serve on in 2007. The commitment is only two years, but the memories are forever.
Return the form to:
2007 Committee Request Form
YOU
ANSWERED
THE CALL
NAME: E-MAIL:
ADDRESS: PHONE:
CITY: STATE: ZIP:
Committee(s) Selected: 1. 2.
Appointment Term: __ two year
Please
select the committee(s) you would like to serve on in 2007. The committee appointment is for two years
starting July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009. Return
the form to: NASW WA Chapter,
___ Chapter Ethics
Committee (formerly Professional Review Committee): The Chapter Ethics Committee shall be responsible for
hearing and determining complaints filed in accord with the Association’s
policy for adjudication of grievances.
The Chapter Ethics Committee receives and processes complaints regarding
unethical conduct by individual members of NASW, an agency’s violation of
personnel standards in social work, and an agency’s imposition of limitations
or penalties for professional action on behalf of clients. In each instance, the CEC is empowered to recommend
sanctions. The Chapter Executive
Committee must approve all findings of the committee. The Committee shall be composed of a minimum
of five members representing at least three Regions and are appointed by the
Chapter President. The terms are two
years and staggered.
___ Committee on
Diversity: The Committee on Diversity members participate in identifying issues, events, and programs on
diversity that impact the Association and its members. Each member on the Committee on Diversity serves
a two year term in office (with on half of the positions being filled every
year), attends all meetings of the Committee on Diversity, and participates in
the decision making process. The Committee shall be composed of a minimum of
five members representing at least three Regions and are appointed by the Chapter
President. The Committee Chair is
elected from the Committee by the Committee members. The Committee Chair reports to the VP of
Diversity who is a member of the Chapter Board of Directors.
__ Finance Committee: The Finance Committee is responsible for oversight of all
Chapter fiscal matters. The Finance
Committee is responsible for assisting the Treasurer in the preparation of the
annual budget, monitoring fiscal operations, and establishing fiscal
policy. The Committee will review
monthly reports on Chapter income and expenditures. The Committee will bring to the attention of
the Board all questions regarding Chapter finances that require Board
consideration and action. The Committee
will consist of the Treasurer, Treasurer-elect, and two other members appointed
by the Chapter President, one Board of Director member and one non Board of
Director at large member. The terms of
these appointments are two year staggered.
__ Communication Committee: The Communication Committee’s (combines the Communication,
Marketing and Image Committees) purpose is to promote the mission of the NASW
Washington State Chapter through various media opportunities. The Communication Committee has a dual role
to promote the Chapter and the profession to the general public and the members. The Committee will have internal and external
marketing responsibilities. The external
responsibilities are developing editorial policy for articles to state media and
develop a plan to promote the social work profession to the public. The internal responsibilities are develop a
process to facilitate membership participation in writing content for Chapter
communication media and market the association to social workers to inform and
promote the activities and benefits of membership. The eight members to the Communication
Committee are appointed by the Chapter President for a two year staggered term
from a minimum of three Regions.
__ Legislative Action
Committee: The Legislative Action Committee
sets the legislative priorities and assists the contract lobbyist in carrying
out the legislative programs approved by the Chapter Board of Directors. The duties of the Legislative Action
Committee are to review legislation before the State Legislature and determine
the position the Chapter will take on the legislation and develop a legislative
agenda for the Chapter that could include introduction of legislation that
benefits NASW members. The Legislative
Action Committee will be comprised of one member from each Chapter region,
appointed by the Chapter President, and serve a two year staggered term.
__ Nominations Leadership
Identification Committee: The Nominations Leadership
Identification Committee (NLIC) duties are to select at least two candidates
for each state wide position such as Chapter officers, Board members, and NLIC
members and Delegates. The candidates
shall be selected so as to guarantee that candidates reflect the population
concentrations, geographic distribution, ethnic minority distribution, gender
distribution, students and special interests of the membership. The Committee is also responsible for
assuring the Regions recommend such nominees as may be required for Regional
positions and to adopt such operating procedures and make such recommendations
to the Board as to assure the orderly and equitable conduct of the election
process. The NLIC will be comprised of
one member from each Chapter Region for a two year term. The members of the Committee shall be elected
by the members of their own Region. The
Chair shall be elected from the members of the committee.
__ Professional
Development Conference Committee: The Professional Development
Conference Committee (combines the activities of three committees Professional
Development, Annual Conference, and Awards) will be responsible for identifying
and delivering the educational workshops of the Chapters as either stand alone
single workshops or part of the Annual Conference. The Committee will assess the professional
development needs of the membership, establish a system of approving other
providers of continuing education unit workshops, schedule the date and
location of the Annual Conference, identify and select the workshop presenters
for the annual conference, and oversee the professional develop programs of the
Chapter. The Chapter President shall
appoint the members of the Committee. There will be at least eight members from three Chapter Regions appointed to a two
year staggered term. The Committee may
have as many as twenty members to conduct its business.
__ WA Political Action
for Candidate Education: The WA Political Action for
Candidate Election (PACE) is the political action committee of the NASW
Chapter. WA PACE fosters the
participation of interested members to elect candidates who support NASW’s
public policy goals. PACE is a
bipartisan political action committee dedicated to advancing social workers’
goals in campaigns and elections. The WA
PACE endorses candidates for state offices and implements program development
for political action throughout the association. The Committee shall be composed of at least
seven members five from at least five different Chapter Regions and two more
members who shall be Chapter Board of Director representatives, one of which
shall be the VP Social & Political Action.
The Committee members shall be appointed by the Chapter President for
two year staggered terms. No Committee
member may be appointed to more than two successive terms.
Please return your
selections to the NASW WA Chapter by May 30, 2006.
The NASW Washington State Chapter Regions are listed below
with the appropriate zip code identification:
Region Name Zip
Code Numbers
Blue
Suburban King
2007 committee recruitment form