Volume XXXI, Number 5 • September– October 2008
Ethics, Values, and Justice: Building for the Future
Conference- November 14th with pre-conference sessions on November 13th
The conference will spotlight two nationally known key-note speakers Kimberly Strom-Gottfried, MSW, PhD and
Vaughn A. DeCoster, MSW, PhD, LCSW,
ACSW.
Kimberly Strom-Gottfried,
MSW, PhD
Dr. Strom-Gottfried holds three degrees in
the field of social work and a social work
educator for over fifteen years, teaching
in the areas of
direct practice,
human resource
management,
and organizational and community change.
She is the Smith
P. Theimann Jr.
Dr. Kimberly Strom-Gottfried
Distinguished
Pr o f e s s o r o f
Ethics and Professional Practice at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr.
Strom-Gottfried’s practice experience has
been focused on planning and administration, suicide prevention, intervention, and
bereavement. Her scholarly interests have
centered on ethics, education, and social
work practice. Dr. Strom-Gottfried is an
active trainer, author, and consultant.
Dr. Strom-Gottfried’s morning keynote
is Moral Courage. From baseball fields
to board rooms, the daily news is filled
with examples of lapses in ethical conduct.
Many of today’s scandals were years in
the making. How did they get this far
without anyone standing up to say, “This
is wrong.”? Could well-intentioned people,
acting with moral courage, have affected
the course of events before they got out
of hand?
In all walks of life, ethical challenges arise
not in knowing the right thing to do, but
in doing the right thing under adverse circumstances—in a corrupt organizational
climate or amid a risk to one’s livelihood.
Yet without the courage to stand for those
standards we value, what meaning do the
standards have?
In the keynote Dr. Strom-Gottfried will
discuss the pressures not “to do the right
thing”, and the skills and resources we all
can draw on to act with moral courage.
Vaughn A. DeCoster,
MSW, PhD, LCSW, ACSW
Dr. DeCoster is an Associate Professor
in the School of Social Work, J. William
Fulbright College of Arts and Science,
at the University of Arkansas.
He has been an
academic for 12
years, teaching
social work clinical methods and
practice evaluation research,
Dr. Vaughn A. DeCoster
studies health
disparities, and
Diabetes and is a Hartford Geriatric Social
Work Scholar. Dr. DeCoster accepted a
direct commission in the United States
Army Reserve Medical Service Corp and
commanded a combat stress team in Baghdad from Aug 2006 through Aug 2007.
Dr. DeCoster’s lunch keynote is Mental
Health in Iraq. Operation Iraqi Freedom
is the first major conflict in which the U.S.
Military has made full use of its mental
health resources through imbedded,
forward deployed, combat stress control
(CSC) teams. These teams are lead by
social workers, psychologists or psychiatric
nurses and comprised of mental health
specialists. Dr. DeCoster utilizes firsthand
experiences as a commander of a CSC
team during his recent 12-month tour of
duty in Baghdad to discuss mental health
services in Iraq, challenges, and critical information for providers caring for soldiers
and families stateside.
Both Dr. DeCoster and Dr. StromGottfried will be providing workshops to
provide further information on the topics
explored in their keynotes.
Ethics, Values, and Justice:
Building for the Future
Online Conference Registration
begins on September 15th
www.naswoh.org
What’s Inside
Letter from the President
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Letter from the Executive Director
3
Legislative Update
4
Advocacy News
6
PACE Endorsements
8
Ethics, Values, and Justice:
Conference at a Glance
10
News From the Regions
14
News From the Committees
16
FYI
18
Ohio Social Work Students in
Action
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Calendar of Workshops
Back page
September-October, 2008
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Pam Patton
Ohio-NASW President of the Board of Directors
Looking to the Future
Ohio NASW
Board of Directors
July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009
President Pam Patton
tppatton@verizon.net
President-Elect Rebecca Sanford
bec_sanford@hotmail.com
First Vice President
Second Vice President Rose Marie Pryor
pryorr@cinci.rr.com
Treasurer Sharon Hanger
sbahlor@aol.com
Secretary Karina Harty-Morrison
karina.hartymorrison@gmail.com
MSW Student Representative Lindsay Stone
stone.420@osu.edu
BSW Student Representative Rachel Weingart
rachelweingart@yahoo.com
Regional Directors
Region I (Toledo Area) Marty Phillips
mphillips@northweststate.edu
Region II (Akron Area) Lesley Anderson
lesliea@scmcbws.org
Region III (Cleveland Area) Alecia Evans-Hayes
alecia_hayes8888@sbcglobal.net
Region IV (Youngstown Area) Juanita Daniel-Morgan
jdmorgan@neo.rr.com
Region V (Columbus Area) Teri Kinsway
kinsway.1@osu.ed
Region VI (Cincinnati Area) Tina Bowen
tbowen@lys.org
Region VII (Dayton Area) Jacqueline McKenzie
jmckenzie@shp-dayton.org
Region VIII (Canton Area) Jane Hoyt-Oliver
jhoytoliver@malone.edu
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ugust 8th & 9th made history for NASW and marked a new beginning as Delegate Assembly was held virtually. Never having attended a Delegate Assembly
before, I have nothing to compare it to. Some of those who have attended a
Delegate Assembly in the past have been very critical of the process. Yes, there were
technical glitches and it was frustrating at times, but I found it amazing that we could
hold a virtual meeting and conduct business. I was especially appreciative that I could
participate from home, and be in contact with the other delegates who were at the chapter
office at the same time. Financially, it was the responsible thing to do.
The assembly passed two new policies – Professional Self Care and Slavery and Human
Trafficking. Twenty three polices were revised and were passed by a vote taken on the
web prior to the meeting. Eight Program Priority Goals were passed. Workforce Availability, Support for Social Work Education, Leadership in Diversity, Membership, Public
Education Campaign, Public Policy, Unification and Financial Viability. These are the
goals that will guide NASW and the chapters for the next three years.
There were 10 emerging issues identified that will be discussed in the next few weeks.
One of those issues is to improve NASW’s involvement and role in disaster relief. This
issue was brought forth by Bob Lovett who is the Ohio Chapter NASW representative
to the Ohio All Hazards Leadership Advisory Committee.
There were also revisions to the Code of Ethics. The four representation clauses will
be revised to include “gender identity or expression”. The bylaws were also amended to
replace “sex distribution” with “gender distribution” in Article IV E 2, Article VII B, and
Article XII. And the bylaws were also amended to allow the National Board to amend
the bylaws except for those that pertain to Delegate Assembly and national/chapter dues
allocation. This will allow the national board to address issues in a timelier manner.
I also want to let you know that Cindy and I have been busy meeting and greeting state
legislators and the Governor thanks to Ed & Derrick with the New Visions Group, our
government relations firm. This promises to be a very active and exciting year for the
Ohio Chapter. Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of the excitement and in making
a difference for the profession and the people we serve.
In Memory of Sharon Moore
Sharon Moore was a member of the Ohio Chapter and an
active member on the International Service Committee. She
passed away on August 15, 2008 following a brief illness.
Sharon Moore just completed thirty years of accomplishments in the social work profession, serving currently as
Field Liaison for the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University, and adviser
to Mwanafunzi, the student chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers. She began her career at Franklin County Children’s Services after earning Bachelor
and Master degrees in social work at The Ohio State University. Throughout her
career, she introduced hundreds of students to the social work profession, and placed
them in social work internships in agencies throughout Ohio. A scholarship fund has
been established in Sharon’s memory at the College of Social Work, The Ohio State
University.
Cynthia M. Webb
Executive Director
Protecting Ourselves
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any of you are aware that recently a social worker in West Virginia was sexually
assaulted, killed and her body was later burned to destroy evidence. Brenda
Yeager left for work that fateful morning, left to serve the families on her
caseload not realizing how she was literally putting her life on the line
Each day many social workers take significant risks to help others. Those risks have
included loss of life, such as what recently happened to Brenda Yeager. The question is;
how can you keep this from happening?
Whether you work in an office or the field, you need to take preventative measures. The
process begins with a safety assessment. What do you know about the individual or
family’s history of violence? Have there been negative interactions with service providers
in the past? Consider safety of the street, neighborhood, or area where you are visiting.
Where is your office located? What precautions have been developed to reduce risk in
your building?
The assessment naturally leads to the development of a safety action plan. Be sure to
follow safety protocols or policies your agency has established (for example, leave information about where you are going). Do you have a safe way to exit the room, whether
this room is your office or your client’s living room? How will you access help when you
need assistance? Have you removed items in your office that could become weapons?
Awareness is the key. You need to remain alert and observant of your surroundings and
the people you are working with to identify potential safety risks. Our training has given
us the skills to be keen observers, use these skills to ensure your safety.
All service providing entities should have safety policies and protocols, even those who
are practicing in private practice. Properly conceived and implemented, these steps
make clients and social workers feel safe. An advisory to help social workers establish
workplace violence prevention is the OSHA publication Guidelines for Preventing
Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Services Workers. This publication can
be viewed or downloaded at http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3148.pdf.
Finally, do not let fear define how you practice. Most of the individuals we serve are
not a threat. Safety assessments and action plans are useful because they promote our
awareness and reduce our fear so we can focus on those we are helping.
NASW-Ohio Chapter Mission
NASW-Ohio Chapter shall be the recognized voice for Social Workers in Ohio.
It shall be an organization that ensures excellence in the local and national
social work standards, practice, education, and licensing, and shall be a
powerful force in the political process.
2008-2009
Committee Chairs
Awards Task Force
Shirley Keller
smkeller@ysu.edu
Annual Conference Task Force
Lisa Durham and Louis Weigele
durham.49@osu.edu & lweigele@thefreeclinic.org
Ethics Committee
Wallace Gingerich
Wallace.Gingerich@case.edu
Legislative Committee
Gail Ukockis
ukockisg@ohiodominican.edu
Membership Committee
Lisa Durham
durham.49@osu.edu
NLIC
Don Brubaker
brubakerde@bluffton.edug
PACE Committee
Bob Littman
blittmann52@aol.com
Program Planning & Budget Committee
Sharon Hanger
sbahlor@aol.com
International Service Committee
Karina Harty-Morrison
karina.hartymorrison@gmail.com
Office Staff
www.naswoh.org
614.461.4484
e-mail: info@naswoh.org
Executive Director
Cynthia M. Webb, MSSA, LISW-S
cindywebb@naswoh.rog
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Office Manager/Accountant
Marie Milo, BS
mariemilo@naswoh.org
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Services Coordinator
Danielle Smith, BSSW
daniellesmith@naswoh.org
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Monitored by the Legislative Committee and Ohio Chapter NASW
Legislative Update
The Ohio General Assembly is out of session until November. Although legislators will not
be holding hearings or voting on legislation, they will be periodically in their offices which
means that it is still important to advocate. You can write letters, call their offices, or
even make appointments with legislators. All of the status information about the following
pieces of legislation will remain the same until November.
By Danielle Smith
Services Coordinator
Senate Bill 53 - LPCC’s Transport to Treatment Facility
Sponsor: Senator Patricia Clancy
To amend the Ohio Revised Code to permit a licensed professional
clinical counselor to take certain persons into custody and transport
those persons to a hospital.
• NASW Ohio Chapter supports SB 53 with changes that add
Licensed Independent Social Worker’s (LISW’s) to the bill.
House Bill 294 and Senate Bill 297 - Prohibit Discrimination for
PTSD Treatment
Sponsor of House Bill: Representative Ted Celeste and
Representative Jon Peterson
Sponsor of Senate Bill: Senator Dale Miller
To amend the Revised Code to prohibit health insurers from excluding coverage for posttraumatic stress disorder.
State Legislation
Senate Bill 115 - Provide Coverage for Dependent Children until
the age of 30
Sponsor: Senator Steve Stivers
To amend the Revised Code to require health insurers to provide
coverage for dependent children until the age of thirty if the child
meets specified conditions.
• NASW Ohio Chapter supports SB 115.
House Bill 170 - Prohibit health insurers from excluding coverage
for autism
Sponsor: Representative Ted Celeste
To amend the Revised Code to prohibit health insurers from excluding coverage for autism.
• NASW Ohio Chapter supports HB 170.
• NASW Ohio Chapter supports HB 294 and Senate Bill 297
House Bill 384 - Prohibit discrimination in health care policies
Sponsor: Representative Ted Celeste
To amend the Revised Code to prohibit discrimination in health care
policies, contracts, and agreements in the coverage provided for the
diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses and substance abuse or
addiction conditions.
• NASW Ohio Chapter supports HB 384.
Senate Bill 231 - Require abortion facilities to display a Sign/
Penalty
Sponsor: Senator Gary Cates
To amend the Revised Code requiring facilities that perform abortions to display a sign and enhancing the criminal penalty for causing or attempting to cause physical harm to a family or household
member who was pregnant at the time of the offense.
• NASW Ohio Chapter supports SB 231.
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House Bill 502 and Senate Bill 305 - Prohibit discrimination on
the basis of sexual orientation
Sponsor of House Bill: Representative Dan Stewart and
Representative Jon Peterson. Sponsor of Senate Bill: Senator
Dale Miller
To amend the Revised Code to prohibit discrimination on the basis
of sexual orientation.
• NASW Ohio Chapter supports HB 502 and SB 305
The Ohio Healthy Families Act and Opportunity Act
By Danielle Smith
Services Coordinator
The organization, Ohioans for Healthy
Families, has introduced a ballot initiative, the Ohio Healthy Families Act,
to ensure that Ohio workers have the
ability to earn paid sick days. A ballot
initiative is the ability to enact laws
independently of the Ohio General
Assembly. After following a lengthy
process, the initiative will go to Ohio
voters to make the decision. Currently,
the organization backing the initiative is
seeking Governor Strickland’s endorsement of the Act.
The initiative would make Ohio one of
the most family-friendly in the nation.
The Act would require businesses with
25 or more workers to allow full-time
employees to earn 7 paid sick days per
year. Part-time workers could earn a
smaller, pro-rated number of paid sick
days depending on the number of hours
they work. Often times, workers who do
not earn paid sick days are forced to take
days without pay and risk being fired for
missing work due to their health or their
family’s.
You can advocate for this bill by signing
the petition and writing to Governor
Strickland to encourage him to endorse
the act.
To sign the petition go to http://www.
sickdaysohio.org/ and click on the ‘Petitions’ link at the top of the page.
To send a form e-mail to Governor
Strickland go to http://www.progressohio.org/page/s/SupportSickDays.
A more effective way of getting your
message to the Governor is by writing
a letter and mailing it to his office or
submitting an e-mail via his online form.
The Governor’s office will receive thousands of the form letters from the URL
above so sending your own personal
message will make more of an impact.
The Governor’s mailing address is:
Riffe Center, 30th Floor
77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
The Governor’s online e-mail form is
located at www.governor.ohio.gov. Click
on the ‘Contact’ link at the top of the
page, then click on the ‘Contact the
Governor’ link underneath the heading
‘Online.’
For more information visit
www.sickdaysohio.org
Social Work Reinvestment Victory:
Congress Passes the Higher Education Reauthorization and Opportunity Act
By Nancy McFall Jean, MSW
NASW Lobbyist
On July 31, Congress passed the Higher
Education Reauthorization and Opportunity Act, (HEA) which will significantly
expand student aid for thousands of students pursuing higher education. The
vote on the five-year reauthorization was
overwhelmingly bipartisan, 380 to 49 in
the House and 83 to 8 in the Senate. The
President signed H. R. 4137 into law on
August 14, which includes loan forgiveness for social workers, mental health professionals, and school counselors, among
other professions. In addition, it increases
the maximum Pell Grant amounts from
$4,800 to $6,000 in 2009 and up to
$8,000 in 2014. Further, it requires the
Education Department to publish data
about college costs; requires universities with the highest tuition increases to
submit reports to the agency explaining
them, requires universities to publish textbooks costs in online catalogues so that
students know the true cost of a course;
and simplifies the onerous financial aid
forms by cutting an eight page form with
108 questions to a two page form with
44 questions.
With respect to the loan forgiveness
provisions, the law encourages students
to enter public service jobs by authorizing up to $10,000 in loan forgiveness for
child welfare workers, public defenders,
prosecutors, firefighters, military service
members, first responders, law enforcement officers, educators (including those
who focus on early childhood), nurses,
and others serving the public interest.
Eligible borrowers must be employed full
time in an area of national need and not
in default on the loan for which they seek
forgiveness. Child welfare workers who
have a degree in social work or a related
field with a focus on serving children and
families and who are employed full time
in public or private child welfare services
are eligible as well as mental health professionals with a Master’s degree in social
work, psychology, or psychiatry, who
service children, adolescents, or veterans.
For each year of full time employment in
an area of national need that a borrower
completes on or after the law is enacted,
$2,000 of the student loan obligation will
be forgiven for up to five years. Therefore,
the maximum a borrower could receive is
$10,000. The loan forgiveness provisions
will be effective on or after the date of
HEA’s enactment and will be available on a
first come, first served basis and subject to
appropriations. To find out if you qualify
for the loan forgiveness provisions, go to
http://www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov/.
You will need to have federal student loans
as private loans are not eligible for loan
forgiveness. The Secretary of Education
will have to work out many of the implementation details such as the definition
of “national need” and whether or not
previous years work will count toward the
loan forgiveness.
NASW has been working to secure student loan forgiveness legislation for social
[See REINVESTMENT page 22]
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Payday Loan Referendum Group Has Been Accused of Deception
By Danielle Smith
Services Coordinator
In May, HB 545 was signed by Governor Strickland to crack down on Payday
Lender’s high interest rates and other
practices that hurt Ohioans. After the
Governor’s signature, the bill had 90 days
before it went into effect so that a referendum would be possible. Payday lenders
took the opportunity for a referendum by
organizing under the name Ohioans for
ADVOCACY
Financial Freedom and they are now trying
to collect enough signatures to qualify the
referendum for the November ballot.
A group called, Protect HB 545 Committee has been carefully watching how the
Ohioans for Financial Freedom circulates
its petitions and has found that petition
circulators are using deceptive practices
to gain signatures. According to the Columbus Dispatch, a spokeswoman for the
Protect HB 545 Committee approached
12 petition circulators and found that two
NEWS
Take Action- Urge your Congressmen to Support
the “Increased Student Achievement Through
Increased Student Support Act”
By Nancy McFall Jean, MSW
NASW Lobbyist
New York Representative Edolphus Towns
recently introduced, “Increased Student
Achievement Through Increased Student
Support Act (H.R.6654),” a bill that will
have a tremendous impact on the lives of
children by creating a better trained and
prepared school social work workforce to
address the psychosocial and emotional
issues that can impede educational performance. Our nation currently faces a serious
shortage of qualified school-employed
professionals, putting students with issues that interfere with learning at greater
risk for school failure. The “Increased
Student Achievement through Increased
Student Support Act” seeks to address this
shortage. It creates a federal grant program
designed to increase the number of school
social workers, school counselors, and
school psychologists serving low-income
local educational agencies (LEAs) by creating a pipeline between institutions of
higher education and low-income school
districts. Institutions of higher education
with graduate training programs in school
social work, school counseling, and school
psychology that develop collaborative
training and placement partnerships with
LEA’s will be eligible to apply for federal
grant funds to hire and pay participating
graduates to work in those schools. Program participants who remain employed
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in a low-income school setting for a minimum of five years will be eligible for loan
forgiveness. By expanding the number of
school social workers in low-income, highneed schools, we can improve the school
and life success for students throughout
the country.
Please contact your Representative and
urge them to co-sponsor the “Increased
Student Achievement Through Increased
Student Support Act.” You can find more
information about the bill and how to
contact your legislators on the Advocacy
page at www.naswoh.org.
told the truth about the issue; nine incorrectly stated that the referendum would
lower interest rates; and one told her she
could not vote on the issue in November
unless she signed the petition, which is not
true. The group also stated that two people
from a Butler County homeless shelter said
they were offered $1 each to sign.
Payday lenders will need to collect
241,365 valid signatures of registered voters in order to qualify for the November
ballot.
Medicare Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act, 2008
is enacted into public
law
By Danielle Smith
Services Coordinator
On July 15th President Bush vetoed the
Medicare Improvement for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008 that was passed
by the Senate in the previous week. Bush
said he supported the primary objective
of the legislation to forestall reductions
in physician payments, but called the bill
“fiscally irresponsible” and that it would
undermine the Medicare prescription
drug program. However, during the next
day, first the House and then the Senate
voted to override the veto and block the
president’s action. The House voted 383
to 42, and the Senate voted 70 to 26 to
override Bush’s veto.
The law will restore funding for clinical social work payments that was cut in
2007. The 2008 Medicare package was
designed primarily to halt the scheduled
10.6% cut in all Part B provider payment
rates. The law will postpone the cut for
18 months, beginning July 1, 2008 and
increase payments for all providers by
1.1% for 2009, including clinical social
workers participating in Part B. In addition to the 1.1% increase in 2009, clinical
social workers would receive an increase
of 5% (effective July 1, 2008) above those
of other providers. In addition, the law
contains a Medicare coinsurance parity
provision, reducing beneficiaries’ copayments by 5% per year from 50% in 2009
to 20% in 2014.
Delegate Assembly 2008
By Stephen Rassi
A Minister and Clinical Social Worker in Ann Arbor,
Michigan working on his Ph.D. in Social Work and
Psychology at the University of Michigan
Your elected delegate representatives meet at the NASW Delegate Assembly once
every three years to establish program priorities, and to collectively set policy
on a broad range of public and professional issues. 220 delegates from across
the nation served in this capacity on August 8th and 9th in the first ever virtual,
electronic assembly.
In addition to reviewing and revising 23 policy statements, or 1/3 of our
national policies, two new policies were approved, on Professional Self-Care &
Social Work, and on Slavery and Human Trafficking. These policy additions and
revisions will be published in the upcoming edition of Social Work Speaks.
Of particular note at this assembly, major strides were made toward inclusion and equity for individuals of all gender identities, and for those (including
otherwise typical women and men) who express their gender in non-typical ways.
These efforts, initiated by the Michigan delegation, were supported in large part
through the efforts of the Midwest Coalition, including the state delegations of
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.
Transgender people are quite a diverse group, including those whose gender
identity (the gender they know themselves to be) differs from the gender assigned
to them at birth, and who may require medical intervention to match their physical sex with their gender identity. Also included among transgender people are
those who identify as being of other genders (not women or men), and those who
identify as two-spirit, third gender, crossdressers or genderqueer.
Transgender people, as well as more
typical women and men who don’t
conform neatly to societal gender roles
and stereotypes, are among the most
discriminated against populations in the
United States today.
At the Delegate Assembly, the Policy
on Transgender and Gender Identity
Issues was revised to bring it up-to-date
with recent developments in social work
knowledge and practice. In addition,
the NASW bylaws were revised to
change the requirement for boards and
committees to reflect the “sex distribution” of the general membership, to a
requirement that they reflect the “gender
distribution,” thus aligning the meaning
of these clauses with our current understanding of sex and gender.
Of major importance, NASW also
voted overwhelmingly to add “gender
identity or expression” to the nondiscrimination clauses of the NASW
Code of Ethics. This change brings our
organization’s own internal regulations
in line with the policies we have been
advocating externally for some time.
The American Psychological Association,
the American Academy of Pediatrics,
the American Counseling Association,
and the American Medical Association
already ensure protections based on
gender identity.
Left: The Ohio Delegates take a break
from online voting at the chapter office.
From the left counterclockwise: Cindy
Webb, Executive Director, Linda Helm,
Victoria Marion, Rebecca Sanford, Rebecca Cline, Pam Reid, and Nancy Udolph.
Below: The Social Work Speaks is a collection of policy statements that NASW
relies on to guide policy advocacy and
legal action
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PACE Endorsements
Democratic Candidate for the 2008 Presidential Election
Senator Barack Obama
to become a community organizer.
The National Association of Social Workers enthusiastically endorses Barack Obama for President in 2008. Senator Obama holds the ideals
of the profession in high regard as evidenced by
his support of important legislation such as the
Mental Health Parity Act, End Racial Profiling
Act, and Healthy Families Act.
Senator Obama attended Columbia University and moved to Chicago after graduation
He spent
several years working to transform the South
Side of Chicago and once noted, “It’s as a
consequence of working with this organization
and this community that I found my calling.
There was something more than making
money and getting a fancy degree. The measure of my life would be public service.”
In order to help find solutions to the problems Senator Obama saw as a community
organizer, he went on to pursue his law degree
from Harvard Law School and was elected
the first African American President of the
Harvard Law Review. He served in the Illinois
Senate for seven years before becoming a
United States Senator.
Barack Obama is an ally to social workers
and the clients we serve including women,
children, and people of color. He has vowed
to promote equal opportunity and end
discrimination, empowering people to make
positive changes in their communities and in
their lives. He is a strong supporter of civil
rights legislation aimed at closing the pay
equity gap, ending racial profiling, and reducing hate crimes across the country. Senator
Obama has promised to make health care
affordable for all Americans and has pledged
to protect a woman’s right to choose.
During his term as President, Senator
Obama vows to strengthen the Medicare system that many of our clients depend on and is
opposed to the privatization of our Social Security system. He pledges to reform No Child
Left Behind, solve the current school dropout
crisis, and make higher education affordable.
Barack Obama is an ally to the profession
and it is our responsibility to ensure that social
work issues stay primary in his campaign. As
president, Senator Obama will be making
important appointments that affect the social
work profession such as Secretary of Health
and Human Services and Director of the
National Institutes of Health. These key
decisions will have an impact not only on the
profession but the entire nation.
NASW Endorsed Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives
Endorsements were made by the national PACE Board of Trustees. Endorsements on the state level will be announced soon.
Congressional District 9 - Erie, Ottawa, most of Lucas, and South West Lorain County
Marcy Kaptur
Congresswoman Kaptur is in her twelfth term in the U.S. House
where she is the longest serving Democratic woman. She has
focused on economic development in her development by improving bridge, road, rail, and port facilities. She also is committed
to serving veterans and was instrumental in the creating of the
National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. Congresswoman Kaptur also recognizes the importance of international
diplomacy and has been active in assisting countries in the Middle
East and South East to develop economically.
Incumbent
Issues:
• Supporting American Troops by providing
training and equipment; health care and
education.
• Re-evaluating trade agreements such as
NAFTA that hurt Ohioans
• Support local police, firefighters, and first
responders
• Reduce the threat of nuclear weapons
• Reinvesting in education
• Raising the minimum wage
• Universal health care
Congressional District 15 - Union, Madison, and half of Franklin County
Mary Jo Kilroy
Mary Jo Kilroy has served on the Columbus Board of Education
and as a Franklin County Commissioner from 2000 to 2008. Ms.
Kilroy’s dedication as a commissioner led to Franklin County being
ranked as one of the five best-managed counties in the country by
Governing Magazine. As the Board President between 2005 and
2007 she helped create the Columbus Franklin County Affordable
Housing Trust Corporation and the Big Darby Accord Panel to
protect the long-term environmental health and economic vitality
of Central Ohio. Ms. Kilroy has also worked to provide the initial
grant and continued funding for Access Health Columbus, a medical assistance organization that provides medical care and prescription medicine for low-income and uninsured residents of Franklin County. Ms. Kilroy has also
successfully funded the Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers, The Breathing Association’s
free clinic, the AIDS Task Force and the Diabetes Association. Ms. Kilroy won Region 5’s Public
Official of the Year Award in 2007.
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Issues:
• Reforming Washington by limiting the
power of special interest groups
• Ending the War in Iraq
• Creating good jobs and a strong economy
by ending tax cuts for large corporations
and closing tax loopholes
• Universal Health Care
• Developing Alternative Energy
Congressional District 10- Includes the Western portion of Cuyahoga County
Dennis Kucinich
Congressman Kucinich has had an extensive history of serving
Ohioans as the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio State Senator, and U.S.
Congressman. He has been a vocal opponent of the War in Iraq
and has been committed to human rights and social justice on an
international scale. In 2003, he was awarded the Gandhi Peace
Award.
Incumbent
Issues:
• Ending the War in Iraq
• Universal Health Care
• Protecting Workers’ Rights
• Withdrawing from NAFTA and WTO
• Repealing the Patriot Act
• Improving Education
• Protecting Social Security
• Helping Farmers
Congressional District 17 - Majority of Trumbull and Portage, and portions of Summit and Mahoning County
Tim Ryan
Congressman Ryan has served as an Ohio State Senator and was
elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002. He has been
active in securing federal funds to support local projects including
road and bridge construction, development of universities and
businesses, and attracting good, high paying jobs. Congressman
Ryan is committed to preserving manufacturing jobs in Ohio to
help low-income families.
Congressional District 13 - Lorain, Medina, and Summit County
Betty Sutton
Congresswoman Sutton has had an extensive public service
history. She served on the Barberton City Council, the Summit
County Council, the Democratic Central Committee, she was
elected in 1993 to the Ohio House of Representatives, and in
1996 she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Congresswoman Sutton has been active in developing new trade, labor,
and economic policies; reforming lobbyist policies; increasing veterans’ funding; cutting college loan rates; and reducing America’s
dependence on foreign oil.
Incumbent
Issues:
• Equipping troops and first-responders with
better training and equipment
• Raise the minimum wage
• Reduce government waste, fraud, and
abuse
• Lower the cost of Health Care
• Make college more affordable by cutting
interest rates on college loans
Incumbent
Issues:
• Ensuring that children are protected by
funding quality social service agencies and
mandating background checks for school
employees
• Economic Revitalization of Northeast
Ohio
• Quality Health Care
• Protecting workers’ rights and raising the
minimum wage
• Ending the War in Iraq
Congressional District 2 - Clermont, Brown, Adams, Pike, the Eastern portion of Hamilton, and the Western portion of Scioto County
Victoria Waulsin
As the daughter of a social worker and teacher, Dr. Victoria
Waulsin is committed to serving Ohioans. Dr. Waulsin is the
city epidemiologist for Cincinnati, she directed a health literacy
program for Adams County, she is an officer with the US Public
Health Service, and she serves on the board of the Health Resource Center which is a free clinic in Over-the-Rhine.
Issues:
• Reforming Government
• Ending the War in Iraq
• Universal Health Care
• Economic Development of Southwest
Ohio
• Energy Independence
In Memory of Congresswoman Tubbs Jones
On August 20, 2008 Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones passed away after suffering an aneurism. Representative Tubbs Jones was seeking re-election for her Congressional seat and was one of the candidates
endorsed by NASW. She graduated in 1971 with a Bachelors degree in Social Work and later from Case
Western with a Juris Doctorate. She was serving her fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives and
previously served as the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor and a Munici­pal Court Judge in Cleveland.
September-October, 2008
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Ethics, Values, and Justice:
Conference at a Glance
Ethics, values, and justice need to be our compass as we encounter daily challenges in our
endeavor to meet the needs of those we serve. This year we have found a wealth of tools and
information to guide our work in an ethical, value laden, and just approach. We bring
those to you through our annual conference and pre-conference schedule.
November 13th & 14th 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel-North
Columbus, Ohio
Don’t miss the opportunity to choose from 30 workshops. The annual Ohio Chapter conference includes a full day of workshops with two keynote speakers exploring the concepts of
social work ethics, values, and social justice in today’s world. On November 13th a pre-conference focused on leadership will be held in the
afternoon with the annual Awards Reception in the evening. On November 14th, the conference will feature a morning keynote address by
Dr. Strom-Gottfried, a lunch keynote address by Dr. Decoster, and three sessions of workshops. Each session time will have ten workshops to
choose from that cover many different topic areas.
Conference registration opens on
September 15th at the Ohio Chapter
web-site, www.naswoh.org.
The website has detailed workshop
information, venue information, and
the biographies of all of the conference
presenters. Online registration supports payment by check or credit card.
Be on the lookout for your 2008
Ethics, Values, and Justice: Building
for the Future conference brochure
that will be mailed to you in midSeptember which will contain detailed
workshop information and a conference registration form.
Conference Registration Fees
Conference and Pre-Conference
Package
Register by 10/15
Register after 10/15
Register by 10/15
Register after 10/15
Register by 10/15
Register after 10/15
NASW Member
$99
$120
$35
$45
$79
$99
Non-Member
$129
$149
$55
$65
$110
$130
Retired Member
$79
$89
$35
$60
$50
$60
Retired non-member
$99
$110
$55
$65
$65
$75
Student member
$25+$10 for CE
$35 + 10 for CE
Student non-member
$45 + $10 for CE
$65 + $10 fore CE
November 13 - Preconference Sessions
Ethics &
Supervision
2:00pm-5:30pm
Ethics &
Organization
2:00pm-5:30pm
6:30pm
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Conference Only
Pre-Conference Only
Awards Dinner Thursday evening $30 per person
Earn 3.5 CEUs
Power and Authority: Ethical Issues in the Supervisory Relationship
Presented by Susan Carlson
(Meets Ethics and Supervision Requirements)
Building Ethical Organizations
Presented by Dr. Kimberly Strom-Gottfried
How to Conduct an Ethics Audit: Applications for your Organization or Department
Presented by Ann Haas
2008 Annual Awards Reception and Dinner
NASW - Ohio Chapter
November 14 - Conference Sessions
8:30 - 10:00
Session A
10:15 - 11:45
Earn 6.5 CEUs
Keynote Address- Kim Strom-Gottfried
Dialogue on Dilemmas (Ethics CEUs) - Dr. Kim Strom-Gottfried
Alternatives for Youth’s Advocacy Program - Dr. Christopher Mallett & Linda Julian
Working Effectively with Aging Holocaust Survivors - Gail Ziegler
Wellness is in the Wind for All Social Workers - Betsy Nofziger
The Ethics of Cultural Competence in a Clinical Setting (Ethics CEUs) - Julia Ellifritt
A Community Responds to Human Trafficking - Michelle Hannan and Tiana Brown
Ethics and the Group Work Practitioner (Ethics CEUs) - Linda McArdle & Dr. Mamadou Seck
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing - Susan Russell
Building a Real Therapeutic Style - Norman Shub
Ethics and LGBT Clients (Ethics CEUs) -Dr. Timothy McCarragher & Melissa McCollister
12:00 - 1:00
Session B
1:15 - 2:30
Lunch- Keynote Address – Vaughn DeCoster
Integrity and Social Work (Ethics CEUs) - Dr. Larry Foster
Working with Difficult Parents: Effecting Long-Term Change - Norman Shaub
(3 hrs-Sessions B & C)
Understanding Vicarious Trauma- Elizabeth Bach -Van Valkenburgh & Carrie Burick
(3 hrs-Sessions B & C)
The Ethics of Social Justice (Ethics CEUs) - Dr. Susan Sarnoff
(3 hrs-Sessions B & C)
Cultural Competence with International Persons - Nancy Udolph & Dorothy Faller
Social Work Values, Ethics, and International Humanitarian Law (Ethics CEUs) - Vince Costello
Cognitive Enhancement Therapy- Sharon Shumaker & Ray Gonzalez
(3 hrs-Sessions B & C)
Hypnosis for Clinical Social Workers - Dr. Gregory Rusk
The Basics of Treating Problem Gambling and Other Non-Chemical Addictions - Louis Weigele
Mental Health of Soldiers and Returning Veterans - Vaughn A. DeCoster
Avoiding Ethical Landmines (Ethics CEUs) - Dr. Terry Cluse-Tolar
Session C
2:45 - 4:15
Working with Difficult Parents: Effecting Long-Term Change - Norman Shaub
(3 hrs-Sessions B & C)
The Resiliency Approach to Post-Deployment Adjustment of Veterans - Holly Hirsel
Understanding Vicarious Trauma - Elizabeth Bach-Van Valkenburgh & Carrie Burick
(3 hrs-Sessions B & C)
The Ethics of Social Justice (Ethics CEUs) - Dr. Susan Sarnoff
(3 hrs-Sessions B & C)
Advocating for Ohio’s Refugees and Immigrants- Karina Harty-Morrison
School Social Work in Ohio: Striving for a Seamless Service Delivery System- Kathleen Usaj
Cognitive Enhancement Therapy- Sharon Shumaker & Ray Gonzalez
(3 hrs-Sessions B & C)
Spirituality: A Missing Paradigm in Social Work Practice & Psychotherapy- Tim Moss
Intimate Partner Violence- Rebecca Cline
4:30pm
Closing and Call to Action
September-October, 2008
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My Educational Visit
to South Africa and
Zimbabwe
By Benette DeCoux, LSW
Region 7 Member
I did not plan my visit to South Africa
(SA) to be a history lesson or social
commentary on living icon, Nelson
Mandela, but quietly, it unfolded.
His number was 466/64 when he
was a political prisoner on Robben
Island for 26 years. His diplomacy
and foresight were assets when he,
Archbishop Tutu, and others took
the country from despair to democracy. I wish I was in London when he
celebrated his 90th birthday, surrounded by children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren this summer.
“Freedom is in
short supply in
today’s world.”
South Africa is a country of contrasts: housing from the exquisite to
the tin shanties with no plumbing or insulation; cities such as Durban and
Johannesburg that rival Paris, NYC, or London to primitive villages; the
medical facility where the first open heart surgery was performed yet AIDS
is rampant; and then there is the documented history of “the journey.” A
favorite topic of conversation was the election of our new president in the
USA where Barack Obama was winning primaries.
Our tour group of 44 visited at least three museums, Robben Island,
and several cultural villages to see for ourselves the history and struggle this
country has endured. “The stark exterior of the Apartheid Museum immediately brought to mind images of detention, oppression and division and sets
the stage for our tour of the darkest years in South African history.” Some
may remember the names of Steve Beko and Hector Pierterson who were
two of thousands murdered in the name of freedom.
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At our visit to Lesedi we were thrilled
to the spectacle of the Giant Ingoma,
“Traditional Dance Show,” ancient tribal
legends, and tours of six distinct villages.
There were many Kodak moments as we
rode by cable car to the top of Tabletop
Mountain in Cape Town for a rare view
of spectacular dimensions.
We visited St Louis R. C. Primary
School, founded by nuns from the USA,
and were serenaded by the students who
sang their national anthem. We donated
school supplies and some gave money for
the school uniforms which are a prerequisite to school enrollment.
We flew to Zimbabwe to see Victoria
Falls National Park which was breathtaking. The Falls are called “the smoke that
thunders.” The country relies heavily
on tourism and exports as it grapples
with out of control inflation. We went
to a BOMA, their cultural exhibition.
As usual, we bartered for souvenirs and
heard, first hand from the people of their
plight. “Can I have your shoes for my
aunt” or “Please buy from me, my wife
made this by hand.” Many of us left
clothing, shoes, toiletries, and memories
of the gracious people there at the end
of our trip on February 28th. Now Zimbabweans are exiting their homeland in
fear since the election process on March
29th was compromised. “Freedom is in
short supply in today’s world.” I suggest
that those who are interested in the global
perspective on elections and democracy
read the book “The Spirit of Democracy
by Larry Diamond, a Stanford University
political scientist.
It was my pleasure to write this brief
description of my wonderful trip. My
newest hobbies are photography and
commentary. I hope this information
raises the reader’s interest in the phenomenal world view and stimulates conversation on what to do to make this world
a better place to live. You may email me
at bbdecoux@aol.com for more details,
etc. All issues presented are mine alone
and do not reflect the views of NASW
or any other organized body.
References are provided for more information on
the topics mentioned
The Long Road to Freedom by Nelson Mendela
Robben Island by Charlene Smith
www.apartheidmuseum.org
www.lesedi.com
The Ohio Chapter’s Diversity and Affirmative Action Plan
By Danielle Smith
NASW Ohio Chapter’s Leadership Ethnicities
Services Coordinator
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The Ohio Chapter of NASW has created a state NASW Diversity/
Affirmative Action plan to serve as an assessment of current data
and provide clear goals and objectives for improving diversity and
advancing affirmative action.
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Board Officers
Regional Directors
Committee Chairs
Delegates
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According to Social Work Speaks, the NASW policy statement
on diversity and affirmative action is as follows:
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NASW’s broad-based commitment to affirmative action incorporates diverse groups who have been historically or are currently
oppressed, underserved, and underrepresented, including people
of color, people with disabilities, people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, women, older people, and people who are
disadvantaged or oppressed because of life circumstances. This list
is in no way, however, reflects all groups who have been historically
and currently oppressed. (Social Work Speaks 2006-2009).
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collected from other sources on the demographics of the general
population of Ohio and the general social worker population.
Thorough assessment is an important first step in the process of
becoming a more diverse chapter.
The Diversity/Affirmative Action plan is a working document that
will be updated each year. The Diversity plan included a brief
assessment that was conducted on basic membership data that
is collected when members join NASW. The results of the data
demonstrate that the Ohio Chapter’s leadership and membership
is disproportionate in sex and race in comparison to the general
population of Ohio.
The second goal of the NASW Ohio Chapter Diversity/Affirmative
Action plan is to promote leadership positions to members whose
race, sexual identity, physical ability, sex, and age are underrepresented. This goal will be implemented by the next Ohio Chapter
election in May-June of 2009.
The goals will be achieved through the Ohio Chapter’s committees. The International Service Committee oversaw the initial
creation of the plan and will continue to monitor and update the
plan. NLIC will incorporate the diverse leadership goal into its
election preparations and the Membership committee will address
the assessment goal.
Therefore, the first goal of the NASW Ohio Chapter Diversity/
Affirmative Action plan is assessment through systematic data
collection. By July 2009, the Ohio Chapter will anonymously
poll as many members as possible on demographic data including
their sexual identity, physical abilities, socioeconomic history and
status, and more. This information will be combined with data
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If you are interested
in learning more or
helping with the plan
please contact the Ohio
Chapter at 614-4614484 or by e-mail at
info@naswoh.org
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September-October, 2008
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News from the
Regions
Region I – Toledo Area
Regional Director: Marty Phillips,
LISW, LICDC
(e) MPHILLIPS@northweststate.edu
You are invited and encouraged to share your
knowledge and wisdom with new social workers
throughout Region 1 at the annual, “Welcome
Back” student event hosed this year with
NASW and Defiance College. It will be held on
September 19th, starting at 6pm, and going to
9pm with dinner, award presentations, and guest
speakers including the executive director of the
Ohio Chapter, Cynthia Webb. This event is a great
opportunity for seasoned social workers to get
to know, support, and encourage new workers
in the field of social work. At 5:00pm a meeting
will take place to develop programming for the
upcoming year. Anyone interested in becoming
a part of a steering committee should attend this
meeting. Region 1 also wants to find persons in
the Lima and Toledo area interested in developing “sub-units” similar to Region 5’s sub-unit in
Cambridge to increase available resources for
members. Please contact me if you are interested.
DO YOU WORK WITH ADOLESCENTS? Do you live
with any adolescents? Or would you just like to
have a greater understanding of this interesting
group of individuals? Then mark your calendars
for OCTOBER 24th from 8:30am to 12:30pm in
the Northwest State Auditorium in Archbold, OH.
Rebecca L. Sanford, LISW-S, the former Region 3
Director and now the President-Elect of the Ohio
Chapter, will present, The Therapeutic Use of Rap
Music with Adolescents. 3 CEUs are available to
members for $45.00, non-members $60.00 and
students $5.00 with a valid student ID.
In November, the NASW conference will be held
on the 13th and 14th in Columbus. In January,
Supervision and Ethics Workshops will be held in
Toledo. Be sure to check the NASW Ohio Chapter
website for up to date information, workshops,
and resources. NASW is the professional voice for
social workers…encourage a colleague to join
and do not forget to renew your own memberships.
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I would like to thank all of the presenters who
gave their time, energy, and expertise in the past
year to make Region I successful.
Region II – Akron Area
Regional Director:
Lesley K. Anderson
(e) lesliea@scmcbws.org
Business Meeting:
Region 2 did not meet during the month of July
2008 and met on August 13, 2008 for a business
meeting from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The business
meeting for September will look at setting up
speakers for the year of 2009 and to create a committee to help organize the workshops scheduled
for the spring of 2009. Business meetings are
normally held on the second Wednesday of each
month @ 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM; all participants are
asked to brown bag their lunch.
3 CEU Workshop Updates:
September 18, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Family Relations Interdisciplinary Conference: St.
Joseph Family Center, Akron, Ohio. The workshop
is called “Best interest of the Child in Child Abuse
and Family violence Cases”. It is an Interactive,
Interdisciplinary seminar for Academic, Legal and
Social Services Professionals and Students.
3 CEU Workshop Pending:
Pending workshop will be held either in April or
May of 2009, for a half day in duration. Workshop
title Co-Occurring Disorders with Mental Health
and Substance Abuse; panels from different
disciplines will present.
1 CEU Presentation:
September 10, 2008:
The speaker for the September meeting will be Ellie Mac Williams, Assistant Superintendent for the
Akron Public Schools who will discuss Wraparound
Services in schools.
October 8, 2008:
The speaker for the October meeting will be Jackie
Martin, retired from the Weaver School Industries
who will present Art Therapy. The focus of Art
therapy will be as a healing tool with in social
services.
New Members:
Region II continues to invite new and current
members to its meetings.
All are invited to attend our monthly meeting held
on the second Wednesday of the month, from
11:00am – 1:00pm at Greenleaf Family Center,
212 E. Exchange Street in Akron. Seating is limited; RSVP your attendance to Lorraine Ellithorp
at (330) 376-9494, ext. 231 or Lesley Anderson at
(330) 836-2940, ext. 104.
Region III – Cleveland Area
Regional Director:
Alecia Evans-Hayes
(e) alecia_hayes8888@sbcglobal.net
Do you have trouble making Region 3 steering committee meetings? We have a solution! The steering
committee will be meeting via the internet beginning
October 21st. The steering committee will meet each
month on the third Tuesday of each month-November
18th and December 16th from 8:00 to 9:00pm. If you
are interested in participating please e-mail me.
The steering committee will continue to hold monthly
in-person meetings. All members are welcome. The
meeting is held the first Thursday of the month at
8:30am at Artefino Gallery and Coffee at 1900 Superior
Ave. in Cleveland. Free parking is available behind
Artefino on the lot off of East 21st St.
Region IV – Youngstown Area
Regional Director:
Juanita Daniel-Morgan
(e) jdmorgan@neo.rr.com
The new director of Region 4 is Juanita DanielMorgan. Juanita replaces interim Director, Maureen Reardon and former Director, Laraene Rue.
Look for meeting and workshop announcements
on the Ohio Chapter website www.naswoh.org
and by e-mail. Please make sure that your e-mail
address is listed with the Ohio Chapter so that you
stay informed.
Region V – Columbus Area
Regional Director: Teri Kinsway
(e) kinsway.1@osu.edu
Region VI – Cincinnati Area
Regional Director: Tina Bowen
(e) tbowen@lys.org
A survey was sent via email to all Region 5
members seeking feedback regarding the most
convenient days and times to have quarterly emeetings or face-to-face meetings and trainings,
as well as soliciting additional ideas to benefit
the region. If you are a Region 5 member and did
not receive the survey or do not currently have an
email but have access to a computer, please view
the Region 5 page on the Ohio Chapter’s website
to take the survey. It will take only 3-5 minutes of
your time!! After the responses are compiled, we
will let Region 5 members know when the next
meetings/trainings will be held.
Mark your calendars for these upcoming Region 6
workshops:
Establishing county contacts within the region is a
possible idea currently under consideration to assist with outreach. If you are interested in finding
out more about this idea or are willing to consider
being a contact for your county, please contact me
at kinsway.1@osu.edu or 614.292.0785.
NASW Region V – Cambridge
Sub-Unit
Director: Susan Fugett
(e) sfuge@seormc.org
The Cambridge Sub Unit presented information
about the sub-unit and NASW to the Ohio University Zanesville MSW Cohort on July 25. Several
students voiced interest in becoming active in
NASW. Students were also updated on the Cambridge Sub Unit and encouraged to participate in
the on-line meetings.
We continue to work on CEU opportunities and
hope to offer a 3-hour Ethics course this fall.
Susan has been in contact with a CEU- Supervision
Certification provider and is trying to work out a
time and place for this as well.
And finally, the e-meetings have evolved thanks
to the talent of Danielle Smith. Our sub-unit
meetings will be held online beginning 8/12 and
continue to be held online the second Tuesday of
the month at 6pm. Danielle will act as our administrator. We will still meet about every 3 months
for CEU ’s as determined by the membership.
Please contact Susan Fugett at 740-255-1370 to
participate in the Region V Cambridge Sub Unit.
October 7, 2008, 5:30p-7:00 pm: “Social Workers
and the Legislative Process in Ohio”. Danielle
Smith, BSSW. Lighthouse Youth Services, 1501
Madison Road. 1.5 CEU’s. Free to NASW and ORVCSWS members, $30 nonmembers. RSVP to Diane
Williams at kd1of2twin@aol.com. Refreshments
will be provided.
October 14, 2008, 5:30p-7:00 pm: “An Open
Discussion about Suicide for Professionals with
Clients who are Suicidal or Clients who have
Committed Suicide”. Terri Spahr Nelson, LISW.
Lighthouse Youth Services, 1501 Madison Road.
1.5 CEU’s. Free to NASW and ORVCSWS members,
$30 nonmembers. RSVP to Diane Williams at
kd1of2twin@aol.com. Refreshments will be
provided.
November 18, 2008. 5:30p-7:00 pm: “Management and Leadership in Social Work Practice” Bob
Littmann, LISW. Lighthouse Youth Services, 1501
Madison Road. 1.5 CEU’s. Free to NASW and ORVCSWS members, $30 nonmembers. RSVP to Diane
Williams at kd1of2twin@aol.com. Refreshments
will be provided.
January 27, 2009: Ethics with Susan Carlson More
information to follow.
Tuesday, April 23, 2009, 5:30 pm: NASW Awards
Reception. To be held at the Vernon Manor Hotel
Region VII – Dayton Area
Regional Director:
Jacqueline McKenzie
(e) jacquelinmckenzie@sbcglobal.net
NASW meeting in September: Monday, Sept. 8,
2008 will focus on “Recovery Month “ a special
focus on alcoholism and substance abuse. The
workshop will be at The United Way Building, 184
Salem Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45406 from 5:30 pm
to 7:00 pm. We will meet in the Mead Conference Room. The speaker is pending confirmation
for 1CEU.
Our first NASW meeting at Good Samaritan
Hospital in the North Building Conference Room,
Old Physician Dining Room was very educational.
Doris Daughtery a supervisor from Area Agency
on Aging, PSA 2 presented for 1 CEU. The Area
Agency on Aging serves Champaign, Clark, Darke,
Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and
Shelby Counties and assists seniors who are at
least 60 years old.
Region 7 is in the process of recruitment of LISW’s
who will provide supervision to LSW’s for theirindependent license. We have received responses
from three social workers and I will continue the
recruitment process.
I want to thank all the social workers helping
to assist me in the new leadership responsibility. Brenda Haney the past Region VII Director
for her continuous support and Audrey Violand a
volunteer social worker and coworker.
Region VIII- Canton Area
Regional Director: Jane Hoyt-Oliver
(e) jholiver@malone.edu
Region 8 will begin the year with several CEU offerings that are open to members and non members . These will be held on the campus of Malone
College in Canton. By offering these opportunities
we are hoping to attract those who have not been
as active in the region. These activities include (1)
A workshop exploring the latest updates regarding
the primary prevention of domestic violence on
October 6th 2008 from 8:30-12:00,presented by
Rebecca Cline, LISW, and (2) two NASW-sponsored
workshops on October 31st: A 3-hour morning
workshop on social work ethics entitled “ Ethics
202: Creating an Ethical Agency Culture” presented
by Jane Hoyt-Oliver, LISW-S, PhD, and Stephanie
Bradford, LISW-S, and a 3 hour afternoon workshop on supervision presented by NASW’s new
Executive Director, Cindy Webb.
All workshops will be held at the Johnson Center
for Worship and the Performing Arts on the
campus of Malone College. The Johnson Center, is
located on Cleveland Ave between 25th and 30th
Streets.
To register for the October 6th workshops, please
contact Becky Albertson at Malone College 330471-8180, or via e-mail at balbertson@malone.
edu. To register for either or both of the October
31st workshops, contact the NASW office.
The region’s leaders are also exploring some innovative ways in which to meet, such as webcasts
and skype based meetings. Come and hear all
about it and join in the conversation!
September-October, 2008
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News from the
Committees
Report from the
PACE Committee
Bob Littman,
Committee Chair
(blittmann52@aol.com)
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The focus of the PACE Committee is to
identify and support political candidates
who support social work in the Ohio
General Assembly. In the process the
committee has a new chair, Bob Littmann
from Region VI Cincinnati. He has previously served on the PACE Committee,
Planning and Program Committee as
well as the Legislative Committee where
he served as the Chair for two years. The
committee has also added new committee members to make sure that all regions
are represented. As NASW members we
are hopefully aware that Ohio will be a
key state in the upcoming presidential
election. NASW has already come out
in support of Barack Obama and has
encouraged social workers to support his
campaign by donating time and money.
While the importance of the presidential
race is key for social workers and our communities, it should not be forgotten how
much of our practice is directly affected
by the Ohio legislature.
In preparation for the November elections the PACE Committee has several
important tasks to be completed before
the November elections:
•Review the results of the interviews
with candidates who participated in the
statewide Legislative Day in May
•Conduct additional interviews with key
candidates
•Select candidates for PACE endorsement and determine what level of
financial support is appropriate
•Encourage Ohio NASW members to
support these candidates by joining
their campaigns and making personal
financial contributions
In addition, the PACE Committee is exploring a first time online PACE Auction
to raise additional funds to prepare for
the next election cycle. Finally, the PACE
Committee will work collaboratively with
the Legislative Committee to seek out opportunities for social workers to develop
working relations with state legislators to
increase the visibility of social workers in
the legislative process. This will include
adding new content to the NASW web
site as well as using other internet resources
including social networking sites.
International Service
Committee
Karina Harty-Morrison, chair of the International Service Committee, shares the committee’s goals for the upcoming year at the
leadership retreat
News from the
Legislative Committee
Gail Ukockis,
Committee Chair
(ukockisg@ohiodominican.edu)
The Committee had an exciting meeting
at the July 11 Leadership Retreat. Now
that NASW Ohio has hired New Visions
Group to handle government relations, the
chapter has the opportunity to be more
pro-active in proposing legislation instead
of simply reacting to bills that are proposed. The Legislative Committee along
with New Visions Group, has enacted a
six week campaign model for legislative
advocacy. During the first week an official
letter from NASW-Ohio will be sent that
states their position on the bill or issue to
the chair of the committee that the legislation is in, Democratic/Republican leaders,
state departments, and the Governor. In
the second week NASW members will be
encouraged to contact their legislators via
phone calls in support of the letter. During week three, all members will be asked
to send an e-mail to legislators that sit on
the committee that the bill is in. In the
fourth week, a representative of NASW
who is informed on the issue will contact
media outlets to inform them of NASW’s
position. In the fifth week, small groups of
members will visit legislators on the committee to urge their support of NASW’s
position. Finally, during week six, NASW
will follow up with all legislators who were
contacted. The Legislative committee will
continue to decide on what legislation to
support or oppose and will be concentrating on legislation that follows the committee’s priorities.
Announcing the Professional Issues Committee
By Lou Weigele
The newly formed Professional Issues
Committee of the Ohio Chapter of NASW
seeks interested members. This committee has been formed to increase chapter
involvement and address issues specific to
the interests of our membership in practice
areas in areas of local importance. We envision a committee that will address issues
specific to specialty areas of social work
practice. For example, if there is an issue
that impacts school social workers who
desire the chapter to support or address
their interest/concern, the committee
would be the point of contact for this issue.
This may result in an action that would
lend support of the state chapter, perhaps
through a letter(s) of opinion or support,
involvement of other committees, or the
development of alternative action plans.
This committee will address issues related
to those of any of the social work practice
groups: clinical, medical, administrative,
community organizing, etc. The committee may also address issues of local
importance impacting social workers in
specific geographic areas of the state. For
example if there is a threatened elimination of a valuable program or service in a
community, or an issue that would provide
benefits to a community consistent with
social work values, the committee could
work to lend broad support for the issue.
The committee is attempting to provide
timely responses in areas that now arise
with increasing frequency due to the
increasing impact of technology and the
general pace of life. Some issues identified
will be appropriate for more in-depth work
by other standing committees and will be
recommended for attention. It is our hope
that this committee will serve members by
addressing issues in a timely, responsive,
and relevant manner. Further, we hope that
this committee may serve to provide “early
identification” for emerging issues that will
allow for the Ohio Chapter to assume a
greater leadership role in addressing those
issues of importance to membership. It
is expected that the committee will meet
through online meetings and communications. The committee hopes for representation from a wide range of professional
social work interest/ specialization areas as
well as broad geographic representation.
If you are interested please contact the
Ohio Chapter office at 614-461-4484 or
by e-mail at info@naswoh.org
Human Trafficking
in Ohio
The Ohio chapter has become increasingly involved in the anti-trafficking
efforts in Ohio including joining the
Central Ohio Rescue and Restore
Coalition, participating in the Statewide Meet-up, and having tables at
various anti-trafficking events around
the state. The International Service
Committee and the Legislative Committee are both focusing on human
trafficking.
The chapter sponsored the Unlocking the Chains: Human Trafficking
in Our Communities conference on
September 5th in Columbus. The
purpose of the conference was to
educate people who may come into
contact with victims of human trafficking and to increase awareness. On
the evening of the 5th, a gala was held
to raise money to build Gracehaven
Shelter, a resident facility for local
young women who were victims of
human trafficking. The facility will
have ten beds and an on-site physician
and social workers on staff. Gracehaven will not limit the number of
days that women are allowed to stay
at the facility. Gracehaven needs to
raise 1 million dollars to build and
sustain the facility for one year. The
shelter would be the only residential
treatment facility in Ohio and one
of only four shelters nationwide.
If you would like to give financially
to support the work of Gracehaven,
donations may be sent to the address
below:
Gracehaven
P.O. Box 787
Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311
For more information please visit
www.gracehaven.info
Ethics/COI Committee
The Ethics Committee holds a discussion on the licensing board at the annual
NASW Ohio Chapter leadership retreat on July 10th and 11th
September-October, 2008
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION
FYI
Help Clients Find You:
Join the online Social Work Finder
As part of the national social work public education campaign, NASW created a consumer web site that promotes the breadth and depth of social work practice. The new
site, http://www.helpstartshere.org/, offers valuable advice and resources from professional
social workers on current consumer-interest topics, such as depression, domestic violence,
end-of-life care, and much more. An important feature of this site is a user-friendly social
worker search tool.
You can join the social work list and become part of a comprehensive resource that helps
consumers, hospitals, schools, physicians and others find social work services easily. The
direct benefit for you and your practice/organization is an increase in quality referrals.
People looking for professionals with precisely your skills, training and expertise will be
able to find you quickly online. In addition to contact information, credentials, areas of
expertise, and ages and populations served, you can include: hours of operation, insurance
and other payment options, names of groups offered, and languages spoken.
The introductory first year listing fee is only $25. If you are already listed in the NASW
Register of Clinical Social Workers (you must hold a current QCSW), your registration fee
is free. In addition, when people search for social workers in your area on the new consumer
Web site, your listing gets premier placement. To participate in the Clinical Register, you
must obtain a Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW) credential. To learn more, visit
the credentialing page on www.socialworkers.org.
To join the Find a Social Worker list, go to www.helpstartshere.org. You will need your
license number and credit card number. If you need further assistance, call HelpPRO at
800-652-0155. NASW is working in collaboration with HelpPRO, an online referral
service based in Massachusetts, to develop the search tool.
The Ohio Chapter Website has a link to the Social Worker Finder at the top of the
web-page so that clients will be able to find you more easily
100% (Almost) NASW Membership
In May 2008, ten of the eleven graduates
of the Bachelors in Social Work (BSW)
program in Department of Social Work
at Youngstown State University (YSU)
joined NASW. Eight out of the 11 of
these students have been accepted in the
Masters in Social Work (MSW) at YSU
and at other universities. The students
plan to become involved in the NASW
Region IV upcoming activities. Congratulations to these new BSW NASW
members and all BSW graduates.
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Xavier University to
Offer BSW Coursework in Evening
Beginning during the Autumn semester
of 2008, Xavier’s Department of Social
Work is offering students the chance to
complete coursework for a bachelor’s
degree in social work in the evenings on
a part-time basis. Xavier University is a
private university in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Those who have already completed their
core coursework for a bachelor’s degree
should be able to finish their degree in
approximately eight semesters of evening
classes. Xavier’s Department of Social
Work is part of the College of Social
Sciences, Health & Education. “Many
students enrolled in CAPS have expressed
interest in social work after taking a course
as an elective,” says Peg Hubbard of the
Department of Social Work. “This change
allows those who are employed full-time
during the day to pursue a degree in the
field that interests them.”
Xavier has offered a bachelor’s degree in
social work ever since Edgecliff College
became a part of Xavier University. In
2007-2008, the BSW program had 51
students enrolled and 4 full-time faculty.
To learn more about Xavier’s program
in social work, please visit www.xavier.
edu/social-work/ or direct questions to
the Department of Social Work at 513745-4262. To apply for admission to
the evening, part-time program, please
contact the Center for Adult & Part-Time
Students (CAPS) at 513-745-3355.
Pictured from the left are:
Ariel Martin, Dr. Shirley
Keller, LISW-S, NASW
Faculty Liaison, Caley
Perry, Thomas Mathews,
Nicolle Pascarella, Susan
Moore, Lisa Kiriazis, Diane Smith, Mary Ann
Lewis, Mara Frisco, and
Tricia Conti.
Preparing for
Disaster
Social Work First Responders
Bob Lovett, the NASW Ohio Chapter representative on the ODMH/
ODADAS All Hazards Leadership
Advisory Committee, shared in the
last newsletter the need for social
work first responders.
We have been called to identify those
who wish to be a first responder,
and of those, who can speak languages other than English or may
be deaf and use ASL. We would
like to follow the lead of the Ohio
Psychological Association who has
initiated a tally of their membership
to determine who in their membership are fluent in other languages
including ASL.
Register as a first
responder
If you are willing to be called upon
in case of a disaster, please apply
online at www.naswoh.org or send
the following information
Your Name:
Contact Information:
Areas of professional competence:
If you are fluent in other languages,
including ASL:
School social workers across the state
of Ohio need your help!
By Michael McGrath,
Legislative Chair for the Ohio Association of School Social Workers
Ohio’s school children face considerable obstacles on a daily basis: mental health issues,
school violence, mobility/homelessness, truancy, unstable home environments—the list
goes on. Because of their training and backgrounds, school social workers are uniquely
equipped to address non-academic barriers to student success by providing mental
health and counseling services, linkages and referrals, case management, behavioral support, and advocacy services.
School social workers hold dual licenses from the Ohio Counselor, Social Work and
Marriage and Family Therapy Board and complete extra coursework and internship
requirements to be licensed by the Ohio Department of Education.
Unfortunately, social workers are being kept from the table.
Unlike many other progressive states, school social workers are not named in the Ohio
Revised Code as related services providers in alignment with IDEIA. As a result, school
social workers are some of the first professionals to be eliminated when school budgets
are tight. The Ohio Department of Education is still attempting to devise databases
that capture the number of school social workers in the state to determine shortages.
Right now, important meetings are being held across the state. These meetings will determine if school social workers will be included as related service providers, determine
appropriate case-load ratios, and will shape the future of Ohio’s Educational system.
NASW-OH, along with the Ohio Association of School Social Workers (OSSWA), are
working together to address these issues—but we need your support! Help send a message to the Ohio Department of Education, Governor Strickland, and the legislators
of Ohio emphasizing the importance of school social work! Make your voices heard at
www.conversationoneducation.org . Learn more at www.osswa.org.
Please mail or fax this information
to:
NASW Ohio Chapter 33 N. Third
St. Suite 530 Columbus, OH
43215
Fax: 614-461-9793
This list will be kept by NASW,
Ohio Chapter to only be accessed
in case of a major disaster.
September-October, 2008
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ohio social work students
In Action
Youngstown State University
Student Social Work Association
(SSWA)
40 undergraduate members
Ohio is home to 27 undergraduate and graduate social work
programs. The September-October Ohio Update is featuring social
work student organizations and clubs at some of these programs.
All of these organizations are to be commended for their hard work
to address inequalities and their commitment to service.
The Student Social Work Association at Youngstown State University
had a very productive 2007-2008 academic year. The SSWA collected
over $2500 at a spaghetti dinner to assist a local military family;
donated stuffed animals to the pediatric oncology patients at St.
Elizabeth Health Center; hosted a blanket drive for the Rescue Mission
of the Mahoning Valley; held a canned food drive for the Center of
Hope; collected baby items for CareNet Pregnancy Center; and held
a toy drive for the Ursuline Sisters Aids Ministry. In recognition of
their hard work, the SSWA was given a letter of commendation from
Senator John Boccieri and the Ohio Senate President, Bill Harris. The
letter was presented to the student association on Social Work Day at
Youngstown State University. In addition to the letter of commendation, Susan Moore, a member of the SSWA, was honored as the 2008
NASW-Ohio Region IV BSW Student “Social Worker of the Year”.
During the upcoming academic year, the SSWA plans to continue
to raise money to help the community. Some of its plans to raise
money are: a car wash, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, rummage sales,
basket raffles, bake sales, holiday collection drives, food drives, and
numerous other activities. The BSW SSWA plans to partner with the
MSW SSWA to continue to raise money to purchase MSW textbooks
for loan to a MSW student who is in need of financial assistance. The
textbooks will be available in memory of Lillian Barksdale, who died
while a MSW student and was a graduate of the BSW program at YSU.
Pictured from the left are: Valerie McDowell, Vice President; Brittany Thomas, Secretary (2007); Dr. Shirley
Keller, SSWA Faculty Advisor; Donna D’Agostino, Secretary (2008); Dr. Michael Murphy, Chair of Department of Social Work; Sarah Bodnarik, Treasurer; Eva Cowden President.
Malone College
Social Work Club
25 undergraduate members
The Social Work Club at Malone College organized and participated
in many activities during the 2007- 2008 academic year. The Club
organized other student organizations within the college to volunteer
at Hammer and Nails, a local outreach program to repair homes for
families in need; participated in Take Back the Night Event; held a
fundraiser for Christmas presents; held a Fair Trade Broom Project
Fundraiser for Romania; organized leftovers from the cafeteria to be
donated to local soup kitchens and outreach centers; and helped with
a fundraiser at ARC.
During the 2008 to 2009 academic year the club plans to stay involved
with the Hammer and Nails project, fundraise for a Romanian NGO,
raise awareness about human trafficking, hold a fundraiser for Christmas presents, and volunteer at a local nursing home.
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Pictured are some of the members of the Malone College Social Work Club working for Hammer and Nails.
Join the Student Task Force!
Lindsay Stone
My name is Lindsay Stone and I am privileged to serve as the MSW Student Representative for NASW Ohio Chapter this upcoming year. I recently graduated from the Bachelor’s
in Social Work program at Cedarville University. My interest and desire to support the
mission of NASW began as an intern during my undergrad education. Throughout the
year I had the opportunity to be involved in a variety of learning experiences that have
inspired ideas and means to improve areas to support the growth and retention of Social
Work students in Ohio.
Currently, I am working on my Master’s in Social Work at The Ohio State University
with an administrative emphasis. Overtime social work on a macro level has retained
my attention as I have found a passion to work as an advocate for children aging out of
the foster care system as a result of both personal and professional experiences.
Rachel Weingart
Lastly, I am very excited to see some of our ideas thus far such as the development of a
Student Task Force. We are looking for representatives from Universities across the state
to take a hand in the work of NASW. I would ask that if you or someone else you know
who may be interested in joining us please contact Rachel or me. If you have any other
questions or concerns please feel free to contact me via email at stone.420@osu.edu. I
look forward to getting to know you all!
I would like to introduce myself to the NASW Ohio Chapter members. I am Rachel
Weingart and was honored to be chosen as the Undergraduate Student Representative
to the Board of Directors for NASW Ohio Chapter. I am currently in my final year of
undergraduate studies at the University of Akron. My goal is to complete a graduate
degree in social work with a macro focus. I have a long-time interest in child welfare
having served both as a foster parent and a trained community advocate for children
in the foster care system. I was admitted to the University Partnership Program (UPP)
at the University of Akron, a special program designed to provide the training and
experience needed by prospective child welfare workers. Classes specific to the needs
of children and their families, field placement in a child welfare agency, job placement
assistance, and a stipend are offered to UPP students. This program is now available
in a number of universities across the State of Ohio.
I look forward to representing NASW to student social work organizations and representing social work students to NASW Ohio Chapter. The Ohio Chapter of NASW
is enthusiastically reaching out to social work students even more than previously. The
intent is to develop a Student Task Force composed of a representative from each of
the social work programs here in Ohio. This representative would facilitate communication between their school and NASW, Ohio
Chapter. Opportunities will be presented to students for advocacy, volunteerism, education, and career enhancement and NASW will
be informed about the exciting events happening in the social work programs across the state. Fellow students, I welcome your ideas
and concerns. Please feel free to contact me at rachelweingart@yahoo.com.
Are you interested in being a representative for NASW at your school?
The Ohio chapter is forming a Student
Task Force to facilitate communication
between social work programs and the
chapter. The Student Task Force will be
comprised of one representative from
every social work program in Ohio.
Universities and Colleges that have an
undergraduate program and a graduate
program will have a representative for
each program. The representatives for
the schools will relay information on the
chapter’s advocacy efforts to their fellow
students, faculty, and staff. They will
also be rewarded for making presentations at their school on the benefits of
NASW membership and how to join.
Student representatives will report on
what is happening at their schools to
the student officers on the NASW Ohio
Chapter Board of Directors.
Sound interesting?
Please contact the Ohio Chapter at
info@naswoh.org or 614.461.4484 for
more information. Remember- there
will be only one representative for each
program so positions will be filed on a
first come first serve basis.
September-October, 2008
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Notes From The Counselor, Social Worker and MFT Board
By Henry Lustig, MA, MSW, LISW-S
Ohio NASW Liaison to the CSWMFT Board
(hlustig@msn.com)
Jennifer Riesbeck-Lee was elected chairperson of the Social Worker Professional
Standards Committee.
The new Supervisory Designation has
created a potential dilemma that will be addressed at a future meeting: can an LISW
who has applied for a supervisory designation and is also the subject of a complaint
be denied a supervisory designation? If it
is denied, can the person request a hearing? Initial indications are that, since it is a
certification and not a license, such a denial
is possible and the person is not entitled
to a hearing. One suggested response is
that the supervisory designation could be
“suspended” as part of the consent agreement related to the complaint.
The Social Worker Professional Standards
Committee engaged in intense discussion
regarding the feasibility of creating separate
administrative and clinical Independent
licenses, but appeared to be leaning to a
reconsideration of a previously drafted rule
that would, instead, require 1500 hours of
supervision in direct practice settings in
order to become independently licensed.
This issue will be discussed at the next
Board meeting and a final decision will
probably be made at that time. The Board
welcomes comments.
A proposed House Bill that would authorize the Board to issue certifications for Art
Therapists was discussed. The House Bill
would define criteria and parameters for
the issuance of such a certificate.
The Ohio Administrative Code requires
that applicants for licensure be of good
moral character. However, despite the
inclusion of minimal legal considerations,
good moral character is not clearly defined. A suggested change to rule 47571-04 significantly expands the array of
considerations, but still indicates that the
ultimate judgment may be based upon
board discretion.
The CSWMFT Board met as a group for
a planning meeting on July 17th 2008 to
discuss unfinished business and to determine areas of commonality among the
three Professional Standards Committees.
They all agreed that the current Board is interacting in a cooperative manner that has
not always been evident in previous years.
They plan to continue to meet periodically
as a larger assemblage in order to maintain
this positive relationship.
From the Executive Director of the Counselor, Social
Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
By Jim Rough
Executive Director
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage
and Family Therapist Board
Hello NASW!
I understand there is some confusion on
the structure of the board and the number of social workers on the board. The
board structure is fifteen board members
with four practitioners from each license
type and three public members. These
fifteen are also separated into professional
standards committees one for each license
group with a public member. The Social
Worker Professional Standards Committee (SWPSC) makes all decisions that
solely affect social workers. The SWPSC
has two LISW positions, one of which
is required to be an educator, two LSW
positions and a public member. Examples
of SWPSC decisions are those concerning
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licensing of social workers, discipline of
social workers, rules that apply to social
workers, etc.
The board members work well together
and there are issues like the ethics rules that
apply to all licensees. Occasionally the different professional standards committees
disagree on minor issues, but we have a
good history of coming to consensus. We
currently have an Ad Hoc committee that
is developing a rule for eTherapy, or as it
now is being called “Electronic Service
Delivery”. You can see this draft rule on
our web site on the “laws and regulations”
page.
I highly recommend that you become
familiar with our web site, which has a
great deal of information that is easy to
access such as: searchable laws and rules
document, license verification online,
forms for most everything you could need,
Spring & Fall newsletters, minutes from
the Board & SWPSC going back to 2003,
The Board addressed long and short-term
plans. Some issues to be addressed in the
future include: the requirement of licensees to report felonies; possible licensure
of coaching; clarifying scope of practice
issues; rules related to distance learning.
An extensive set of concerns related to
allowing and maintaining provider status
for those who provide CEU workshops, including such possibilities as shortening renewal periods, defining quality standards,
more frequent audits, potential differences
in provider status for non-profits vs. forprofits, a probationary period along with
many other related concerns. The Board is
reviewing the impact of removing civil service exemptions from the Licensure Law,
primarily concerned about the unlicensed
practice of social work in public agencies
and the lack of jurisdiction over licensed
social workers in those same agencies.
The Board agreed to an intensified effort
to educate the public about Counselors,
Social Workers and Marriage and Family
Therapists, including the possibility of
a Consumer Bill of Rights. The group
agreed that, even though a draft e-therapy
bill has been devised, the Board anticipates ongoing discussion and revision of
e-therapy guidelines.
Ask the Board!
Have a question for the CSMFT
Board?
Submit it to info@naswoh.org and it
may be selected for response in the
next newsletter.
and much more.
We welcome your questions and your
input on proposed rule changes and any
area of interest to you. The Board wants
to improve our customer service and appreciates comments.
We would also like to ensure that all
licensees understand the purpose of the
board, which is to protect the public.
Please note that all supervising independent social workers shall maintain
supervisory status by obtaining three (3)
hours of approved continuing education
units in supervision or a master’s level
course in supervision for each renewal
period you have after January 1, 2009.
Additionally, your professional disclosure should reflect supervision as a
competency.
Congratulations to Members Who Received Their Licenses!
LSW
Jenna Addington
Jessica Balmert
Kelly Beckman
Kelly Bishop
Dena Boff
Lori Brookhart
Sloane Burgess
Kathryn Burns
Shari Carter
Lisa Connors
Carrie Cook
Kimberly Curey
Stephene Drouillard
Samantha Etter
Alecia Evans-Hayes
Angela Fantone
Brandy Froling
Elaine George
Rachel Gunkelman
Elizabeth Gunsalus
Ginny Harvey
Kristen Kalonick
Melissa Kapp
Roger Lee
Mary Lewis
Noreen Loftus-Spilman
Carol-Lynn Manche
Thomas Mathews
Courtney McGraw
Bethany Mikovitz-Wibby
Verlin Miller
Esther Morgan
Erin Negri
Marcella Neill
Justin Parcell
Lisa Paterniti
Jessica Porter
Quotaichi Rambus
Tracy Rupp
Kelli Samendinger
Tracy Sawmiller
Betty Shutes
Sandra Sieben
Alli Sommers
Emily Spencer
Julie Temple
Ann Tepperman
Audra Thompson
Brandice Tolson
Nichole Tornow
Sherry Vipperman
Kristin Weirauch
Tracy Whitmore
Adam Wills
Katherine Young
Tiffany Zeigler
Holly Zwolinski
LISW
Jennifer Gutierrez
Nicholle Bender
Emily Druhot
Holly Duff
Christina Hancock
Christopher Locke
Rachel Mitchell
Alicia Moline-Buehrer
Elizabeth Patterson
Melissa Romain
Patricia Rupp-Hunt
Lois Sinicropi
Meredith White
Jennifer Young
William Aley
LISW-Supervision
David Ackerman
Wilma Adkins
William Aley
Lana Amawi-Hanane
Kristina Armbruster
Bruce Arnold
Constance Baker
David Barko
Karen Beardman
Marc Becker
Phyllis Berman
Susan Berman
Mary Black
Diana Blue
Richard Boettcher
Paula Bohl
John Bohley
Charles Boris
Douglas Braun
Etta Brooks
Lilli-ann Buffin
Lynne Cardilino
Robert Carson
Mark Cernoia
Caroline Coddington
Joan Collar
Carrie Cook
Cheryl Cook
Charlene Crace
Katherine Cremer
Kenneth Cunningham
Angela Daugherty
Teresann Davis
Jeanne Decker
Jeannie Dobrovolc
Vickie Drews
Lorraine Ellithorp
Patricia Embrescia
Constance Emerson
Robert Engel
Kristi Erlewine
Steven Fischer
Todd Fry
Merlane Fuller
David Gentry
Bruce Gottlieb
Deborah Green-Lauber
Jan Hagesfeld-Bohinc
Amy Hanson-Akins
Bernice Harel
Jeffry Hartel
Kathryn Hartel
Margo Heydt
Pamela Heydt
Jean Homrighausen
Ann Hull
Gary Incorvaia
Kathy Jacobs
Sara Johnson
Anna Julia
Jonathan Kallis
Andrea Karshuk
Kathleen Kassinger
Corinne Kennedy
Rosemarie Ketler
Kristine Krisko
Madeline Lepidi-Carino
Elizabeth Lippitt
Christopher Locke
Linda Loesch
Gail Long
Christine Lottman
Lisa Lubowicki
Kathleen Lynch
Anne Mallett
Susan Mandel
Patricia Martinek
Pamela Mills
Lisa Monaghan
Diane Moreno
Ann Morgan-Cristian
Theresa Myadze
Nancy Nathan
Rebecca Nelis
Kathryn O’Donnell
Susannah Perkinson
Sharon Pollnow
Larry Postell
Kim Price
Maureen Reardon
David Richgels
Emilie Rupe
Cynthia Salwan
Gloria Sanders
Kristen Santel
Deborah Sassano
Sandra Schoenfeld
Rita Schraff
Larry Schwartz
Katherine Schwarz
Robert Schweitzer
Margaret Seboldt
Thomas Seggio
Roger Shooter
Linda Smith
Roberta Staigers
Donald Strasser
Amy Strom
Patricia Tatarzycki
Sherrie Thomas
Jane Thomas
Susan Ullman
Theresa Ulrich
Kathleen Usaj
Cathy VanHorn
James Vassel
Karen Vaughn
Louise Weaver
Susan Wegelin
Linda Wilson
Catherine Witt
Mary Zoller
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Reinvestment [continued]
workers for many years. Last year, we were
able to secure loan forgiveness for social
workers in the College Cost Reduction
Act of 2007 http://www.socialworkers.
org/advocacy/updates/2007/092107.asp,
an important victory for our Social Work
Reinvestment Initiative.
H.R. 4137 provides for a few new initiatives, one of which is the establishment
of a program to award grants to Hispanic
Serving Institutions that provide graduate
students with fellowships, scholarships and
academic support and faculty exchanges.
The Patsy Mink Fellowship Program has
been created to encourage minorities and
women in graduate school programs to
pursue academic areas in which they are
underrepresented.
Beyond loan forgiveness and the aforementioned new programs, the new law also
impacts the social justice community with
a provision requiring the Department of
Education to collect college campus hate
crime categories identical to the categories
that have been collected by the F.B.I. since
1991. NASW believes that this essential
component would give students and parents a comprehensive picture concerning
campus safety in addition to redressing
substantial gaps in the hate crimes data
promulgated by the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) within the Department of Education. Every year, numerous
students are the victims of bias-induced
slurs, vandalism, threats, and physical
assaults on college campuses. In 1998,
to increase awareness of hate violence on
college campuses, Congress enacted an
amendment to HEA requiring all colleges
and universities to collect and report hate
crime statistics to the OPE.
Colleges must document only those
crimes involving bodily injury when the
victim was targeted because of his or her
race, gender, religion, sexual orientation,
ethnicity, or disability. Unfortunately, the
Department of Education’s present hate
crime statistics reflect abysmal underreporting and do not corroborate with hate
crime information collected by the F.B.I.
under the original statute. The delineation
had been the definition of a hate crime
as well as the omitted crime categories
contained within the Department of Education’s data collection protocols. To this
end, NASW and other national organizations are profoundly committed to a revision in the Department of Education’s hate
crime categories ensuring that they would
parallel those collected by the Department
of Justice. The aforementioned provision
alleviates any discrepancies between the
F.B.I. definition of a hate crime and the
HEA definition and, moreover, includes
omitted crime categories to the Department of Education’s hate crime data collection mandate. The Association contends
that this vital provision will further provide
foundation for the total enactment of hate
crimes legislation.
Loan forgiveness, new scholarship programs, and enhanced hate crime data
collection procedures are some of the key
issues included in the Higher Education
Opportunity Act (HEA) for social workers
and students.
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CEU Workshops
10/07/08
Social Workers and the Legislative Process in Ohio
5:30pm-7:30pm
Danielle Smith, BSSW
1.5 CEU’s
Members Free Non-Members $30.00
Presented by Region 6
Lighthouse Youth Services
Cincinnati, OH
10/24/08
Therapeutic Use of Rap Music with Adolescents
8:30am-12:30pm
Rebecca Sanford, LISW-S
3 CEU’s
$45.00 Members $60.00 Non-Members
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Northwest State Community College
Archbold, OH
10/13/08
Pick One or Both: Supervision and Ethics Workshops
Supervision- 9:00am-12:15pm, Presenter: Cindy Webb
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3 CEU’s Each
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Athens, OH
10/31/08
Pick One or Both: Supervision and Ethics Workshops
Supervision- 9:00am-12:15pm, Presenter: Cindy Webb
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Malone College
Canton, OH
10/14/08
An Open Discussion about Suicide for Professionals
5:30pm-7:30pm
Terri Spahr Nelson, MSSW, ACSW
1.5 CEU’s
Members Free Non-Members $30.00
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11/03/08
Licensure Exam Preparation Course
10:00am-4:00pm
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Columbus, OH
11/08/08
Licensure Exam Preparation Course
10:00am-4:00pm
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11/13/08
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2:00pm-6:30pm
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11/14/08
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8:00am-5:00pm
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11/18/08
Management and Leadership in Social Work Practice
5:30pm-7:30pm
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