The document provides an overview of the committee structure and roles within the Ohio chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). It describes how committees work to advance the chapter's strategic plan and accomplish its mission. Key points include: - Committees are appointed by the board president and are comprised of NASW members. - They meet regularly to establish goals, develop work plans, and carry out projects aligned with the strategic plan. - Committees provide recommendations to the board, advise staff, and take on significant projects. - The document outlines several standing committees and their missions, such as the legislative committee which sets the chapter's advocacy agenda.

1. NASW Chapter Committees
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2. NASW, Ohio Chapter’s 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

3. How do we accomplish our mission?
Through our committees. A committee is a
body of people who work together on the
chapter’s policy, program, or administrative
issue.

4. Committees
Committees are
charged with
moving the
Chapter’s
strategic plan
from vision to
reality.

5. Role of the Committee
• To make recommendations to the full
board,
• To advise staff, or,
• In some cases, to take on a significant
project.

6. Committees are
provided with
administrative
support from staff
and board
president.

7. Committee membership
• Committee Chairs are appointed by Board
President.
• Committee members must be a member of
NASW.

8. Committee Meetings
Committees meet occasionally face to face
but conduct much of their business via
conference calls and e-mail.
Frequency of meetings
is determined by the
work of the committee.

9. The Work
• In line with Chapter’s strategic
plan, committees are to:
–Establish goals and objectives
–Develop work plan
–Carry out plan

10. Reports and Records
Written records are critical.
– Meeting minutes
• Provides closure on action items
• Provides written progress made
by committee
– Quarterly written reports to
Board

11. Written Charge
• Each committee has a written charge from
the board.
• The written charge includes: authorization
and accountability, purpose,
timeframe/type of committee, members,
terms, criteria, and specific responsibilities

12. Standing Committees
• Program Planning and Budget
• Nominations and Leadership Identification
• Ethics/COI
• Membership
• Legislative
• International Service
• Professional Issues
• PACE

13. Nominations, Identification and
Leadership Committee
The mission is to identify,
nominate and develop
leaders of NASW. NLIC
will cultivate leadership
through recruitment,
training, mentoring and
recognition.

14. NLIC
Goals and Objectives
o Create a leadership development workshop.
o Recruit nominees for national leadership.
o Establish leadership qualities, utilizing national
priorities regarding diversity, students and
public sector members.
o Recruit and fill all slated positions for Ohio
NASW leadership.

15. View NLIC
Policies and Standards
Here

16. PACE
Political Action for Candidate Election
Committee Mission
o Endorse and support political candidates
who support social work values;
o Promote political education; and
o Identify and promote social workers for
public and political party offices.

17. View PACE
Policies and Standards
Here

18. Membership Committee Mission
• Retain and Recruit members
• Provide positive public exposure for the
social work profession in Ohio,
• Identify our contributions to the state and
its citizenry, and
• Recognize outstanding
achievements by
our members

19. Ethics Committee
The 2009 – 2010 Ethics
Committee will be defining their
priorities in addition to their
mandated role of processing
surrogate complaints.
One focus being an ethics train
the trainer curriculum.

20. View Ethics
Policies and Standards
Here

21. Professional Issues Committee
Formed to:
 Increase Chapter involvement and address issues of interest of
members
 Address issues specific to specialty areas of social work practice
 Address issues related to any of social work practice groups -
clinical, medical, administrative, community organizing, school, etc.
 Address issues of local importance impacting social workers in specific
geographic areas of the state
 Provide timely responses to identified issues
 Address issues in timely, responsive, and relevant manner
 Provide “early identification” for emerging issues
 Assist the Ohio Chapter in assuming a greater leadership role in
addressing those issues of importance to membership

22. Professional Issues
Policies and Standards
• A new committee that is beginning to
develop structure.

23. International Service Committee
Mission
“The International Service
Committee's mission is to
promote cultural competency and
international social justice that is
consistent with social work values
and ethics."

24. Strategic Goals of ISC
• To increase educational
opportunities at the NASW Ohio
Chapter conference and regional
level in the areas of cultural
competency and international
social justice,
• To increase advocacy for both
international issues and local
issues that impact international
persons, and
• To strengthen networking amongst
professionals regarding cultural
competency and international
issues.

25. Legislative Committee Mission
Set the legislative agenda for the Chapter in
keeping with the National Delegate
Assembly Program Priorities.

26. A project of the
Legislative
Committee

27. Advocacy Day educates membership and
lawmakers to our advocacy agenda.

28. Advocacy Agenda
 Agenda

Health and Human Services Workplace Sa
 Educational Debt Relief Fact Sheet

Elimination of Civil Service Exemption Fact

29. In addition to the standing committees,
the Chapter has additional projects
that are undertaken by a taskforce or
ad hoc committee.

30. Task Forces/Ad hoc committees
• Created to handle
– specific tasks,
– issues, and
– operations
• Disbands when their charge has been
fulfilled

31. Annual Conference Task Force
Mission
Provide diverse quality educational
offerings, varied in-kind and exchange
of knowledge among social workers, so
as to enhance the skill and
professional growth of conference
participants.
The committee shall be financially self-
sufficient and generate positive
revenue.

32. Conference 2008

33. Awards Task Force
Mission is to enhance the
public’s perception of
social work through
identifying those who
display social work
values, dedication and
commitment.

34. 2008Life Time Achievement Award
Betti Hinton, LISW-S

35. This orientation was to provide you basic information that
will assist you in your new leadership role.
A successful organization is based on the knowledge,
skills, involvement, passion, and commitment of committee
members.
Take time to review this orientation as you prepare for your
position on the Chapter’s committee leadership team.
Each member plays a critical role
in the success of the whole.