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The Value of NASW

Rebecca L. SanfordOhio-NASW President of the Board of Directors

Ohio NASWBoard of Directors

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

President Rebecca [email protected]

President-Elect Victoria [email protected]

First Vice President Louis Weigele [email protected]

Second Vice President Tim [email protected]

Treasurer Pam [email protected]

Secretary Tara [email protected]

MSW Student Representative Stephanie [email protected]

BSW Student Representative Kendal [email protected]

Regional Directors

Region I (Toledo Area) Jessica [email protected]

Region II (Akron Area) Lesley [email protected]

Region III (Cleveland Area) Molly [email protected]

Region IV (Youngstown Area) Brad [email protected]

Region V (Columbus Area) Vacant

Region VI (Cincinnati Area) Diane Kristi [email protected]

Region VII (Dayton Area) Tony [email protected]

Region VIII (Canton Area) Michelle [email protected]

My last article focused on the value of social work and the importance of defining what this means. This time I’d like to focus on the value of NASW. When we talk about the value of NASW membership, there are some questions that the NASW staff and leadership continue to explore and struggle to find the answers to.

Why do people join NASW? Why do people maintain their membership while others decide not to renew? What can we do to encourage members to renew? How can we appeal to social workers at greatly varying stages of their professional life?

In an era of a recession when many people, myself included, try to limit themselves to only the necessities of life, how do we make membership valuable? The truth is that the value of NASW is different for each member.

Some members find value in the advocacy work that NASW does on behalf of client populations and the social work profession. Others value the networking opportunities that NASW provides. Some people join to take advantage of the malpractice insurance benefits. And there are others who join simply because they think it is important to be a member of our professional organization.

I will admit that I joined as an undergraduate student to get the malpractice insur-ance. But I remained a member because I wanted to take advantage of the intangible benefits, such as leadership development and networking. I started by joining the PACE committee and getting involved in the activities in Region 3 (Cleveland area). I am fortunate to have found a niche with supportive mentors and colleagues along with an opportunity to make a difference in the profession. I have found this to be a very valuable benefit of my membership in NASW.

The true value of NASW is that your membership can be exactly what you want it to be. Certainly, there are constraints that limit what we as a Chapter are able to do for individual members. But I believe that beyond the tangible benefits that NASW offers to you, there is a limitless possibility for other benefits, especially if you are willing to put forth ideas, effort, and support to make it happen.

I’d like to share the story of Molly Martin, Regional Director for Region 3 (Cleveland area). Molly first contacted me in the Spring of 2008 when I was serving as the Regional Director in Region 3. She was completing a training program through the Cleveland Executive Fellowship and contacted me for support from NASW to complete her independent project around social worker safety. Part of the project included a survey which was sent to NASW members in the state to get a better understanding of the safety issues that social workers are concerned about.

What started as a small project has turned into a powerful movement. Today Molly is the co-chair for the statewide Workplace Safety Taskforce which was convened by NASW and includes collaboration of 11 organizations and agencies in the state to explore and address safety issues that impact social service professionals.

NASW can be what you want it to be. What’s your NASW membership story? I encourage you to share your story – email me at [email protected]. I would like us to use more stories like Molly’s to emphasize the unique value of NASW.


Cynthia M. WebbExecutive Director

Office Staff www.naswoh.org614.461.4484

E-mail: [email protected]

Executive DirectorCynthia M. Webb, MSSA, LISW-S [email protected] Ext.14

Office Manager/AccountantMarie Milo, BS [email protected] Ext.10

Services CoordinatorDanielle Smith, MSW, MA, [email protected] Ext.16

2010-2011Committee Chairs

Ethics CommitteeJohn [email protected]

Legislative CommitteeAnnie [email protected]

Membership CommitteeSarah [email protected]

NLICBenette [email protected]

PACE CommitteeBob [email protected]

Program Planning & Budget CommitteePam Reid

[email protected]

International Service CommitteeKarina [email protected]

Professional Issues CommitteeLouis Weigele and Kathleen Barnett [email protected] &

[email protected]

I want to thank each of you who took a few minutes to answer our recent member survey. The data collected from the survey will help us establish priorities for the coming year.

Communication is critical for us to be a responsive membership association. We will con-tinue to utilize surveys along with various communication modalities we have developed to increase dialogue. These include our new blog where staff and leadership discuss key issues to social workers providing you the opportunity to comment, membership forums to ask questions and dialogue with other social workers, Facebook to keep connected to opportunities and information, and Linkedin and Twitter.

We must be able to communicate with you to gain understanding of what is important. Communication can not be one-way.

We will intermittently send out surveys, but please don’t wait for the survey --reach out and share your interests and concerns by:

• Giving us a call at the office or sending us an email;

• Contacting your regional director;

• Volunteering to host a forum to discuss issues with other social workers in your community. Contact the chapter office and we will help you with the event;

• Utilizing the forums on the website to develop discussions with other social

workers;

• Commenting to a blog;

• Attending conference;

• Submitting an article to the Ohio Update.

I look forward to hearing from you…. Cindy

Thank You

NASW Mission

Founded in 1955, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with more than 150,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain standards for the profession, and to advance sound social policies. NASW also contributes to the well-being of individuals, families, and communities through its work and advocacy.


From the Ohio Attorney General’s OfficeSeniors are fre-quently targeted by consumer scams. Re-cent reports estimate that one out of five seniors have been victims of financial fraud. This can hap-pen by inappropriate investments, unfair fees, or outright fraud. There are many reasons why seniors are targeted.

Often they have money available or good credit they have built up over their life-times. Also, perhaps surprisingly, they are statistically less likely than younger people to report crimes committed against them.Whatever the reason, we know that seniors are vulnerable. Their loved ones should not be shy about keeping a close eye on how they are handling matters and telling them how to recognize and avoid scams and other offers that are too good to be true.

One scam targeting seniors involves bogus federal grants, which has just recently come to our attention. Since early

Richard Cordray is Ohio’s Attorney General.

June, my office has received over a dozen reports of Ohioans targeted by scammers posing as grant officers. Many calls appear to originate in the 202 area code, which creates an illusion of legitimacy because that is Washington D.C.’s area code.

The reported scams are reaching con-sumers through phone calls, e-mails, and letters. All use the term “grant” and most require you to pay a percentage up front before acquiring the “free” money.Be wary of mailings that appear to be from government agencies. Do not assume that a communication is legitimate just because it uses words such as “federal,” “stimulus package” or “grant.” Even if the sender’s name sounds official, the source may be phony.

Other signs of scams are unexpected checks that come in the mail or any request to send money to a stranger through a wire transfer service.I encourage anyone who receives an offer that sounds too good to be true or any communication that seems suspicious to call my office at (800) 282-0515 for more information before taking any kind of action.

The best way to defeat these financial predators is to keep telling your loved ones to be very cautious and to watch out for these telltale signs of scams. Do not be afraid to check in with older parents and friends and ask them if they have received suspicious offers. Bring it up when you have a chance this summer and see if they have heard about these scams. With a little more vigilance, and by sharing informa-tion about what scams look like and how they work, we can go a long way to pre-vent others from becoming victims.

Richard Cordray is Ohio’s Attorney General. For information about the office’s work, visit www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/SignUp.

The Legislative Committee rallied together at the Leadership Retreat to review ac-complishments, define work for the com-ing year, and establish strategies to move forward NASW priorities.

As the Ohio 128th General Assembly comes to a close December of this year, the legislative committee will be seek-

ing your assistance in advocating for a state budget that is fiscally prudent and sustains services for our most vulnerable; passage of House Bill 62, a Veterans’ Bill which not only assists returning veterans with employment, but includes the title protection for social workers (which would end the exemption for civil employees to call themselves social workers without cre-dentials and licensure); passage of SB 235 Human Trafficking; and HB 333 The Com-passionate Action for Rape Emergency. You can view more about these bills and send a letter to your legislator through the NASW-OH website under Advocacy.

Expect an email and phone call from your regional legislative committee representa-tive at the critical points in time when we will need action from you to move forward this agenda. Current representatives are:

Region 1:

Toledo, Sherry Tripepi, MSW, LISW-S, a

lecturer in the Social Work department at the University of Toledo and the Execu-tive Director of Toledo Equality. [email protected].

Findlay, James Carpenter who has served in the past as the Legislative Commit-tee Chair and has come forward again to volunteer and assist the committee with his knowledge of serving NASW Ohio in the past.

From Region 2:

Medina, Rebecca Cline, MSW, LISW-S, The Prevention Program Director for the Ohio Domestic Violence Network. [email protected].

From Region 3:

Cleveland, Celia Smith, a BSW student at Ursuline [email protected]

Annie Davis, MSW, LSWChair Legislative Committee NASW Ohio [email protected]

Advocacy Update

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By: James Rough, Executive Director of the CSWMFT Board

Licensees who use social networking should consider privacy issues and be mindful of potential multiple relationships and bound-ary issues with clients. Social networking will continue to grow and branch out in ways never considered before with more and more people communicating through“ tweeting”, “MySpacing” and “Facebooking.” The board believes it is important for you to examine your engagement in online social networking and contemplate how to manage concerns as they relate to your practice.

Here are some licensure concerns:1. Boundary issues – will using these sites cause you to cross boundaries with clients? Never let a client “friend” you or “friend” a client.2. Confidentiality of clients – what if a client finds you on Facebook and starts posting on your site or invites you to be a friend? Can your clients find you on social media sites? Do you Google your clients? Do you know what they will find if they Google you?3. Informed consent – do you include these activities in your informed consent? Develop a social media policy about how you will use emails, social networking, Google, etc. and then follow it.4. Multiple relationships – what if a clients spouse or child contacts you on Facebook? How do you address your social media policy with a client’s immediate family?5. How will you manage your social media pages? Will you use the most restrictive privacy settings or do you even know what they are? Will the privacy settings of your friends on the network allow clients to see your postings?6. Are you trying to find old friends, grow your business, etc.? You need to think hard about what and why you are contemplating using these mediums.7. Did you know the Board has a rule about electronic service delivery? See this link: http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/4757-5-13

Some interesting links to review if you want to use social networking, electronic service delivery, Google, etc.:

1.Social Work Today: http://www.socialworktoday.com/news/eoe_111309.shtml 2. The New Social Worker Online: http://www.socialworker.com/home/Feature_Articles/Ethics/Facebook%3A_Ethical_and_ Clinical_Considerations/ 3. Washington Post article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/29/AR2010032902942.html 4. Dr. Kolmes, PsyD – sample Social media policy: http://drkkolmes.com/2010/02/01/updated-private-practice-social-media-policy/

From the Director of the CSWMFT Board

By: Mirean Coleman, MSW LICSW, CTSenior Practice Associate

In 2009, NASW received telephone calls from members who expressed concerns that Medicare would not reim-burse them for mental health services provided toMedicare beneficiaries when home health services were initiated before or during treatment. To deter-mine how widespread the problem of non-payment was, NASW developed a practice alert, Advocating for Change in Home Health Care, (Coleman, 2009), and requested clinical social workers to contact the Association [email protected] if they had encountered reimbursement problems when provid-ing mental health services to Medicare beneficiaries who were actively receiving home health care services under Medi-care. The responses were mixed with some clinical social workers reporting Medicare payment denials and others reporting no problems.

As a result of the mixed responses, NASW contacted the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for clarity. The Association had several phone conversations and one face-to-face meeting with CMS on the home health care issue. The result is that clini-cal social workers who are active Medi-care providers in independent practice can bill Medicare Part B for mental health services provided to Medicare benefi-ciaries who are receiving home health services prior to mental health treatment or who begin home health services while receiving mental health treatment. In such situations, clinical social workers must utilize the family of psychiatric Cur-rent Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for outpatient and residential services. Examples of these codes include 90801, 90804, 90806, 90808, 90816, 90818, and 90821.

Clinical social workers should contact

NASW at [email protected] if they encounter payment denials for mental health services provided to Medi-care beneficiaries who may be receiving home health care services during the same period. An explanation of benefits (EOB) should accompany the denial to track and verify the problem. NASW will continue to advocate for its members in this area and is appreciative of those members who brought the home health care payment problems to the attention of the Association.

Resources

American Medical Association. (2009). CPT 2010. Chicago: American Medical Association.

Coleman, M. (2009). NASW Practice Alert. Advocating for Change in Home Health Care. Available online at www.so-cialworkers.org/ practice/clinical/2009/csw091709.asp.

Part II: Advocating For Change In Home Health Care


Stephanie Rapp, BAMSW Student Representative

Education: Stephanie received a Bachelor of Arts in Psy-chology from

the University of South Florida. She is currently working on her MSW and MA at The Ohio State University.

Former NASW Positions: Stephanie be-came involved with NASW by volunteer-ing the past year. She also serves as the Region 5 Representative for the PACE Committee.

Current Employment: Stephanie is cur-rently a full-time student at Ohio State. Her internship is at the Salvation Army in the Anti-Human Trafficking Depart-ment.

Kendal JohnsonBSW Student Representative

Education: Ken-dal is working on her Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Ashland University and expects to

graduate in May, 2011.

Former NASW Positions: Kendal is new to the NASW and is a Region 5 represen-tative on the membership committee.

Current Employment: Kendal works as the Social Work office assistant at Ash-land University.

Other Information: Kendal is the Presi-dent of the Social Work Club at Ashland University, volunteers with the Salvation Army in Ashland, Ohio and is helping to lead the students at Ashland University to raise money for the United Way of Ashland

Victoria Marion, MSSA, LSW, LCDCIII President-Elect

Education: Victoria received her Masters in Social Work

from Case Western Reserve University and received her Bachelors in Social Work from Ursuline College.

Previous NASW Positions: Victoria served as a regional/state NLIC Chair-person; Delegate Assembly Member; and Board Treasurer. Current Employment: Victoria is a Social Worker in the Comprehensive Home-less Center at the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs

Other Information: BSW Student of the Year, Region 3; Outstanding Service Award, Region 3

Tim Moss, LISW-S, LCSW-R, BCDSecond Vice President

Education: Tim received his Master of Social Work

from Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY, 1995; and his Bachelor Degree in Social Work, Concor-dia College, Bronxville, NY, 1994

Past NASW Positions: Tim served as a member of the NASW Virginia Chapter Board of Directors from 2001 to 2003.

Current Employment: Tim is a Post-De-ployment Clinic Combat Psychothera-pist/Clinical Social Worker at the Dayton VA Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio.

Other Information: Tim provided research assistance during gradu-ate school as a Better Way Coalition member when the organization was in a start-up phase, 2003-2004

Tara Hubrins-Lett, MSW, LSWSecretary

Education: Tara received both her Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work from Cleveland State University.

She also has a Chemical Dependency and Child Welfare Certificate from Cleveland State University.

Former Positions NASW- Tara currently serves on the Membership Committee and Leadership Committee in Region 3

Current Employment: Tara recently started employment with Lorain County Children Services.

Pam Reid, LISW-S, ACSWTreasurer

Education: Pam received her BA in Corrections from Kent State and her MSSA from Case Western Reserve University.

Former NASW Positions: Pam has served as a co-chair for the annual convention; 2nd vice president on the Board of Directors and a delegate to the Delegate Assembly.

Current Employment: Pam is currently employed at Summit County Children Ser-vices as a Protective Supervisor. She will be retiring at the end of October.

Other Information: Pam is a Adjunct Professor for the University of Akron in the school of Social Work. She is also a certified trainer for the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program.

Introducing the Ohio Chapter’s New Leadership


From Region 4:

Willowick, Diane Bradley, MSW, LSW, a Facilitator for the Cuyahoga County De-partment of Children and Family Services, [email protected]

Beechwood, Thelma Silver, Associate Professor Dept of Social Work Youngstown State University, [email protected]

From Region 5:

Columbus, Samantha Satchell, a MSW stu-dent at Ohio State University. [email protected]

Columbus, Dr. Gail Ukockis, Professor at Ohio Dominican College, [email protected]

From Region 6:

Cincinnati, Tyrone Hamler, MSW, LSW, and 2009 Region 6 NASW student of the year, medical dialysis social worker, [email protected]

Cincinnati, Wayne Kinney, a BSW, LSW and student attending the University of Cincin-nati Advanced Standing Master’s Degree program. [email protected].

From Region 7:

Cedarville, Christine Fulmer, MSW, Pro-fessor at Cedarville College, [email protected].

Springfield, Regina Howell, BSW-S, [email protected]

From Region 8:

Bucyrus, Ms. Barb Wirebaugh Owner and Executive Director of Affinity Healthy Works, [email protected]

I would also like to thank past members Mark Williams, Dee Kinney, and Kate Usaj for serving and contributing so much this past term! Please contact me or your regional leadership should you have ques-tions or concerns.

From the Legislative Committee [Cont.]

County. She is also the Executive Director of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Up Til’ Dawn fundraising group at her college.

Diane K. Williams, MSW, LSWRegion 6 Director

Education: Diane received her Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Xavier University and Master of Social Work from Univer-

sity of Cincinnati.

Former NASW position: Workshop Coordina-tor for Region 6.

Current Employment: Multi-Cultural Out-reach Coordinator for Alzheimer’s Associa-tion.

Other information: Diane facilitates support groups for caregiver’s affected by Alzheim-er’s, attends multi-cultural health fairs, and provides face to face education and support to those affected by Alzheimer’s and their caregiver’s.

Tony Zdybek, BA, LSWRegion 7 Director

Education: Anthony “Tony” received his Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, with a Gerontology Certification and

a minor in Women’s Studies, from: Wright State University.

Former NASW Positions: Tony formerly served as the Wright State representative to the NASW Ohio Student Task Force.

Current Employment: Tony is a Care Man-ager at Greene County Council on Aging in Xenia, OH, and Program Coordinator for the Volunteer Caregivers Program of Life Essen-tials, Inc., in Dayton, OH.

Other Information: Tony is also a volunteer guardian with the Life Essentials Guardian-ship Program for Montgomery County, Ohio.

Michelle Chaido, MSW, LISW-S, C-ASWCMRegion 8 Director

Education: Michelle received her BA from Duquesne

University, Pittsburgh, PA and her MSW from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Former NASW Position(s): Representa-tive for Region 8, Legislative Committee

Current Employment: Michelle is the Program Manager for Adoption, Adult CPST, and Employment Services Com-munity Services of Stark County, Inc in Canton, OH.

Other Information: Michelle is a NASW Certified Advanced Social Work Case Manager (C-ASWCM) and was the Re-gion 8 Social Worker of the Year in 2007.

Did you know that the Ohio Chapter has a

blog?

Leadership, staff, and vol-unteers update the blog almost daily so check it out at:

naswohio.wordpress.com


NEWS FROM THE

RegionsRegion I Toledo AreaRegional Director:Jessica Demaline

(e) [email protected] Are you looking for ways to become more

involved in Region One or would like some lead-ership experience? Region One has the following committee positions open: Membership, NLIC, Ethics, and Pace. Please contact me if you are interested or have questions about the positions.

Region One has been meeting throughout the summer planning for the upcoming year. Our Welcome Back Student Dinner will be held at Northwest Community College on September. 9th at 5:30pm. Please RSVP by e-mailing [email protected]. Please join us to welcome back students and network with other professionals.

We will be continuing our planning meetings in September and October. Dates and locations will be determined at a later time. No special events will be planned during the month of October. We are planning multiple CEU events in the upcoming year including conferences on serving veterans and the aging population. If you have ideas about CEUs or events, please join us at our monthly meetings.

I hope to see everyone at NASW Ohio State Conference.

Region 1 includes: Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Hardin, Logan, Lucas, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Van Wert, Wood, Williams, and Wyandot counties.

Region II Akron AreaRegional Director: Lesley K. Anderson

(e) [email protected] All are invited to attend Region II’s monthly meetings held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, from 8:30 AM – 10:30 PM at Green-leaf 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.

1 CEU Presentations:

September 22, 2010:

The speaker for the September meeting will be Phil Scozzaro, PhD, Portage Path Behavior Health Director of Psychology, Testing and Training. Topic for this speaker is on Personality Disorders.

October 27, 2010:

The speaker for the October meeting will be Dana Zedak, LSW, Director of Education and Resources for the Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties. Topic for this speaker is on Vicarious Trauma with social service providers.

Region 2 Includes: Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties

Region III Cleveland AreaRegional Director: Molly Martin

(e) [email protected] Fall! The cooler weather and changing

leaves of autumn leave me feeling energized and inspired. Over the summer, Region 3 has laid the groundwork for a productive Fall and Winter. Your ideas and suggestions are always welcome—I hope to hear from you!

SAVE THE DATE (Please note date change)- The Region 3 Advocacy Committee has partnered with Community Partners for Accessible Health Care (CPAAHC) to host a “Meet the Cuyahoga County Executive Candidates” Night on Monday, October 4, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm at Church of the Covenant (11205 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106). The forum will focus on understand-ing Executive Candidates’ positions on Health and Human Services.

Region 3 CEU Trainings: The Region 3 Steering Committee is finalizing plans for upcoming CEU trainings. Stay tuned for more details, and feel free to contact me with suggestions.

September:

Topic: Screening and discussion of the film Moving our World Forward, a documentary on the Social Work profession written and pro-duced by NASW-OH intern, Erin Michel. Date, time and location TBD. 1.5 free CEUs for NASW members.

REGION 3 MEETINGS—All are welcome! Contact Molly Martin at [email protected] to RSVP

Steering Committee: Where: Artefino Coffee Shop1900 Superior Cleveland, OH 44114When: 8am to 9am *Steering Committee meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month; next meeting is on Wednesday, 9/1/2010.

Advocacy Committee:Where: Gypsy Bean Café6425 Detroit AvenueCleveland, OH 44102When: Noon to 2pm

Advocacy Committee meetings are held approximately every 6 weeks on Saturday afternoons; next meeting TBD—it will be an-nounced in an e-mail blast to the region. The mission of the NASW Region 3 Advocacy Com-mittee is to plan and carry out activities to move forward the NASW Ohio Chapter Advocacy Agenda within the Cleveland area.

Region 3 includes Cuyahoga County.

Region IV Youngstown AreaRegional Director: Bradley Smith

(e) [email protected]

I hope everyone in Region IV had a great and safe summer. I attended the Leadership Conference for NASW-OH Chapter in July and feeling rejuvenated for the coming year. The next regional meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 5pm located at Turning Point Counseling Center, 611 Belmont Ave. in Youngstown, OH. Meetings will take


place the third Tuesday of every month. Please see the calendar tab at the naswoh.org website for any changes. I will do my best to send reminder emails of regional meetings approximately a week ahead. I am looking into having meetings farther north and south of Youngstown in Region IV. If you would like to attend a meeting but cannot do so because of the long distance you would need to drive to Youngstown, then I am talking to you. Please contact me via email to assist in setting up such a meeting.

I would also like to schedule another volunteer event for the region. Please let me know if you have any ideas.

Finally, the PACE committee is attempting to raise funds. Any amount of a donation will help. You may contact me or the Chapter Office in order to set this up.

Region 4 Includes: Astabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Geauga, Harrison, Jefferson, Lake, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties.

Region V Columbus Area

This September, Region 5 will be hosting several events around the region for social workers to network with one another and communicate with the Chapter. These events are a great way for you to meet local colleagues and learn about issues affecting the profession. Region 5 wants to meet the needs of its members so please come out to provide your feedback.

September 16th- 8:00am-9:00am- Chat & Cof-fee- Chat with colleagues and chapter staff over coffee or tea at the Cup o’Joe located in the Lennox Shopping Plaza in Columbus (1791 Olentangy River Rd)

September 21st- 12:00pm-1:00pm- State of Social Work in Region 5- Join the discussion on the current state of affairs in Region 5 at the Village Bakery and Café in Athens. (268 E. State Street)

September 28th- 5:30pm-6:30pm- After Work Meet Up for Social Workers- Grab a stool and chat with Chapter Staff and colleagues at Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl in Zanesville. (532 McIntire Ave)

Let us know if you are coming to any (or all!) of these events by calling 614-461-4484 or sending an e-mail to [email protected].

Region 5 Includes: Athens; Belmont; Delaware; Fair-field; Fayette; Franklin; Gallia; Guernsey; Hocking; Jackson; Licking; Madison; Meigs; Morgan; Monroe; Muskingum; Noble; Perry; Pickaway; Ross; Union; Vinton; and Washington counties.

Region VI Cincinnati AreaRegional Director: Diane Williams


Welcome new NASW members and thank you to current NASW members. We appreciate your commitment and support. I am the new Regional Director for Region 6 and I look forward to serving you. As Regional Director, I will focus on profes-sional growth, development, and continuing edu-cation by offering free CEU’s to NASW members, increasing membership and member involvement, and networking. We are currently in the process of planning Region 6 workshops. Please continue to check the website for upcoming dates and times of meetings and workshops. We are always looking for volunteers to Chair or serve on committees. Feel free to contact me with questions, concerns or if you would like to volunteer on a committee. I can be reached by email at [email protected].

Please join us September 14th, 2010, 5-6:30pm, at The American Red Cross located at 2111 Dana Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207 for a meet and greet and tour of the new building. Refreshments will be provided. Look for additional meet and greets in the future.

Region 6 Includes: Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Lawrence, Pike, Scioto, and Warren counties.

Region VII Dayton AreaRegional Director: Regional Director, Tony Zdybek

(e) [email protected] the new director, I am still trying to digest

the amount of information I received at the re-treat, and contacting new and lapsed members. I am getting some good preliminary feedback on why people dropped out, I hope to get more in depth, and develop programs to address as diverse an audience as possible. Any suggestions that any Region VII members care to make will be more than welcome, send them to: [email protected].

Region VII will have a meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month at 5:30pm at the Panera Bread Community Room located at 2751 Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek, OH. The next meeting is September 13th- please check your e-mail for further updates. The Region hopes to rotate the lo-cation of the meeting to encourage members from

all counties of Region 7 to participate so please contact me if you have any ideas for locations.

Region VII is back on FaceBook so please add us. I am still working on setting up LinkedIn. If we all work together, we can make our region as active as any in the state. As social workers, we all know what volunteerism is, so please do not be afraid to volunteer to help region VII, it is yours.

Region 7 includes: Darke, Champaign, Clark, Greene, Miami, Montomery, and Preble counties.

Region VIIICanton Area. Regional Director: Michelle Chaido


Meeting for new and current members will be held September 27 at 6:30 at the Brehme Centen-nial Conference Center at Malone University. The meeting will be held in the basement and signs will be posted.

NASW members are invited to attend a su-pervision workshop on October 15th presented by Duane Casares: “Effective Management in Creating A Healthy Work Environment”. The workshop will be held in the Silk Auditorium at Malone University from 1:00 - 4:30 and 3 CEUs will be offered. Fee for NASW members will be $30.00. Those interested should contact Becky Albertson of Malone University at 330-471-8180 to register.

Region 8 includes: Ashland, Coshocton, Crawford, Holmes, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties

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Stay current on NASW Ohio Chapter

events by joining us on Meetup.com.

This website has all of the Chapter’s upcoming events and lets you com-municate with other members on ideas for future meetings.


2010 NASW Ohio Chapter

Annual ConferenceMorning ExchangeThursday, October 28, 8:30am to 9:45amFriday, October 29, 7:00am to 8:15am

Enjoy complimentary continental breakfast in the McKinley-Hayes Foyer. Seize the opportunity to network with fellow social workers, receive information and resource materials from exhibitors, and shop for social work merchandise.

Meet Up for Private PractitonersThursday, October 28, 11:30am-12:45pm

Feeling isolated? We have planned a Meet Up on Thursday during lunch for Private Practitioners to gather information, share ideas, and exchange business cards. At the Meet Up there will be copies of law notes available, information about insurance, and you will have the opportunity to dialogue with a local attorney who specializes in serving behavioral health care providers as well as billing specialists. This will be an informal time to gather those nuggets that you can take back to your practice.

Awards BanquetThursday, October 28, 6:00pm in Hayes

Honor and celebrate the distinguished accomplishments of Social Workers! Awards for Social Worker of the Year, Life-time Achievement, Outstanding Service, Public Elected Official of the Year, Public Citizen of the Year, MSW Student and BSW Student of the Year will be presented to honor those among us who truly exemplify the profession.

Evening of EntertainmentThursday, October 28, 8:45pm

Earn an extra CEU while you experience the arts! Choose to attend Kyle Boganwright’s artwork exhibit at Fresh Air Gal-lery down the street from the Hyatt Regency Columbus or the film screening of Moving Our World Forward: A Documen-tary about the Power of Social Work in Taft A.

Keynote AddressFriday, October 29, 8:30am to 10:00amHyatt Regency Ballroom, 3rd Floor

You can anticipate an inspiring start to Day Two of Conference with State Senator Capri Cafaro’s Keynote Address, “Social Workers as Advocates: Changing Our Communities for the Better.” Ms. Cafaro has served for over three years in the Ohio Senate, and is currently pursuing her MSW at The Ohio State University. Her practice areas of interest include helping seniors navigate the social service and health care systems.

Supervision Certificate ProgramThursday, October 28 & Friday, October 29

Are you interested in earning your Supervision Designation? Then join Richard Boettcher, PhD, LISW-S and Linda S. Helm, MSW, LISW-S, ACSW for workshops to receive a total of nine (9) CEUs. You will participate in workshops on The Fundamentals of Supervision, The Role and Functions of a Social Work Supervisor, and Styles of Supervision & Leader-ship.


Hotel Information

The 2010 Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency located at 350 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215. Reduced rooms are available at the hotel. A block of rooms have been reserved for October 27, 2010 - October 28, 2010. If you need lodging accommodations, please book your room as soon as possible so that your room is secured before the group block is sold-out. You can make your reservations online for the hotel at www.naswoh.org.

The room rates are as follows:

Occupancy Price

Single $115

Double $125

Triple $135

Quadruple $145

If you stay at the hotel the cost of parking is included in your room fee. If you do not stay at the hotel parking is an additional charge. Paid parking lots are located near the hotel. For more information including directions to the hotel please visit www.naswoh.org

Supervision Certificate Program Units

Presenters: Richard E. Boettcher, Ph.D., LISW-S & Linda S. Helm, MSW, LISW-S, ACSW

NASW, OH commissioned Dr. Richard Boettcher, Ph.D., LISW-S and Linda Helm, MSW, LISW-S, ACSW, PhD(c) to develop a 9-hour supervision research based certificate program to prepare LISW for supervisory licensing status in Ohio. The curriculum, which will be rolled out during con-ference, encompasses the objectives defined by the Ohio Counselor, Social Work, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (CSWMFT) to provide fundamental supervisory skills. Through completion of the 9 hour course you will receive a supervision certificate and the 9 hours of CEUs required by the CSWMFT Board to acquire the supervision designation, LISW-S. The cost of the certification program is an addi-tional $30 to the conference registration. Please indicate on the registration sheet if you would like this option and complete the registration sheet on the last page.

Unit 1- The Fundamentals of SupervisionOctober 28- 1:00pm to 2:30pm and 3:00pm to 4:30pm

This three (3) hour workshop will provide an explanation of the Ohio Licensing Law and procedures for Supervision Designation, the need for supervision, a framework for un-derstanding the basic three functions of supervision, the role of the supervisor in these functions, the use of self and emotional intelligence in supervision, setting up a supervi-sion contract, the role of evaluation, performing an ethics audit, and the doctrine of vicarious liability.

Unit 2- The Roles and Functions of the Social Work SupervisorOctober 29- 10:15am to 11:45am and 12:30pm to 2:00pm

This three (3) hour workshop will provide an opportunity to survey and elaborate upon the roles that supervisors play, the responsibilities which adhere to these roles, the functions which they must execute, sources of leadership and influence, and role issues, problems, and challenges.

Unit 3- Styles of Supervision and LeadershipOctober 29- 2:00pm to 5:00pm

This three (3) hour workshop provides an explanation and illustrations of the relationship between supervisory styles, leadership and personality characteristics as well as situ-ational factors that influence style.


State Senator Capri Cafaro“Social Workers as Advocates: Changing Our Communities for the Better”

The Keynote Address will highlight how social workers can serve as agents of change in the communi-ties in which they serve. As our Code of Ethics calls upon us to pursue social justice, we are cast in the role, not only as ‘helper,’ but also as advocate. Social workers can make far-reaching changes in the community by advocating for laws, policies, and practices that promote our professional values, ethics, and principles.

Capri S. Cafaro is a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 32nd Senate District since January 2007 when she was appointed to the 127th General Assembly.

Cafaro, 32, graduated from Stanford University with a BA in American Studies and from Georgetown University with a MALS in International Studies. She has a long standing interest in public policy pertaining to health care and the needs of older adults. She has served on the Trumbull County Senior Services Advisory Council and was a State Policy Liaison for Ohio with the National Patient Advocate Foundation. She was also a State Ad-vocate Representative for the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare and served as a councilor for the Medicare Rights Center. Senator Cafaro has also acted as an Economic Policy Associate for Global Action on Aging, an NGO with consultative status at the United Nations. Additionally, as a participant in the Clinton Global Initiative, she developed a project on Anti-Corruption efforts in emerging democracies. One year after becoming a member of the Ohio General Assembly, Cafaro secured a leadership position as Assistant Minority Whip for the Senate Democrats. Her hard work and dedication was quickly acknowledged by her peers and in January 2009 she was sworn in as Senate Minority Leader. In addition to receiving awards such as the 2008 Woman of the Year Award by the Liberty Historical Society, State Senator Capri Cafaro was presented with numerous Legislator of the Year awards by Ohio coalitions, unions, and associations for her outstanding leadership and service.

Senator Cafaro is currently pursuing her Masters in Social Work at The Ohio State University. She has served senior citizens by serving on a variety of boards and at non-profits on the local, state and national levels. She has even spoken at the United Nations regarding the status of aging citizens. Her practice areas of interest include helping seniors navigate the social service and health care systems.

Keynote AddressFriday, October 29 8:30am-10:00am

Day One – Thursday, October 28

8:30am Registration Opens

8:30am-9:45am Continental Breakfast/Exhibit Hall

10:00am-11:30am Session A/Student & Faculty Poster Presentations

11:30am-12:45pm Lunch Break/Raffle/Practitioner Meet-up

1:00pm-2:30pm Session B

2:30pm-3:00pm Break/Exhibit Hall

3:00pm-4:30pm Session C

5:00pm-5:45pm President’s Reception

6:00pm-8:30pm Awards Banquet

8:45pm-9:45pm Art Exhibit at Fresh Air Gallery or Film Screening of Moving Our World Forward

Day Two – Friday, October 29

7:00am Registration Opens

7:00am-8:15am Continental Breakfast/Exhibit Hall

8:30am-10:00am Keynote Address

10:00am-10:30am Break

10:30am-12:00pm Session D

12:15pm-1:15pm Lunch (Included)/Exhibit Hall

1:30pm-3:00pm Session E

3:00pm-3:30pm Reception with Cookies/Raffle

3:30pm Adjourn

2010 Annual Conference at a Glance


Friday, October 29 8:30am-10:00am

Day One SessionsOctober 28thSession A-10:00am to 11:30am

Workshop 1Using Gestalt Theory & Methods to Inform Social Work Practice

Presenter: Victoria R. Winbush, MSSA, MPH, PhD

Category: Mental Health, Other

Your direct practice methods will be enhanced with this presenta-tion of Gestalt Therapy Theory. Short experiential exercises will be used to illustrate the applica-tion of Gestalt methods. You will have the opportunity to learn about multiple training pro-grams about Gestalt theory and methods.

Workshop 2Ethical Approaches to Clinically Competent Supervision in Field Education

Presenters: Linda McArdle, MSW, LISW-S & Naomi White, MSW

Category: Profession (Code of Ethics, Licensing)

Ethical standards and compe-tency provide a foundation for clinically competent practice. The role of supervision in stu-dent practicum settings is instru-mental in becoming effective social work practitioners. You will learn about successful and creative problem solving and ethical management of students in the field.

Workshop 3Red Cross Disaster Mental Health (DMH)

Presenter: Vince Costello, MSW LISW-S

Category: Mental Health

American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health personnel pro-vide services focused on basic care, support, and comfort to those experiencing disaster-re-lated stresses. If you are inter-ested in finding out more about how you can provide assistance to individuals, families, and relief workers as a mental health professional, you will surely want to attend this workshop!

Workshop 4Identification & Case Manage-ment of Older Adults Saves American Health Care Dollars

Presenter: Donna Barret, MSW, LSW & Rebecca Spilak Salamon, MSW, LISW-S

Category: Aging

In this workshop, you will learn how to effectively assist older adults to remain safe and inde-pendent in the community. The Gatekeeper Program Model of Care incorporates bio-psycho-social needs of vulnerable older adults in case management. You will also learn about how the Model of Care contributes to saving American health care dollars.

Workshop 5Stripping: Another Venue for Prostitution, Human Trafficking, & Domestic Violence

Presenter: Jacquelyn C.A. Meshelemiah, BSSW, MSW, LSW, PhD

Category: Violence Against Women; Economic Justice

Women employed in strip clubs as exotic dancers (or as bartend-ers) are widespread but rarely examined. This presentation will focus on stripping and its relationship with prostitution, trafficking, and domestic vio-lence. You will learn about the overlapping realities of violence women face as exotic dancers and what you as a social worker can do to assist women strug-gling with these realities.

Workshop 6The Anatomy of Leadership: Critical Skill Sets for the Next Generation Social Worker

Presenter: Tim Moss, LISW-S, BCD, BCETS

Category: Professional Develop-ment

You will learn how leadership serves as an identity and inspi-ration by looking at five factors of leadership and their impli-cations. You will learn what it means for you and your orga-nization to lead in an era where intellectual capital is the domi-nant source of value.


Session B-1:00pm to 2:30pm

Workshop 7Field Education: The Perfect Storm for the Continuing Devel-opment of Social Work Values, Ethics and Principles

Presenter: Naomi White, MSW

Category: Other

Field education is a prime venue for students to integrate social work values, ethics, and principles into practice. This in-teractive workshop will engage participants in a discussion of the role field supervision in the socialization of social work stu-dents to the social work profes-sion.

Workshop 8Lessons from the Field: Ethical Issues in Home-Based Counsel-ing with Low Income Elders

Presenters: Cynthia Currell, MSW, ACSW, LISW-S & Rachael Richter-Hauk, MSW, ACSW, LISW-S

Category: Aging

This workshop explores ethi-cal issues that are often en-countered when providing home-based clinical social work services to low-income elders living independently in the community. Participants will learn about frameworks and practice skills for recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas.

Workshop 9Common Ground: Mental Ill-ness and Developmental Dis-abilities

Presenter: Lara Palay, MSW, LISW-S


People who are affected by mental illness and developmen-tal disabilities are often chroni-cally underserved. This training offers an introduction to the special risks and issues of Dual Diagnosis and the consider-ations and approaches for clini-cians. You will also receive an overview of the mental health and developmental disabilities systems and treatments.

Session A and Session B (Three Hour Workshop) - 10:00am to 11:30am & 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Workshop 10 a & bTransgender Inclusion in Social Work Practice

Presenter: Sherri Tripepi, MSW, LISW-S & Jacob Nash, MA

Category: Children & Families, Mental Health, Cultural/Diver-sity

This workshop will assist in de-veloping skills for working with transgender and gender non-conforming people and their families. We will focus on gender identity vs. sexual orien-tation, approaches to gender di-versity, inclusion of transgender

individuals in practice settings, and clinical skill development. We will also explore social jus-tice and advocacy for the trans-gender community

Session C - 3:00pm to 4:30pm

Workshop 11Childhood Sexual Abuse: How is it affecting your client?

Presenter: Elizabeth Williams, BSSW, LSW

Category: Children & Families, Mental Health, Health, Military/Veterans, Poverty, Schools

Child sexual abuse survivors are commonly unaware of the extent they were affected by abuse. With an increased likeli-hood to be re-victimized, com-mit crimes, become abusive par-ents, and have AOD issues, other presenting issues are often our focus. Learn how addressing your client’s abuse history can help resolve presenting issues.

Workshop 12Posters 101: Helpful Information for Professionals & Students

Presenter: Renda Ross

Category: Social Work Research, Administration

Poster presentations provide an opportunity for field instructors and their students to work with social work faculty in an effort to contribute valuable practice knowledge. You will learn how


to develop research presenta-tions, as well as information for cultivating collaborative rela-tionships between field instruc-tors, faculty, and students.

Workshop 13Developing a Successful Inter-national Internship

Presenters: George Huff, LISW-S, MS & Julie Furj, MSW

Category: International Social Work

Interest in International Social Work is at its peak. You will discover which universities can cross collaborate in order to build strong international opportunities for social work students. Case studies will be presented from Romania and Uganda that will illustrate how you can develop policies for field practicum abroad.

Workshop 14ADHD: The Executive Functions and Implications for Adult Treat-ment

Presenter: Deb Schneider-Mur-phy, LISW-S

Category: Children & Families; Mental Health; Health; Schools; Cultural Diversity

This workshop will cover the lifetime course of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), including early symp-toms, gender differences, and school performance. We will look at how difficulties in child-hood extend into adulthood, oftentimes affecting relation-

ships, substance use, healthy life choices, career success and par-enting. We will address ADHD treatment, including proven best practices and new promis-ing treatments.

Workshop 15Social Work in Cyberspace: Extending our reach, but it’s not quite the same, or is it?

Presenter: Idelle Datlof, MSW, LISW-S & Adam Wills, MSW, LSW


Technological innovation has opened opportunities for con-ducting therapy, supervision, and training through the Inter-net. Is the human experience of personal contact, a hallmark of our profession, at risk of being diluted? Or can we be the pio-neers who expand the reach of social work? Come and partici-pate in discussing these issues - in person!

Session B and Session C (Three Hour Work-shops) - 1:00pm to 2:30pm & 3:00pm to 4:30pm

Workshop 16 b & cHope Psychology in the Con-text of Social Work Practice, the Enigma of Self Determinism

Presenter: Kenneth Cunning-ham, Ph.D., LISW, ACSW, LMSW


Self determinism has been a core principle of social work. Do clients find the hope they need by way of self determin-ism alone? Does the relational process create and initiate hope and change? This seminar will focus on the fundamental use of historic principles like self deter-minism in the context of hope psychology.

Workshop 17 b & cWhat Works and Doesn’t Work in Treating Families - Effective Family Therapy

Presenter: Norman F. Shub

Category: Children & Families, Mental Health, Cultural/Diver-sity

Family therapy has gone through an evolution and a revolution since its inception. The latest evolution to help retain clinicians in full-time family practice is the Position-Oriented Family Therapy. In this workshop, you will learn how to apply this successful model to your skill set as a professional clinician.

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Day Two SessionsOctober 29thSession D -10:30am to 12:00pm

Workshop 18Foundations of Effective Practice with LGBT Families: Culturally Competent Agencies

Presenters: Beth Brindo, MSSA, LISW-S & Ellen Kahn, MSS, LICSW

Category: Children & Families, Cultural Diversity

This workshop will help you learn the essential steps to make your agency policies and practices more inclusive, culturally compe-tent, and effective when working with the LGBT community. You will learn how to conduct a com-prehensive assessment of your agency’s current strengths and obstacles in serving this commu-nity and achieving best practices.

Workshop 19Organization Mission: Noble Cause or Community Benefit?

Presenter: Patsy Matheny, MAPA, MSW, LISW

Category: Administration

Funders and policy makers are scrutinizing the fulfillment of missions, goals, and objectives of tax-exempt, nonprofit orga-nizations. Central to the role of managing an organization is assessing whether performance matches the organization’s charitable purpose. You will gain awareness of the importance of performance measurement at the

federal, state, and local levels as it pertains to nonprofit hospitals and their ‘community benefit’ expectations.

Workshop 20The School Success Program: Improving Maltreated Children’s Academic and School-Related Outcomes

Presenter: Christopher A. Mallett, Ph.D., Esq., LISW

Category: Children & Families, Mental Health, Schools

Many victims of childhood mal-treatment experience difficulties in school and with academic performance. This presentation reviews the evidence on this connection between childhood maltreatment and school perfor-mance. You will have the oppor-tunity to learn about the en-couraging results from a unique program established by Lorain County Children’s Services.

Workshop 21Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans or Where Do I Go From Here?

Presenter: Kathy M. House, MSSA, LISW-S

Category: Health

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury from blasts in war zones is being documented in greater numbers among veterans. It is imperative we understand the symptoms and treatment to support our returning veterans. You will learn how both case management and interdisciplinary team work can address multiple health care

concerns.

Workshop #29Panel Discussion – “Challenges of Working with Other Professionals in the Field”

Panelists: Mae Bennett, BSW, LSW, Susan Hebert, MSW, LISW-S, Ann Kessler, MSW, LISW-S, JoNa-taye Prather, PhD

Each profession has its standards and principles of practice. How does being a social worker in other professional domains, such as a school, hospital, law enforce-ment agency, or court setting, affect social work practice? By at-tending this panel discussion, you will learn from social workers who balance interprofessional com-munication and collaboration in the field.

Session E – 1:30pm to 3:00pm

Workshop 22Foundations of Effective Practice with LGBT Families: Foster Care & Adoption Home Assessments

Presenter: Beth Brindo, MSSA, LISW-S & Ellen Kahn, MSS, LICSW

Category: Children & Families, Cultural Diversity

In most ways, a family assess-ment for foster care and adop-tion placements with a same-sex couple or an LGBT individual is like an assessment with any other individual or family. This work-shop will provide specific, practi-cal suggestions to help assessors conduct non-biased, LGBT-competent foster care and


adoption assessments.

Workshop 23Grant Seeking: It’s Not Magic!

Presenter: Linda G. Butler, MSW, ACSW, LISW-S

Category: Other

“Grant Seeking: It’s Not Magic!” introduces you to the world of fundraising and grant seeking with lecture, interaction, and networking. The United Way America grant model focuses on performance measurement and efficient and effective use of resources for projects and ser-vices. If your organization needs to diversify funding beyond individual donations and event fundraisers, this workshop is for you!

Workshop 24Children’s Bibliotherapy: Utiliz-ing Diversity Themes for Cultur-ally Competent Practice

Presenter: Dr. Lonnie R. Helton, Ed. D., MSW, ACSW, LISW-S

Category: Children & Families; Mental Health; Schools; Cultural Diversity

Bibliotherapy is a technique using books for therapeutic support when working with children. Bibliotherapy can be used along with other social work interventions and is in-strumental in helping children to understand and appreciate diversity. You will have the op-portunity to learn about several bibliotherapy books addressing diversity and their effectiveness in counseling children.

Workshop 25America’s Longest War: Afghanistan

Presenter: Gail Ukockis, PhD. LSW

Category: International

This presentation will describe basic information about the U.S. military efforts in Afghani-stan, which is critical knowl-edge for both social workers, who are working with Afghan war veterans, and anyone concerned about the increased U.S. involvement.

Session D and Session E (Three Hour Work-shops) - 10:30am to 12:00pm & 1:30pm to 3:00pm

Workshop 26 d & eEthical Practice: A Social Worker’s Best Defense Against Malpractice

Presenter: Carole Mae Olson, ACSW, LICSW


This workshop presents the most significant malpractice risks with which social work-ers in all settings and positions are confronted. This session will cover key concepts in risk management, such as confi-dentiality and its exceptions, duty to warn, and informed consent. You will receive a free toolkit that contains informa-

tion about Assurance Services, Inc., resources for managing your malpractice risk, and insurance applications.

Workshop 27 d & eEthics: Major Practice Problem Areas Facing Mental Health Therapists and Chemical Depen-dency Professionals

Presenter: Glennon Karr, JD

Category: Mental Health; Profes-sion (Code of Ethics, Licensing)

Social workers comprise much of the mental health care workforce and may sometimes practice in high-risk environments. This workshop will inform you of the highest risk of licensure/ethics/mal-practice complaints to men-tal health therapists. You will also learn ways to avoid and solve problems in high-risk practice areas.

Workshop 28 d & eMotivational Interviewing with the Dual Disorder and Court-Ordered Population

Presenter: Greg Emanuelson, PhD, PCC-SCategory: Mental Health

Motivational Intervewing (MI) is an evidenced-based practice with wide ranging applications. A review of what comprises the ‘spirit’ of MI will be given with special consideration for apply-ing MI Principles with the dual disordered and court-ordered populations. You will have oppor-tunities to practice MI skills and review case studies.


Registerforthe2010NASWOhioChapterConferenceHowtoRegister:

To register for the conference please do so online at www.naswoh.org. The website has all of the information that you need includ-ing maps and directions to the location, descriptions of the keynote addresses and workshops, and brief biographies of the present-ers. Correct payment must accompany form and be received by October 15, 2010 or materials will be returned. If you fax and mail your form, write Duplicate on both to avoid dual charges. Payment by check, money order, VISA/MasterCard or authorized agency purchase order accepted (attach PO form). Advance registrations must be received by 5:00pm on September 29, 2010.

SpecialServices: If you require accommodations to permit your attendance or participation please provide a written request with your completed registration form & payment by October 1, 2010. CancellationsandChanges: All cancellations and changes must be made in writing. A $20 processing fee will be deducted from all refunds. Cancellations can be made until September 29th. After that date, no refunds will be available.

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WorkshopRegistration(Viewtheworkshopdescriptionsatwww.naswoh.org)You must pre-register for the workshops you wish to attend. Provide three choices in each time period. If your first choice is filled, we’ll automatically enroll you in the 2nd or 3rd choices, as available. If all your choices are filled, alternatives can be selected upon arrival at the conference. There are two workshops in Sessions B and C on Thursday and three workshops in Sessions D and E on Friday that are 3 hours. You must register for both sessions of a 3-hour workshop.

October 28th Day One

Session A

10:00am-11:30am

Session B

1:00pm-2:30pm

Session C

3:00pm-4:00pm

Sessions B & C

1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice

1- Using Gestalt Theory & Methods to Inform Social Work Practice

2- Ethical Approaches to Clinically Competent Supervision in Field Education

3- Red Cross Disaster Mental Health

4-Identification & Case Management of Older Adults Saves American Health Care Dollars

5-Stripping: Another Venue for Prostitution, Human Trafficking, & Domes-tic Violence

6-The Anatomy of Leadership: Critical Skill Sets for the Next Generation Social Worker7- Field Education: The Perfect Storm for the Continuing Development of Social Work

8- Lessons from the Field: Ethical Issues in Home-Based Counseling with Low Income Elders9- Common Ground: Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities

Sessions A & B 10 a & b- Transgender Inclusion in Social Work Practice

11- Childhood Sexual Abuse: How is it affecting your client?

12- Posters 101: Helpful Information for Professionals & Students

13- Developing a Successful International Internship

15- Social Work in Cyberspace: Extending our reach, but it’s not quite the same, or is it?

16 b & c- Hope Psychology in the Context of Social Work Practice, the Enigma of Self Determinism

17 b & c- What Works and Doesn’t Work in Treating Families - Effective Family Therapy

Banquet Awards Banquet- $30.00/person

Evening of Entertainment


Fresh Air Gallery presents national award winning artist Kyle Bogan-wright

14- ADHD: The Executive Functions and Implications for Adult Treatment


October 29th - Day Two 1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice

Session D

10:30am-12:00pm

SessionsD & E

10:30am-12:00pm &

1:30pm- 3:00pm

Session E

1:30pm- 3:00pm

Senator Capri Cafaro: “Social Workers as Advocates Changing Our Communities for the Better”

Keynote Address

18- Foundations of Effective Practice with LGBT Families: Culturally Competent Agencies

19- Organization Mission: Noble Cause or Community Benefit?

20- The School Success Program: Improving Maltreated Children’s Academic and School-Related Outcomes

21- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans or Where Do I Go From Here?29- Panel Discussion – “Challenges of Working with Other Professionals in the Field”

22- Foundations of Effective Practice with LGBT Families: Foster Care & Adoption Home Assessments

23- Grant Seeking: It’s Not Magic!

24- Children’s Bibliotherapy: Utilizing Diversity Themes for Culturally Competent Practice

25- America’s Longest War: Afghanistan

26 d & e- Ethical Practice: A Social Worker’s Best Defense Against Malpractice

27 d & e- Ethics: Major Practice Problem Areas Facing Mental Health Therapists and Chemical Dependency Professionals

28 d & e- Motivational Interviewing with the Dual Disorder and Court-Ordered Population

Congratulations to the 2010 State Award Winners:

Social Worker of the Year- Pam Patton (Region 8)

Lifetime Achievement Award- Barbara Yates (Region 4)

Outstanding Service Award- Jane Gunnison (Region 7)

Public Elected Official of the Year Award- Councilwoman Linda Omobien (Region 2)

Public Citizen of the Year Award- Robert Garbo (Region 5)

MSW Student of the Year- Gina Vidal (Region 1)

BSW Students of the Year- Ashley Farrish (Region 2) & Jennifer Mukes (Region 7)


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October 28th -Day One

Session A

10:00am-11:30pm

1:00pm-2:30pm &3:00pm-4:30pm

1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice

1- Using Gestalt Theory & Methods to Inform Social Work Practice

2- Ethical Approaches to Clinically Competent Supervision in Field Education

3- Red Cross Disaster Mental Health

4-Identification & Case Management of Older Adults Saves American Health Care Dollars

5-Stripping: Another Venue for Prostitution, Human Trafficking, & Domes-tic Violence

6-The Anatomy of Leadership: Critical Skill Sets for the Next Generation Social Worker

Unit 1- The Fundamentals of Supervision

Banquet

Evening of Entertainment


Fresh Air Gallery presents national award winning artist Kyle Bogan-wright

Awards Banquet- $30.00/person

October 29th- Day Two

Senator Capri Cafaro: “Social Workers as Advocates: Changing Our Communities for the Better”

Unit 2- The Roles and Functions of the Social Work Supervisor

Unit 3- Styles of Supervision and Leadership

Keynote Address

8:30am- 10:00am

10:15am-11:45am&

12:30pm-2:00pm

2:00pm-5:00pm


Columbus social worker Amanda Stevens has been selected to serve in the North American network of subject matter experts who write test questions for the social work licensing examina-tions used in the United States and Canada.

Amanda Stevens is a Case Manager for the Child Development Council of Franklin County and serves on the International Service Committee of NASW, OH Chapter. Upon finding an invitation in the NASW Up-date alerting social workers of the opportunity to write for ASWB she applied. Amanda stated the application process was extensive but well

In Ohio we are privileged to have 26 ac-credited social work programs. The Ohio Update will be providing information about the enormous value these programs are providing in the way of research, ser-vice, and training future social workers.

The focus of this article will be on The Ohio State University College of Social Work. Under the guidance of Dean Tom Gre-goire the school prides itself in teaching, research, service, preparing professionals to enhance individual and community well-being, and promoting social and eco-nomic justice for vulnerable populations.

A few examples of the accomplishments of the OSU Faculty are:

• NASW member, Dr. Holly Dabelko-Schoeny, received the NASW Ohio Chapter Region V Social Worker of the Year award.

worth the effort.

Amanda will be writing questions designed to be used on the examinations administered by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). She was chosen from applicants across the United States and Canada, and participated in a writer training session held in Arlington, Virginia in June.

In responding to the reason she applied, Amanda stated she looks forward to the “op-portunity to try to make the licensure exam the best it can be to ensure we are getting the

best people (social workers) out in the field.”

The ASWB examinations are designed to measure entry-to-practice competency of social workers. A passing score on an ASWB is a requirement for licensure at one or more levels of practice in 49 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. Two Canadian provinces—Alberta and British Columbia—use the ASWB examinations to certify clinical social workers. About 31,000 ASWB examinations are given each year.We certainly look forward to hearing more from Amanda as she engages in this process.

• Dr. Keith Anderson, a NASW Member, whose research focuses on geron-toogy social work, recently appeared on the Ohio Channel’s “Finer with Age” program along with Governor Ted Strickland.

• Associate Professor of Social Work Dawn Anderson-Butcher and active NASW member, led a recent study on teen blogging. he found that teenagers tend to go online to write about the good things they do which is quite the opposite from the myth that they write about sex, drugs, and drinking. Anderson-Butcher said, They showed a lot of creative expression through poetry, lyrics and song. It was very exciting — and for me, posi-tive — to see the typical developmen-tal activities that they were writing about in their blogs.” The study, which was published in the Child and Ado-

lescent Social Work Journal, indicates blogging can be used to therapeuti-cally help teens express themselves in positive ways.

• The College of Social Work and the College of Social Work Student Association hosted a “Fight Against Poverty 5k” to raise awareness and funding for Central Ohioans in pov-erty. This May event raised dollars to benefit the Columbus Federation of Settlements.

Outcome of ViolenceThe Ohio Chapter mourns the tragic loss of one of our members, Tonya Hunter-Lyons who was allegedly murdered by her husband, Maurice Lyons on July 25 in Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Hunter-Lyons was a member of Region III and became a social worker so she could provide fam-ily and marriage counseling to those in need. You might ask, “How could a social worker who is a marriage and family therapist become trapped in an abusive relationship? How could she not know the warning signs?” Sadly, domestic violence is pervasive and it can happen to anyone. Social work is a profession whose ranks are largely women, like nursing and teaching. It should be no surprise that the number of women social workers who have been or are currently in a relationship with a batterer mirror national prevalence statistics. That’s close to one in three of us. Ask yourself, in your social work program were you educated to deal with nuances of domestic violence? Did you learn universal screening and prevention education techniques? Even if you did, that knowledge and those skills does not diminish the risk all women face. We are all vulnerable. Until the social norms that allow domestic violence and sexual assault to occur transform and we simi-larly transform the use of power and control in relationships to that of peace, equality, and respect we will remain vulnerable. As a domestic violence advocate and preventionist, I mourn Tonya’s loss and commit my professional energy to creating a world in which all women, men, and children are free and safe to reach their maximum human potential. I encourage you to do the same.

Until the violence stops...Rebecca Cline, LISW-S, ACSW, Prevention Programs Director, Ohio Domestic Violence Network If you or someone you know needs assistance for a domestic violence situation, please contact: Ohio Domestic Violence Network at 800-934-9840 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE.

Local Social Worker Selected to Write for North American Licensing Exams

Spotlight on Academia


The Legal Corner

PSYCHOTHERAPY NOTES by Glenn Karr, Attorney at Law

This column will focus on Psychotherapy Notes under HIPAA because they offer a unique op-portunity to shield patient information from insurance companies.

Although a health insurance plan may condition enrollment and eligibility and payment of claims on review-ing medical records, this does give them access to psychotherapy notes for those purposes. This means that psychotherapy notes are protected from health care plan review for claims payment and eligibility purposes and should be protected from later audits.

Here is the definition of Psychother-apy Notes, as well as a helpful HIPAA website address which provides a tremendous amount of information on HIPAA, in addition to the Code of Federal Regulations sections that apply to Psych Notes:

PSYCHOTHERAPY NOTES(45 CFR Sections 164.501 & 164.508) (http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/)

Psychotherapy notes are defined as: notes recorded (in any medium) by a health care provider who is a mental health professional documenting or analyzing the contents of conversation during a private counseling session or a group, joint, or family counseling session and that are separated from the rest of the individual’s medical record. Psychotherapy notes excludes medication prescription and monitor-ing, counseling session start and stop times, the modalities and frequen-cies of treatment furnished, results of clinical tests, and any summary of the following items: Diagnosis, functional

status, the treatment plan, symptoms, prognosis, and progress to date.

If you do decide to keep psychother-apy notes, which are generally de-scribed as session notes, then you will have to keep a separate file containing the exclusions to psychotherapy notes. Insurance companies are allowed to obtain all the information listed in the exclusion sentence in the definition above.

One of the problems in keeping psychotherapy notes is that separate authorizations/release forms are nec-essary to release the notes to anyone else, including other therapists in your practice, except in several specific in-stances: by the originator of the notes for treatment (yes, you are reading that correctly, the government will allow you to use your own notes!); to carry out training programs in mental health under supervision; and to defend a legal action or other proceeding brought by the individual. Also, there are exceptions allowing the therapist to disclose information in the notes to prevent a serious and imminent threat, when required to do so by law (e.g. to comply with child and other required abuse reporting statutes), or when a coroner requests them involving a deceased person. So if you keep psychotherapy notes you will be shielding them from insur-ance companies, but you will then also be required to obtain a specific written authorization from the patient to share the notes with colleagues in your of-fice and you will have to maintain a file for the psychotherapy notes that is not accessible by other therapists in your office, so sharing the same file cabinet would not be permissible. In addition, when an attorney issues a release/au-thorization form to you for everything in the patient’s file, then two authoriza-tion/release forms are needed, one for the psychotherapy notes and one for the rest of the records. So it does add

another level of complexity.

Some large practices specifically dis-like psychotherapy notes because it makes it more difficult for therapists within an office to share records involving a patient. In addition, given the new sanctions for violating HIPAA provisions, psychotherapy notes provides you with another opportu-nity to make a mistake and therefore invites fines if you aren’t following the requirements exactly. Still, many therapists find it advantageous to keep their psychotherapy notes separate. Although in many states psychotherapy notes are provided extra protection from viewing them even by the patient, and this would apply to psychiatrists in Ohio, for social workers, counselors and psychologists in Ohio a patient may not be denied access to their psychotherapy notes for any reason. I have been working to get that changed to allow all thera-pists to have the right to determine whether or not a patient should have direct access to their psychotherapy notes, but that process may take sev-eral more years. Disclaimer: The information pro-vided in this article is for educational purposes only and by reading it you understand that it does not establish a professional relationship between you and the author. The information in this article should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from your practice attorney. You should always check board or other governmental websites frequently to check for updates on laws and rules. Contact Information: Glenn Karr may be reached at [email protected], ph.no. (614) 848-3100 (toll free – (888) 527-7529), fax (614)848-3160. In addi-tion to providing advice on laws and rules specifically applicable to mental health practices, he also advices on general business and employment issues.


PACE Endorsements

NASW Endorsed Candidates for the U.S. House of RepresentativesEndorsements were made by the national PACE Board of Trustees. Endorsements on the state level will be announced soon.

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

Issues:• Healthcare• Improving the Economy• Consumer Protection• Energy Independence• Reforming Immigration• Assisting Military Members• Education• Homeland Security• Assisting Seniors

Issues:• Strengthening America’s middle class• Decreasing childhood obesity• Development of Science & Tech-

nology

Marcy Kaptur

Mary Jo Kilroy

Marcia Fudge

Congressional District 9 - Erie, Ottawa, most of Lucas, and South West Lorain County

Congressional District 15 - Union, Madison, and half of Franklin County

Congressional District 11- The district includes most of downtown and eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights, and Shaker Heights.

Incumbent

Incumbent

Incumbent

Congresswoman Kaptur is in her fourteenth 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 com-mitted to serving veterans and was instrumental in the creating of the National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. Congresswoman Kaptur also recog-nizes the importance of international diplomacy and has been active in assisting countries in the Middle East and South East to develop economically.

Congresswoman Kilroy was elected to Congress in 2008. She serves as a member of the House Com-mittee on Financial Services and the House Home-land Security Committee. Previously Congress-woman Kilroy has served on the Columbus Board of Education and as a Franklin County Commissioner from 2000 to 2008. Congresswoman Kilroy won Region 5’s Public Official of the Year Award in 2007.

Congresswoman Marcia Fudge took the oath of office for the 110th Congress completing the unexpired term of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones and becoming the second African American female in the state of Ohio to hold the position


Issues:• Ending the War in Iraq• Universal Health Care• Protecting Workers’ Rights• Withdrawing from NAFTA and WT• Repealing the Patriot Act• Improving Education• Protecting Social Security• Helping Farmers

Issues:• Economic Recovery• Assisting Veterans• Improving Education

Issues:• Consumer protection• Economic Revitalization of Northeast

Ohio• Quality Health Care

Issues:• Economic Recovery• Assisting Veterans• Improving Education

Dennis Kucinich

Zach Space

Betty Sutton

Tim Ryan

Congressional District 10- Includes the Western portion of Cuyahoga County

Congressional District 18- Covers most of Knox, Holmes, Coshocton, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Harrison, Muskingum, Guernsey, Morgan, Hocking, Ross, Vinton, and Jackson counties. The district covers parts of Athens, Licking, and Belmont counties.

Congressional District 13 - Lorain, Medina, and Summit County

Congressional District 17- Majority of Trumbull and Portage, and portions of Summit and Mahoning County

Incumbent

Incumbent

Incumbent

Incumbent

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.

Congressman Space has served as the representa-tive for the 8th Congressional seat since 2006. In his second term, Congressman Space was named to the House Committee on Energy.

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. Con-gresswoman Sutton has been active in developing new trade, labor, and economic policies; reform-ing lobbyist policies; increasing veterans’ funding; cutting college loan rates; and reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil

Congressman Ryan has served as an Ohio State Senator and was elected to the U.S. House of Rep-resentatives 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.

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Professional Issues

Committee

By: Kathleen Barnett, LISW-SCo-Chair, Professional Issues [email protected]

The NASW Ohio Professional Issues Com-mittee responds to professional issues that affect social workers in Ohio. Recently, the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board revised the Professional Disclosure Statement. Social workers must display the Professional Disclosure Statement in a prominent location (with copies avail-able if a client requests them), or copies of the Professional Disclosure Statement must be given to clients, before billable services are provided. An example of the revised Professional Disclosure Statement is included on the website of the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board under “Social Work Forms”. Social workers in private practice must also add their fee schedule for services.

Nominations & Leadership Identification Committee

By: Benette DeCoux, Chair, [email protected]

NLIC had its first committee meeting of the year on the beautiful OSU Newark campus during the leadership retreat. We had a chance to bring together diverse mem-bers from all over the state to brainstorm on a very important topic: the Future of this Chapter. How can any organization thrive if there is no leadership to carry out the Strategic Plan or Mission? Most but not all regions have a NLIC representative. The following regions need a representa-tive: Region 1 (Toledo Area); Region 4 (Youngstown Area); Region 7 (Dayton Area); and Region 8 (Canton Area). Please volunteer to work with NLIC this year for a very good cause if your region does not have a representative. Most of our com-munication will be via teleconference. In the next newsletter I hope to announce that all regions are represented on this committee.

Ethics Committee Update

By: John Hostetler, [email protected]

The Ethics Committee is pleased to wel-come five new members to our Committee this year that have a variety of experience and expertise. This will complement our existing core of members.

A primary goal of the Ethics Committee is prevention and education in regards to ethical issues in order to enhance ethical social work practice in Ohio in a proactive way. For example, we keep in contact with the Licensing Board to determine which ethics codes are most frequently violated. This information is used to let us know what issues need special emphasis in eth-ics trainings. Some current ethical issues that need to be addressed are documen-tation issues, boundary issues, custody hearing issues (role conflicts), legal issues and private practice issues.

Another specific goal for this year is to have at least one NASW member in Ohio receive the necessary training, and meet any other necessary qualifications, to be a National NASW-approved consultant. Cur-rently, there are no official ethics consul-tants in Ohio from which National NASW can draw when they need to process an ethics complaint regarding an Ohio NASW member.

If you are not already aware, a benefit of being an NASW member is that you can receive a free ethics consultation if you are facing an ethical dilemma on the job. You can call the National NASW Office of Ethics and Professional Review at (800) 638-8799, ext. 231 to set up a free consultation. The hours are Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Also, you can receive a free legal consultation on social-work-related legal matters with the legal staff based on avail-ability. For more information and to set up a legal consultation, call (800) 638-8799, ext. 290.

Membership Committee Update

By: Sarah Ghee, [email protected]

The Membership Committee is working on contacting suspended members to inform them about the many benefits of mem-bership. We are also making an effort to reach out to social service organization by identifying a contact person within at least 5 organizations in our area. We plan to come to a consensus on a letter to send to the contact person before initiating phone contact. The idea is to go speak to social workers within these organizations about the benefits of NASW membership. We are also going to identify a contact person at the nearest university offering social work degrees to speak with soon to be SW students about the many benefits of NASW membership, student discount rates and networking opportunities.

The International Service CommitteeBy: Karina Harty Morrison, [email protected]

The International Service Committee’s mis-sion is to promote cultural competency and international social justice that is consistent with social work values and ethics. This past May ISC coordinated a 3.0 CEU workshop/presentation on current efforts to eradicate Human Trafficking which was provided by NASW, Ohio Chapter members Shelly Pinnell, a clinical social worker who provides therapy to victims of human trafficking, and Erin Michel who has extensive interest and experience advocating for policies to eradicate human trafficking. Please visit http://www.naswoh.org/ to make human trafficking a crime in Ohio by pushing for the passage of SB235. Visit www.naswoh.org to view future workshops/presentations on international issues and their impact on Ohio’s social work-ers.

Additionally, we would like to invite NASW, Ohio Chapter members to consider partici-pating in committee leadership. ISC leader-ship would be responsible for participating in ISC phone and in-person meetings, attend at least two regional meetings a year to facilitate the collaboration of ISC and regional efforts, and share your expertise through facilitating a workshop/presentation at an ISC meeting and/or the NASW, Ohio Chapter annual conference. If you are interested, please con-tact [email protected].

Committee Updates


PACE UpdateBy: Robert LittmannPACE Chair

As most of you know, the PACE Committee has taken a different approach to fund raising this year and has been contacting individual members to contribute to PACE. In the process we have noted some questions from members that are highlighted below:

•ThePACEcontributionthatmemberscanaddtotheirmembershippaymentissplitevenlywithnational and state chapter.•PACEinthenationalofficeonlyendorsesfederalcandidatesbutdoesconsultwiththestatechapter.•ThestatePACECommitteeprimarilyendorsescandidatesforstateoffice.Occasionallyendorsementsare made for local candidates in key races.•Thecriteriaareprimarilygearedtotheirsupportofourlegislativeagendaaswellastheirpoliticalviability. Endorsements may also be made in the face of stiff competition when deemed necessary. •FinallywehaveaddedalongtermgoaltoelectatleastonesocialworkerfromeveryregioninOhio.

Thank you to the NASW members who have donated to PACE. If you haven’t contributed please consider whatever gift fits your individual situation. Remember that all gifts count. Just send your check to the state office and designate it for PACE.

Supporter ($ 5 to $25)

Linda AkkariDenise BronsonRichard Cheveny Rebecca ClineJessica DemalineJuliet Dorris-WilliamsKim DouceKathleen DoughertyKaren LechiaraRobert LovettBrenda HamrickRose HandonKarina Harty-MorrisonMarlyna HidalgoShirley KellerSharon Mackel

Judy MeeksJessica MurdaughTeri NelsonPat Sigley-Wesson Kay RasmusenEllen RapkinStephanie RappLisa WebbRachel WeingardMartha WessellPenny WinkleLori Yosick

Advocate ($30 - $50 gifts)

Amy ArmstrongCarol CarstensTeri KinswayJane Hoyt-OliverMarty PhillipsSusan RussellRebecca SanfordJean SepateMark Williams

Alvin Hadley Society ($60 - $100 gifts)

Francis DolingRobert LittmannPam PattonCynthia Webb

We expect to complete interviews for over 50 candidates by the end of September. These interviews are being conducted by PACE Committee members as well as other members. Please email me at [email protected] if you would like to assist with this process. It’s a great way to get to know your future legislator and build a relationship for future advocacy for professional social workers and the people we serve in Ohio. With your continued monetary and volunteer help we can increase the visibility of social workers in Ohio.


Welcome New NASW Members!

Region 1(Toledo Area)

Amanda BebeauAmber BidlackLeah CavanaughErin DalyRyan DomschotAaron EnglandMary EntingheAnna FrantzJason JacobsReva Sweeney

Region 2(Akron Area)

Dawn Cortez McKeeJohn Digman Kya HattonKrystal KinleyLaura Knapp

Region 3(Cleveland Area)

Lisa CelluraBennie GainesMindy MillerClassie Miller-JacksonSandra Rosenfield

Region 4(Youngstown Area)

Ethel GibbsDeanna Goergen

Linda HerbertClara ReardonKeshia SmithJohn Stone

Region 5(Columbus Area)

Margaret BakoSara BeckleyMateja BezjakKimberly CastorAshley CaudillDenise CornettLaSandra DentLaura EdelbluteAvalon EspinozaPatricia HarrelsonAidyn IachiniEarnesta IveyBrenda JohnstonAndrea MalloryDenise McCarthyAshley MickCarla RogersElizabeth SertellValerie WatringRaina Wolfe-Stein

Region 6Cincinnati Area

Christina DingledineEric FinnellKaren GallagherMary GressleRebecca Hill

Cheryl JohnsonAlisa JonesLindsey KonradClarisse KurtzSarah LeachRachelle OserMichelle ReimerKaren RumseyErica TylerAshley VannessSarah Winkfield

Region 7(Dayton Area)

Joseph ArchieJennifer FergusonSara Weaver

Region 8(Canton Area)

Dmara GuilerKellie Jacobs Jessamyn LawheadJacqueline ScolaroChristopher Shoe-makerSusan Springer-LittleThomas Williams

Congratulations to Members Who Received Their Licenses!

LSW

Rachel AdkinsMae BennettAshley CorneyDawn Cortez McKeeMichelle CoutcherKelsey D’AmicoJennifer DavisStacie DistelMerissa DurdaSamantha GroomsSusan HedlAlison JohnsonKelby KatzAudra KirchmeirSteven KymanJane LewisLisa LloydJuli MaddenSarah McKayJohn MorrisonAshley OvertonStephanie ProctorDeena RichardMegan RudyKaren RumseyKarolin Seifried-AshLaura SicilianoAngela TrinityAlyse UsherMichelle WebbSean WilliamsAmy WilliamsTiffany Zehender

LISW

Joanna EdwardsJoy FrucheyLeah GroshekAshley LaserLaurie LevinGina MattiviKatherine Rose-BrissetteKristopher SutterGail Ziegler

LISW-Supervision

Jason CoaleRegina FrugeMaria MarsDeborah SmithKathy SoltisPamela WohlertLorrie Workman

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