In 2020, the options for online meeting platforms are plentiful. As the world has adjusted to videoconferencing—whether it’s Zoom, Google, or Teams—the ability to conduct elections at an online meeting is a specialized application that requires the right set of features. As ASWB geared up for the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly, the […]
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Counsel’s Column ASWB encourages your attendance and participation in the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly, to be conducted virtually during the week of November 16–20, 2020. Delegate and member board presence is what fuels ASWB and provides direct input into the policy setting and evolution of the organization. Without the need for physical […]
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Like everything else in 2020, ASWB’s Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly has adapted to the times. Instead of delegates, alternates, staff, and consultants gathering in Scottsdale, Arizona, as planned, the delegate assembly will convene online several days earlier. The draft agenda, reviewed by the Board of Directors this month, covers the week of November […]
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ASWB presented awards to three long-term contributors to the regulation of social work at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly. Contributor Award The Contributor Award—given this year for the first time—went to Frederic G. Reamer, Ph.D. “What a career!” ASWB President Tim Brown said upon presenting Reamer with the award. A professor in […]
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A total of 53 delegates attended ASWB’s 2019 Annual Meeting, one of the highest turnouts in the association’s 40-year history. All delegates came prepared to represent their jurisdictions in business matters before the assembly. In addition to electing members to the 2020 Board of Directors and the 2020 Nominating Committee, delegates voted on proposed amendments […]
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“The proposed amendments to the ASWB bylaws related to membership provide ASWB with the flexibility to ensure member board participation in important decision-making related to programs and services, as well as alleviate, or perhaps eliminate, the need for formal state letter agreements. … To be clear, to the extent a state law requires a […]
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Recognizing volunteers for leadership and commitment is part of the Volunteer Engagement and Outreach department’s role in serving ASWB membership. In 2018, the department conceived of the Contributor Award in response to executive management’s desire to recognize individuals who have contributed to the work of ASWB who are not ASWB members. “The Contributor Award recognizes […]
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As we celebrate 40 years of service, ASWB will be displaying and sharing images of items from our history. If you have something to share, email jwood@aswb.org. The history table will be on display at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly in Orlando, Florida. Asides Crafty hero When JENNIFER HENKEL wanted beauty-pageant-style sashes for […]
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For the 2019 Education Conference in April, the association is returning to the metro D.C. area—a location familiar to ASWB committee members and volunteers over the last 40 years. The hotel’s address is Arlington, Virginia, but it’s situated less than a mile from the Virginia/District of Columbia border (the Potomac River), with easy access to […]
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Pressures for change in licensure and regulation can seem to come at regulators with the force and relentlessness of ocean waves. Join ASWB for its 2019 Education Conference, “Preparing & Partnering for Regulation and Legislation: Rising Above the Waves,” to learn more about the challenges that regulators face—including pressure to deregulate, sunset laws, social issues […]
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