CSCSW Committees

The Board of Directors has identified 4 committees to support the Society’s mission and operation. It is the responsibility of these committees to provide the benefits that the Society offers to its members.

Communications Committee:

• Member recruitment and retention:
• Develop and administer member surveys once every 2 years
• Promote district meetings for all districts, at minimum 3 times per year
• Promote Society’s workshops, which are hosted a minimum of once a year
• Initiate webinars to enhance the value of Society membership; minimum of one webinar per year
• Coordinate the communication needs of the Society and its districts on a quarterly basis
• Create and update the Society’s website by June of 2020
• Manage the Society’s social media (print-based and social media, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram etc.)
•  Increase the society's media footprint in 2020 by 10% from 2018
• Produce and manage the Society’s newsletter “Clinical Update,” at minimum twice a year

Advocacy/Legislative Committee: 

•  Support legislation that better represents Society’s interests and values via collaboration  with other organizations such as BBS, CSWA at minimum once a year
• Attend at minimum one advocacy/legislation meeting per year hosted by a collaborative organization
• Provide regular updates with analysis to members regarding new and pending legislation that impacts the profession at minimum once a year

Education Committee

Goal: Provide educational opportunities to members. The goal of this committee is achieved via the following objectives:

• Organize in-person and/or online workshops at minimum once a year
• Enlist steering committee’s assistance in providing local  workshops at minimum three times per year
•  Build and coordinate partnerships with other organizations to co-sponsor events. Coordinate with at least one other organization per year.

Member Benefits Committee

• Database maintenance: on-going update and promotion of the databases as listed below. To be updated at minimum twice a year.
• Supervisor List
• Mentorship
•  Listserv
• Therapist Finder
• BBS  Liaison: An advocate for members regarding licensing matters with BBS.  Assist at minimum 5 members per year.
• Ethics Consultation: Provide data on topics of consultation and number of consultations of requests Ethics & Standards Committee Chair: Briana Fair
• Mentorship program: Facilitate mentor/mentee matches to support the growth of the members new to the profession

Diversity Equity and Transformation Committee:

• Will include at least one column in each Clinical Update on DET issues, will also share via listserv and social media.
• Quarterly, educational material regarding DET topics will be shared with the board
• At each board meeting, time/space will be created to illuminate DET topics
• DET Committee will partner with other committees to consult on at least a quarterly basis, as needed on DET topics
• Create at least two workshops (webinars) per fiscal year relevant to DET
• Offer a clinical consultation group (including ZOOM) for POC’s.
• Update policy, guidelines, and procedures to include equity-based practices