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10 Ways to Keep Your AASWG Chapter Active and Alive
Patty Underwood, LICSWMA Chapter Board President
Jared Kant, LCSWMA Chapter Board Member
Mindfulness
10 Ways to Keep Your Chapter Alive1. Create Board of practitioners and academics2. Create Board terms 3. Create and disseminate minutes of Board
meetings 4. Have fun, bring food to meetings, plan
annual Board retreat5. Attend to group process6. Celebrate students, practitioners, and
agencies in your area for their commitment to group work
7. Share expertise 8. Reach out to agencies and universities9. Encourage and mentor students10. Utilize social networking in collaboration
with other committees
Governance
Membership/Conference
Communication
History of MA Chapter
Current Board MembersName Employment
Nate Bae Kupel Simmons recent graduate
Melissa Brown Simmons 2nd year student
Nicole Dubus, MSW, LICSW, PhD Wheelock College
Crystal Carrington Boston University recent grad
Heather Carroll, LICSW Boston Public Health Commission
Mark Gianino, PhD Boston University
Adam Glick, LICSW Beacon High School
Sera Godrey Grantz, LCSW Riverside Community Care
Dana Grossman Leeman, PhDInternational Liaison, International Symposium Co-Chair
Simmons College
Tfawa Haynes, LICSWBoard Treasurer
Fenway Community Health
Jared Kant, LCSW Home for Little Wanderers
Current Board MembersName Employment
Donna McLaughlin, LICSWInternational Board
Boston University
Lucille Jordan Mass General Hospital
Lindsay Morin, LICSW Group practice Western Massachusetts
Vanessa Seibold, LICSW Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
Leah Hart Tennen, LICSWBoard VP
Mikveh Center Director, Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh and Education Center
Patty Underwood, LICSWBoard President
Riverside Community Care and BU
Erika Vargas, LCSWBoard Secretary
Home for Little Wanderers
MA Chapter Purpose• Mission Statement
Recognizing the power of environment and it’s impact on individuals, we believe groups stimulate the well-being of the development of individuals and communities. The AASWG serves to provide a professional, international organization promoting the practice of group through education, training, and networking among interdisciplinary group work. (from By-Laws)
MA Chapter ObjectivesFrom By-Laws
Promote the recognition and acceptance of group work as recognized method among helping professions
Advocate public policy perspectives which address needs of group workers
Serve as a training resource and provide supervision and consultation Promote and support new approaches in theory, research and
practice Advocate for the advancement of group work curriculum and
stimulate written media materials for group work Provide forum for members to exchange information Define a working relationship for members to exchange with an
international symposium
Board Structure
Governance
Membership
Conference
CommunicationOfficers
Board Structure
Governance
Communication
Membership
Conference
10 Ways to Keep Your Chapter Alive1. Create Board of practitioners and academics2. Create Board terms 3. Create and disseminate minutes of Board
meetings 4. Have fun, bring food to meetings, plan annual
Board retreat5. Attend to group process6. Celebrate students, practitioners, and agencies in
your area for their commitment to group work7. Share expertise 8. Reach out to agencies and universities9. Encourage and mentor students10. Utilize social networking in collaboration with
other committeess
Governance
Membership/Conference
Communication
10 Ways to Keep Your Chapter AliveGovernance
1. Create Board of practitioners and academics
2. Create Board terms 3. Have fun, bring food to
meetings, plan annual Board retreat
4. Attend to group process5. Create and disseminate
Board meeting minutes
Governance Roles/Responsibilities
• Ensure by-laws adherence• Communicate with International• Financial management• New Board member
nominations/recruitment• Annual meeting• Celebrated committed group
workers• Run Board meetings (Living the
work/guidelines)• Create a culture of respect and
fun
Nomination Form
Living the Work• Guidelines
1. Start on time/end on time2. Prioritize attendance3. Let us know if you are unable to attend4. Get the minutes out within the week5. Co-create agenda items6. Step up/Step back7. Respect each other8. Everybody has a place at the table9. Be Transparent10. Attend to our working dynamics11. Follow through
Live the Work
10 Ways to Keep Your Chapter AliveMembership
5. Celebrate students, practitioners, and agencies in your area for their commitment to group work
6. Share expertise7. Reach out to agencies and universities8. Encourage and mentor students
Membership
• Connect with and support current membership– Peer supervision– Consultation– Education– Provide resources– Mentoring
• Grow membership– Reach out to agencies and
universities
The ever important question:
What do I get out of this
membership?
Why Join?Answer:
Connection, collaboration, creative ideas, community, consultation, comrades
Membership Activities 2012
• Social at local restaurant– 28 people in attendance– $400 (pizza, salad, BYOB)
• Social in Western MA• NASW table– $100– Organized and staffed by 2
Board members
Conference Committee Responsibilities
• Plan annual conference• Execute annual conference• Collaborate with communication
committee• Assign tasks to Board members• Breathe deeply
Flyer
AASWG, Inc.MA Chapter Conference 2012
At Simmons CollegeAward Winners
Conference
• Task List• Run of Show• Flyer• Advertising• Program• Annual meeting• Evaluations
Run of show
AASWG, Inc.MA Chapter Conference 2012
At Simmons College
Communication
communication
Web
Communication
communication
Facebook announcements
Email newsletter
Keeping in contact with members throughout the year.
updates
Web
LinkedInCreate a professional group
Communicationcommunication
announcements
newsletter
Keeping in contact with members throughout the year.
updates
Web
updates
functionaliity
design
Createa professional group
Communication
updates
Communication
CommunicationIf your chapterhas a website,always offer a way to subscribe to yournewsletter.
Communicationcommuni cation
Fac ebook
announc ements
newsl etter
Keepi ng i n c ontac t with members throug hout the y ea r.
upda tes
Web
updates
functionaliity
design
Createa professional group
This allows users to identify professionally as an AASWG member.
Communicationcommunication
When events are posted, members re-post to friend’s “walls”,this is how most of our events are heard about.
Web
Communication
Communication
Communication
5+ Pitfalls
1. Ignoring the hard work of the Board2. Ignore by-laws (term limits, mission, guidelines)3. Rigidity4. Board member burn out5. Trying to do too much6. Ignoring problematic dynamics7. Focusing too much on the task, forgetting about
the fun, reflection, and community8. ??????
Contact Information
• Patty Underwood, LICSW– [email protected]– 617-515-5047
• Jared Kant,LCSW• [email protected]
