The Virginia Alliance of Social Work Practitioners is an organization promoting the professional development of
Social Workers in public agencies across the Commonwealth. Our strength is in our numbers and in the participation
of our members. Our committees have accomplished and contiune to pursue changes and updates within the public
social services system that will enhance and improve our service provision and our professional status. In order
to maintain our dynamic approach, our committees must be fully staffed and active. Please visit the Committee
page and note where vacancies exist currently. If you are interested in serving on a committee or chairing a
committee that is currently not active, please contact the current chairperson or contact the
Executive Board to become involved. We need your active participation to continue to make our organization successful.
To All Alliance Members,
Enclosed is the report that was completed by the State Board of Social Work regarding SW licensure.
We are in the process of putting together a group to look at these proposals and how they will affect
the VADSS social workers. Please read them and pass them on to other social workers in your agency
and in neighboring agencies who may not be members. Please encourage your non-member friends to join
The Alliance and work with us to make sure we get the proper title insurance for VDSS social workers.
As you read this report, please remember that:
1. This is a proposal from the state Board of Social Work.
2. The proposal will be up for public comment in December 2008
3. Then someone has to approach a member of the General Assembly and request a bill
4. Normal process of General Assembly and Governor has to sign the bill
So, it is a long way from implementation but will make monumental changes in how we are staffed within our Department.
As the proposal is being interpreted at the end of three years all people called and doing social work
would need to have a SW degree (BSW or MSW) and be licensed. Licensing is achieved by making application
with the Board of Social Work and taking and passing the SW licensure test.
Reports from Fall Conference for State Officers, Committee Chairs, and Planning Districts. In case you missed our fabulous fall conference in Roanoke, enclosed you will find the reports presented at the business meeting.
The following are some of the presentations from our fall conference. Thanks to all who attended and participated to make this conference a great success!
A blog dedicated to defining and discussing excellent work in the field of Adult Services in the Commonwealth of Virginia has been
created by the Best Practices Subcommittee of the Virginia Alliance of Social Work Practitioners and the League of Social Services
Adult Service Committee, designed to capture and share the excellent work being accomplished in Virginia every day by adult
services and adult protective services professionals in service to disabled, vulnerable adults 18 and over. Please visit this
blog at www.vaasbp.blogspot.com.
Spring 2007 Conference Workshops: Attached are some of the presentations from spring conference in Bristol.
