Virginia Alliance of Social Work Practitioners
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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.

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The General Assembly is in session and there are several bills that are of interest to us. Legislative updates are being sent to all members as they arrive. You can track legislation at http://leg1.state.va.us. Some bills you may want to track are: SB702, HB292, HB748, HB750, HB921, HB1086, HB902, HB1133, HB1154, SB160, SB356, SB436, SB556 and SJ23.

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The Alliance is interested in maintaining a roster of retired local agency social workers who would be interested in working part time in local agencies after retirement. We have some directors who are very interested in hiring retired workers to help when there are vacancies. If you are getting ready for retirement and would like to be on this roster, please email your contact information including the program areas you have worked in to amitchell@kingwilliamcounty.us. If you know of retirees who might be interested, please have them email their contact information as well. Thank you.

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Spring conference will be a joint conference with The League, BPRO and POSSESS and will be May 5-7 in Roanoke. Stay tuned for more information! We will have scholarship monies available for members to attend the spring conference. Please keep watch for updates.

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Want to become a member?

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Please visit the website for the League at www.vlsse.org

You will find committee meeting minutes for all of the Service program committees. Thanks.