Chapter Meeting Minutes

Friday, November 14, 2003

Quality Inn South

Madison, WI

1.     Meeting called to order by President Sharon Winter.  Welcome and Introductions were made.

 2.     Treasure Report was given by Amy Passow.

 3.     The hour before the education program was spent sharing amongst the attendees.  They discussed their employment sites, jobs, changes and program development.

 4.     The program “FIRE IN THE BELLY: Leadership Success by Design was presented by Marcia A. Colone, Ph.D, LCSW the Director of Case Management at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

 6.0 contact hours were awarded for participation in the morning and afternoon sessions. This provocative and interactive presentation focused on the reality of healthcare and not-for-profit organizations from a perspective of what organizations need and value in today’s environment.  The current focus of organizations on business imperatives, outcomes, conflicts over turf, role delineation, and authority threaten social work’s current status.  Therefore, the imperative to redesign social work leadership is critical at this juncture.  Given the history and culture of social work practice in healthcare and not-for-profit organizations, the time has come to critically assess what is needed to create a new leadership platform and develop the skills, language, and behaviors that will ensure career mobility and effectiveness.

 Submitted By Linda Rasmussen LCSW, QCSW Chapter Secretary