2011 Delegate Assembly

The Delegate Assembly is the representative, decision-making body - comprised of 277 elected delegates - through which NASW members set broad organizational policy, establish program priorities, and develop a collective stance on public and professional issues. Article V of the National Bylaws addresses Delegate Assembly. The Delegate Assembly meets once every three years. As stated in the National Bylaws, "The membership shall act through the Delegate Assembly in all matters except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws."

Who are the delegates to the 2011 Delegate Assembly?

Mary Kay Oliveri, Chapter President and Delegation Chair

Natalia Salinas, At Large

Rosemary McCaslin, At Large

Victor Manalo, At Large

Stacie Hiramoto, At Large

Christopher Ramon Rodriguez, Region A

Cynthia Thomas, Region B

Rick Collins, Region C

Joe Torres, Region D

Mika Nagamine, Region E

Edward Davila, Region F

Kimiko Kuroda, Region G

Jene Moio, Region H

Brian Kaufman, Region I

Student Representative (TBA)

What are the issues for Delegate Assembly?

2011 Automatically-referred Policy Statements

To Be Revised for the 2011 Delegate Assembly (18)

What is the schedule for Delegate Assembly?

June 18, 2010

Deadline for submission of proposed policy statements, revision of automatically-referred policy statements and suggested program priority goals.  Deadline for submission of proposed bylaws amendments (regarding the DA or dues split), or Code of Ethics changes (full text).

September, 2010               

National Board of Directors approves preliminary agenda and approves initial set of Proposed Program Priority Goals

September 2010– May, 2011  Coalition Meetings

October, 2010     

Proposed policy statements, revised policy statements, Code of Ethics changes, bylaws amendments and program priority goals are placed on NASW Web site for members and delegates to comment.  Authors will be requested to monitor the Web site for comments regarding their own policies

January, 2011

Online voting for the 2014 automatically-referred policy statements

NASW Board approves initial DA agenda for the August meeting

January- March 2011

Online Policy and Program Priority Goals Hearing Panels are convened 

Deadline for receipt of petitions (January __, 2011)

Any petition-approved policy statements placed on Web site for 30 days for comment.

March - May 2011

Second round of comments and online hearing panels are convened for policy statements

April, 2011           

National Board adopts final 2011 Delegate Assembly agenda for August meeting

Final Hearing Panel Revised policies placed on Web site for 30 Days for Delegates to comment

May-June, 2011

Program Priority Goals choices are finalized/revised by hearing panel

Final revised policy statements are posted to the Web site

[Delegates vote for top ten Emerging Issues Forum topics]

June, 2011

Delegates vote on automatically-referred policy statements (final) – 30 days

August 5-6, 2011

The 2011 Delegate Assembly virtual meeting convenes (program priority goals; Code of Ethics changes, bylaw amendments and new policy statements are debated and voted on)

January, 2012

Social Work Speaks is published; new NASW Bylaws amendments and/or Code of Ethics changes go into effect.

July 1, 2012

2011 Delegate Assembly approved program priority goals go into effect.  Jobs

How do members get involved with Delegate Assembly?

Review the public and social policy statements (referred to above) and check the National NASW Delegate Assembly website for the latest information: http://www.socialworkers.org/da/default.asp  (you'll need your NASW member login ID and password).  Don't have it?  Contact Brendan Broms at membership@naswca.org or 323-363-1133.

Provide your input to the Chapter Delegates (listed above) or email membership@naswca.org

To order your own copy of the current issue (2008) of Social Work Speaks, go the the NASW Press website: http://www.naswpress.org 

What is the Delegate Assembly?