2019 Call for Volunteers
CSWE invites members to apply to serve on one of 17 distinguished CSWE commissions or councils. Read the letter from CSWE Board Chair Barbara W. Shank regarding openings and explore the contributions of CSWE commissions and councils in the 2017–2018 CSWE Annual Report.
Application Submission
CSWE 2019 Call for Volunteers application materials must be submitted using the online system. Please download the instructions here.
Required Documents
- CSWE application for commissions and/or councils. Note: Even though you may be interested in more than one commission or council, you should complete only one application. If you are interested in serving as chair of a commission or council, select the chair option on the application and upload the required documents.
- Résumé
- Brief statement of interest identifying the requested appointment area and describing special areas of expertise or interest in that area
The deadline for member volunteer applications is Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
Appointments are made by the chair of the CSWE Board of Directors and will be effective July 1, 2019. If you know someone who could contribute to the work of CSWE through a commission or council, please encourage him or her to apply. Applicants from historically underrepresented and marginalized groups are encouraged to apply; view the CSWE Affirmative Action Policy and Plan for additional information.
Criteria for Applications
An applicant must meet the following qualifications:
- Be a current CSWE individual member
- Attend meetings in person or via conference call
- Commisions meet in person during the Annual Program Meeting (APM) and once in the spring in Alexandria, VA; councils generally meet in person once a year at the APM; councils and commissions conduct other business throughout the year via e-mail and conference calls
- Maintain a CSWE individual membership throughout his or her appointment
Note: CSWE is committed to the promotion and affirmation of diversity in its broadest sense. We encourage the nomination of all candidates regardless of race, gender identity and expression, disability, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, or other types of cultural difference.
The six commissions and their corresponding councils have possible vacancies for which volunteer service is needed. Please consider the numbers of anticipated vacancies for the 2019–2022 appointment cycle when making your decision.
Potential Vacancies = 11
Skill set needed:
- Must have at least 3 years of experience as a CSWE site visitor
- Bilingual proficiency (Spanish preferred)
- Experience with online and distance education
- Willingness to read documents online and meet deadlines
Especially encouraged to apply are representatives from BSW programs, the West Coast region, deans, and program and field directors.
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Potential Vacancies = 4
Skill set needed:
- Knowledge of racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity; sexual orientation and gender identity and expression; women’s issues; disabilities and persons with disabilities; environmental justice; and grant funding
- Especially encouraged to apply are members of the Native American and Latinx communities; diverse regional representation is preferred
Potential Vacancy = 1
Skill set needed:
- Ability to develop curriculum modules or a model for training of direct-care support staff
- An interest in and willingness to lead a task group of the council is preferred.
- Deep understanding of the diversity of people with disabilities and its intersectionality with other aspects of diversity
Potential Vacancies = 4
Skill set needed:
- Knowledge and expertise in various issues pertaining to racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity, including intersectionality, interdisciplinary work, and diversity of racial/ethnic populations
- Representation of people of American Indian/Alaskan Native or Latino heritage
- Commitment to active engagement in council projects throughout the year
Potential Vacancies = 9
Members with an interest in the council’s charge are needed who have willingness and time
- to serve on subgroups, complete educational projects, and contribute to the quarterly conference calls;
- to carry major responsibility for the council's development of curriculum materials related to women's issues in social work education;
- to identify procedures within academe and social work education that impede and promote full participation of women;
- to recommend to the Board policy statements or development or modification of internal policy; and
- to assist in coordinating activities related to women at all levels of social work education and to stimulate new programs and activities.
Potential Vacancies = 6
Members are needed who
- have willingness and time to serve on subgroups, complete educational projects, and contribute to the monthly conference calls; and
- represent racial and ethnic minorities, transgender and gender queer populations, and LGBTQ persons with disabilities.
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Potential Vacancies = 5
Skill set needed:
- Administrative experience (deans/directors)
- Commission on Accreditation experience
- Site visitor experience
- Assessment expertise
Potential Vacancies = 8
Skill set needed:
- Clear understanding of the field director role and experience with field organizations at the national, state, or regional level or with consortiums
- Regional representation is especially sought for this council.
Potential Vacancies = 2
Especially encouraged to apply are individuals who
- can respond to context, particularly those who are engaged with the field community and stakeholders in the practice community to develop a sound social work curriculum; and
- have experience as CSWE site visitors.
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Potential Vacancies = 3
Skill set needed to increase diversity of council:
- Engage in expanding of social work students' global perspective
- Build connections with international social work throughout the social work curriculum
- Enhance international collaborative learning, research, and practice strategies
- Experience with partnerships in Africa, South East Asia, and those working with indigenous populations
Potential Vacancy = 1
Especially encouraged to apply are individuals who have
- Global social work experience and attend international meetings
- The ability to lead work groups
- Affiliation with the United Nations and international and social development organizations
Potential Vacancies = 6
Especially needed:
- members from the West or Southwest region of the United States who can provide representation for persons who are natives of Latin America or China
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Potential Vacancies = 7
Especially needed to diversify commission:
- Interest and experience with membership recruitment
- Males
- Faculty members of color
- Representatives from BSW programs
Potential Vacancies = 6
Especially needed:
- active APM presenters, abstract reviewers, previous APM track chairs, and regional representation from the Northeast and Midwest
- members of underrepresented groups
Potential Vacancies = 6
Especially encouraged to apply are those who
- participated in Harvard Institutes of Higher Education or the Higher Education Resource Services program,
- are experienced field faculty, and
- are willing to review faculty merits according to the guidelines set by the council.
Potential Vacancies = 2
Especially encouraged to apply are those who
- have strong publication records,
- have time available to review and discuss manuscripts submitted for publication by CSWE Press,
- will seek out and encourage new book proposals, and
- are members of underrepresented groups.
Journal of Social Work Education (JSWE) Editorial Advisory Board
Potential Vacancy = 1
Subcommittee of the Council on Publications that
- provides strategic support to JSWE’s editor in chief,
- solicits manuscripts,
- promotes JSWE, and
- helps develop journal policy.
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Potential Vacancies = 6
Especially needed are
- representatives of BSW, MSW, and doctoral programs who have a passion for the teaching and conduct of research related to social work education;
- those who have an interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning within social work education;
- members from RO1 and non-RO1 institutions; and
- representatives of diverse groups.
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