Annual Conference Committee
The Annual Conference Committee plans and implements the
Chapter’s annual education conference which is held
for a half-day in April and addresses a specific topic
of interest in clinical social work. The annual education
conference is open to members and non-members, with members
paying a lower fee. You may check the Westchester
Chapter Calendar for information about the annual education
conference. For further information about the Annual
Conference Committee or to volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee chairpersons.
Alan Ellis,
MSW, LMSW (Co-Chairperson)
(646) 522-8418
alanellis@verizon.net
Rita Smith, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW (Co-Chairperson)
(914) 993-0837
ritacopesmith@optonline.net
Education Committee
The Education Committee plans, coordinates and implements
the Chapter’s monthly education workshops which are
held after each monthly Chapter business meeting, for which
continuing education credits are offered. You may
check the Westchester Chapter Calendar for information
about these programs. For further information about
the Education Committee, to volunteer to serve on this committee or to offer to provide an educational workshop
you may contact the committee chairperson.
Michael Altshuler,
MSW, LCSW
(914) 478-7952
altshulermichael@gmail.com
Legislative Committee
The Legislative Committee discusses legislative issues
and works closely with the Society’s Legislative
Committee to help implement the Society’s legislative
agenda. The chairperson of the Legislative Committee
is a member of the Society’s Legislative Committee,
which organizes all of the Society’s legislative
activities. For further information about the Legislative
Committee or to volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee chairperson.
Ruth Greer, MSW, LCSW,
BCD
(914) 967-1085
rgreer@aol.com
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee works to attract new members
to the Society and to provide opportunities for networking
among members of the Chapter. For further information
about the Membership Committee or to volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee chairperson.
Haya Caspi, MSW, LCSW
(914)
761-7407
hayaca@hotmail.com
Mentorship/Practice Committee
The Mentorship Committee provides opportunities for MSW
students, recent MSW graduates and MSW members who are
early in their clinical social work careers, to partake
in mentorship groups where they can network, discuss topics
pertinent to their development as clinical social workers
and can receive guidance, support, nurturance and advice
to further their professional development as clinical social
workers. For further information about the Mentorship
Committee, to join a mentorship group, to volunteer to serve on this committee or to lead a mentorship group you
may contact the committee chairperson.
Nan Miller, MSW, Ph.D.,
LCSW
(914) 273-3251
nanmphd@verizon.net
Newsletter Committee
The Newsletter Committee gathers and edits material, produces,
and is responsible for the mailing of the Chapter’s
monthly newsletter (except during July and August). For
further information about the Newsletter Committee, to volunteer to serve on this committee or to write an article
for the newsletter you may contact the committee chairperson.
Terry Nathanson, MSW,
LCSW
(914) 941-8179
eatingmatters@hotmail.com
Peer Consultation Committee
The Peer Consultation Committee provides opportunities
for more advanced clinical social work practitioners to
come together in a supportive, sharing and collaborative
environment to network, discuss clinical practice issues
and obtain consultation from their peers. For further
information about the Peer Consultation Committee, to join
a peer consultation group, or to volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee chairperson.
June Tu, MSW, LCSW
(914)
337-2551
Website Committee
The Website Committee makes sure that the Society’s
website remains current and responsive to the needs of
the Society. Each chapter has a chapter website coordinator
who is a member of the Society’s Website Committee
and is responsible to enter their chapter’s news
and events onto their chapter’s web page on the Society
website. If you have any chapter news to be placed
on the Westchester Chapter web page or any chapter events
to be placed on the Westchester Chapter Calendar on the Society
website you may contact the chapter website coordinator.
Martin J. Lowery, MSW,
LCSW
(914) 720-0262
mlowery@maryknoll.org
Chapter Practice Committees
Child and Adolescent Practice Committee
The Child and Adolescent Practice Committee brings together
clinical social workers who are interested in clinical
social work with children and adolescents to discuss and
explore issues relating to the evaluation and treatment
of children and adolescents and to hold periodic educational
activities about clinical social work with children and
adolescents. You may check the Westchester Chapter
Calendar for information about this committee’s meetings
and programs. For further information about the Child
and Adolescent Practice Committee or to participate in
the committee you may contact the committee chairperson.
Angela LaManna, MSW,
LCSW
(914) 632-7107
almmsw@gmail.com
Disaster Preparedness Committee
The Society’s Disaster Preparedness Committee works
to develop a list of training resources where members who
wish to volunteer in disaster situations can receive approved
training, as well as a list of organizations where they
can volunteer once they are trained. The Committee
also works to compile a list of members who are trained
in disaster response and the disaster response organizations
with whom they are affiliated. To obtain training,
locate an organization where you can volunteer, to inform
the Society if you have had disaster response training
and/or are a volunteer in a disaster response organization,
or if you want information about disaster response preparedness
you may contact the committee chairperson.
Marcia Leeds, MSW,
LCSW, BCD
(914) 777-1711
MleedsCSW@optonline.net
Family Practice Committee
The Family Practice Committee brings together clinical
social workers who are interested in family and couples
therapy to discuss and explore issues in family and couples
therapy and to hold periodic educational workshops about
family and couples therapy. You may check the Westchester
Chapter Calendar for information about this committee’s
meetings and programs. For further information about
the Family Practice Committee or to participate in that
committee you may contact the committee chairperson.
John Sullivan, MSW,
LCSW
(914) 736-2549
Group Therapy Practice Committee
The Group Therapy Practice Committee brings together clinical
social workers who are interested in group therapy to discuss
and explore issues in group therapy and to hold periodic
educational workshops about group therapy. You may
check the Westchester Chapter Calendar for information
about this committee’s meetings and programs. For
further information about the Group Therapy Practice Committee
or to participate in that committee you may contact the
committee chairperson.
Michael Altshuler,
MSW, LCSW
(914) 478-7952
altshulermichael@gmail.com
Spirituality and Therapy Committee
The Spirituality and Therapy Committee brings together
clinical social workers who are interested in spirituality
and psychotherapy to discuss and explore issues relating
to spirituality and psychotherapy and to hold periodic
educational activities about spirituality and psychotherapy. You
may check the Westchester Chapter Calendar for information
about this committee’s meetings and programs. For
further information about the Spirituality and Therapy
Committee or to participate in the committee you may contact
the committee chairperson.
Robert Schavrien,
MSW, LCSW
(914) 962-3737
schavrien@optonline.net
