President's Message

Vicki Loise, CMP, CAE, has resigned as AOSW Executive Director effective December 14. Emily Burch will step into the role of Executive Director on December 15.

As my year as AOSW President comes to a close, I am filled with excitement for the future of our organization and our membership. With new leadership already in place and moving full steam ahead we are positioned to continue to grow, excel and lead in the field of psychosocial oncology. I move on with …

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I’d like to begin this column by congratulating our newly elected Board members—President-elect Tara Schapmire, PhD, CSW, CCM, OSW-C, Education Chair Chelsea Kroll, MSW, LGSW, OSW-C, and Director-at-Large Jane Dabney, LISW-S, OSW-C. It takes courage to put yourself out there and run for any office, let alone one that is amongst colleagues and friends. To all who ran, …

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As many of you know from having attended our 2016 Annual Conference in Tampa this past May, or from hearing about it through AOSW’s many avenues of communication, it was a terrific conference—full of opportunities to learn, connect, network and relax amongst new friends and old.

How do you wake up in the morning? Ready and raring to go? Or do you sit over coffee, delaying the inevitable?

I was heading into a meeting with our HR department and I needed information regarding our “scope of practice” ASAP. I needed the right words to define and elevate the understanding of the role of an oncology social worker. I went to our website and opened the “Professional Development” tab. Listed there were our scope …

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This is my first Navigator column as president of AOSW and my first order of business is to say “thank you”—a heartfelt “thank you”—to Penny Damaskos for her leadership this past year and her willingness to mentor me as I prepared to take on this role. While I am somewhat nervous and slightly daunted by the expertise …

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Hello AOSW members! This is my last message to you all as President and before I turn the reins over to the capable leadership of our next President, Ali Sachs!  

As I was preparing for our annual conference I thought: “I know it is going to be a good conference, but it can’t possibly be any better than last year!” But, dear reader, it was. Set in the gorgeous setting of Seattle Washington, where we were lucky to have beautiful weather the entire time, the …

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