Special Interest Groups (SIGs) offer members with specific interests or needs a network to discuss, explore, and exchange ideas. SIGs form an integral part of AOSW and each draws their membership from the larger Association. Any AOSW member is eligible to affiliate with any, or all, SIGs. The current AOSW SIGs appear below listing the SIG Chair(s), contact information, and resources.
To join or withdraw from a SIG, simply update your member profile in the “Demographics” tab of the AOSW member database. Please allow up to 24 hours for the change to be reflected. You may belong to as many SIGs as you wish. SIG leaders will keep you involved and informed of SIG activities and communication. You can adjust your notification preferences in your online community profile.
For step-by-step directions on how to join a SIG, please click here.
Interested in becoming a SIG Leader? Please email AOSW headquarters.
- Special Interest Groups Policies and Procedures
- Application to Form a New Special Interest Group (SIG)
The SIG Director-at-Large is the primary Board of Director liaison for the SIGs and is happy to assist and answer questions for them. You can contact Chelsea Kroll, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, SIG Director-at-Large, for any questions.
Special Interest Groups:
- Adolescents & Young Adults
- Blood Cancer/BMT
- Brain Tumor
- Caregivers, Partners & Co-Survivors
- Ethics
- Hispanic/Latine Patients SIG
- Integrative Oncology
- Management/Leadership
- Pain, Palliative Care, and End-of-Life
- Patient Navigation
- Radiation Therapy
- Research (formerly known as Social Work Oncology Research Group, aka SWORG)
- Sexual Health
- Sole Social Worker
- Spirituality
- Virtual Health
- Youth, Families, & Cancer