Welcome to the ISSWLHC website. ISSWLHC provides support to social work in health care through our education programs and events, and by being advocates for health care.

The Indiana Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care is an association of Social Work health care administrators, leaders and Social Workers interested in the area of macro practice/leadership in agencies. ISSWLHC is dedicated to all areas of health care, social work case management, policy and communities. This is a statewide organization with members representing a number of different hospitals and health care organizations from Fort Wayne to Evansville, Gary to New Albany.

ISSWLHC state conference details announced!

This year’s conference theme is “Social Work: The Critical Link to Better Health“. The registration brochure is now posted on the website for the annual conference.  Come join your healthcare social work colleagues for 2 days of education and fun.  The conference will again take place at The Marten House in Indianapolis on Thursday, May 13 and Friday, May 14.  We have a great line-up of speakers with choices for breakouts, as well as an Ethics speaker to meet our annual requirement.  If you are a member of ISSWLHC, you can get all of your formal CEUs for $100.00!”  Please click here for our 2010 Conference Registration form.

Indiana Society for Social Work Leadership In Health Care Updates
New Orleans National Conference and ISSWLHC State Conference Information

Our 2009 board of directors has been elected and is now in place for ISSWLHC and is as follows:

Michelle Meer, Interfaith Church Council, President
Connie Simpson, Seton Specialty Hospital, Past President
Susan Larimer, IU School of Social Work, President-Elect
Kathleen Wert, Treasurer
Bob Rogers, Richard L. Roudebush, VAMC, Secretary
Debra Earle, Columbus Regional Hospital, Member-at- Large
Tammy Wolfe, Dekalb Memorial Hospital, Member-at-Large
Deb Walls, Richard L. Roudebush, VAMC, Member-at-Large
Mary Ann Wheatley, Perry County Memorial Hospital, Member-at-Large

Committees are as follows:

Elaine Dec, Advocacy Chair
Deb Arnold, By-Laws
Bob Rogers, Communications
Susan Larimer, Education
Beth Petrucce, Membership

We have a good group of board and regular chapter members to work with in our organization. As a nation and state we are going through some very challenging times. These are times in which Social Workers must lead but, we will need the support of our state and national Society for Social Work Leadership as well as NASW. Abraham Lincoln is his second inaugural address appealed to “the angels of our better nature”. Social Work leaders in health care can be angels for those we serve and must help to remind our organizations about those in need who we are here to serve.