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 Heart of the Health Care Team. “ The conference will be on May 7-8th at the Marten House in Indianapolis. Ten CEU’s will be offered, including one on ethics. Please click here for our 2009 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.