Commission on Professional Development

Charge From the Board of Directors

The Commission on Professional Development (COPD) will support the Council on Conferences and Faculty Development, Council on Leadership Development, and Council on Publications; as well as facilitate and integrate the development of innovative programs, methods, and materials that enhance and strengthen the delivery of social work education. COPD serves as a resource to guide and recommend Annual Program Meeting structure and content, development of leadership skills within social work education, and CSWE publication policies. The overarching goal of these activities is to maximize educational outcomes as evidenced in the form of highly competent social work graduates. The guiding principle for the Commission is to approach professional development with a spirit of creative inquiry that promotes inclusion and unity among social work educators.

Councils

2010-2011 COPD Annual Report
2009-2010 COPD Annual Report

2008-2009 COPD Annual Report
2007-2008 COPD Annual Report

Committee Board
Chair Person
Committee Members
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  • Alice Lieberman
    Professor
    University of Kansas
    Lawrence, KS
    Chair
    07/01/2010 - 06/30/2013
  • Stacey Borasky
    Program Director
    St. Edward's University
    Austin, TX, USA
    Commissioner
    07/01/2011 - 06/30/2014
  • Sam Copeland
    BSW Director
    Stephen F. Austin State University
    Nacogdoches , TX
    Commissioner
    07/01/2010 - 06/30/2013
  • Sandra Edmonds Crewe
    Associate Professor & Associate Dean
    Howard University
    Washington, DC, USA
    Commissioner
    07/01/2010 - 06/30/2013
  • Diane Elze
    Associate Professor
    University at Buffalo, State University of New York
    Buffalo, NY
    Commissioner
    07/01/2010 - 06/30/2013
  • Rena Harold
    Professor and Associate Director
    Michigan State University
    East Lansing, MI, USA
    Commissioner
    07/01/2011 - 06/30/2014
  • Anthony Hassan
    Director&Associate Professor
    University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, CA
    Commissioner
    07/01/2009 - 06/30/2012
  • Thomasine Lea Heitkamp
    Professor and Chair
    University of North Dakota
    Grand Forks, ND
    Commissioner
    07/01/2010 - 06/30/2013
  • Tracey Mabrey
    Director
    DePaul University
    Chicago, IL, USA
    Commissioner
    11/01/2007 - 06/30/2013
  • Cynthia Moniz
    Professor and Program Director
    Plymouth State University
    Plymouth, NH, USA
    Commissioner
    07/01/2010 - 06/30/2013
  • Larry Ortiz
    Director
    California State University, Dominguez Hills
    Carson, CA
    Commissioner
    07/01/2010 - 06/30/2013
  • Andrew Safyer
    Dean
    Adelphi University
    Garden City, NY, USA
    Commissioner
    07/01/2007 - 06/30/2013
  • Gail Steketee
    Interim Dean and Professor
    Boston University
    Boston, MA, USA
    Commissioner
    07/01/2008 - 06/30/2014
  • Carol Tully
    Emerita Professor of Social Work
    University of Louisville
    New Orleans, LA, USA
    Commissioner
    07/01/2009 - 06/30/2012