Reference no: EM132880008
The Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers (NSASW) has contracted your management consulting firm to conduct an operational structure review.69 The size of social worker governance councils varies across Canada, with larger associations like NSASW having professional staff to carry out association activities. The NSASW has a governance council of thirty, as well as a board of examiners to provide oversight for the association. The council is the governance body for the association and is responsible to follow the association bylaws and the Social Workers Act of Nova Scotia. The board is responsible for registration and renewal of provincial social workers, regulation of the members' practice to protect the public, and dealing with discipline and complaints. The council and the board have a difficult relationship , and staff roles, responsibilities , and reporting relationships are not clearly defined . The executive director complains about being stressed and overworked and is not conducting performance evaluations. The membership has increased dramatically , putting a burden on the association's financial resources, staff, and volunteers. Your analysis leads you to discover that council meetings regularly run late and not all of the agenda items are accomplished . Consensus is almost impossible to reach, and decision making is ineffective at times The board plays a valuable role in assuring that public and professional interests are safeguarded , but no formal communication mechanism between the board and the council has been established .
You provided an interim report with many recommendationsSpecifically, the board has brought you in to discuss three of your recommendations:
1. Reduction of the governance council size to fifteen members
2. Creation of a liaison committee to work with both the council and the board to develop a stronger working and reporting relationship
3. Formal approval of staff position descriptions by council, with the executive director responsible for their implementation, to facilitate the association's performance management system
4.What information will you provide to the council to support your recommendations?