BYLAWS
WASHINGTON
COUNSELING ASSOCIATION
Section 1. NAME.
The
name of this association shall be the Washington Counseling Association (WCA).
Section 2. AFFILIATION WITH ACA.
The
Washington Counseling Association shall be a branch of the American Counseling
Association.
Section 3. USE OF NAME.
The
name of the association shall be employed in connection with all official
business and activities of the association.
The association shall not endorse or promote any external group, project
or program.
Section 4. MISSION STATEMENT.
The
mission of the Washington Counseling Association is to promote the counseling
profession and to promote public confidence and trust in the counseling
profession.
Section 5. PURPOSES.
A. The WCA is a partnership of associations representing
professional
counselors which serves as an advocate for professional counseling and for the
provision of services for promoting normal development, remedying the effects
of anomalies in normal development (physical, psychological, social, ethical,
and spiritual), and enhancing human potential.
In addition, WCA serves to promote intercommunication between and among
counseling groups and organizations in Washington, to represent the state in
national forums and meetings, and to be a communication link with national and
other states counseling organizations.
B. These purposes shall be achieved by:
1. Uniting persons and groups engaged in the application
of
mental
health, psychological, or human development principles, through cognitive,
affective, behavioral or systemic intervention strategies, that address
wellness, personal growth, or career development, as well as pathology.
2. Encouraging the establishment and improvement
services
for promoting normal development, remedying the effects of anomalies in normal
development (physical,
psychological,
social, ethical, and spiritual ), and enhancing human potential.
3. Disseminating information regarding problems and
progress
in the human services.
4. Developing and promoting legislative measures to
improve
the standards and support of professional counseling.
Article II – Membership and Dues
Section 1. VOTING RIGHTS.
Each
individual member of WCA shall be entitled to one vote. Organizational memberships do not include
voting rights.
Section 2. ELIGIBILITY.
Any
person is eligible for membership whose primary responsibilities or interests
are in the area of counseling and human services. Eligible persons hold membership in WCA and
one or more of its Divisions.
Section 3. TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP
There
are five types of individual membership in addition to the one type of group
membership.
A. Professional.
Members who are appropriately certified,
licensed,
and/or eligible for such certification or licensure based on training and
education, or so designated by the appropriate Division.
B. Associate.
Members not otherwise designated.
C. Retired.
Members who have belonged to WCA for at least three
years,
are over the age of 50, and who are no longer employed.
D. Student.
Members show are bonafide
(professor’s signature
required)
graduate level students in a professional course at an accredited college or
university. Upon completion of a
graduate counseling program students are eligible for an additional two-year
extension at the current student rate for membership dues. There is a limit of four consecutive years.
E. Life. All WCA Past Presidents who have maintained
continuous
membership since their service, and all future Past Presidents shall be granted
life membership.
F. Organizational.
Open to organizations who wish to contribute to
the
progress of WCA. This membership does
not include voting or office holding rights.
Dues are twice the regular amount.
Section 4. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
A. The membership
Chair shall be appointed by the President and
approved
by the Board. He/She shall chair the
Membership Committee and shall attend Board meetings.
B. Divisions.
Dues for joint membership shall consist of WCA dues
plus
division dues less ten percent of the combined dues. The reduction will be split evenly between
WCA and the involved division.
Membership dues for joining a second division and subsequent divisions
will be set by the divisions.
C. Payment. Dues shall be paid at the beginning of each
dues
year
to the membership chair, who will transmit them to the treasurer.
D. Disbursement
to Divisions. The Treasurer shall
disburse
Division
dues to Branch Divisions at least monthly.
Similarly, WCA dues collected by independent divisions will be
requested/received at least monthly.
E. Each division, as well as the WCA, shall establish
its dues
autonomously.
F. Divisions covered in the WCA charter will be included
in the
WCA
accounting system for annual audits and for tax accountability. Each division will maintain its own separate
checkbook.
G. The renewal
date of membership dues shall be the member’s
anniversary
date.
Section 5. DUES
A.
Establishment. The dues year and dues for members of
WCA
shall be established by the Executive Board.
B.
Divisions. Dues for joint membership shall consist of
WCA
dues
plus division dues less ten percent of the combined dues. The reduction will be split evenly between
WCA and the involved division.
Membership dues for joining a second division and subsequent divisions
will be set by the divisions.
C.
Payment. Dues shall be paid at the beginning of each
dues
year
to the membership chair, who will transmit them to the treasurer.
D.
Disbursement to
Divisions. The Treasurer shall disburse
Division
dues to Branch Divisions at least monthly.
Similarly, WCA dues collected by independent divisions will be
requested/received at least monthly.
E.
Each division,
as well as the WCA, shall establish its dues
autonomously.
F.
Divisions
covered in the WCA charter will b included in
the
WCA accounting system for annual audits and for tax accountability. Each division will maintain its won separate
checkbook.
G.
The renewal date
of membership dues shall be the
member’s
anniversary date.
Section
6. DISCIPLINE
OF MEMBERS
A.
Members may have
their membership terminated if they have
been found to display conduct that can be considered
injurious to the Association or the Association’s reputation, or that is
contrary to its bylaws and/or ethics.
B.
A case in which
a person is both a member of WCA and ACA
will be referred to ACA’s Ethics Committee.
ARTICLE III – WCA DIVISIONS
Section 1. ORGANIZATION OF WCA DIVISIONS.
A. Number. WCA shall include one or more divisions
representing
specialized
area of professional counseling.
B. Rules. WCA
Divisions shall be organized in accordance with
WCA
Bylaws and standing rules. WCA divisions
ordinarily will be part of a corresponding national organization. Charters are granted by the national
organization for national organization affiliates and by WCA for all other
divisions.
C. Representation.
Each WCA Division, which has adopted a
Constitution
or Bylaws, elects officers, and meets regularly shall have one representative
on e WCA board.
D. Officers. All
elected officers in a WCA Division must hold
membership
in WCA.
Section 2. FORMATION OF WCA DIVISIONS.
The
standing rules governing the formation of new Divisions within the state shall
be in accordance with the WCA Bylaws and standing rules.
Section 3. AUTONOMY OF DIVISIONS.
A
Division of WCA shall be autonomous in the conduct of its affairs, consistent
with Bylaws of WCA.
ARTICLE IV – The Executive Board
Section 1. COMPOSITION
A. The President, Past-President, President-Elect,
Secretary,
Treasurer,
Membership Chair, Publications Editor, Division Presidents, and such other
persons as designated by the Executive Board.
B. The officers shall be elected by the membership.
C. The Membership Chair and Publications Editor shall be
appointed
by the President with the approval of the rest of the Board.
D. The President, Past- President, President-Elect,
Secretary, and
Treasurer
shall comprise the Executive Committee of the Board. The Executive Committee will serve to
establish agenda and fulfill its function as a steering committee.
Section 2. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS.
A. The Executive Committee shall be the governing body
of WCA
and
shall transact the general business of WCA.
B. The Executive Committee shall not exercise decision
powers
outside
of properly convened Board meetings.
Section 3. INDEMNIFICATION.
A. WCA shall indemnify each member of the
Executive Committee for the defense of civil or criminal actions o proceedings
as hereinafter provided and, notwithstanding any provision in these Bylaws, in
a manner and to the extent permitted by applicable law.
B. Indemnification shall be from and against any
and all
judgments,
fines, amounts paid in settlement, and reasonable expenses, including attorney
fees, actually and necessarily incurred or imposed as a result of such action
or proceedings, or any appeal therein, imposed upon or asserted against him or
her by and acting within the scope of his or her official duties, provide that
her or she acted in good faith or for the purpose which he or she reasonably
believed to be in the best interest of WCA and, in the case of criminal action,
in addition had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was
unlawful.
Section 4. MEETINGS.
A. The Executive Board shall meet at least twice
annually at the
time
and place agreed upon.
B. A quorum of the Board shall consist of those in
attendance at a
meeting
duly called by the President after fourteen (14) days written notice.
ARTICLE V – Officers of WCA
Section 1. OFFICERS AND TERMS OF OFFICE.
A. The officers of WCA shall be the President, Past
President,
President-Elect,
Secretary, and Treasurer.
B. Officers must be voting members in good standing of
WCA and
ACA.
C. All officers shall be elected at large.
D. The President-Elect shall be come President one year
after the
commencement
of his/her term of office as President-Elect, or upon the death, incapacity, or
resignation of the President.
E. The Secretary shall serve for a two-year term. The Treasurer
shall
serve for three-year term.
F. Unexpired terms shall be filled by appointment by the
President,
subject to confirmation by the Executive Board.
G. The term of office of any officer shall begin on July
1 of the year
elected.
Section 2. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
A. The Elections Committee shall be composed of the
immediate
Past
Presidents as chair and a t least two (2) additional members, appointed by the
President and confirmed by the Executive Board.
B. The Elections Committee will submit a time-line and
description
of
procedures to the Board for approval, seek nominations and conduct the
election.
C. The President shall notify each candidate of election
results
within
ten (10) days after said election, and shall see that election results are
published in the next Newsletter.
Section 3. DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
A. Each officer shall, in addition to the duties listed
below:
1. Perform duties customary to the office, and such
additional
duties as directed by the Executive Committee;
2. Prepare an annual written statement of goals and
plans
of
action;
3. Prepare a written year-end report;
4. Maintain a
file of materials related to the office, to be
transmitted
to his/her successor.
B. The President shall:
1. Be the chief elected officer;
2. Be chairperson of, call, and preside at meetings of
the
3. Appoint the
members of all committee, subject to
confirmation
by the Board, except as otherwise specified by the Bylaws;
4. Conduct
correspondence;
5. Appoint an ad
hoc audit committee to complete the
annual audit prior to the June Board meeting.
6. Be an exofficio member without vote on all
committees;
7. Perform the duties customarily expected by ACA.
C. The President- Elect shall:
1. Perform the duties of the President in his/her
absence or
incapacity;
2. Coordinate the annual WCA convention;
D. The Past President shall:
1. Serve as chair of the Elections Committee;
2. Serve as chair of the Resolutions Committee.
E. The Secretary shall:
1. Record and maintain minutes of all official meetings.
2. Send copies of the minutes to members of the
Executive
Committee within thirty (30) days after meetings;
3. Conduct the correspondence;
4. Keep a file of all correspondence and minutes.
F. The Treasurer shall:
1. Represent the WCA in assuring that the receipt and
expenditure
of funds is in accordance with the directives established by the Executive
Committee:
2. Keep a current
record of receipts and expenditures, and
prepare
a written report for each Executive Committee meeting:
3. Prepare a yearly budget;
4. Submit all records for audit.
Section 4. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS
A. Officers may be relieved of their duties from office,
for cause,
upon
the concurrence of the President and the Executive Committee, less the officer
(s) in question.
ARTICLE VI – General Membership Meetings
Section 1. FREQUENCY AND PLACE OF MEETINGS.
The
WCA general membership shall met as determined by the Executive Committee.
Section 2. CONDUCT OF MEETINGS.
The
President or the person designated by the President shall preside.
ARTICLE VII – Business Affairs of the WCA
Section 1. APPROPRIATION OF ASSOCIATION FUNDS.
No
appropriation of funds shall be made except to pursuant to the authority of the
Executive Committee.
Section 2. TREASURER’S REPORT.
The
Treasurer shall submit a written financial report to the President at each
Board meeting, and at the end of each fiscal year.
Section 3. EXECUTIVE BOARD EXPENSES.
A. The WCA shall be responsible for authorized expenses
of all
Board
members for Board meetings, including travel expenses of the Board members for
the Board meeting held in conjunction with annual WCA Convention. Mileage shall be reimbursed at the current
Washington State rate.
B. When committee chairpersons and other members are
invited
officially
by the Executive Committee to attend Board meetings, their authorized expenses
will be met by WCA. Such expenses shall
be at a rate set by the Executive Committee.
Section 4. FINANCIAL LIABILITY
A. No officer or member shall be authorized to
create any liability for WCA unless approved in advance by the Executive
Committee.
B. All expenses of a Division and any liability
incurred in excess of
such
funds, shall be the liability of the person or persons incurring or authorizing
such liability.
Section 5. ASSOCIATION YEAR.
The fiscal year shall be July 1 to June 30.
Section 6. DISSOLUTION.
No
member shall have any sever able or transferable interest in the property of
the Association. Upon dissolution of the
Association, none of its property shall be distributed to any of the members,
and all property shall be distributed to such other organization (s) as the
Executive Committee shall determine to have purposes and activities most nearly
consonant with those of the Association, provided that they also be non-profit
organizations.
ARTICLE VIII – Publications
Section 1. NEWSLETTER EDITOR.
The
Newsletter Editor shall be appointed by the President and approved by the
Executive Committee. He/she shall attend
Board meetings and her/she shall chair the Publications Committee.
Section 2. NEWSLETTER
The WCA Newsletter is the official publication of the
Association.
ARTICLE IX- Committees
Section 1. STANDING COMMITTEES.
The standing committees shall include:
A. Bylaws
and Ethics
B. Graduate Student
C. Government and Community Relations
D. Human Rights
E. Nominations and Elections
F. Professional Development
G. Awards and Recognition
H. Publications
I.
Membership
Section 2. APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
A. The President shall have authority, subject to
confirmation by
the
Board; to name such standing and special committees as may be needed to conduct
the activities of WCA.
B. The chairperson of each committee shall be designated
by the
President,
with approval of the Executive Committee.
Each committee chairperson, in collaboration with the President, shall
select his/her committee members.
C. Vacancies in membership of committees, both standing
and
special,
shall be filled by appointment of the President.
Section 3. RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSONS.
The chairperson of each standing or special
committee shall:
A. Submit a written list of goals for the year at the
Fall Board
meeting.
B. Be prepared
to report for the committee at the Board meetings;
C. Submit a written report, including a
summary of committee activities and recommendations, to the President no later
than June 15.
Article X – Bylaws Amendments
Section 1. ADOPTION AT BOARD MEETING.
Amendments
nay be proposed to the Executive Committee in writing by the Bylaws and Ethics
Committee or over the signature of ten (10) members in good standing.
Section 2. ADOPTION BY MAIL BALLOT.
Proposed
amendments may be voted upon by mail at the direction of the President. The Bylaws and Ethics Committee shall
administer a mail ballot in this case.
Section 3. RULES OF ORDER.
Robert’s
Rules of Order, Revised by Henry Martin Robert, shall govern the proceedings of
all bodies of WCA except where otherwise specified in these Bylaws.
Amended 1990; 1993; 1996;
1997; 1998; 1997; 1999; June 2000
WCA POLICIES (revised June, 2000)
I. OFFICERS
AND BOARD
A. Every
attempt will be made to balance Board composition regarding geographical
residence of its members, gender, and divisional status.
B. Board
members are expected to attend scheduled meetings. A pattern of failure to
notify the President of an inability to attend scheduled meetings will lead to
replacement.
C. Board members shall fulfill their
assigned responsibilities and respond to communications from the President,
other board members, and the membership in a timely fashion.
D. Decisions will be accomplished by vote
of the Executive Committee following input from board members.
E. When discussing issues before the board,
each board member has a responsibility to balance his/her own views with the
views of the membership.
F. Ordinarily, board members will limit
their tenure on the board to a maximum of five consecutive years. A board
member will go off the board before serving another term.
G. Before taking a position on
controversial social issues directly or indirectly related to the practice of
counseling, the board will attempt to seek input from the membership. The WCA
board will refrain from taking official positions on issues unrelated to the
practice of counseling.
II. BOARD MEETINGS
A. A minimum of three board meetings will
be held a year, including October at the annual conference, February, and a
transitional board meeting in June.
B. Additional meetings may be called at
the discretion of the President.
C. An effort will be made to rotate or
centrally locate meeting sites for the convenience of all board members.
D. A quorum of the Executive Committee
shall consist of the number in attendance.
E. Members shall receive notification of
meetings via electronic mail. In the event that there is no response to the
e-mail, members shall receive notification in writing a minimum of three weeks
in advance of a scheduled board meeting.
F. The President may convene a meeting of
the Executive Committee (President, President-elect, Past-president, Secretary,
Treasurer) to plan meeting agendas or deal with emergency issues, which cannot
wait until a regularly scheduled meeting.
G. WCA
will reimburse members for one nights lodging at the October conference/board meeting when the scheduled time requires board
members to arrive a day early or stay an extra night provided that board
members live more than 30 miles from the meeting site and incur a receipted
expense for overnight accommodation. Board members who live more than 75 miles
away from an early morning Saturday board meeting will be reimbursed for Friday
night lodging provided that they incur a receipted expense for overnight
accommodation.
H. Board members are encouraged to select
the most economical means of transportation and to save money by carpooling to
meetings and sharing rooms whenever possible.
I. Car
mileage will be computed at the current Washington State rate.
J. WCA will reimburse meal costs incurred
as necessary expenses for attendance at board meetings.
K. Alcohol served in conjunction with any
social function served before or after a board meeting will not be paid for by
WCA.
III. OUT-OF-STATE
TRAVEL
A. Prior approval must be given by the Executive
Committee for travel to conferences and for other conference expenses.
B. When representing WCA at regional or
national ACA meetings, board members shall seek the most economical fare at the
most convenient schedule.
C. Sharing a room is encouraged to save
costs.
D. Alcohol is not a reimbursable expense
during out-of-state board travel.
E. Board members are encouraged to use
prudent judgment regarding travel costs such as meals, hotel selection, and
related expenses.
IV. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES
A. All requests for reimbursement must be
accompanied by a completed voucher and submitted to the Treasurer.
B. Receipts must be attached to the
voucher.
C. All expenses must be itemized.
D. Expenses, which do not have a line item
in the budget, must receive prior approval for payment from the President.
E. When
known, the budgetary category and line item that reimbursable expenses come
from will be indicated.
V. ANNUAL
FALL CONFERENCE
A. The location of the conference will be
rotated between western and eastern Washington on a 2:1 ratio.
B. The purpose of the annual conference is
to hold a general membership meeting, provide continuing education to our
members, encourage networking, and raise money for the association.
C. The annual membership meeting will be
conducted as the initial portion of the WCA luncheon and awards presentation
ceremony.
D. Site selection within the specified
geographical location is the responsibility of the President-Elect, who shall
serve as the conference director.
E. Sites should be selected and reserved
immediately after the conference director’s election to ensure site
availability.
F. A
preliminary contract or letter of understanding shall be signed at or shortly
after the time a site is reserved. To avoid future misunderstandings, as much
detail in the initial contract as possible will be included.
G. Conference dates shall be set on the
second Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of October, corresponding with
OSPIs in service day.
H. The conference director will ensure that
the site selected can reasonably accommodate a convention of 250 in eastern
Washington and 300 in western Washington.
I. Free suites awarded on the basis of
the number of rooms sold shall be awarded first to WCA, then to the largest WCA
divisions.
J. A separate conference banking account
shall be established to handle conference funds.
K. A
final accounting will be presented to the WCA board as soon as all the
conference income has been received and all expenses paid.
L. Conference
prices will be set high enough to cover all anticipated costs and provide a
35-50% profit.
M. Conference
registration fees will be discounted for students, retirees, presenters, WCA
members, and early registrants.
N. Fees paid by voucher will be charged on-site rates.
0. Individuals serving on the conference planning committee who register
for the conference will receive a discount. They will pay a reduced fee equal
to the actual costs of the conference.
P. WCA funds may not be used to purchase alcohol.
Q. If alcohol is served at an official conference
function, food and a selection of nonalcoholic beverages must be served.
R. In addition to working with the
Conference Director, the WCA President-elect and President will gain a majority
consensus of either the Executive Committee (President, Past-President,
President-elect, Treasurer, and Secretary of WCA) or a Conference Planning
Committee approved by the
on all decisions regarding: Conference theme, title and logo. Selection of
keynote and pre-conference speakers. Budget and financial decisions on amounts
greater than $200. Selection of session presenters.
S. The President-elect and Conference
Coordinator will adopt a mutually agreed upon schedule for the submission of
all materials and information to the Conference Coordinator so that s/he has
reasonable time to accomplish the tasks delineated in the employment contract.
This planning schedule will be presented by the President-elect no later than
the February
approval.
T. In order to foster the identity of
professional counselors and to serve all WCA members, conference themes and
keynote presenters shall reflect the larger goals and concerns of WCA and be of
interest and utility to members of all divisions.
U. A concerted effort will be made to
provide a broad spectrum of workshops seeking to address the specific interests
of each division or specialty.
V. The Conference Coordinator shall continue
to report to the WCA Executive Committee, with the WCA President acting as
primary liaison to ensure effective communication with WCA.
W. For conference presenters, registration
will be offered at a reduced rate of $30.00 off the cost of the professional
member or non-member registration fee. The recipient must be registered as a
presenter.
VI. NEWSLETTER
A. All
“opinion” pieces must carry the by-line of the author. Announcements and
objective news do not require by-lines.
B. No
signed or copyrighted cartoons or artwork may be reproduced without the written
permission of the artist.
C. No
previously published or copyrighted article may be printed in total without
written permission.
D. The names and addresses (including E-mail) of
the board shall be printed on each issue of the newsletter.
E. The
editor reserves the rights to edit, accept, or reject any article submitted to
the newsletter.
F. The newsletter shall be printed a minimum of 4 times a year.
G. All board members are expected to regularly contribute to the
newsletter.
H. A
sizable portion of the October newsletter shall be devoted to membership
renewal news.
I. A copy of the year-end Treasurer’s report shall be
published in the August issue.
J. Current
mailing labels for the WCA newsletter and all division newsletters shall be
obtained from the Membership Chair.
K. Newsletters
with a circulation of 200 or more shall be mailed by bulk rate, unless an
emergency exists requiring a faster response time.
L. A WCA membership application shall be published in each WCA
newsletter.
M. Any
advertising accepted in WCA or divisional newsletter must be in good taste and
relate to the practice of counseling. Any want ads accepted must not
discriminate against counselors. For example, an ad stating, “Wanted: Licensed
clinical psychologist or MSW’ would be considered discriminatory.
N. The WCA E-mail and website addresses will be prominently
displayed on each issue.
VII. MEMBERSHIP
A. The
Membership Committee will consist of a chairperson and either the membership
chairperson or president of each of the divisions.
B. Every
effort will be made to promote new membership in WCA and to retain current
members.
C. Membership
recruitment will take place through membership brochures, posters in counselor
education departments, newsletters, word-of-mouth, letters to prospective
members, and other methods appropriate to a professional association.
D. The emphasis in membership recruitment
shall be in providing relevant, professional
services to members.
E. All WCA divisions are expected to assist in membership
recruitment and maintenance.
F. WCA
and its divisions will continue to find ways to make membership attractive by
offering relevant services and member discounts at workshops and conferences.
G. Time will be provided at the fall conference for the annual
meeting of each division.
H. WCA
encourages each division to hold at least one membership meeting a year, in
addition to the meeting at the annual conference.
I. Dues for retired and student members will be $25.00.
VlII. ACCOUNTABILITY
A. Each
WCA officer and committee chair is required to prepare a brief report in
writing, which will be presented at each scheduled board meeting.
B. Each
division President is required to submit an annual report by June 30, using the
form provided by WCA. Information gathered will be used in submitting our tax
report to the IRS.
C. Failure
to submit annual reports in a timely fashion may result in loss of official
divisional status and a position on the
D. The
WCA President and President-Elect are responsible for completing reports
requested by ACA.
E. Written
minutes of all
will be kept by the Secretary, distributed to Board members, and made available
to any member upon request.
F. A
written quarterly financial report will be made and kept by the Treasurer,
distributed to Board members, and made available to any other member upon
request.
G. The
Treasurer will prepare or direct a professional tax preparer to prepare our
annual IRS tax report.
IX. AFFILIATES
A. WCA
amended its by-laws to end any official fiscal or governing relationship with
regional chapters in 1990, although it seeks to encourage formation of
counselors who wish to maintain an informal, grassroots relationship with WCA
for the purpose of communication and networking (Bylaws Article 1, Section
5:B-1).
B. Any
group of twenty (20) WCA members may apply for recognition as a WCA division.
If such members hold a charter from a national division of ACA, they will be
granted a one-year provisional membership on the
Board
organization and if their membership is in excess of twenty (20), they may
request regular status. If such members are not affiliated with ACA, they may
present a written constitution and an application for chartering by WCA as a
WCA division. The admission of such organization will be by action of the WCA
Executive committee. Admission to the Board will be by action of the WCA
Executive Committee in a regularly scheduled meeting. An independent organization
that does not hold an external charter may present its constitution and
operating policies along with an application for a WCA charter as a division.
C. The
Executive Committee will exercise caution in granting divisional status to any
group whose purpose and membership are in direct competition with those of
existing divisions.
D. Dissolution
of a division shall occur when membership drops below 20 members or when the
membership officially votes to disband. Dissolution of assets must follow procedures
specified in division by-laws.
X. LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
A. WCA
supports the ethics contained in the Washington State Uniform Disciplinary Act
(UDA), the Washington Administrative Code, and ACA Code of Ethics.
B. Known
or suspected violations of the UDA shall be reported to the Department of
Health for investigation, and other proper legal authorities when appropriate,
for investigation.
C. Known or suspected violations of the ACA code of Ethics shall
be reported to the ACA Ethics Committee
when the suspected violator is a member of ACA.
D. Known or suspected violations of the ACA Code of Ethics,
which are not covered by the UDA, shall result in a letter of concern being sent to the suspected violator. Allegations
of ethical violation will be handled by the chairperson of the Bylaws and
Ethics Committee who will communicate such findings to the WCA Executive
Committee. A designee of the Executive Committee will communicate the concerns
to the member and consult as to the methods for altering any offensive
practice(s).
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Last revised 6-2000