The Local Programs Committee and the Continuing Education Committee are two of the three society committees that provide educational programs for clinicians.  The third is the Program Committee. Until two years ago the expected task of Local Programs was to provide  one to three hour programs for clinicians within an hour and a half of the  location of the event.  The Continuing Education Committee was responsible  for multi-session educational offerings.  The Program Committee's work is to  provide one or two all-day events per year with a nationally known speaker.   During the last two years the first two committees have combined their work  to provide maximum flexibility for the types and locations of programs the society offers.  Of course, continuing education credits are earned for  attendance at these programs.           During the last academic year the two committees have provided programs  on a variety of clinical subjects in the Triangle area and in various cities  and towns around the state as requested by those areas.  In the recent past, we have sponsored  programs in Wilmington on Eating Disorders,  Complex Dissociative Disorders  and on Play Therapy; in New Bern on The Unfinished Business of Divorce; in  Greenville on Play Therapy; in Chapel Hill on Legal Issues for Clinical  Social Workers, on Intermittent Therapy and on Midlife Divorce; in  Fayetteville on Clinical Supervision; in Raleigh on Men and Their Emotional  Growth and on The Unfinished Business of Divorce.  The programs are open to  all mental health clinicians and to Clinical Social Work Society members at a  reduced rate.  The Western Regional Chapter in the Asheville area has grown  tremendously in the last several years and their education committee has  sponsored several excellent programs for society members in that area.        We also have sub-committees that offer monthly or bi-monthly free clinical programs for society members in the Triangle area. These "Monthly  Gatherings," as they have come to be called, last about 1 1/2 hours and  provide a wide variety and a high quality of educational offerings.  In  addition, they offer one hour of C.E. credit and an opportunity for the area  clinicians to get to know and to consult each other on clinical issues,  including issues specific to their geographic area and to learn each others' specialities  for mutual referrals.       In the interest of strengthening the Clinical Society, we strive to expand the number of regional  chapters to better provide services to members. If you would like to have a  regional chapter in your area, please contact the Society President, Constantine Kledaras, kledaras@mailcenter.campbell.edu).       Programs for this fall will include "Angry and Aggressive Behavior Throughout the Lifespan" with Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D. on Saturday, November 16, 2002.  The committees invite members to send their  suggestions and requests for particular programs.                The Local Programs and Continuing Education Committees welcome new  members to help plan and provide superior educational programs.  The task of  the committees is to find timely topics of interest to members and to  identify experts on those topics.  Society members who can provide  stimulating post-graduate and advanced educational experiences for clinicians  typically represent our presenters.  The committee meetings are held in Chapel Hill or Raleigh, although members from around the state are invited to join the  committees.  By participating, committee members will receive an agenda, minutes, and are able to offer their ideas  and suggestions by telephone or by email to the committee chairs.  The current chair for the next year  is Christine Tronge (lcsw@magicaldesk.com; 919-575-2116).