LEGACY BUILDING
IN SOCIAL WORK:

Dr. Smiar has been presenting ethics workshops for continuing education of social workers since Chapter 457 was enacted in the late 1990’s. He is Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and former Chairperson of the Social Worker Section of the MPSW Board. Dr. Smiar is Chairperson of the Eau Claire County Board and County Board Supervisor for District 15, and former Vice Chairperson of Eau Claire County’s Human Services Board. He continues to teach at UW-Eau Claire in the Honors Program and also works internationally on regular basis in South Africa, Germany, and Austria.