Eastern Branch Bulletin, Spring 2014

EASTERN BRANCH
ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
BULLETIN
SECTION DE L’EST: L’ASSOCIATION DES
TRAVAILLEUSES ET TRAVAILLEURS SOCIAUX DE L’ONTARIO
EASTERN BRANCH NEWS
Spring/Printemps
2014 (Vol. 40 No. 1)
Children and Youth
Eastern Branch News ...................................................1
New Members.................................................................3
Treasurer’s Report ........................................................4
Committees
 Social Justice Committee ......................................3
 Publications Committee ..........................................3
 SWAG...........................................................................5
Scholarships and Bursaries .......................................5
Awards
 Bessie Touzel Award – Lynn Bloom ................... 5
 Gullen Awards for Media Excellence .................. 6
Youth Online...................................................................7
Editorial
“Social Work with Children and Youth ” .................. 7
Articles
 OASW Initiatives/Activities Related to Children
and Youth ................................................................9
 Engaging Reluctant Youth in Counselling ..........10
 Historic Legal Cases on First Nations’
Children’s Equality ...................................................12
 Cornerstone Landing ...............................................12
 An International Adoption Journey ......................14
78th Celebration and Annual General Meeting .......15
Upcoming Events ..........................................................15
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
SPRING 2014
After a long and very hard winter, it is now time to
look forward to spring weather and our Spring
Celebration and Annual General Meeting (AGM). This
year marks the 50 th Anniversary for OASW and the 78 th
for Eastern Branch!
Our big event will be held on the evening of
Wednesday, April 30 th at the RA Centre. This is a
great opportunity to see friends and colleagues, and
to be there for the presentation of the Bessie Touzel
Award to Lynn Bloom. The Joan Gullen Awards for
journalistic excellence in large and small print media
will also be presented, and you will have the
opportunity to participate in our popular annual
auction, with proceeds going to our student bursaries.
Our invited guest speaker for the Celebration is Dr.
Sue Johnson, internationally renowned therapist and
author of the bestselling books, ‘Hold Me Tight’ and
‘Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of
Romantic Relationships’. Her talk will focus on what
social workers need to know about the latest research
on close relationships. Sue will explain why she
believes the social problems that our society faces
can only be effectively addressed by strengthening
adult love relationships, families, and communities.
Social Work Week was celebrated during the week of
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March 3 . This year’s theme was ‘Social Workers:
Champions of Positive Change .’ With this theme in
mind, Eastern Branch (EB) co-hosted a luncheon with
The Ottawa Hospital which began with reading the
CASW national proclamation followed by guest
speaker Dr. Cindy Blackstock. Dr. Blackstock is the
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Bulletin
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THE BULLETIN FOR SUMMER 2014
“Social Policy: A Social Work Perspective ”
Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2014.
2 ideas for this issue
Your news, articles and
are welcomed in the official language
of your choice.
Executive Director of the First Nations Child and
Family Caring Society of Canada. In 2008 she
received an Inspirational Leadership Award from
OASW. As a social worker, she has been a
passionate champion for positive change for First
Nations children, families and communities. (See
page 12 for her article.) Thanks to Pat Wilson, social
worker at The Ottawa Hospital, for her role in
organizing this event.
On February 18th Dwight Thompson OASW Student
representative, Evelyn Weger OASW-EB Vice
President, and Lisa Bowman EB Student representative, attended a meeting with second year Carleton
University students and their professors. They
provided a historical overview of EB, described the
benefits of OASW student membership, and
addressed ongoing concerns raised by the students
regarding the CASW suspension. Students talked
about how the student membership fee was a
deterrant to joining OASW, and contrasted it with the
free CASW membership for students. Other
questions were asked and answered, opening a
dialogue for future meetings.
The CASW suspension continues, and the Branch
Board and other members have expressed a need to
keep attention on this issue. It has been included in
our priorities. Your input on how to proceed from a
Branch position is valued, and concerned EB
members are encouraged to attend our Board
meetings or contact EB Board members.
The March Board meeting was held in our new office
located at 404 McArthur Avenue. Thank you to Kae
McColl, our Administrative Assistant, and her son
Michael for taking care of the move. Our final EB
Board meeting of the year will be on April 14.
I want to thank all EB members who have devoted
their valuable time working on committees throughout
the year. Special mention goes to the following
Committee Chairs who spend countless hours on
your behalf making Eastern Branch one of the most
successful and active in the province: Beverlee
McIntosh Membership and SWAG; Graeme Roderick
Publications; Marg Nelson Social Justice, and
Shontelle Prokipcak Program. Thanks also to our
dedicated student representatives Lisa Bowman and
Dwight Thompson. All Board meetings this year were
well attended and I extend my appreciation to each
Board member: Barbara Merriam (Past President)
Evelyn Weger (Vice President), Jacqueline Boisvert
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(Treasurer), Jennifer Derraugh (Secretary) and Sue
Lefebvre. We have also been fortunate to have our
Provincial Rep, Bonnie Schroeder, attend meetings
and participate in Branch activities such as Chair for
the Celebration/AGM committee.
Eastern Branch Board meetings are scheduled on the
second Monday of each month except during the
summer. If you are interested in participating on the
Board or on a committee, please contact me by
e-mail ([email protected]) or leave a message on
our office telephone at (613) 238-8406. All EB
members are invited to attend meetings which are
held at the Aphasia Centre of Ottawa, 300-2081
Merivale Rd. (6:30 pm – 8:30 pm). Just call or e-mail
to confirm your attendance
Kathy Stiell, President
with the Advisory Committee (which includes both
clients from Cornerstone who participated in last
year’s research and members of the Social Justice
Committee) to review progress. Currently, several
Ottawa domiciliary hostels are participating in the
development of focus groups which will participate in
identifying client’s rights, and developing a simple,
clearly worded Bill of Rights.
The SJC is also discussing other potential housing
research areas for this vulnerable population, and
recently met with Terri Cousineau, who works for the
City of Ottawa Housing Branch, the area licensing
domiciliary hostels. There does seem to be an
increasing bureaucratic awareness of the
circumstances in which residents of domiciliary
hostels find themselves, which Committee members
hope will lead to a greater awareness of the
importance of public accountability for resident’s
quality of life.
NEW MEMBERS
Eastern Branch welcomes new members Elaine
Birchall, Laurie Bourne-Mackeigan, Marie Clairmont,
E. Jane Cunningham, Sandra Eckersley, Amy
Fiawornu, Katia Grenier, Eileen Harper, Josette
Kodsi, Hélène Le Scelleur, Kristina McGeoughDurnin, Krysteli Needham, Jacqueline Rousseau, and
Katherine Standish-Dutton.
Welcome back Laurie-Anne Muldoon and Erin
Richards.
Branch members are invited to attend Social Justice
Committee meetings which are held every month. For
further information regarding our work, or to raise an
issue of concern, please contact
[email protected]
Margaret Nelson, Chair
PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
The Publications Committee published three excellent
issues of the Bulletin in 2013:
COMMITTEES
SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Spring 2013: “’Social Work in Health
Care Settings”
Summer 2013: “Specialization in
Clinical Practice”
Fall 2013: “Social Work and Digital
Technology: How it has crept in.“
The Social Justice Committee (SJC) submits reports
for each issue of the Bulletin. In this issue, the
following report covers committee activity from
October, 2013 to February, 2014. To review earlier
2013 work, refer to Bulletin issues Summer 2013
(Vol. 39 No. 2), and Fall 2013 (Vol. 39 No. 3).
The Committee sincerely thanks everyone who
contributed their articles, ideas and time to the
Bulletin this past year.
Domiciliary Hostels Project
For a second year, the SJC is mentoring a
collaborative research project with the Carleton
School of Social Work, under the guidance of Adje
Van der Sande. This year the students are working
with staff from the City of Ottawa Housing Branch to
develop a Client’s Bill of Rights, to be included in the
new Standards for Domiciliary Hostels being
developed by the city. In early January, students met
C’est toujours avec plaisir que nous accueillons, pour
le Bulletin, des articles et des idées dans l’une ou
l’autre des langues officielles. Nous encourageons
les membres francophones de la Section de l’Est à
participer au comité des publications. Si vous avez
des suggestions sur la manière d’améliorer notre
Bulletin et de le rendre davantage bilingue, n’hésitez
pas à nous en faire part!
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TREASURER’S REPORT - 2013 – RAPPORT DU TRÉSORIER
Bank Balance
December 31, 2012
Revenue
Membership Fees
AGM Dues
Donations
Credit and Refunds
TOTAL Cash Assets
Outstanding Expenses 2012
Total Available Funds 2013
Expenses 2013
Salary and Benefits
Occupancy Costs
Telephone Expenses
Office Expenses
Financial Expenses
Renovations Heartwood House
Boards, Committees, AGM
Communications (Bulletin)
National Social Work Week
Membership
Student Graduation Recruitment
Student Scholarships
Awards, Gifts
Total Expenses Jan-Dec 2013
Total Available Funds as at
December 31, 2013
4,327.28
12,002.00
1,733.00
935.00
52.72
19,050.00
1,502.03
17,547.97
2,395.00
1,783.30
1069.95
125.81
64.48
500.00
3245.12
5,398.28
200.00
200.00
390.00
73.05
15,444.99
2,102.98
Solde en banque
au 31 décembre 2012
Recettes
Cotisations des membres
Droits d’inscription à l’AGA
Dons
Crédit et remboursements
TOTAL des liquidités
Dépenses non réglées 2012
Total des fonds disponibles
2013
Dépenses 2013
Salaires et avantages sociaux
Loyer
Téléphone
Frais d’administration
Charges financières
Rénovations Heartwood House
Conseils, comités, AGA
Communications (Bulletin)
Semaine nationale du travail
social
Membres
Recrutement des étudiants,
remise de diplômes
Bourses aux étudiants
Prix, cadeaux
Total des dépenses de janv. à
déc. 2013
Total des fonds disponibles au
31 déc. 2013
4 327,28
12 002,00
1 733,00
935,00
52,72
19 050,00
1 502,03
17 547,97
2 395,00
1 783,30
1 069,95
125,81
64,48
500,00
3 245,12
5 398,28
200,00
200,00
390,00
73,05
15 444,99
2 102,98
Jacqueline Boisvert, Treasurer
Jacqueline Boisvert, Trésorière
PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
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You’re invited to join us! EB Members are cordially
invited to participate on the Committee as an active
Member, or to sit in on the production of an issue as an
observer to see what we do.
Going digital…We’re taking a serious look at making
the Bulletin digital, which will mean more trees
saved, and your Bulletin available any time you want
online!
Want to be part of the discussion? Contact
us! More details to come.
Interested? Contact us at [email protected] ,
or call Committee Chair Graeme Roderick at
(613) 226-7081.
Publications Committee
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SOCIAL WORK IN AGING AND GERONTOLOGY
(SWAG)
Social Work in Aging and Gerontology (SWAG) is
Open to all social workers who are interested in work
with seniors and their caregivers. We meet monthly
and provide an excellent opportunity to network with
colleagues, both new graduates and experienced
practitioners. There is always a 1-hour presentation
on a topic of interest to professionals in the field.
Recent topics have included updates on programs
provided by CCAC and discussion of barriers to
service, an overview of hospice services in Ottawa,
services and policy development for the population of
aging people with developmental disability, and an
overview of Alzheimer’s Society tool kits and online
resources which we can use as social workers. The
talks are always presented for social workers, and the
discussion is from the social work perspective.
SWAG is a safe place to talk about issues impacting
our clients and our practice. Participation at the
SWAG meetings counts towards continuing
education, and a certificate can be provided to those
attending three or more meetings a year.
To be added to the e-mail distribution list, contact
[email protected]. You will receive
notice of meetings and other information shared
within the network. There is no cost and no RSVP -just show up if a topic interests you.
Meetings take place from 3:30 pm to 5 pm, and are
generously hosted by the Colonel By Retirement
Home, just off Sunnyside Avenue.
Beverlee McIntosh, Chair
SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES
OASW Eastern Branch supports four Bursaries and
Scholarships awarded to students at Ottawa-based
Schools of Social Work.
At Carleton University:
 the Edith Moore Bursary (BSW)
 the Swithun Bowers Memorial Scholarship
(MSW)
 the Brian MacIntosh Memorial Bursary Award
À l’Université d’Ottawa :
 La bourse Roland Lecomte.
The recipients of these Bursaries and Scholarships
will be acknowledged at the April 30 Celebration/
AGM, and in the Summer issue of the Bulletin. The
annual financial report will be available in the
Summer issue as well.
For information on how you can make a taxdeductible donation to these awards, please contact
us at [email protected].
AWARDS
BESSIE TOUZEL AWARD WINNER
LYNN BLOOM
Some people are always in leadership roles . They
sit at the heads of committees, their names populate
the keynotes at conferences and their faces often
grace the pages of award announcements and
celebrations. These people are often supported by
many people -- people who play a significant role in
the stories of those who win awards, but who are not
necessarily celebrated for their own leadership
contributions. The people who support those in
positions of leadership often have the less glamorous
roles of empowering and supporting others to do
great things. Often those people who support people
in positions of leadership are social workers. Very
often the support that social workers provide enables
people to take leadership roles, and their vital
contribution is not recognized and rarely is it
celebrated.
La lauréate du prix Bessie Touzel de l’ATTSO
2014, Lynn Bloom , incarne cet élément tranquille,
moins reconnu, mais essentiel du leadership et de la
responsabilisation, Lynn a exercé une grande
influence sur l’élaboration d’un certain nombre
d’importants programmes et elle a, à maintes
reprises, facilité le lancement de tels programmes et
permis à des collègues d’entreprendre de grands
projets. Ces programmes comprenaient le soutien
aux personnes atteintes de sclérose en plaques,
l’enseignement aux étudiants en médecine de
compétences pour mener des entrevues avec
compassion et respect, et l’incitation à établir un
centre d’apprentissage interprofessionnel en
éducation sanitaire pour les arts et les sciences
humaines.
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Moreover, Lynn has worked tirelessly to create
supervision opportunities for social workers and other
health professionals. Through her leadership, Lynn
has continued and maintained the Ottawa Narrative
Therapy study group since 2006. She has helped
create a vibrant space where others from diverse
psychosocial backgrounds can both share their work
and learn new and compassionate ideas on how to
improve the work they do. Lynn has also used her
expertise in Narrative and Reflective models of
practice in her teaching as a field and classroom
instructor at the University of Ottawa, Carleton
University, and at The Ottawa Hospital. She has
recently introduced a peer supervision group in her
work as a Rehabilitation Social Worker at The Ottawa
Hospital.
En plus de son travail de soutien et de
développement communautaire, Lynn a écrit des
articles de recherche revus par un comité de lecture
aussi bien dans le domaine du travail social que dans
le domaine général, et a donné des présentations
aux travailleuses et travailleurs sociaux et autres
professionnels de la santé. En 2005, ce travail a
contribué à sa nomination au poste de professeure
auxiliaire de recherche par l’assemblée universitaire
de l’Université Carleton.
On a personal level, I have had the pleasure to colead the Ottawa Narrative Therapy study group with
Ms. Bloom for the past three years. Lynn has been a
tireless organizer of this group’s finances, schedule,
and guest speakers. Since having the pleasure of
meeting Lynn about five years ago as a doctoral
student newly returned to Ottawa and anxious to join
in the Narrative community, I have marveled at the
capacity Lynn has to support others to enrich their
knowledge and accomplish greater skills. When I
work with Lynn I very much appreciate her
commitment to constantly examine ideas from a
perspective of what works for the people whom she
and her colleagues support. I have also very much
appreciated Lynn’s ability to lead others by inspiring
them to do great things.
This is why I was very excited to nominate Lynn for
this award and I am extremely pleased that the
OASW has chosen to recognize a truly great social
work leader.
Noah Spector
WINNERS OF GULLEN AWARDS
FOR EXCELLENCE IN
PRINT MEDIA ANNOUNCED
OASW Eastern Branch is pleased to announce this
year’s winners of the Gullen Awards for Excellence in
Print Media!
There are two categories for the Award: one for
large print media serving the region, the other for
small print media serving local communities.
This year’s Winner for large print media serving
the region is Chris Cobb of The Ottawa Citizen , for
his 3-part series on PTSD (post traumatic stress
disorder) entitled, "A Long Scar on the Soul."
(September 2013)
The Winner for small print media serving local
communities is the Metroland East Special Report on
hospice palliative care, "Dying for Dignity,"
researched and written by a group of five journalists:
Michelle Nash, Jessica Cunha, Laura Mueller, Blair
Edwards and Emma Jackson. (November 2013)
The Awards are named after Joan Gullen, a Bessie
Touzel recipient who has been recognized nationally
by the Governor General. The Awards consist of a
citation and a small monetary prize which is donated
to a local charity chosen by each recipient.
For further information about the Gullen Award,
contact the Eastern Branch office at [email protected], or call us at (613) 238-8406.
Donations to the Gullen Award are welcome! To
make a donation, please contact the Ottawa
Community Foundation by phone at (613) 236-1616,
or by e-mail at [email protected].
ANNONCE DES TITULAIRES DES
PRIX GULLEN D’EXCELLENCE
DANS LA PRESSE ÉCRITE
C’est avec plaisir que l’ATTSO, section de l’Est,
annonce les titulaires cette année des prix Gullen
d’excellence dans la presse écrite!
Le prix comporte deux catégories : l’une réservée
aux publications régionales, l’autre aux publications
communautaires.
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Le lauréat pour la presse écrite régionale est Chris
Cobb du Ottawa Citizen, pour sa série d’articles en
trois parties sur le ESPT (état de stress posttraumatique), intitulée « A Long Scar on the Soul »
(une longue cicatrice de l’âme) (septembre 2013)
Le lauréat pour la presse écrite communautaire
couvrant les collectivités locales est un rapport
spécial de Metroland East sur les soins palliatifs dans
un centre spécialisé, intitulé « Dying for Dignity »
(mourir pour la dignité); un groupe de cinq
journalistes ont collaboré à la recherche et à la
rédaction de ce rapport : Michelle Nash, Jessica
Cunha, Laura Mueller, Blair Edwards et Emma
Jackson. (novembre 2013)
Ces prix portent le nom de Joan Gullen, une
titulaire du prix Bessie Touzel, qui est reconnue à
l’échelle nationale par le gouverneur général. Les prix
comprennent une attestation ainsi qu’une modeste
somme d’argent qui est versée à une œuvre de
bienfaisance locale choisie par chacun des titulaires.
Pour obtenir plus de renseignements au sujet du
prix Gullen, veuillez communiquer avec le bureau de
la section de l’Est de l’ATTSO à [email protected] ,
ou nous appeler au 613 238-8406.
Les dons au Prix Gullen sont très appréciés!
Pour faire un don, veuillez communiquer avec la
Fondation communautaire d’Ottawa, par téléphone
au 613 236-1616, ou par courriel à [email protected] .
YOUTH ONLINE
If you are working with youth with mental health or
addiction issues, you may be looking for a few good
online tools.
In his article, “Social Work and Technology:
embracing the culture of youth ” (see Editorial), Miguel
Guayasamin of the Halton Catholic District School
Board noted two excellent sites for youth:
 www.teenmentalhealth.org, developed with Dr.
Stan Kutcher, and
 www.mindyourmind.ca
Both are youth-friendly websites, and contain videos,
games, tools and resources to educate youth around
mental health and addictions issues.
EDITORIAL
SOCIAL WORK WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH
The focus of this issue of the Bulletin is Children and
Youth. Twenty years ago, Child Welfare celebrated
100 years of service to our community. In Fall 1993,
Bulletin editors Madeleine Dubois and Elinor Mueller
observed that the development of social work in
Eastern Ontario closely paralleled that of the local
Children’s Aid Societies (CAS) of which there are
currently six within our Branch’s boundaries. It also
parallels the development of young persons’ mental
health services, there being 10 Children’s Mental
Health Centers (CMHC) within our boundaries,
including a 19-bed facility at CHEO. Many social
workers employed in schools, family services, youth
justice, hospitals, social assistance, social policy and
other settings have worked for either a CAS or a
CMHC during their career.
In the Spring 1997 Bulletin, school social worker Dan
Wiseman reminded us that the people of Ontario
have long believed that the safety net of services for
children and their families must be inclusive and
strong. He said: “We ignore the needs of our children
at our peril. Pay now or pay later, but rest assured
with the latter choice, we will all pay a heavy price.
As social workers, our advocacy role has never been
more important.”
The editorials in the Fall 2004 and Fall 2010 Bulletins
asked whether the best interests of children were
being served by systems in which a few solutions fit
all, where 90% of those families being served need
more, or where services were being delivered in silos
-- child welfare, children’s mental health, education,
youth justice, family services and health. Both
editorials also queried whether we could be more
effective advocates. Wiseman gave emphasis to our
advocacy role. The Fall 2010 issue, while
acknowledging our roles as advocate, broker,
counsellor, educator and researcher, yearned for
wider scope. It aspired for us to also be active
agents and leaders of change. Perhaps individually,
but certainly collectively!
What might active agents of change look like?
Consider researchers as agents of change. In 2010,
over 60% of the researchers in the field of Ontario
Child Welfare were social workers, while less than
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15% represented the next prevalent discipline.
Reviewing eight pieces of research done by the Child
Welfare Institute (Toronto) between 2008 and 2010 to
consider whether their focus, methodology, outcomes
and mode of presentation would be useful to policy
makers, the Bulletin answered with a strong Yes. It
also said such research could be useful to ‘those in
practice, management and advocacy’. Referencing
the views of Vince and Saini (OASW Newsmagazine ,
Fall 2008), the editorial noted the growing nexus
between research, policy and practice with children
and youth, while lamenting the absence of timely
snap-shots of which elements of the system were
improving or getting worse.
within the profession of ways of implementing this
belief.
Four years ago, readers were encouraged to renew
their commitment to children and youth by being
effective advocates, active agents and leaders of
change. Are these being realized? While the reader
can personally provide an answer, the following three
indicators might suggest a preliminary collective
answer.
Last April, representatives met with a tri-ministry
panel to discuss the Children and Youth Mental
Health and Addiction Strategy. The Ministry of
Education again acknowledged that social workers
are key in identifying students at risk. As well, for the
third year, the committee is a member of the Coalition
for Children and Youth Mental Health, a provincewide network uniting education, mental health,
community, and health sectors. The coalition
promotes integrated public policy that recognizes
social and emotional well-being as integral to healthy
child development.
1. Does OASW have a Children and Youth
Committee?
2. Using school social workers as a proxy for children
and youth services, are there indications of
OASW’s School Social Work Committee being
active agents of change?
3. Are social workers in positions of leadership in the
field of Child Welfare and Children’s Mental Health
and are their achievements being recognized?
1) Does OASW have a Children and Youth Advisory
Committee? Yes; its purpose is to provide leadership
and advice to the OASW regarding key areas of
policy, practice, education, research and advocacy
that should be addressed. Regarding its endeavors,
in May 2012, it responded to a request for essays on
Engagement by the Office of the Provincial Advocate
for Children and Youth. A summary of their paper,
Authentic Engagement: A Youth's Right to Full
Participation, appeared that year in OASW’s
Newsmagazine and the Ontario Association of
Children's Aid Societies' Journal. The essay noted
that in recent years there had been an expectation by
government that youth should be engaged in the
policy formulation and program development within
organizations providing services to youth. The
Advisory Committee also encouraged discussion
2) Regarding OASW’s School Social Work
Committee, its mandate is to develop, promote, and
advocate the practice of school social work in
Ontario. Yes, it is an active agent of change! For
instance, it is a longstanding member of the Ministry
of Education’s Advisory Council of Special Education.
Each year, the committee holds an Annual Ministry
Day when representatives meet with senior
government officials on issues of concern regarding
the Ministry’s Special Education policy and its
‘Student Success/Learning to Eighteen’ initiatives.
Regarding services to practitioners, last fall the
committee held its 26th Annual Symposium. For 10
years, it has published a newsletter of articles by
practitioners. The June 2013 article, Social Work and
Technology: embracing the culture of yout h by Miguel
Guayasamin would have been a great article in the
last issue of the Bulletin. The four year-old Virtual
Networking Group provides OASW members
practicing in schools with an opportunity to network,
share information and problem-solve. By any
standard, this committee is an active agent of
change! Its newsletter has international circulation.
3) Regarding leadership roles, yes Ontario social
workers are leaders. Since 2003, OASW has named
two dozen inspirational leaders. Over forty percent
have backgrounds in Child Welfare, Children’s Mental
Health, Children’s Education or Families. Their
wisdom and insights can be found on OASW’s
website. Found there is local inspirational leader Dr.
Cindy Blackstock (2008), a leader on the national
stage. Of the Branch’s inspirational leaders
inaugurated in 1985, nearly forty percent of the
Bessie Touzel recipients have a similar career
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background. Readers may recall three of its
nomination criteria:
a) demonstrated leadership in social work practice
b) demonstrated vision in social work practice
c) been involved in the expression/achievement of
this vision
Hats off to researchers at the Children’s Hospital of
Eastern Ontario who considered in-patient psychiatric
services across the province relative to international
comparators (the Canadian Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry, February 2014) . When asked
on February 20 about the unevenness in availability
of in-patient hospital service across the province, coauthor Dr. Stephanie Greenham told the Ottawa
Citizen, “There is no rhyme or reason for these
discrepancies...” The study noted that social workers
were ‘represented in the majority of [the 24] settings’
more so than psychologists or occupational
therapists’. Among the study’s findings was
‘insufficient tracking of outcomes across settings’.
Recommended was the development of provincial
standards for staffing, treatment and evaluation.
Contributors to this issue of the Bulletin assist you to
remain current on selected issues relating to the
concern of social workers in the field of child and
youth services. Joan McKenzie Davies keeps us
current on OASW’s initiatives, in which we can take
pride. All contributors challenge us to continue to put
Our Kids First. We must also continue to advocate
and join others in advocating against silos, and for
implementation of policies that ensure the right mix of
services are available to children and families in both
our urban and rural communities of Eastern Ontario.
Publication Committee
ARTICLES
OASW INITIATIVES/ACTIVITIES RELATED
TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH
by Joan McKenzie Davies
Précis : L’Association des travailleuses et
travailleurs sociaux de l’Ontario (ATTSO) se
consacre depuis longtemps aux questions et
inquiétudes liées aux enfants et aux jeunes. Alors
que les détails relatifs à ces questions changent au fil
du temps, les mêmes thèmes ne cessent de faire
surface. Le présent article résume les formes qu’a
prises la défense de causes de l’ATTSO au cours de
l’année écoulée.
The Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)
has had a long-standing commitment to addressing
issues and concerns related to children and youth.
While details surrounding the issues change over
time, similar themes keep surfacing. These include:
the tremendous human costs associated with children
living in impoverished circumstances; the need for
increased funding, improved service delivery models
and more equitable access to services, especially for
vulnerable First Nations children; and the need for
greater protection of children’s rights. Different
advocacy approaches and vehicles have been used
through which to seek progressive change: coalitions
of like-minded organizations/groups; committees and
advisory groups; engagement in consultations,
meetings and the preparation of briefs to government;
and responses to issues in the media.
Within the past year, OASW’s advocacy has taken
the following form:
Special Meeting re: Improving Educational Outcomes
for Youth Leaving Care : OASW participated in a
meeting involving the Ministry of Children and Youth
Services (MCYS) and the Provincial Advocate for
Children and Youth to discuss new ways of improving
education outcomes for children and youth in and
from foster care. The purpose of the meeting was to
bring together a broad array of stakeholders,
including representatives from other ministries, to
discuss how to implement four key recommendations
from the Blueprint for Fundamental Change to
Ontario’s Child Welfare System under the section on
“Education”.
Response to MCYS Draft Child and Youth Mental
Health Service Framework : OASW made a written
response to the draft Service Framework which seeks
to improve access to mental health services for
children, youth and their families by making it easier
to identify services, understand the minimum
expectations associated with the delivery of these
services, and find their way to and through care. The
Association’s response highlighted, among other
issues, the need for families to be central to the
delivery of services to children and youth. It
expressed concern about the underlying premise in
the Service Framework that child and youth mental
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health services will be provided “to the level of
available resources”, a premise contrary to the
Convention of the Rights of the Child Adopted by the
UN General Assembly (1989), violating Principles 2,
4, 5 and 6. Without additional funding, concern was
raised about the ability of lead agencies to meet new
responsibilities, central to easing access.
background. OASW’s letter supported three
recommendations in the class-action lawsuit against
the Government of Canada, the intent of which is to
enshrine in Canadian law protections of the culture
and identity of Aboriginal children, the profound loss
of which causes lasting psychological and emotional
damage.
Poverty Reduction : OASW remains a strong
advocate to reduce child poverty through: a lengthy
provincial partnership in Campaign 2000;
participation twice a year in two all-day forums of the
Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition;
ongoing meetings with the Ministry of Community and
Social Services; response to the Ontario Pre-Budget
Consultations; and the joining with other advocacy
groups to press for the implementations of key
recommendations in the final report of the Social
Assistance Review Commission.
Call for Repeal of Section 43: Criminal Code re: Child
Corporal Punishment : OASW continues to support
lobbying to repeal Section 43 which allows hitting
children as a form of discipline, and to explicitly
prohibit all other forms of corporal punishment.
Publication of an Article in the Ontario Association of
Children’s Aid Societies’ Journal, 2013 : An article
entitled, “Authentic Youth Engagement in Social Work
Services”, first published in the online OASW
Newsmagazine, and written by Ashley Quinn and
Michael Saini in collaboration with OASW’s Children
and Youth Advisory Group, was tailored to meet the
requirements of OACAS’s Journal. The article
focuses on the concept of youth engagement as a
promising practice approach to promote positive
youth development to ease transition into adulthood,
and to encourage youth to become contributing
members of their communities. The article highlights
the need for a policy framework to provide an overall
vision and to articulate how best to engage youth in
policy initiatives and the delivery of services geared
for youth.
Inequities in Funding and Access to Services by First
Nations Children: OASW remains committed to
advocacy for Aboriginal children and families who
have experienced profound and persistent
marginalization by the Government of Canada. In
December 2013, a letter was sent to the Editor of the
Toronto Star in response to an article about the
incomprehensible and unconscionable practice of the
Canadian and Provincial governments between 1955
and 1985, which endorsed child welfare policies that
resulted in the removal of Aboriginal children from
their homes, placing them in adoption or foster
homes with white families and then issuing death
certificates to expunge any record of Aboriginal
School Social Work Committee : The School Social
Work Committee has continued to be very productive
undertaking activities/initiatives such as:
1) hosting the 26 th Annual School Social Work
Symposium with participants from around the
province and a program featuring a keynote address on
mental health interventions and three sets of
concurrent workshops on such topics as resistance and
depression among young men, the traumatized child,
and anxiety treatment groups in the school setting;
2) 26 Annual Ministry of Education Days, when senior
government officials speak on initiatives that are of
particular interest to school social workers who address
in their daily work such issues as “safe and inclusive
schools”; and
3) 10 years of publishing periodically the OASW School
Social Work Newsletter, which is distributed to school
social workers across Ontario and to contacts in12
different countries.
Joan McKenzie Davies is the Executive Director of the
Ontario Association of Social Workers.
ENGAGING RELUCTANT YOUTH
IN COUNSELLING
by Itamar Danziger
Précis : Le présent article encourage les
travailleuses et travailleurs sociaux à se sensibiliser
aux éventuelles considérations dynamiques et
systémiques lorsqu’ils travaillent avec des jeunes qui
hésitent à aller voir les professionnels vers lesquels
on les oriente, du fait que d’autres s’intéressent plus
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qu’eux-mêmes aux services cliniques. L’article offre
également des suggestions relatives à la participation
de ces jeunes.
Some youths find themselves in difficult binds. On
one hand, they can have many internal and external
circumstances to cope with, compounded by an
increasing urge to be proactive in their own lives. On
the other hand, those youth may not have as much
power to do so as they wish, understandably or not.
Adults can choose and influence their environments
much more freely than youths can.
Society and its various systems (schools, family,
justice, youth protection systems, etc.) dictate social
axioms and expectations. When those axioms collide
with a particular youth’s disposition, those systems
may go into enforcement mode, often more so than
they would with adults. When this mode fails, the
youth might be referred to counselling to “address
his/her issues”. Such referred youths are often
hesitant clients. They may nominally agree to the
counselling which they were (assumedly politely)
coerced into, and say all the right things in session.
These “ideal” clients will “recover” from their “clinical
issues” as soon as they have convinced the referrer
of their engagement in counselling, despite too often
having internalized the external issues, while feeling
pathologized. Soon after the termination of the
successful pretend therapy, the same youth may be
pressured into more counselling, restarting the
referral-pretend therapy cycle.
Unfortunately, compliance and camouflage are not
resolution. The presented clinical concern (whether
affective or behavioural), or the youth’s resistance,
may be the only means of giving voice to the
underdog’s side of the client-referrer rift.
Thankfully, other coerced youths are more honest.
They tell the intake worker that they are uninterested
in counselling. They may also offer their opinion of
the referrer, mere milliseconds before hanging up the
telephone on the intake worker.
In the above-mentioned situations, the youth are in a
power struggle with the referring party over the nature
of the presenting issue. The youth may win or lose
that power struggle, but unless those youth make it
into real clinical work, the concerns underlying and
beyond the power-struggle may never be clarified, or
resolved. Regardless, the referrer may defer, but
never wins the wars over intentions and narrative. If
pretend therapy is the pinnacle of sublimated
resistance, it is seconded only by counselling refusal,
or no-shows.
Worse yet, affective and/or behavioural responses to
a youth’s sense of being mis-attuned to, coerced, or
pathologized often beget labels such as, “it’s just an
excuse”, “he’s resistant”, “she just wants attention”,
“he’s controlling”, “she’s not ready for therapy”, “he
has little insight”, etc. Such labels have not cured any
client. Those damning comments are mere pseudoclinical blabbing and do not address the immediate
dynamics between referrer and client. Being aware of
such systemic implications should be obvious to
social workers.
“Counselling is not a judicial process.
Instead, clinicians are entrusted to
protect a safe clinical context, for both
youth and the referrer alike.”
So, are the presenting issues justifiable? Or is the
referral justified? Are various shades of mandated
counselling for youths appropriate? And who is right -the referrer or the youth? Those questions are, and
should remain, clinically irrelevant. Counselling is not
a judicial process. Instead, clinicians are entrusted to
protect a safe clinical context, for both youth and the
referrer alike.
Discussions around the power dynamics of a referreryouth rift need to be the first clinical goal. Such an
approach promotes a higher chance of engagement,
consequent departure of power struggles, and into
real clinical work. Not doing so makes the therapist
another coercing, damning, rejecting authority figure,
thereby further entrenching the original issues.
Some of my favourite opening questions for coerced
clients include: “So, who wants you to go into
counselling the most? Why do you disagree? And
despite this, why did you agree to come and talk with
me? Is the presenting issue about X for you, and not
as Y’s narrative dictates? How do you manage those
differences? What would be the risk/cost of you going
to counselling given this situation (or not go to
counselling, for the overly agreeable)”.
Itamar Danziger is the intake worker and a counsellor
at the Child and Youth Counselling Services – part of
the Children’s Mental Health Programs at the
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Cornwall Community Hospital (in Cornwall Ontario).
He is also works in private practice in Cornwall.
HISTORIC LEGAL CASES ON FIRST
NATION’S CHILDREN’S EQUALITY
by Cindy Blackstock
Précis : La Société de soutien à l’enfance et à la
famille des Premières Nations (Société de soutien)
s’occupe actuellement de deux affaires judiciaires
historiques prétendant que le gouvernement du
Canada fait preuve de discrimination à l’égard des
enfants des Premières Nations en offrant des
services d’aide sociale à l’enfance inégaux dans les
réserves et en omettant d’assurer un accès aux
services gouvernementaux selon les mêmes termes
aux enfants des Premières Nations qu’aux autres
enfants. Ce qui suit est une mise au point de ce qui
se passe avec ces deux affaires.
The Auditor General of Canada has repeatedly found
longstanding inequalities in health, child welfare and
education on First Nations reserves. The First
Nations Child and Family Caring Society (Caring
Society) is currently involved in two historic legal
cases alleging that the Government of Canada is
discriminating against First Nations children by
providing inequitable child welfare services on
reserves and failing to ensure First Nations children
access government services on the same terms as
other children (see Jordan’s Principle
www.jordansprinciple.ca).
Hearings at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on
the child welfare case began on February 25, 2013.
The Caring Society and other parties opposing the
Federal Government (Assembly of First Nations,
Canadian Human Rights Commission, Amnesty
International and Chiefs of Ontario) have presented
compelling evidence of the inequalities over 40 days
of hearings.
On March 17, 2014, the Canadian Government will
begin presenting its side of the case. The Tribunal
has the authority to make a binding determination of
discrimination and to order a remedy. The case will
likely conclude in July of 2014 with a ruling expected
in late 2014 or early 2015. Hearings are open to the
public (see www.fnwitness.ca for dates, time and
location).
The second case, brought by Maurina Beadle and
Pictou Landing First Nation, alleges that the Federal
Government breached the Charter and Jordan’s
Principle by failing to ensure Maurina’s special needs
son Jeremy received equitable at home care services
while she recovered from a stroke. The Federal
Court found in Maurina’s favor and ordered the
Federal Government to pay for the services Jeremy
required. Sadly, the Federal Government has
appealed the order and wants Maurina Beadle and
Pictou Landing to pay for their legal fees. This
historic case is now before the Federal Court of
Appeal with hearing dates to be set later in the
spring.
Dr. Cindy Blackstock, PhD, is the Executive Director of
the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of
Canada.
CORNERSTONE LANDING
by Christine Campbell
Précis: Depuis 2010, Cornerstone Landing cherche
à trouver les moyens d’empêcher que les jeunes de
16 à 24 ans dans le comté rural de Lanark ne
deviennent des sans-abri. Cet organisme travaille
directement avec les jeunes qui risquent de se
trouver sans abri en leur fournissant un soutien et
une orientation et en faisant en sorte qu’ils soient
logés et scolarisés pour qu’ils puissent ainsi restés
connectés avec leur collectivité locale. De plus,
l’organisme s’emploie à rehausser la sensibilisation
du public au problème des jeunes sans-abri à
l’échelle locale. Voici le récit d’une belle réussite.
Cornerstone Landing is a not-for-profit charitable
organization working towards the prevention of youth
homelessness in rural Lanark County. We do this by
raising public awareness, and by providing direct
support to young people between the ages of 16 and
24 who are in school and at risk of, or are currently
experiencing, homelessness.
Cornerstone provides income support in the form of a
monthly rental supplement and/or gift certificate for
food, clothing and other essentials, as long as the
young person stays in school and actively works
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towards academic credits. By keeping young people
housed and in school, they remain connected to the
local community. Research shows this is a major
factor in preventing the slide into adult homelessness.
Cornerstone Landing was incorporated in 2010 and
began by concentrating on the development of a
workable model for a rural area. With minimal
financial outlay, at-risk youth were to be helped to
maintain a reasonably priced residence and remain in
school. They were to stay in contact with a
Cornerstone Landing youth worker in order to receive
support and guidance.
With fundraising in place (mostly non-governmental),
the program began supporting youth in 2012. The
organization now supports six young people -- four in
Perth and two in Smiths Falls -- who otherwise would
have had to drop out of school to support themselves.
All of these young people were at-risk of
homelessness. Some had been couch surfing.
Others, if a member of larger family units, were
affected by severe poverty. These circumstances left
the young person faced with dropping out of school to
support the family. With Cornerstone’s help, three of
our youth will graduate from high school this June.
A 2013 survey conducted by Cornerstone Landing
found that 25% of Perth students surveyed had
experienced homelessness at least once
(homelessness was defined as having to leave their
home for a period of 24 hours), and further anecdotal
evidence over the years suggests that youth
homelessness remains a compelling but largely
hidden problem in rural areas. In addition, the age of
the young people first experiencing homelessness
was eye-opening; 75% of female respondents who
answered that they had experienced homelessness
first went through this traumatic experience between
the ages of 12 and 15.
This survey follows up on one conducted a decade
ago by a group called Transitions Action Coalition,
which also found similarly high levels of
homelessness in the County.
Cornerstone seeks to make what is essentially an
invisible problem visible so that all community
members can be made aware of it and respond to it
in a constructive, supportive manner. The goal is to
reduce the personal costs borne by young people
facing homelessness, as well as the spinoff social
costs that result from youth homelessness (policing,
health care, addictions).
Cornerstone Landing uses a layered approach
through housing and education. The focus on rent
supplements addresses the immediate need of
housing, while the agreement to stay in school covers
education. The Cornerstone Landing representative
who deals directly with the young people receiving
the supplements and/or gift certificates also directs
young people to appropriate social services and
mental health supports, as needed.
“Because youth homelessness is
largely invisible in a rural area, a lot
of people refuse to believe that it exists.”
By helping to maintain young people in their own
communities, they have the added connection of
supportive adults or friends. The organization does
not find housing for young people, nor will it engage
in direct counselling, but it does provide public
education about the issue of youth homelessness.
Because youth homelessness is largely invisible in a
rural area, a lot of people refuse to believe that it
exists. Through Cornerstone Landing’s persistent
approach of speaking with community groups and
reaching out to local media, we were able to bring
forward the problem and highlight the need to
address the issue. The recurring comment now is: “I
had no idea this was happening in our community!
What can I do to help?”
But nothing speaks louder than the sweet sound of
success! Here is an excerpt of a letter written by one
of our youth. “I felt a huge weight lifted off my chest
and so thankful for where my life is heading and the
people in my life. I do not know where I would be in
life if there was no forgiveness, hope or the people
that have helped open my eyes to see I am better
than what I think, I can accomplish anything. I cannot
express how thankful and honored I am for having so
many people open their hearts and help me. I am so
thankful for Cornerstone .”
Christine Campbell is the President of Cornerstone
Landing. She is the youth worker at Perth and District
Collegiate Institute.
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AN INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION JOURNEY
by Sarah Loten
Précis: Les enfants sont remis pour l’adoption dans
les pays étrangers pour une variété de raisons, dont
un grand nombre correspondent aux besoins que l’on
trouve dans notre propre pays, et d’autres qui sont
particulières au pays d’origine. Notre famille est le
résultat de naissances et de l’adoption internationale.
Cela a été une expérience fascinante mais pas
dénuée de complications et de défis, comme c’est le
cas de toute expérience valable. Ceci est notre
expérience du processus d’adoption internationale.
Our family was formed through birth and through
international adoption. It has been an exciting
journey, but not without its complications and
challenges, as with any worthwhile journey. We have
five children ranging in age from 9 to 22 years -- three
girls and two boys. Our youngest two girls were
adopted from China; one in 2004 at the age of 13
months, through the 'regular' adoption program, and
the other in 2008 at age 4, through a 'waiting children'
program.
Children become available for adoption in foreign
countries for a variety of reasons, many of which
mirror the needs in our own country, and some of
which are unique to the country of origin. Poverty,
single parenthood and special needs dominate the
need for international adoption.
Countries often have their own special challenges
which mean that adoption cannot easily occur in their
own nation; for example, HIV, cultural preferences for
certain genders, war, and natural disaster. Most
countries don’t want their younger population to leave
the country, only allowing it when the need
overwhelms available resources.
“In African countries, particularly Ethiopia, the
orphan crisis created by the AIDS epidemic was
the key reason why so many children were
available for international adoption.”
At the time of our first Chinese adoption journey, the
numbers of abandoned and orphaned girls were
overwhelming the orphanages of many provinces in
that country. This is due mostly to the one-child policy
and cultural preference for boys, particularly in rural
areas. The rules for domestic adoption within the
country were stringent and dictated by the same onechild policy governing the rest of the population of
parents. When we returned for our second adoption,
domestic rules for adoption had become more
relaxed and aggressive campaigns against female
abandonment had reduced the number of healthy
girls. However, children with special needs, many
female and some male, were dominating the
orphanages and continue to do so.
“…sadly, many children will never have
the opportunity to have permanent families
as a direct result of the laws that were designed
to protect them.”
In African countries, particularly Ethiopia, the orphan
crisis created by the AIDS epidemic was the key
reason why so many children were available for
international adoption. In places like Haiti, poverty
was the main driving force. In other countries, many
orphaned children grow up in orphanages or variable
care from family (often a grandparent and sibling) and
institutional and supporting charitable programs.
However, many of these children may not become
part of the adoption 'stream' because of politics
dictating inter-country adoption such as the Hague
Convention of 1993. These agreements are designed
to protect children and parents from the corruption
and complications that can arise from inter-country
adoption but, sadly, many children will never have the
opportunity to have permanent families as a direct
result of the laws that were designed to protect them.
International adoption is almost exclusively facilitated
through private agencies in Canada.
The agency receives a fee for all the communication
and documentation between the home Canadian
province of the family, and the province or state of the
child's country. Families must meet the criteria set out
by both countries. Paperwork is extensive and wait
times can be long, ranging from 12 months to 5
years, depending on the program and the country of
origin.
A home study must be done by a social worker in the
home province. This home study will be sent to the
country of intention (translated by the agency) and
the province of family residence. Police checks must
be done. Forms requesting information from the
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intended country are filled out. Forms must be
notarized. In the case of children with special needs,
the family must provide a list of the types of special
needs they are willing to work with. They must
provide information that they have the resources to
financially and emotionally handle those needs, and
have proximity to a health care facility that can
provide appropriate care. All services and travel
arrangements are paid for by the adopting family.
International adoptions range in cost from $25,000
to $50,000.
Once in country, more paperwork and formal
approval of the adoption takes place. This process
varies hugely from country to country. Some
countries require a trip of only a few days; enough
time to complete the requirements. Other countries
may require a residency that lasts several months or
requires two trips. The method in which the family
receives that child also differs from country to
country.
In China the child is 'handed over' in a rather
dramatic fashion. The parents are gathered in a room
(a hotel room or government office) and matching
names are called. Highly stressed children are
handed over to very excited parents. The parents
then have a 24 hour 'bonding time' to make sure they
are comfortable with their child. The formal adoption
interviews and paper signing occur on the following
days.
In some other countries, families have a chance to
visit with their child in their own surroundings before
taking them permanently. These journeys can be
longer but are probably less abrupt for the child.
Upon return to Canada, the child must officially
become a citizen of our country. With our first
adoption, the process involved several tiers including
permanent residency, followed by citizenship. With
our second adoption, the process took place at the
Canadian embassy in Beijing and although some
paperwork had to be done upon return, she was
essentially a Canadian upon adoption. Again, this
process is managed by the adoption agency.
These agencies are critical to the success of a
family's adoption experience. They play an invaluable
role in the facilitation of the process and for the
negotiation of the ever changing rules, expectations
and dynamics placed on international adoption.
Sarah Loten is an International Adoptive Parent living
with her family in Perth, Ontario. She is also a
member of the Board of the Children's Bridge
Foundation.
SPRING CELEBRATION AND AGM
Mark Your Calendar!
OASW-Eastern Branch 78th
Celebration/ Annual General
Meeting
Wednesday April 30, 2014
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
RA Centre, Courtside B
2451 Riverside Drive
Ottawa, ON K1H 7X7
Speaker: Dr. Sue Johnson, EdD
Author of the bestsellers:
“Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of
Romantic Relationships”, and “Hold Me Tight”
“Love Sense: What Social Workers
Need to Know”
Please e-mail us at [email protected]
or call us at  (613) 238-8406
to confirm your attendance.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OASW Niagara Branch is excited to announce
Lisa Ferentz, MSW, LCSW-C, DAPA
as the speaker for our Annual Conference on
May 8, 2014 at the Casablanca Inn,
Grimsby, Ontario.
“Trauma and Affect Regulation"
To register online go to:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/affect-regulation-teachingthese-skills-to-traumatized-adolescents-and-adultstickets-10293240359
If you require more information please contact Niagara
Branch at [email protected]
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THE BULLETIN FOR SUMMER 2014
THE BULLETIN FOR FALL 2014
“Social Policy: A Social Work
Perspective ”
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Deadline for submissions: November 1, 2014.
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« LOVE SENSE: What Social Workers
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Conférencière : Dr. Sue Johnson, EdD
Auteur des succès de librairie : “Love Sense: The
Revolutionary New Science of Romantic
Relationships” et “Hold Me Tight”
Présentation du prix de Bessie Touzel à Lynn Bloom
Présentation des prix Joan Gullen
pour l’excellence en médias
Stationnement gratuit. L’édifice est accessible en fauteuil roulant.
Partagez vos cartes d’affaires et dépliants.
N'oubliez pas votre chéquier pour la vente aux enchères et/ou pour
faire un don pour appuyer la remise des prix de L’ATTSO (Est)
Prière de communiquer avec nous par courriel à
[email protected] ou nous appeler au (613) 238-8406
pour confirmer votre présence.
Veuillez faire parvenir votre chèque de 30 $ (20 $ pour les étudiants et
les diplômés(ées) de première année) et 38 $ pour les non-membres
de l’ATTSO) pour couvrir le coût du buffet avant le 23 avril à :
l’ATTSO (Est)
404 rue McArthur
Ottawa (Ontario) K1K 1G8
Nom :
____________________________________________________________
Agence :
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Svp inclure le montant requis.
Svp nous informer si vous êtes végétarien.
Bar payant sur place.
Pour respirer de l'air non pollué, tout parfum devrait être évité.
OASW-Eastern Branch 78th Celebration /
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
RA Centre, Courtside B
2451 Riverside Drive
Ottawa K1H 7X7
LOVE SENSE: What Social Workers
Need to Know
Speaker: Dr. Sue Johnson, EdD
Author of bestsellers: “Love Sense: The
Revolutionary New Science of Romantic
Relationships” and “Hold Me Tight”
Presentation of the Bessie Touzel Award to Lynn Bloom
Presentation of Joan Gullen Awards for Media Excellence
Free Parking. Wheelchair accessible.
Share your business cards and/or program brochures.
Remember your cheque book for the auction and/or donations
in support of OASW-EB awards.
Please e-mail us at [email protected] or
call us at (613) 238-8406 to confirm your attendance.
Please send a cheque for $30.00 ($20.00 for students/first year
graduates, $38.00 for non-members) to cover the cost of the
buffet dinner before April 23rd to:
OASW (Eastern Branch)
404 McArthur Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1K 1G8
Name:
Place of Work:
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Telephone:
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If you are reserving for a group, please include the required amount.
If you are a vegetarian, please let us know.
Cash bar on premises.
No scent makes good sense.