Niagara Branch
Board Members
Nasim Banu-Ahmed
Wendy Bulthuis
Sarah James
Flavia Orvitz
Joan Worthington
Secretary: Cheryl Stock
Treasurer: Don Neufeld
Recent Branch Activities
The Annual General Meeting was held on November 9, 2011, which included an evening workshop with a local psychiatrist.
Upcoming Branch Activities
Social Work Week, March 5-11, 2012
Our Niagara Branch offers Compassion Fatigue: A Brief Overview, by Jane Bradley, BA, Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist, on Thursday, March 8, 2012, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Club Roma, Vansickle Road, St. Catharines, Ontario.
Cost: Members $15, Non-Members $20, Registration-at-the-Door $25.
Italian-style dinner will be served. Please note any dietary restrictions. Your fee includes a donation to the Niagara Volunteers for Bangladesh. Cards by the children and aprons by the Tiger Widows will be available for purchase.
RSVP to oasw.niagara@gmail.com by March 1, 2012, and mail cheque written to OASW, Niagara Branch, 125 Carlton Street, P.O. Box 29054, St. Catharines, ON, L2R 1R0. Please note any dietary restrictions.
The Bill Lidkea Memorial Social Work Scholarship for $750 is awarded yearly at our Annual Professional Seminar in May. Niagara residents who are MSW candidates studying either full or part time may apply by March 30th of each year.
For next year's scholarship, e-mail the address below with your name and contact information. Then mail a 500-word essay about how you see yourself contributing to the unique voice of social work in your personal and professional life, plus a professional or academic reference letter.
Full-Day Seminar, Thursday, May 10, 2012
When the Body says No: Stress and Mind-Body Unity in Health and Illness
presented by Dr. Gabor Maté
Thursday, May 10th, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, at the Casablanca Winery Inn, off the QEW in Grimsby, ON
Gabor Maté, MD, is a physician and author. As a public speaker he addresses professional and lay audiences all over North America. His four books are all Canadian bestsellers.
The Brain and Body systems that process emotions are intimately connected with the hormonal apparatus, the nervous system, and in particular the immune system. Emotional stress, especially of the hidden kind that people are not aware of, undermines immunity, disrupts the body's physiological milieu and can prepare the ground for disease. In an important sense, disease in an individual can be seen as the "end point" of a multigenerational emotional process.
Registration includes light breakfast, lunch, refreshments and free parking.
Registrations Mailed by March 30th:
Single registration: $140
Six registrations together: $125 pp
OASW member or student: $110 pp
Mailed after March 30th:
Single registration: $160
Six registrations together: $145 pp
OASW member* or student** $130
*OASW# not OCSWSSW #
**Current school ID required
All registrations must be postmarked by April 27, 2012. NO registrations will be accepted after May 4, 2012.
Registrations will be refundable, minus a $20 administration fee, until April 27, 2012
Mail form & payment to: OASW Niagara Branch, 125 Carlton St., P.O. Box 29054, St. Catharines, ON L2R 1R0.
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Contact Information
Provincial Board Representative: Ruth Beekhuis or oasw.niagara@gmail.com.
Mailing address:
OASW Niagara Branch
125 Carlton Street, P.O. Box 29054
St.Catharines, ON L2R 1R0
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