Pour de plus amples renseignements sur les activités de l'ATTSO en matière de défense de causes sociales, visitez Défense de causes.
Pour de plus amples renseignements sur les activités de l'ATTSO en matière de pratique professionnelle, visitez Pratique professionnelle.
ACTIVITÉS À VENIR
Centre for Social Innovation Meeting/Office Space Available
This Fall, the Centre for Social Innovation is opening a new location in the Bathurst and Bloor area. The Centre for Social Innovation is a non profit organization that provides shared workspace for over 200 organizations in sectors ranging from arts, environment, health, non profit and education. At CSI, tenants have access to incredible shared facilities including resource rooms, event spaces, high speed internet-and most importantly--an incredible community of social change organizations. For more information, please visit www.socialinnovation.ca .
Clinical Consultation in Hamilton, Guelph, or Surrounding Areas
Clinical Consultation in a small group format is being offered for therapists practicing individual, group, couple, and family therapy in both Guelph, Hamilton, and surrounding areas. Two experienced clinicians, Andrea Liss, MSW, RSW and Trieneke Niemeyer, MSW, RSW are offering ongoing 6 session (bi-weekly) group supervision-consultation classes at two separate sites. Start date: September 2010, seminars will begin with 4 confirmed registrants at each location. As programs are ongoing, you might want to save this information so that you can participate at some point in future. For more information, please visit www.regenthealthcentre.ca and following the Counselling link or, please contact Trieneke at tniem51@yahoo.ca or Andrea at liss@mcmaster.ca.
Communication Technology is Here to Stay: Is Communication Technology Ever Used by You and Your Clients to Communicate?
Professors Faye Mishna and Marion Bogo are conducting a study to gain better understanding of social work practitioners’ experiences of online communication with clients and of issues that arise. We are interested in participants who typically work with clients in person, but online communication has crept into your practice on more than one occasion. You are invited to focus group of 7-10 practitioners to talk about your experiences with online communication with clients. Focus group will be 1 and half – 2 hours long and will be digitally recorded. Parking/TTC compensation will be provided. If interested please contact Katie MacDonald: katieanne.macdonald@utoronto.ca.
Successful Private Practice for Sale:
17 years of success and 6-figure revenue. The practice is set to grow even further with some TLC. Variety of services offered or new owner can be selective. Well-known in community. Referrals from all over GTA and from a variety of professionals. Associates provide complimentary services. Counseling, EAP, Mediation, Parenting Coordination, Coaching, Internships etc. Primarily located in Mississauga but services other cities as well. Start receiving referrals right away – no need to start from scratch. Appropriate for social worker, psychologist, mediator, child and family therapist, layer, etc. Owner could remain on as a part- time associate for the practice which allows for easy/smooth transition. DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY. CALL 416-712-0202.
Ontario Automotive Insurance Changes: Practical Strategies for Health Care Professionals Webinar
Creative Writing for Health Professionals (CWWR 525)
25-hour workshop offered by the Chang School at Ryerson University, Fall 2010: Tuesday, 6:30-9:00 p.m., September 14-November 16 and Winter 2011: Wednesday, 6:30-9:00 p.m., January 12-March 16. For specific course information, contact lesley@lesleysimpson.ca (please use “creative writing course” in the subject line).
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Boot Camp – Building Core Clinical Competencies
September 16-17, 2010.Toronto. For more information, please visit www.cognitiveworkshops.com .
Psychopharmacology for Direct Care Providers
September 17, 2010, 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Toronto. For more information, please contact Children’s Aid Society of Toronto www.cwitraining.torontocas.ca .
Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Model Certification at Adler: Proudly Sponsored by Oshawa Psychotherapy Training Institute
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Canada: Rediscovering PSR In a New Decade 2010 Conference
September 20-23, 2010, Ottawa. For more information, please visit www.psrrpscanada.ca .
The Many Faces of Addiction 2010: A Symposium Presented by Bellwood Health Services
September 23-24, 2010, Ontario Science Center. For more information, please visit www.bellwood.ca .
Children: The Beneficiaries of Collaborative Practice – Presented by the Ontario Collaborative Law Federation
Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health National 2010 Conference
Health & Wellbeing in Children, Youth, and Adults with Developmental Disabilities: Autism, Intellectual Disabilities and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
September 29-October 1, 2010, Vancouver, BC. For more information, please visit www.interprofessional.ubc.ca .
Canada’s Leading Conference on Building Healthy Business: Health Work & Wellness Conference 2010
ACHIEVE TRAINING CENTER: CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS – Dealing with Difficult People
September 29, 2010 and November 9, 2010 – Toronto. November 16, 2010 – Ottawa. November 17, 2010 – London. For more information, please visit www.achievecentre.com/fall10/ontario.html .
ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION
September 30, 2010 and November 10, 2010 – Toronto. November 17, 2010 – Ottawa. November 18, 2010 – London. For more information, please visit www.achievecentre.coom/fall10/ontario.html .
The Government of Australia is coming to Canada to hire 25 Social Workers
The Government of Australia has partnered with HCL Social Care Canada to identify and hire twenty-five (25) Canadian Social Workers for the Australian Northern Territories region. The Australian hiring Managers will be conducting in-person job interviews in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver between October 11-October 15, 2010. If you would like to be considered for a position in Australia, please email your resume and a brief cover letter to careers@hclsocialcare.ca .
Walking the Walk: Creative Tools for Transforming Compassion Fatigue & Vicarious Trauma
October 15, 2010, Ottawa. For more information, please contact SafeGuards Training for Children and Adult Services: 905-889-5030.
Professional Trainings in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Developed by Pat Ogden, PhD)
Level One: Training for the Treatment of Trauma. Instructors: Lana Epstein, MA, LICSW and Ame Cutler, MA, PhD Candidate. Dates: (5 Modules) October 22-24, 2010; November 12-14, 2010; January 21-23, 2011; March 4-6, 20111; May 27-29, 2011. Times: Fridays, 12:00-6:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Ryerson University, Toronto. Discounts: 5 % if paid in full by September 3rd, 5% discount for groups of 3 or more. Registration information is available at www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org .
Families in Focus: 3rd Conference on Recent Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
October 27-29, 2010, Hamilton. For more information, please contact visit www.interprofessional.ubc.ca .
Elder Law: 2010 Canadian Conference on Elder Law
October 28-30, 2010, Toronto. The deadline for submissions is Friday, July 16th, 2010. For more information, please contact 2010CCEL@gmail.com .
Family-Based Therapy for Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Friday, October 29, 2010, Sudbury. The deadline for registration is September 15, 2010. To register, email the Northern Ontario Center for Clinical Training and Supervision, NOCCTS@gmail.com .
Compassion Fatigue: Train-the-Trainer on ‘Walking the Walk’
November 4- 5, 2010, Ottawa. For more information, please contact SafeGuards Training for Children and Adult Services: 905-889-5030.
Legal Issues in Social Services Workshop with Robert Solomon, LLB, LLM
The Walter Lyons Memorial Social Work Clinic Day: Bringing Creativity into Clinical Practice with Older Adults
Friday, November 12, 2010, Toronto. For more information, please contact pferreira@baycrest.org .
York University School of Social Work: Applications are invited for two tenure-track positions, at the Assistant Professor level in the School of Social Work
A GAP BETWEEN OUR VALUES AND PRACTICES: Ethical Challenges Inherent in Meeting Health Needs of Immigrant Children, and Youth
November 17-18, 2010,Toronto. Hosted by: Thistletown Regional Centre, Ministry of Children and Youth Services. Sponsored by: Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). For more information, please call 416-326-0600.
Reflecting, Revising, Responding: EDAC 2010 Bi-Annual Conference
OASW Provincial Conference: Social Work is Good for Your Health!
November 26-27, 2010, Toronto. This important conference will focus on the significant role and contribution of social workers and the cost-effectiveness of social work services framed within the
social determinants of health. Plus choice of workshops and panels on a wide variety of health-related topics. For more information, please visit: http://www.oasw.org/en/communitysite/conference.asp .
Conference on Positive Aging: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Health Professionals
Canadian Association on Gerontology: 39th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting- Spotlight on Integration of Knowledge and Practice
December 2- 4, 2010, Montreal. For more information, please visit www.cagacg.ca .
MEDIATION – A Process for Conflict Intervention
Ontario Collaborative Law Conference – Children: The Beneficiaries of Collaborative Practice.
Life and Death Matters: “Dying and Palliative Care Education Online” program available
For a calendar of courses for 2010-2011, please visit www.lifeanddeathmatters.ca and “Essentials in Hospice Palliative Care” resources.
The 4th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: The Power of Knowledge: Integrating Research, Policy, and Promising Practice Around the World
March 2-5, 2011, Vancouver. For more information, please visit www.interprofessional.ubc.ca .
FICCDAT: Festival of International Conferences on CAREGIVING, DISABILITY, AGING AND TECHNOLOGY
June 5- 8, 2011, Toronto. For more information, please visit www.ficcdat.ca .
Ontario Automotive Insurance Changes: Practical Strategies for Health Care Professionals Webinar
September 3, 2010, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. FREE. For more information, please visit http://www.oatleyvigmond.com/aboutus/Ontario_Automotive_Insurance_Changes.aspx .
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Boot Camp – Building Core Clinical Competencies
September 16-17, 2010.Toronto. For more information, please visit www.cognitiveworkshops.com
Psychopharmacology for Direct Care Providers
September 17, 2010, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Toronto. For more information, please contact Children’s Aid Society of Toronto @ www.cwitraining.torontocas.ca.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Canada: Rediscovering PSR In a New Decade 2010 Conference
September 20 – 23, 2010, Ottawa. For more information, please visit www.psrrpscanada.ca
Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health National 2010 Conference
September 27 – 28, 2010, Halifax. For more information, please visit http://www.ccsmhevents.ca/2010conference.html .
Health & Wellbeing in Children, Youth, and Adults with Developmental Disabilities: Autism, Intellectual Disabilities and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
September 29 – October 1, 2010, Vancouver, BC. For more information, please visit www.interprofessional.ubc.ca .
Walking the Walk: Creative Tools for Transforming Compassion Fatigue & Vicarious Trauma
October 15, 2010, Ottawa. For more information, please contact SafeGuards Training for Children and Adult Services @ 905-889-5030.
Families in Focus: 3rd Conference on Recent Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
October 27 – 29, 2010, Hamilton. For more information, please contact visit www.interprofessional.ubc.ca.
Elder Law: 2010 Canadian Conference on Elder Law
October 28 – 30, 2010, Toronto. The deadline for submissions is Friday, July 16th, 2010. For more information, please contact 2010CCEL@gmail.com .
Compassion Fatigue: Train-the-Trainer on ‘Walking the Walk’
November 4 – 5, 2010, Ottawa. For more information, please contact SafeGuards Training for Children and Adult Services @ 905-889-5030.
The Walter Lyons Memorial Social Work Clinic Day: Bringing Creativity into Clinical Practice with Older Adults
Friday, November 12, 2010, Toronto. For more information, please contact pferreira@baycrest.org .
Reflecting, Revising, Responding: EDAC 2010 Bi-Annual Conference
November 18 – 19, 2010, Toronto. For more information, please contact The Hospital for Sick Children @ http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?1Q,P1,BF48F4F4-E9B2-46F4-990A-05A16B32A100 .
OASW Provincial Conference: Social Work is Good for Your Health
November 26 – 27, 2010, Toronto. This important conference will focus on the significant role and contribution of social workers and the cost-effectiveness of social work services framed within the
social determinants of health. Plus choice of workshops and sector-specific panels on a wide variety of health-related topics. For more information, please visit: http://www.oasw.org/en/communitysite/conference.asp .
Conference on Positive Aging: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Health Professionals
November 26 – 27, 2010, Vancouver. For more information, please visit http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/Brochures/PositiveAging2010 . Register before November 1, 2010 @ http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/Registration.htm .
Canadian Association on Gerontology: 39th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting- Spotlight on Integration of Knowledge and Practice
December 2 – 4, 2010, Montreal. For more information, please visit www.cagacg.ca .
The 4th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: The Power of Knowledge: Integrating Research, Policy, and Promising Practice Around the World
March 2 – 5, 2011, Vancouver. Deadline for Abstract submission: June 30, 2010. For more information, please visit www.interprofessional.ubc.ca .
FICCDAT: Festival of International Conferences on CAREGIVING, DISABILITY, AGING AND TECHNOLOGY
June 5 – 8, 2011, Toronto. For more information, please visit www.ficcdat.ca .
ONGOING EVENTS
Brief & Narrative Therapy Network
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: http://www.brietherapynetwork.com .
BSW-MSW Initiative in Peterborough
Sir Sandford Fleming College is negotiating a partnership with a University to offer a Bachelor of Social Work and a Masters of Social Work, onsite at the Brealey campus. A survey is being conducted to capture the needs of the community in relation to further education in Social Work. Click http://fleming0.flemingc.on.ca/fdr/NewProg/BSW/bswcomm1.htm. If you have any questions, please contact Janice Miller at jamiller@flemingc.on.ca.
Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto Branch
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: http://www.toronto.cmha.ca/ct_workshops/onsite_workshops_schedule.asp
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: http://www.camh.net/News_events/CAMH_Events/index.html
Canadian Red Cross, Ontario
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=17773&tid=067
Canadian Training Institute
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: www.cantraining.org
Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute Inc.
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: www.ctrinstitute.com
Dalhousie University School of Social Work
For details regarding n-line courses offered, please visit http://socialwork.dal.ca/Continuing%20Education/Current%20Programs/index.php .
Evergreen Child and Youth Advisory Council of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Input is sought to improve child and youth mental health across Canada. For more details, please visit: https://surveys.dal.ca/opinio/s?s=7808 .
Hincks-Dellcrest Centre: Gail Appel Institute
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: http://www.peopleware.net/index.cfm?siteCode=2323& .
Hope Air
Hope Air is currently in the process of seeking new members to supplement its voluntary Board of Directors. Canadians from a broad spectrum of ages and geography who care deeply about Hope Air’s mission and have experience on non-profit Boards would be ideal candidates. For more information about the organization, please visit their website at www.hopeair.org .
Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Bursaries available to Behaviour Science students which are sponsored by the School of Social and Community Services. For more information, please contact Cheryl Evans at cheryl.evans@humber.ca.
The Institute for the Advancement of Self Psychology (IASP)
For details on course offerings, please visit www.iasptoronto.com.
Leading Edge Seminars
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: www.leadingedgeseminars.org.
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: www.istss.org
Interprofessional Continuing Education
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: www.interprofessional.ubc.ca
Mount Sinai Psychotherapy Institute Workshops
For a schedule of workshops offered in Toronto, please contact Connie Kim at ckim@mtsinai.on.ca.
Seneca College
Elder Planning Counsellor training available. Register at www.senecac.on.ca/cfs.
Toronto Advanced Professional Education
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: www.tapestudies.com.
The Traumatology Institute
For a schedule of courses offered in Toronto, please visit www.psychink.com/insched.htm .
University of British Columbia Continuing Education
For a schedule of conferences and courses offered, please visit www.interprofessional.ubc.ca .
University of Toronto Faculty of Social Work Continuing Education
For upcoming training opportunities, please visit: http://www.socialwork.utoronto.ca/conted/certificate/therapeuticfam.htm .
RESSOURCES
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance (AODA)
To learn more about this non-partisan province-wide, volunteer community coalition advocating for a barrier-free Ontario for all persons with disabilities, please visit: http://www.aodaalliance.org. Sign up for e-mail updates: aodafeedback@rogers.com .
Bureau de la condition des personnes handicapées
Les Canadiens partout au pays peuvent maintenant établir un Régime enregistré d'épargne-invalidité (REEI) et bénéficier de la subvention de contrepartie et du bon fondé sur le revenu qui s'y rattachent par l'intermédiaire de la BMO Banque de Montréal.
Pour plus de renseignements sur le REEI, visiter le site suivant : http://www.rhdcc.gc.ca/handicape ou composer le 1 800 O-Canada. Les utilisateurs ATS peuvent composer le 18009269105.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Telephone Support Line
Confidential peer and informal support to people whose lives have been touched by addiction and/or mental illness, as well as concerned family members and friends, Monday to Friday, 3-9 p.m., 416-595-6111 (Toronto), 1-800 463-6273.
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
“Poverty Makes Me Sick” video launched. Video includes helpful statistics, key resources and ideas for action at local and national levels. Two 30-second Public Service Announcements are included, which can be distributed to local media. To purchase the $20 video, please contact Jamam Watt via e-mail: jwatt@cheo.on.ca .
Commission de la santé mentale du Canada
Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) Facilitator's Guide
Limited complimentary copies of CLEO's Facilitator's Guide: Introducing Front Line Workers to CLEO's Legal Rights Handbook are available to non-profit groups, a companion piece to CLEO's publication “Do You Know a Woman Who is Being Abused? A Legal Rights Handbook”. Visit www.cleo.on.ca for more details.
Currents: New Scholarship in the Human Services
Currents is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal developed with the goal of making quality academic publishing freely accessible. For details, visit www.ucalgary.ca/currents/.
Family Mediation Reference Document
For more information or to order a copy of this reference document, please contact: Abraham Robertson at abemcneil@hotmail.com.
Feminism in Social Work
A roundtable on the current state and future directions of feminism in social work was held at Social Work National Conference 2008. Additional information: joan.gilroy@dal.ca.
George Brown College Health Sciences Newsletter
To view the most recent newsletter, click here: http://www.georgebrown.ca/Newsletter/healthsciences/comm-partners-Aug09/ .
The Healthline.ca
Online directory of more than 2,000 health and health-related services for South West Ontario available at www.thehealthline.ca.
Homewood Health Centre
If you have a patient with addiction issues, please call our Case Managers who will help facilitate an admission as expeditiously as possible, at 519.767.3550. If you would like information about Homewood’s other programs – from eating disorders to depression to post traumatic stress disorder – please go to our website at www.homewood.org.
The Housing Network of Ontario
Visit www.stableandaffordable.com for the latest news, reports from community meetings, tips for actions and plenty of other resources.
Human Rights Legal Support Centre
To obtain information and public education materials, please visit www.hrlsc.on.ca.
Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics
To subscribe, visit www.socialworker.com/jswve/ .
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada Newsletter
To subscribe, please visit www.ldac-acta.ca .
Lifeline with AutoAlert
Button detects falls if wearer is unable to call. For more information, please visit: http://www.lifeline.ca/content/english/medical_alert_service/auto_alert_service .
Ombudsman Ontario Updates
To subscribe, please contact Dean Morra at dmorra@ombudsman.on.ca.
Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies (OACAS) Newsletter, The Journal
The Journal features articles from researchers and practitioners showcasing projects and initiatives at local agencies, research institutes and universities to improve the well-being and health of children and their families. To view copies, please click: http://www.oacas.org/pubs/index.htm .
Ontario Fairness Commissioner
To subscribe to this newsletter, please visit www.fairnesscommissioner.ca
Parkinson Society Canada
To obtain a manual for the newly diagnosed, caregivers, doctors, and any supportive staff, please contact barbara.snelgrove@parkinson.ca.
Perspectives on the Post-Degree Supervision Needs of Ontario Social Workers
An executive summary of supervision research undertaken by Dr. Heather Hair, Assistant Professor at Memorial University is available by clicking: http://www.oasw.org/en/membersite/pdfs/ExecSumReptSupervisionResearch.pdf.
Social Work Ethics
Essays from an array of professions and disciplines. For more information, visit www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4bcc7b/social_work_ethics.
Stress Management
Eli Bay offers a "Beyond Stress" program. For more information, please visit www.elibay.com/osicinfo.
ANNONCES
In Memoriam
T. Michael “Mike” Quiggin, former Executive Director of OASW in the 1970's and current OASW member, passed away on February 13th. To view the notice, click on http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000124275469X .
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work Award for Excellence in Practicum Education
The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at University of Toronto values excellence in teaching and contributions to its educational programs through curriculum development, innovation in practice education, and research on education. Annual teaching awards are given to recognize outstanding contributions to education.
These field instructors are both nominated by their students and are described as not only demonstrating excellence in teaching, but also demonstrating excellence in social work practice and a commitment to the values and ethics of the profession.
BOURSE D'ÉTUDES DE L'ATTSO BEVERLEY ANTLE
L'ATTSO a établi une bourse d'études par l'intermédiaire de la Faculté de service social de l'Université de Toronto à la mémoire de Beverley Antle. Beverley a obtenu son doctorat de l'Université de Toronto. Elle était professeure agrégée adjointe à la faculté et y enseignait des cours sur la santé, la maladie et l'invalidité, et l'intégration de la recherche et de la pratique.
Vous pouvez faire des dons par carte de crédit ou chèque. Les chèques doivent être libellés à l'ordre de " Bourse d'études de l'ATTSO Beverley Antle " et envoyés à la
Faculté de service social
Université de Toronto
246, rue Bloor ouest
Toronto, ON M5S 1A1
Les dons par carte de crédit peuvent être faits en appelant Vivian au (416) 978-4437.
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