The OASW Learning Centre (OLC) is excited to bring back its Summer Learning Vault. Every two weeks, OASW members will be able to request exclusive on-demand access to a new curated bundle of our most popular webinars from the archive. Once your access has been granted, you have two months to watch your recording as many times as you would like. But hurry, each bundle is only available for a limited time!
Amma Gyamfowa (MSW, RSW)
Explore the holistic impacts of Africentric social work and community programming on Black youth and families. Walk away with a deeper understanding of the impacts of anti-Black racism and racial trauma on Black communities, and the key concepts in Africentric social work and counselling. Learn strategies to build spaces and practices that support the wellbeing of Black youth through an intersectional, Africentric, strengths-based and healing-centered lens.
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Nicole Perryman (MA, MSW, RSW, RP, CPT)
Racial trauma and systemic oppression can have significant impact on individuals and communities. Grief is intertwined in unique ways that can impact healing and heighten experiences of trauma. Explore key themes in grief and loss within communities who experience racialized trauma, including how to assess and understand the impacts of grief, and explore culturally-informed interventions that can help individuals process grief in a healthy way.
Simone Donaldson (MSW, RSW)
While resilience has its place, it was never meant to be a daily way of living. Explore how mental health for Black communities has both been supported and compromised as a result of unhealed racial trauma, where resilience has become the coping mechanism. Join us to reframe the conversation, to understand how resilience can be used to support Black mental health, and how to move Black communities out of survival mode to better support their overall wellness.
Candies Kotchapaw (MSW, BSW, CYW)
In today's landscape, social workers must create a sense of belonging and purpose, often in uncomfortable environments. Explore the art of placemaking in corporate and government institutions, including how social workers can carve their own niche and showcase their value proposition. Understand the challenges and opportunities social workers face in these institutions, and leave with actionable takeaways for creating a positive impact, even in uncomfortable environments.
Laura Proctor, Prevention Consultant with Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
Understanding elder abuse and its impact on older adults in 2SLGBTQIA+ communities is essential for preventing and responding to potentially harmful situations. Explore case studies on elder abuse in 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, reflecting real-life stories, which are intended to illicit personal perceptions of the situations, encourage critical thinking regarding a response or intervention, and promote best practices, specific to the person’s role and position.
Shelley L. Craig (PhD, RSW), Jacob Stokl (MSc, BSW) and Jenny Hui (MA)
There are limited clinical approaches designed to strengthen the skills of social workers and those providing care to 2SLGBTQIA+ children and youth involved with Ontario’s child welfare system. Join us to explore the existing literature on 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in child welfare, as well as an emerging decision framework and strategies to support affirming social work practice with 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their caregivers.
Maxwell (Max) Denley (MSW, RSW)
Gain a framework for understanding 2SLGBTQIA+ identities and terminologies, the experiences of Queer people, and concrete ways to be allies in their personal and professional lives. This session combines personal stories, powerful statistics, and practical takeaways, allowing learners to walk away with increased confidence in their abilities to support and affirm 2SLGBTQIA+ clients in social work settings.
This webinar is designed for professionals supporting older populations who are vulnerable, at-risk, or experiencing abuse. Explore how safety can be compromised, the warning signs of unhealthy relationships and special considerations when safety planning. Through a case scenarios, identify key strategies to help protect older adults in situations of risk or danger.
Christina Hennelly (MSW, RSW)
Understand the intersections of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)-related Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and explore micro level supports and resources for IPV survivors. Explore screening tools, symptom categories and mitigating strategies to work more effectively with individuals who may have an unidentified TBI, thereby reducing barriers that may be faced by service users.
Alysia M. Christiaen (LL.B., CIPP/C), Chief Privacy Officer & Partner, Lerners LLP
Explore the fundamentals of preparing clinical notes, producing clinical charts and preparing reports used in litigation. The session also addresses contexts around the OCSWSSW's Code of Ethics Clause 6 and Standards of Practice Principles IV and V, as well as privacy legislation (PHIPA).
Understand the essential aspects of responding to client requests for access to or corrections of their clinical records, including exceptions and exclusions to access, dealing with frivolous and vexatious requests, and managing requests from third parties.
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