Chair: Geneviève Côté, RSW
The mandate of the Standards of Practice Committee is to:
- Consider and review the Standards of Practice of the College and guidelines which relate to the Standards of Practice of the College.
- Recommend to Council a process for consulting College registrants in connection with the Standards of Practice of the College and guidelines which relate to the Standards of Practice of the College.
- Implement, or cause to be implemented, in accordance with Council’s direction, a consultation process in connection with the Standards of Practice of the College and guidelines which relate to the Standards of Practice of the College.
- Recommend, for the approval of Council, changes to the Standards of Practice of the College and adoption of guidelines which relate to the Standards of Practice of the College.
- Recommend, for the approval of the Registrar or Council, printed and other materials which they consider appropriate in order to communicate standards of practice and guidelines to members of the College.
- Perform such other duties as may from time to time be determined by Council.
In 2025, the Standards of Practice Committee:
- Requested that Council delegate oversight of a review of the Practice Guidelines on Consent and Confidentiality with Children and Youth (Practice Guidelines) to the Standards of Practice Committee.
- Contracted with Kate Dewhirst, a known College provider and subject matter expert on health law, to make updates to the Practice Guidelines.
- The Committee provided their feedback on the draft Practice Guidelines and oversaw a community consultation process.
- Requested Council to delegate oversight of a project to revise the Continuing Competence Program to the SOP Committee.
- Recommended that Council approve the draft revised Practice Guidelines.
- Formed a selection committee and selected a consultant to conduct the first phase of the CCP revision project.