Employer Communiqués

Why the College Publishes Discipline Decisions

As the regulator of social workers and social service workers in Ontario, the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers publishes Discipline Committee decisions to inform the public about social workers or social service workers who have engaged in professional misconduct or are incompetent[1]. By publishing decisions, the College: Illustrates for members and the public what does — and does not — constitute professional misconduct.Provides members with direction about the College’s Standards of…

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Employer Roundtable

On October 10, 2019, the College is hosting an event for employers in the Kingston, Belleville and Hastings area. As part of the College’s employer outreach initiative, the annual Employer Roundtable is an opportunity for employers to learn more about the College and its public protection mandate, to share their ideas about how the College can better support employers, and to discuss some of the challenges faced by employers of social workers and social service…

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Q&A: Use of the Title “Clinical Social Worker”

Q. Why can’t a College registrant use the title “clinical social worker” and/or “registered clinical social worker” in respect to their practice? A. The Social Work and Social Service Work Act (SWSSWA) requires anyone who uses either the protected titles below or their abbreviations or French equivalents to be registered with the College: social worker registered social worker social service worker registered social service worker The Registration Regulation O. Reg. 383/00 made under the SWSSWA…

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2019 Educational Forums for Members in Ottawa and Sault Ste. Marie

Do you have employees who are registered members of the College? Do they work in the Ottawa or Sault Ste. Marie areas? Each year, the College holds Educational Forums in locations outside the Greater Toronto Area, for members who were unable to attend the Annual Meeting and Education Day. This year, the College will present one Educational Forum in Sault Ste. Marie on October 17th and one in Ottawa at Algonquin College on November 14th.…

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Did You Know? The Legislation that Established the College

The College was established when the Government of Ontario proclaimed the Social Work and Social Service Work Act (SWSSWA) on August 15, 2000. In accordance with the SWSSWA, the primary duty of the College is to serve and protect the public interest. To fulfill its duty, the College must carry out the following objects: Regulate the practice of social work and the practice of social service work and to govern its members.Develop, establish and maintain…

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Reminder: AMED 2019 Videos Now Online

As mentioned in the Spring 2019 issue of Employer Communiqué, edited versions of livestream video from the College’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Education Day would be made available through a dedicated webpage on the College’s website and the OCSWSSW / l’OTSTTSO channel on YouTube. These include videos from the Annual Meeting, Keynote Address and four breakout sessions. These videos are now online and available to your employees.

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Celebrating Ethics, Insight and Innovation at AMED 2019

On June 13, the College hosted members at its 2019 Annual Meeting and Education Day (AMED) at Toronto’s Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The theme of AMED 2019 was Ethics. Insight. Innovation. More than 500 social workers and social service workers – and hundreds more online – participated in AMED this year. As an employer, you may be interested in telling your staff about AMED and the resources we have posted online. AMED is one way…

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Employer Roundtable

Since 2017, the College has hosted Employer Roundtables in Thunder Bay, Windsor, Sudbury and Kitchener. These interactive events provide an opportunity for employers to learn about the College and its public protection mandate and to share their ideas about how the College can better support employers. The date of this fall’s roundtable has been set for October 10, 2019. The College will announce the location in the next issue of the Employer Communiqué.

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Q&A: Mandatory Professional Development

Does the College require members to engage in ongoing professional development each year? Yes. As part of its public protection mandate, the College requires members to engage in ongoing learning through its Continuing Competence Program (CCP). Based on an adult education model, the CCP requires members to: Review the Standards of Practice every year.Complete a self-assessment based on those principles.Set goals and carry out learning activities based on their self-assessment. The College’s CCP was launched…

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The Benefits of Field Education for Employers

Have you considered providing field education opportunities to social work/social service work students? Field education is a mandatory practicum requirement for those aspiring to careers as social workers and social service workers. An experiential learning tool, field education helps students develop their professional competency by providing them with an opportunity to apply their knowledge to the practice setting. Field education can also be beneficial to participating employers and their social worker/ social service worker staff…

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The Importance of Regulation

Why are social workers and social service workers regulated in Ontario? Employers sometimes ask that simple, direct question at our biannual Employer Roundtables, which provide the College and its employer stakeholders with the opportunity to engage in direct dialogue. It’s an important question because it gets to the heart of our public protection mandate. (more…)

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What Employers Should Know About Our New Public Awareness Campaign

On March 1, 2019, the College launched our first-ever, online public awareness campaign. “What’s in a name?” promotes awareness of the College and the Online Register of social workers and social service workers in Ontario. It also reinforces the College’s ongoing mandate to protect the public interest through the campaign’s full tagline, “What’s in a name? Protection for you.” (more…)

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