Top 5 Highlights from the College’s Employer Outreach Campaign

In 2017, the College launched its inaugural employer outreach campaign, a multi-faceted effort that included targeted digital advertising, in-person meetings and the development of online resources, such as the Employer Communiqué and employer quiz. The ongoing campaign was an important aspect of the College’s 2016-19 Strategic Plan, which prioritized strengthening stakeholder and public awareness, including improving employer outreach. (more…)

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New Mandatory Reporting Form and Guide

In December 2019, the College introduced a Reporting Form to better assist stakeholders, including employers, in fulfilling their mandatory reporting obligations. The Form is a web-based fillable PDF that can be downloaded, completed and submitted online. The College also introduced a web-based Mandatory Reporting Guide on its website. The Guide provides a brief overview of the College’s mandatory reporting process, and assists employers and other stakeholders by providing them with answers to frequently asked questions…

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What Employers Need to Know about “Incapacity”

The Social Work and Social Service Work Act (the Act) defines the term “incapacitated” as meaning that a member is suffering from a physical or mental condition or disorder such that they are unfit to carry out their professional responsibilities and should not be permitted to practise, or that their certificate of registration should be subject to terms, conditions or limitations. A College member with a physical or mental condition or disorder that is being…

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Upcoming Election for Council in Electoral District No. 3

On Thursday, May 28, 2020, the College will hold an election for registered social workers and registered social service workers in Electoral District No. 3. Electoral District No. 3 is composed of the geographic area within the territorial boundaries of the Counties of Haliburton, Victoria, Peterborough, Northumberland and Simcoe, the Regional Municipalities of Durham, York and Peel and the City of Toronto. In January, the College invited all members eligible to vote in Electoral District…

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The College’s Support Person Program

A resource for individuals who have experienced sexual abuse by a College member The mandate of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (the College) is to protect the public interest. Everything the College does comes down to protecting the public from unqualified, incompetent and unfit practitioners. “Individuals seeking the services of social workers and social service workers are often at a vulnerable point in their lives and deserve to know they’re…

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