Annual Meeting and Education Day
2019 AMED
AMED Brochure 2019Reconciliation and Social Work and Social Service Work PracticeA1 – From “Living to Die” to “Dying to LiveA2 – Learning from the Kaswenta: Contemporary Social Work/Social Service Work, Indigenous Sovereignty and the Therapeutic AllianceA3 – Social Work at the Public LibrarySelected Readings Social Work at the Public LibraryA4 – Love in the Time of the Opioid Crisis – Humanizing Addiction and Dismantling StigmaB1 – Human Trafficking in Our CommunitiesB2 – Anti-Oppressive Practice as a Transformational ToolB3 – Why Health Equity Matters in Child and Family-Centred CareB4 – #socialwork: Informal Use of Information and Communication Technology in Social Work and Social Service Work Practice
2018 AMED
AMED Brochure 2018A1 – Risk Assessment, Risk Management and Safety Planning for Children Living with Domestic Violence: A Critical Role for Social Workers and Social Service WorkersA2 – The Power of Creativity and Writing in Short-Term InterventionsTraining June 222018 AMED Session A2 handoutB1 – The Role and Scope of Social Workers regarding Transition Related Surgeries (TRS) and SupportB2 – Breaking Down Barriers: The Role of Social Work and Social Service Work in the Context of Complex Illness, Uncertainty and GriefB3 – Upholding Professional Integrity: Needs for CollaborationB4 – Being In and Of the System: Managing the Tension as a Peer Worker in the Mental Health System
2017 AMED
Keynote Address – Rethinking Social Justice: On the Path to ChangeDecision-Making and the Relationship in the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and NeglectA Commitment to Competent and Ethical Practice: The Revised CCPElder Mistreatment: What Does It Mean? How Should I Respond To It?Run Like a Girl? That’s so Gay! Rethinking Anti-Gay Language Use Among Middle School Students
2016 AMED
Resilience & Well-BeingMental Health ContinuumA1 – Residential Schools of the 19th and 20th Centuries: Impacting the 21st Century…or Not?A3 – Promoting the Social Ecologies of Resilience Among LGBTQ YouthA4 – Family Caregiver Resilience and the Important Role of Palliative CareB1 – The Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice: A Tool to Guide and Assist YouB2 – Resiliency in Practice: What is it and How Do We Build It Using a Strengths-Based Approach?B3 – HIV, Aging and Cognition: Implications for Social Workers and Social Service WorkersB4 – In Our Own Words: Writing about PracticeWebcast Archives
2015 AMED
Law, Ethics & Decision-making PowerPoint PresentationA1 – Making a Difference in Housing and Homelessness ServicesA2 – Unpacking Internalized Ableism: Counselling People with Vision LossA3 – Ethics and Social Work practice: A Case of Pediatric TransplantationA4 – Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)B1 – We Are All Connected: Working with Clients Who Overuse TechnologyB2 – Counselling Clients with AutismB3 – Public Policy and LGBTQ Populations: Social Work with Gender and Sexually Diverse PeopleB4 – In Our Own Words: Writing about Practice
2014 AMED
Possibilities and Responsibilities: The Unique Contributions of Social Workers and Social Service WorkersManaging Complex Clients in Private PracticeCompassion Fatigue Information and Support for Social Workers and Social Service WorkersPromoting the Power Shift: Understanding the Need for Cultural Safety in PracticeThrough Thick and Thin: Exploring Effective Social Work/Social Service Work Practice with Eating DisordersGetting the most out of your CCP: Completing your Self-Assessment and Setting Meaningful GoalsPrivacy Update from the Commissioner’s OfficeWorking with LGBTQ Youth/Gender Independent (GI) Children and their Families – Practice Challenges for Social Workers & Social Service WorkersElder Abuse Identification and Interventions
2013 AMED
A Journey Towards Wellness: Establishing a Healthy Workplace Environment at the Children’s Aid Society TorontoThe Implications of Cyber Technology for Social Work EducationIntimate Strangers: Social Work Palliative Care with Older Adults A Homecare PerspectiveMotivational InterviewingMentoring – Paying It Forward at the Ottawa HospitalCompassion Fatigue: A Peek Into a Social Worker’s Personal JourneyLinking Animal Cruelty and Human ViolenceFirst Steps: Increasing Access to Specialized Services for Separating and Divorcing FamiliesInnovative Harm Reduction Strategies for Working with Youth!
2012 AMED
Getting the most out of your CCP: Completing your Self-Assessment and Setting Meaningful GoalsElder Abuse: How Will You Respond?Emotion-Focused Meditation and Therapeutic PresenceLutherwood Children’s Mental Health ServicesCollaborative Private Practice: Revenge of the Village PeopleUnderstanding the Person Living with DementiaIntimate Partner Abuse in Queer Women’s RelationshipsEthical Practice: Maintaining Standards in a Sea of Complexity
2011 AMED
Community 2.0: A Guided Tour through the Digital MetropolisSocial Workers in Child Welfare: Understanding Their Importance to Children, Families and the Profession of Social WorkWhen Soldiers Come Home – What Can Social Workers Do?A Global Partnership: Giving Voice to the People of El SalvadorAdvocacy for Youth in the Youth Justice SystemAdvocacy for Youth in the Youth Justice SystemConnecting Competencies and Professional PracticeOCAN: Supporting Recovery by Capturing Consumers’ NeedsStaying Connected: AboutKidsHealth.ca and Social Work at SickKidsIESW – Enriching the Profession and Enhancing Connections to Communities and to the World
2010 AMED
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) – What Are My Obligations?Waterloo Sexual Assault TeamCrisis Systems: A Review of the Functions of Crisis, Spectrum of Crisis Services, and How and When to Access Crisis CareFamily Legal Health Program at SickKids: Partnering with Pro Bono Lawyers to Promote Social JusticeConcurrent Disorders
2009 AMED
Building Your Advocacy Toolkit: How to Make the Professional Appropriately PoliticalProtecting the Public Interest: The Critical Role of Ethics in Governance and Management LeadershipOperational Stress Injury Clinics: The Key Role of Social WorkClinical Supervision in Contemporary OrganizationsWhen the Recession Comes Home: Loss, Grief and ResilienceInnovations in Social Work Practice with Older Adults and Their FamiliesSexAbility: Challenging MisperceptionsThe Future is Now: Strategic Directions and the Continuing Competence Program
2008 AMED
The Chameleon Effect: Defined by ProfessionalismThe Impact on Privacy of New Technologies in Health CarePlanning, Development and Implementation: Adhering to Social Work EthicsConsent and Capacity Board Hearings: Removing the MysteryWorking With Victims of CrimeEthical Challenges with Community Practice in Developing CountriesMindfulness-Based Trauma Counselling: Opening to Our Wisdom and CompassionService User/Service Provider Collaboration: Are Effective Partnerships Possible?Moving Forward: Standards of Practice and Strategic Directions
Annual Reports
2020 Annual ReportAR2019: Reaching new heightsAR2018: What’s in a Name?AR2017: Engaging the public. Enhancing awarenessAR2016: The Next ChapterAR2015: Fifteen Years: Moving ForwardAR2014: Working Together Building CapacityAR2013: Engaging our Members, Fulfilling our MandateAR2012: Embracing Innovation, Maximizing EffectivenessAR2011: Professional Ethical Qualified AccountableAR2010: Chronicling our Past Charting our FutureAR2009: Promoting ProfessionalismAR2008: One Decade, Continuous GrowthAR2007: Moving Forward with ChangeAR2006: Building on a Solid FoundationAR2005: Committed to Responsible GrowthAR2004: Fulfilling Our MandateAR2003: Looking Back, Moving ForwardAR2002: Progress On PrioritiesAR2001: Privilege and Responsibility
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Privacy ToolkitPractice Guidelines for Consent and Confidentiality with Children and YouthPractice Notes: “Setting the Table” – Issues to Consider When Initiating Client ConversationsPractice Notes: Meeting Professional Obligations and Protecting Clients’ Privacy: Disclosure of Information Without ConsentPractice Notes: Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information without Client ConsentPractice Notes: Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest
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Electronic Practice
Practice Notes: Professional and Ethical: Communication Technology Practices and Policies for a Digital WorldPractice Notes: Communication Technology and Ethical Practice: Evolving Issues in a Changing LandscapePractice Notes: Social Media and Practice: Protecting Privacy and Professionalism in a Virtual WorldTop 6 Considerations for Virtual ServicesTop 10 Considerations for Using Communication Technology in PracticeFAQs on Cross-Jurisdictional PracticeQA On SkypePractice Notes: The Evolving Landscape of Electronic Practice
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Practice Notes: But “They” Told Me To! Owning Your Professional AccountabilityPractice Notes: Professional, Ethical, Qualified, Accountable: The Benefits of RegistrationPractice Notes: The Inter-professional Team – Asset or Encumbrance?Practice Notes: The Importance of Professional JudgmentPractice Notes: Incorporating Adjunct Techniques – What Are The Considerations?Practice Notes: Where Do I Stand?: Understanding the Relationship Between the College and Your EmployerPractice Notes: What’s Legislation Got to Do with It?Practice Notes: Work Stoppage: Guidelines for Members of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers Practice Notes: Clients and Client SystemsPractice Notes: Assessment and Goal Setting – Etched in Stone or Moving Target?Practice Notes: Early Endings – Addressing the Challenges of Termination
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