Chair: Sandie Sidsworth, RSSW
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 2023, the Standards of Practice Committee:
- Provided oversight for the second stakeholder consultation for the review of the Standards of Practice, reviewed stakeholder consultation feedback, and provided comments regarding further revisions to the draft revised Standards of Practice.
- Recommended that Council approve the draft revised Standards of Practice.
- Oversaw revisions and recommended that Council approve the draft revisions to the Practice Guidelines for Medication Practices: Administration of Naloxone.
- Requested that Council delegate oversight of a review of the Practice Guidelines on Custody and Access Assessments to the Standards of Practice Committee.