The Council is the 21-member governing body and board of directors that manages and administers College affairs. The policies developed by Council provide direction to the College and to staff.
December 7, 2018
- Lise Betteridge, RSW, Registrar and CEO, and Laura Sheehan, Deputy Registrar, presented their report to Council, including updates on:
- membership and registration;
- website traffic and social media engagement;
- the employer outreach campaign, including the Employer Roundtables and the Employer Communiqué;
- member outreach initiatives, including the Educational Forums and the Perspective newsletter;
- legislation and government relations;
- practice support, including Professional Practice consultations, and workplace and student presentations;
- complaints and discipline, including the implementation of a new risk assessment tool to assist the statutory screening committees in their decision-making;
- and risk management review recommendations.
- Council received the Statement of Financial Position as of October 2018.
- Council received the Statement of Operations as of October 2018.
- Council made the following regulatory decisions:
- To approve the 2019 Budget and Work Plan.
- To appoint Crowe Soberman as Auditors.
- To approve the Support Person Program Policy.
- To adapt the approach of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Social Workers with respect to electronic practice.
- Reports were received from the following statutory committees: Executive; Complaints; Discipline; Registration Appeals; and Fitness to Practise.
- Council approved Bylaw 112 amending Bylaw103 – Fees.
- Reports were received from the following non-statutory committees: Standards of Practice; Election; Nominating; Finance; Governance; Corporations; and Titles and Designations.
- Council members Amanda Bettencourt, RSSW and Toula Kourgiantakis, RSW presented their professional development reports on board member training provided by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).