MARK YOUR CALENDARS – REGISTRATION FOR AMED 2025 WILL OPEN SOON!
We are happy to announce that the College’s Annual Meeting and Education Day (AMED) will take place on June 3, 2025. This year’s theme is Advancing Innovation and Public Protection.
The Annual Meeting, keynote address and afternoon educational sessions will be hosted virtually via an online conference platform. Registration for this year’s virtual event will open in early May. Stay tuned for more information!
For questions or inquiries about AMED, contact the Communications Department at AMED@ocswssw.org.
REGISTER FOR UPCOMING COFFEE WITH THE COLLEGE SESSIONS
The College is pleased to invite registrants to join one of our next dates in our interactive series, Coffee with the College.
Upcoming session dates
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025 from noon to 1 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from noon to 1 p.m.
Hosted by the Professional Practice Team, this engaging lunch and learn discussion explores some of the most common ethical and practice dilemmas that registrants encounter. Registrants will also be able to ask questions and engage in live consultations with the Professional Practice staff.
For questions or inquiries regarding Coffee with the College, contact the Professional Practice Department at practice@ocswssw.org.
MISSED THE EDUCATIONAL FORUM? WATCH IT ONLINE!
The 2024 Educational Forum recording is now available to watch on the College website or YouTube channel.
The College’s Director of Professional Practice, Christina Van Sickle, MSW, RSW, facilitated a panel discussion entitled Touchpoints of Trust: Setting Boundaries and Navigating Consent. Panelists explored how registrants can set appropriate boundaries with clients and the various aspects that need to be considered when navigating conversations about consent.
For questions or inquiries about the Educational Forum, contact the Communications Department communications@ocswssw.org.
COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN ELECTORAL DISTRICTS NO. 1, NO. 2 AND NO. 5
Beginning on April 30, registrants who practise in Electoral Districts No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 will have the opportunity to vote for the Council members from their respective district.
Please note that the social service worker position in Electoral District No. 5 has already been acclaimed. For elections in Electoral District No. 5, only social workers may participate.
We encourage pertinent registrants to participate in this important process. The deadline to vote is May 30 at 5 p.m. EST.
More information about Council elections, including the voting process, can be found on the College’s website.
For questions or inquiries about Council elections, contact elections@ocswssw.org.
COMPLETE THE 2025 CCP
The Continuing Competence Program (CCP) is a mandatory requirement for all College registrants except those in the retired class of registration. As part of the 2025 CCP, registrants are required to review the following practice resources:
- Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
- AMED Educational Session Video – The Slippery Slope to Shattered Trust
- Educational Forum Video – Touchpoints of Trust: Setting Boundaries and Navigating Consent (Note: For those registrants who watched the Forum in 2024 and listed it as a learning activity for their 2024 CCP, a rewatch is recommended, but not required, to complete their 2025 CCP.)
- Practice Notes: “But How Do I know If I’m Competent” – Issues to Consider
- Practice Notes: The Importance of Professional Judgment
For questions or inquiries about the CCP, contact the Professional Practice Department at CCP@ocswssw.org.
COMING SOON! RESULTS FROM THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION DATA INITIATIVE
The College is pleased to announce that we will be sharing insights and trends from the first year of the Equity and Inclusion Data Initiative in the upcoming Annual Report.
Reporting on this initiative is an important step towards equity and inclusion as we aim to establish a benchmark and provide insight into the degree to which the diversity of the Ontario public is reflected in College registration. The Annual Report will come out in late May.
For questions or inquiries about the Equity and Inclusion Data Initiative, contact inclusion@ocswssw.org.
REMINDER: SIGN UP FOR THE EMPLOYER COMMUNIQUÉ
The College encourages social work and social service work employers to subscribe to the Employer Communiqué!
The Employer Communiqué is the College’s official quarterly publication for employers of social workers and social service workers.
The College invites registrants to share this publication with their employers. Click on this link to sign up.