College Updates

07/05/2015 At its May 6, 2015 meeting, Council approved amendments to Principle IV: The Social Work and Social Service Work Record in The Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Handbook, Second Edition, 2008 related to client record retention and transfer in the event of a member’s death or retirement from practice. The changes are most relevant for members in private practice. They are intended to allow for more flexibility, while ensuring that client records…

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As members of the College, you will soon receive your hardcopy spring issue of Perspective in the mail. However you can download the latest issue, as well as all previous issues of Perspective, from the College website. In the spring issue of Perspective, you will find articles on the new College website, celebrating 15 years of social work and social service work regulation, Practice Notes on third-party billing, as well as information regarding this year’s…

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The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers is pleased to announce that registration for the 2015 Annual Meeting & Education Day (AMED) is now open to all College members. This year’s AMED will take place on Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 from 9 am to 4 pm at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The theme of AMED 2015 is Building Capacity across the Spectrum. The event is free for members.…

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On April 1, 2015, the Ontario Government proclaimed into force most of the balance of the provisions of the Psychotherapy Act. This recent development will affect members of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) who practise psychotherapy and/or use the title “psychotherapist”, as well as those who wish to do so in the future. Effective April 1, 2015, only members of the newly created College of Registered Psychotherapists and Registered…

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The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers is happy to announce the launch of its new website, www.ocswssw.org. The new College website retains all of the content from the previous site. The new website was designed to be: More accessible – The new website features more intuitive navigation as well as larger text options and more white space for improved viewing.More mobile – The new College website is mobile-friendly, enabling an optimal…

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May 26, 2014 and September 29, 2014Pamela Bickerton (Henry), Former Social Work Member The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers found that Pamela Bickerton (Henry), a former social work member, is guilty of professional misconduct in that she violated sections 2.31 and 2.36 of O. Reg. 384/00 (Professional Misconduct). Download the College's Discipline Committee Decision Summary.

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