Download the PDF Practice Notes is an educational tool designed to help Ontario social workers, social service workers, employers and […]
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Practice Notes: The Evolving Landscape of Electronic Practice

Message from the Registrar and CEO
Moving Forward in a Time of Change
In his 1967 speech to Philadelphia high school students, the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. said: “If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl, but by all means, keep moving.” Since March 2020, we have encountered many changes and obstacles.
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Stay Tuned! Ethical and Competent Responses to Anti-Indigenous Racism
A Conversation with Cheryl McPherson, RSW
This fall, the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers will be conducting a video interview with Cheryl McPherson, RSW, which will cover the intersection of social work and social service work and Reconciliation.
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In Case You Missed It
The College would like to remind all members that the renewal season for the year 2022 will commence in early November. The deadline to complete your membership renewal and payment for the year 2022 is December 31, 2021. Members can renew their membership and pay their annual fee through the College’s online member services.
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The Council is the 21-member governing body and board of directors that manages and administers the College’s affairs. Council oversees the policy direction of the College as it fulfills its mandate to protect the public interest.
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DEI Task Group Update
The College’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Task Group is making progress on its mission to help the College achieve its strategic priority of increasing diversity, equity and inclusion. The Task Group consists of five Council members and five non-Council members of the College, who were selected from among the 112 expressions of interest which were submitted by College members.
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What You Need to Know: All About Professional Corporations
Are you a social worker or social service worker who is interested in establishing a professional corporation in Ontario? Under the Social Work and Social Service Work Act (SWSSWA), its bylaws and the Business Corporations Act, members of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (the College) are permitted to incorporate for the purpose of practising social work or social service work.
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Discipline Decision Summary – Paul Schauber
The College publishes summaries of decisions of the Discipline Committee and/or provides links to full-text, neutralized versions of its decisions. Information that is subject to a publication ban or that could reveal the identity of witnesses or clients, including the name of the facility, has been removed as necessary, or has been anonymized.
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Discipline Decision Summary – Patrick Sean Scally
The College publishes summaries of decisions of the Discipline Committee and/or provides links to full-text, neutralized versions of its decisions. Information that is subject to a publication ban or that could reveal the identity of witnesses or clients, including the name of the facility, has been removed as necessary, or has been anonymized.
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Discipline Decision Summary – Ho Cheung Yu
The College publishes summaries of decisions of the Discipline Committee and/or provides links to full-text, neutralized versions of its decisions. Information that is subject to a publication ban or that could reveal the identity of witnesses or clients, including the name of the facility, has been removed as necessary, or has been anonymized.
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COUNCIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER 9 AND 10, 2021
September 9, 2021 The following Council members were elected by Council to the Executive Committee: Mukesh Kowlessar, RSSW – President […]
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Council Meeting Highlights for May 6, 2021
The Council is the 21-member governing body and board of directors that manages and administers College affairs. The policies developed […]
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