The DBT Center of Vancouver is co-sponsoring a pre-conference workshop on June
28th, at SFU Harbour Centre, downtown Vancouver, entitled "Practical
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Strategies for the Assessment and Treatment of
Self-Injury." This workshop occurs the day before the 8th Annual Convention
for the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (June 29 &
30).
Please see the attached brochure or go to http://dbtvancouver.com/other/ISSSjune2013
for
more information (to register, go to http://www.regonline.com/2013issspreconf).
Participants are welcome to register even if they are not planning to
attend the ISSS
conference.
If you have any questions about the
pre-conference workshop or the ISSS convention, please e-mail perl@sfu.ca. Thank you.
DBT
Centre of Vancouver, Inc.
1040 - 1200 Burrard St
Vancouver BC V6Z
2C7
P: 604-569-1156
F: 604-569-1230
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Job Posting: SSWK INSTRUCTOR - Prince George
SSWK
INSTRUCTOR
SESSIONAL FACULTY
APPOINTMENT
College of New
Caledonia - PRINCE GEORGE
CAMPUS
REFERENCE
NUMBER: 13-046FP
The School
of University Studies and Career Access requires a full-time Social Service
Worker Instructor. This is a 10 month sessional appointment. The courses to be
taught include: SSWK 145:
Communication & Interpersonal Relationship Skills; SSWK 151: History &
Philosophy of Social Welfare Policy; SSWK 195: Issues and Principles of
Fieldwork & Community; SSWK 196: Practicum and Seminar; SSWK 199: Practicum
and seminar (intersession);SSWK 242: Community Development and SSWK 271: Health
& Wellness Self-Care Lab.
The
successful applicant must be a professional social worker with an MSW, or have
an equivalent applied master’s degree and experience. Awareness of current
Canadian social policy, community development practice and experiential
education philosophy and process are required. Developing and maintaining strong
relationships with the community’s social service agencies and conducting
practicum supervision are essential skills. Preference will be given to
candidates having a Child and Youth Care Work background.
The College of New
Caledonia offers certificates and applied and university-transferable diplomas
in the Social Service Worker program. Further information on the program is
available at http://cnc.bc.ca/CNC_Programs/Program_websites/Social_Services.htm
.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in Social Work or an equivalent applied master’s degree
- Minimum of five years of clinical experience, with at least two years’ experience after the completion of the graduate degree
- Membership in good standing with a professional or regulatory body such as the BCCSW
- Current criminal records check
- Recent teaching experience is an asset
- You will be part of a team actively engaged in contributing to and accomplishing the vision, mission, and goals of the College of New Caledonia and in supporting the aspirations and needs of our learners and communities.
- You will promote a positive work atmosphere and communicate in a professional manner that demonstrates mutual respect with students and colleagues.
Hiring
criteria shall include professional qualifications, professional experience,
teaching experience, college contributions, community awareness and personal
attributes so far as they are applicable to the job classification in question.
SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and relevant experience
TERM: August 21,
2013 – June 26, 2014
SCREENING DATE: This
position will be posted until filled. All applications received up to and including June 19, 2013 will receive
full consideration. Applications received
after that date may be reviewed.
Interested
applicants should EMAIL their cover letter, resume and teaching dossier
(if available) to the Human Resources Department at resumes@cnc.bc.ca quoting
the reference number. Please include names, addresses and phone numbers
of three references and a copy of your highest degree designation or transcript
with your resume.
For other employment opportunities, please check our
website at: www.cnc.bc.ca/tools/employment
We would
like to thank all candidates in advance for their interest, but only those
selected for an interview will be contacted.
CNC embraces the principles of employment equity.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Videos on Social Media for Therapists and Other Social Service Professionals
Clinton Powers, an Australian therapist and coach, has put together some quick videos that discuss the ethical concerns regarding using social media as clinical professionals. I can't embed the videos, so just follow the links to view them.
"Is it OK for clients to friend me on Facebook?"
"Is it OK for clients to friend me on Facebook?"
"Is it OK for clients to follow me on LinkedIn?"
Below is another video I've found quite helpful, both to use in teaching, but also to consider the new world of the Internet and social media.
Clients (and potential employers) often search for us on the Internet. We need to ensure what they find paints us in a professional, appropriate light.
Job Postings Across Canada
PPC Worldwide
Imagine making a difference
each day in every way. Come and shape the future…
PPC Worldwide is the leading
global provider of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), work/life, well-being and
personal development services, supporting over 6 million employees in more than
130 countries. With a Canadian head office in Burnaby, BC, and network and
account services throughout the provinces, PPC Canada supports over 350
organizations across Canada.
Make a difference in an exciting
environment as part of our national Clinical Coordination Team, located in
Burnaby, BC.
COORDINATOR, CLINICAL SERVICES
Reporting to the Senior Manager,
Clinical Services, this dynamic variety-packed role is responsible for the
efficient coordination, delivery, and evaluation of various clinical services,
from management consultations and formal referrals, to critical incident
responses. Your customer -facing, onsite work will include the delivery of a
range of educational workshops/training seminars, as well as conducting Critical
Incident Stress debriefings.
You will enjoy working with our skilled and
talented teams to meet the needs of our corporate clients, and you thrive in a
results-oriented business environment. Your responsibilities will also include
the provision of crisis counsellling to individual clients as needed. This
position is ideal for the professional looking to apply one’s clinical skills to
address a wide range of workplace requests.
Interested candidates for this
two (2) day per week position will have a related Master’s Degree, relevant EAP
experience, professional registration, and computer literacy. Exceptional
communication skills, analytical skills, and the ability to present to a variety
of audiences are key components for success in this role. English/French
bilingualism is an asset. You will bring value to a team environment that excels
in best practices with your passion for high achievement.
Please forward your résumé in
confidence along with a cover letter to:
Deb Gooding
Senior Manager, Clinical
Services
To learn more about PPC Canada,
please visit www.ca.ppcworldwide.com
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Director, Income Assistance – Government of
Nunavut
Director
Regulatory Practice – Alberta
College of Social Workers
Social
Worker – MSW- Casual and Temporary Full Time – BC Children’s
& Women’s Hospital & Health Centre
Training & Professional Development: Child, Youth & Family Mental Health Webinars
The Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC) is offering webinars on selected topics related to child, youth and family mental health.
Follow the link to listen to the webinar:
Walk-In Counseling Services: Making the Most of One Hour
March 28, 2013
Dr. Arnie Slive is a Licensed Psychologist (Texas). He is an AAMFT Clinical Fellow as well as an Approved Supervisor for more than 25 years.
The presenter has 20 years of experience in a single session walk-in context and is co-editor of When One Hour is All You Have: Effective Therapy for Walk-in Clients (2011). The model was developed in Calgary and has been imported to other parts of Canada and the United States. The approach is based on current research on brief therapy and makes use of strength-based models of practice. The presentation will describe the rationale for walk-in services, the most current research in support of walk-in and single session therapy, a mindset and a model that support single session work.
All therapists have experience with clients who are seen for only one session. In fact, research consistently indicates that one is the modal number of sessions for all models of therapy and that single sessions are highly effective. This presentation describes theory, strategies, and techniques for making those single sessions as effective as possible.
You can listen to previous webinars here.
The Caregiving Relationship and Infant Mental Health
Evidence-based practice in child mental health: A research update
Supporting Fatherhood Involvement: an evidence-based father-focused co-parenting
Embedding the experiences of children into the lives of adults
Follow the link to listen to the webinar:
Walk-In Counseling Services: Making the Most of One Hour
March 28, 2013
Dr. Arnie Slive is a Licensed Psychologist (Texas). He is an AAMFT Clinical Fellow as well as an Approved Supervisor for more than 25 years.
The presenter has 20 years of experience in a single session walk-in context and is co-editor of When One Hour is All You Have: Effective Therapy for Walk-in Clients (2011). The model was developed in Calgary and has been imported to other parts of Canada and the United States. The approach is based on current research on brief therapy and makes use of strength-based models of practice. The presentation will describe the rationale for walk-in services, the most current research in support of walk-in and single session therapy, a mindset and a model that support single session work.
All therapists have experience with clients who are seen for only one session. In fact, research consistently indicates that one is the modal number of sessions for all models of therapy and that single sessions are highly effective. This presentation describes theory, strategies, and techniques for making those single sessions as effective as possible.
You can listen to previous webinars here.
The Caregiving Relationship and Infant Mental Health
Evidence-based practice in child mental health: A research update
Supporting Fatherhood Involvement: an evidence-based father-focused co-parenting
intervention designed for child welfare families
Embedding the experiences of children into the lives of adults
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Service and Caring Work: Social Work and Mahatma Gandhi - Part I
Social Work and Mahatma Gandhi: Part I
by Prof. Dr. Yogendra Yadav, May 15, 2013, Social Work Helper.
Mahatma Gandhi was a true social worker. There was based of it his constructive works. He did a lot of social works. He fought against evils of society. He told always, if you want to do social work, you start it yourself. He was very worried to poverty of India. His political movements were also a type of social work. You can see it in Champaran, Kheda etc. movements. Poverty was the main focus of early social work, it is intricately linked with the idea of charity work, but it must now be understood in much broader terms. For instance it is not uncommon for modern social workers to find themselves dealing with the consequences arising from many other ‘social problems’ such as racism, sexism, homophobia, and discrimination based on age or on physical or mental ability.
Modern social workers can be found helping to deal with the consequences of these and many other social maladies in all areas of the human services and in many other fields besides. Mahatma Gandhi Wrote, “Your fear about my being engrossed in the political strife and intrigues may be entirely set aside. I have no stomach for them, least at the present moment, had none even in South Africa. I was in the political life because there through lay my own liberation. Montagu said, “I am surprised to find you taking part in the political life of the country!” Without a moment’s thought I replied, “I am in it because without it I cannot do my religious and social work,” and I think the reply will stand good to the end of my life.”1
Mahatma Gandhi Wrote, “It has been suggested that this programme turns the Congress into a purely social reform organization. I beg to differ from that view. Everything that is absolutely essential for swaraj is more than merely social work and must be taken up by the Congress. It is not suggested that the Congress should confine its activity for all time to this work only. But it is suggested that the Congress should for the coming year concentrate the whole of its energy on the work of construction, or as I have otherwise described it, the work of internal growth.”2
Whereas social work started on a more scientific footing aimed at controlling and reforming individuals (at one stage supporting the notion that poverty was a disease), it has in more recent times adopted a more critical and holistic approach to understanding and intervening in social problems. This has led, for example, to the reconceptualisation of poverty as more a problem of the haves versus the have-nots rather than its former status as a disease, illness, or moral defect in need of treatment.
This also points to another historical development in the evolution of social work: once a profession engaged more in social control, it has become one more directed at social empowerment. That is not to say that modern social workers do not engage in social control and many if not most social workers would likely agree that this is an ongoing tension and debate.
Mahatma Gandhi Wrote, “The hospital started under such auspices with fairly ample funds at its disposal should grow day by day and supply the need of the middle class women of Bengal. This hospital reminds us of the fact that social work was as dear to the Deshbandhu as political. When it was open to him to give away his properties for political work he deliberately chose to give them for social service in which women’s service had a prominent part.”3
Mahatma Gandhi Wrote, “We realize, they say, that our real work lies in villages, and that while doing this work we can also do other social work among the villagers. By popularizing the use of the spinning-wheel we can convince people what a terrible disease their idleness is. Wherever the volunteers work in a spirit of service, they succeed in creating a sense of brotherhood among the people. And the difficulty of selling khadi, they point out, is avoided by following the method of getting people to stock their own cotton and produce khadi for their needs.”4
References
Prof. Dr. Yogendra Yadav
Gandhian Scholar
Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Contact No.- 09404955338, 09415777229
E-mail-dr.yadav.yogendra@gandhifoundation.net; dr.yogendragandhi@gmail.com
by Prof. Dr. Yogendra Yadav, May 15, 2013, Social Work Helper.
Mahatma Gandhi was a true social worker. There was based of it his constructive works. He did a lot of social works. He fought against evils of society. He told always, if you want to do social work, you start it yourself. He was very worried to poverty of India. His political movements were also a type of social work. You can see it in Champaran, Kheda etc. movements. Poverty was the main focus of early social work, it is intricately linked with the idea of charity work, but it must now be understood in much broader terms. For instance it is not uncommon for modern social workers to find themselves dealing with the consequences arising from many other ‘social problems’ such as racism, sexism, homophobia, and discrimination based on age or on physical or mental ability.
Modern social workers can be found helping to deal with the consequences of these and many other social maladies in all areas of the human services and in many other fields besides. Mahatma Gandhi Wrote, “Your fear about my being engrossed in the political strife and intrigues may be entirely set aside. I have no stomach for them, least at the present moment, had none even in South Africa. I was in the political life because there through lay my own liberation. Montagu said, “I am surprised to find you taking part in the political life of the country!” Without a moment’s thought I replied, “I am in it because without it I cannot do my religious and social work,” and I think the reply will stand good to the end of my life.”1
Mahatma Gandhi Wrote, “It has been suggested that this programme turns the Congress into a purely social reform organization. I beg to differ from that view. Everything that is absolutely essential for swaraj is more than merely social work and must be taken up by the Congress. It is not suggested that the Congress should confine its activity for all time to this work only. But it is suggested that the Congress should for the coming year concentrate the whole of its energy on the work of construction, or as I have otherwise described it, the work of internal growth.”2
Whereas social work started on a more scientific footing aimed at controlling and reforming individuals (at one stage supporting the notion that poverty was a disease), it has in more recent times adopted a more critical and holistic approach to understanding and intervening in social problems. This has led, for example, to the reconceptualisation of poverty as more a problem of the haves versus the have-nots rather than its former status as a disease, illness, or moral defect in need of treatment.
This also points to another historical development in the evolution of social work: once a profession engaged more in social control, it has become one more directed at social empowerment. That is not to say that modern social workers do not engage in social control and many if not most social workers would likely agree that this is an ongoing tension and debate.
Mahatma Gandhi Wrote, “The hospital started under such auspices with fairly ample funds at its disposal should grow day by day and supply the need of the middle class women of Bengal. This hospital reminds us of the fact that social work was as dear to the Deshbandhu as political. When it was open to him to give away his properties for political work he deliberately chose to give them for social service in which women’s service had a prominent part.”3
Mahatma Gandhi Wrote, “We realize, they say, that our real work lies in villages, and that while doing this work we can also do other social work among the villagers. By popularizing the use of the spinning-wheel we can convince people what a terrible disease their idleness is. Wherever the volunteers work in a spirit of service, they succeed in creating a sense of brotherhood among the people. And the difficulty of selling khadi, they point out, is avoided by following the method of getting people to stock their own cotton and produce khadi for their needs.”4
References
- VOL. 17 : 26 APRIL, 1918 – APRIL, 1919, Page- 124
- VOL. 29 : 16 AUGUST, 1924 – 26 DECEMBER, 1924, Page- 501
- VOL. 34 : 11 FEBRUARY, 1926 – 1 APRIL, 1926, Page- 446
- VOL. 36: 8 JULY, 1926 – 10 NOVEMBER, 1926, Page- 66
Prof. Dr. Yogendra Yadav
Gandhian Scholar
Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Contact No.- 09404955338, 09415777229
E-mail-dr.yadav.yogendra@gandhifoundation.net; dr.yogendragandhi@gmail.com
Global Social Work: UK System Re-design is Returning to Community Development Roots to Retain Experienced and Creative Social Workers on the Frontlines
Keeping experienced and creative social workers on the frontline
Devon county council has created a new model of working in order to enable valued staff to tap into local networksDebbie Andalo, Guardian Professional,
Social worker Tamsin Lewis feels part of the North Devon seaside community in Ilfracombe where she works. Parents will often drop by at the children's centre where she is based on their way back from doing the school run because they know that's where they are likely to find her. Lewis feels the relationships she now has with families and children are stronger and that her partnership working is in a different league compared to when she was based in the regional office in Barnstaple 20 miles away.
Lewis says: "Today I am much more visible in the community and feel much more part of the Ilfracombe community. I get involved in things which I previously wouldn't have done, being here promotes working in partnership with other agencies. Being more visible has also supported my relationships with families and children – I feel much more responsive to their needs."
Lewis is convinced that being based in the locality was instrumental in the creation of a multi-agency project supporting teenage girls at the local college who were being sexually exploited, or in danger of being exploited, by older men. She says: "I don't think it would have happened if I was still based in Barnstaple. I think actually being in the community and working in partnership with other professionals on a daily basis made the difference rather than spreading myself thinly over a larger patch with so many different schools and different professionals."
The success of the health and wellbeing project is testament to the Back to Social Work programme which is transforming the way in which children and families teams work at Devon county council, which is the second largest local authority in England. The council is behind a new model of working which evolved following meetings last year with its social care workforce about how they could deliver services in a different way.
Rory McCallum, Devon's head of child and adult protection says: "It was about creating a system which values social work expertise, keeping our most talented and creative staff on the frontline and reclaiming a traditional way of working that is focused on 'doing the right thing' and not simply 'doing things right'."
Teams of social workers have traditionally been based in regional offices and, typically, individuals could spend two hours travelling from one side of their patch to another to visit children and families. The council decided to create a network of smaller teams each based in a locality. Every team is led by an advanced professional (AP) – a specialist role aimed at keeping experienced social workers on the frontline rather than losing them to management. The AP works alongside two qualified social workers and two family practitioners.
The plan is that the teams will "be hardwired" into the network of established learning communities in Devon which are centred around children's centres and schools.
McCallum says: "We wanted to harness that local connectivity and build on relationships with partner agencies to make a real difference within our communities." The council has maintained its central Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), is pushing ahead with co-locating its child protection teams with the police, and has created a specialist child sexual exploitation and missing children team staffed with social workers and youth workers.
McCallum says: "We want to push this model of sharing working space wherever it makes sense to do so, particularly when you look at the benefits that it brings in terms of developing relationships with key professionals – you aren't going to get that sitting in your office talking to somebody on the phone a couple of times a week."
The council is currently rolling out the new locality model and is looking to increase its AP workforce from 14 to 56: "We're looking for social workers with real passion and drive to make a difference, every day, to the families who need them. It isn't so much about how long they have been a social worker for, but more about their skills, knowledge, desire to find innovative solutions and work flexibly with others. It's about appointing people who have the right attitude – the grit and determination to succeed – coupled with that drive, energy and positive attitude," McCallum says.
Devon county council also wants to recruit another 22 family practitioners bringing the total to 90. As McCallum says: "This is about creating more 'doers' in the system, skilled staff who can engage with people, develop relationships and bring about positive change." McCallum is confident that the new skills mix will bring more "shared ownership" of casework – expected to be around 60 cases per team – and create a culture of reflective practice with APs taking on a mentoring role and demonstrating their skills and knowledge to their team.
Having the opportunity to mentor other social workers, increased autonomy and being able to stay on the frontline all appealed to Lewis when she decided to apply for an AP role a year ago.
Lewis says: "Being an AP kept me in the front line and allows me to continue to practice which is why I and a lot of other people go into social work in the first place. I still wanted to work with children and families but this AP role gives me an additional dimension because of my responsibilities within the team. I think if this role hadn't come along I might have gone for a practice manager job – but I would have been a very frustrated one as I would have always wanted to be going out with the social workers."
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