A L B E R T A ␣ C O L L E G E ␣ O F

S O C I A L ␣ W O R K E R S■ Volume␣ 25, Issue ␣ 3 ■ Fall ␣ 2000 ■

■ In this issue ■

Hope and Glory in Montreal 3

President’s Report 4

Brief report from Montreal 5

Executive Director/Registrar’sReport 6

UPDATE: Grandparenting 7

UPDATE: Supports ForIndependence (SFI) 7

ACSW Communications& Promotions 7

Ethics in Action 8

Farewell to an AARSW Stalwart 9

Summer Student Reports 10

Retired social workers’ reception 11

“What Lies Beneath...”Conference 2001 update 12

UPDATE: www.acsw.ab.ca 13

UPDATE: Clinical Registry 14

Bravo, Don Milne! 15

Thank you, volunteers! 15

A day in the life … 16

Aboriginal Social WorkersAdvisory Committee 17

Digging beneath our dignity 18

Tele-health sessions 20

Private Practice Page 21

News from the Faculty 22

Hope and Glory in Montrealthe IFSW and IASSW 2000 Conference

Following the international social work conference in Montreal, Jake Kuikenand Rod Adachi participated in meetings with presidents of other

provincial social work associations and the CASW. The host Quebec associationorganized a St. Lawrence River cruise for their out-of-province colleagues.

Left to right: Rod Adachi (Executive Director, ACSW), Lisa Crockwell (ExecutiveDirector, NFLASW) Brian Adams (President, OASW), Michelle Gibbens (President, MASW),

Karen McGrath (President, NFLASW), Jake Kuiken (President ACSW)

It’s official!Effective July 1, 2000, the Alberta Association of Registered Social Workersbecame the Alberta College of Social Workers. This change assists our finalpreparations for Social Work to be one of the first professions proclaimed underthe Health Professions Act.

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Hope and Glory in Montreal:

The IFSW and IASSW 2000 Conference

Joanne Morcom, MSW, RSW

When Jake Kuiken phoned me in March to tell me I’d won the essay

writing contest sponsored by the ACSW to attend the 2000 IFSW

conference in Montreal, I was astonished. Astonishment quickly

gave way to elation and excitement, as I impatiently waited for

July 29th, the conference start date, to arrive.

After a pleasant four-hour flight from Calgary to Montreal,I journeyed by cab to the downtown Travelodge Motel in theheart of the city’s Chinatown and only a five minute walkfrom the conference center, The Palais de Congres.Conference opening ceremonies on Saturday evening featuredpresentations and performances in keeping with theconference theme, “Promoting Equitable Societies in a GlobalEconomy: Social Work in the 21st Century.” For me, the high-light of the evening was when Stephen Lewis, the formerCanadian ambassador to the United Nations and now in-volved with UNICEF, spoke about the three most critical is-sues facing the global economy—conflict, pandemics andpoverty—and urged the social work profession to redouble itsefforts in eradicating these socioeconomic plagues. Hereceived a well-deserved standing ovation from the largegathering of practitioners and academics representing 83countries.

After the formal opening ceremonies, delegates mingled atthe exhibitors’ reception, where I renewed old acquaintancesand made some new ones. Later, I was among a boisterousgroup of Australian, British and Canadian social workers whoenjoyed an Italian dinner at Galiano’s Restaurant in oldMontreal. A few of my fellow diners were very distinguishedacademics such as Dr. Malcolm Payne from ManchesterMetropolitan University in England, and Dr. James Ife fromUniversity of Western Australia. They were so unassuming,I didn’t realize until later, when they gave their lectures,exactly what their qualifications were, which indicates to methat social workers have at least three personal traits in com-mon—a lack of pretension, approachability and friendliness.

Presentations got underway Sunday morning at 8:30, andI faced the task of deciding which of the 500 sessions to attendover the next three and a half days. Sessions dealing with se-niors’ issues intrigued me, as I’m a gerontological socialworker, but I also wanted to learn more about globalizationand its implications for social work practice. Fortunately, Iwas able to do both.

A complex issue, globalization means different things todifferent people, and has economic, social, demographic,political and cultural characteristics. As such, it resists easy

definitions, but centers around human interactions that takeplace on a global rather than a local, regional, or nationalscale. Economic globalization denotes a single world market-place, which according to several of the conference speakers,increasingly widens the gap between rich and poor, whileoppressing disadvantaged populations like children, the eld-erly, and minorities.

In his Eileen Younghusband Memorial lecture, Dr. Ifeemphasized this urgent concern about globalization’snegative effects and called for a clear articulation andaffirmation of universal human rights in order to counteractthese effects. Social workers are obliged to use theirknowledge, skills, and values towards this end, both at themicro and macro practice levels because, in Dr. Ife’s words,“All social work is international social work.”

Another outstanding presentation was given by Dr. Paynein regard to the sustainability of social work. He pointed outthat the profession is a fairly recent development that stilldoesn’t exist in many countries. Where active, it overlaps withother professions and tends to focus on providing services totargeted groups of consumers or customers. In order tomaintain and enhance the profession, social workpractitioners and educators need to closely examine their rolein the global environment while enabling their clients to fulfillthemselves holistically. To fail to do so threatens the futureof social work as well as human progress.

At the conclusion of the presentations, delegates celebratedthe last night of the conference with a farewell party andauction of items donated from their countries. Proceeds fromthe auctions and boutique sales went to the IFSW Jane HoeyFund to assist countries with limited resources to developsocial work networks. Conference co-chair Julie Foley excelledas the auctioneer, persuading the crowd to bid generously.Imagine a red top hat emblazoned with a Canadian flagselling for $75! Before and after the auction, the high energyband Night Shift had everyone up dancing—myself included.

Wednesday morning, the closing plenary panel addressedthe issue of social work as a change agent that empowerscitizens to meet their basic needs, stop abuses, and promoteequality. The seven panel members from the United States,Ireland, New Zealand, India and Nicaragua each contributeda unique perspective to the discussion, which was enlivenedby enthusiastic audience participation. One delegate madea simple, but in my opinion, quite brilliant suggestion—thatsocial workers take political as well as social action byrunning for elected office. Her idea was greeted withtremendous applause.

Flying back to Calgary that afternoon, I knew I took muchmore from the conference than I brought—in terms ofincreased knowledge, skills and strategies for improving myclients’ social functioning within a context of a rapidlyevolving one-world system. Like the other 1900 conferencedelegates, I felt a renewed sense of hope and optimism aboutsocial work’s ability to thrive in such an environment, andpride in a profession whose primary and overriding concernremains the well-being of humankind. ■

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President’s ReportJake Kuiken, MSW, RSW

The last six months or so have been an exceptionally busy time for Council and for staff. Many ACSW members have spent much time

and energy on consultation and discussion, getting ready for the Health Professions Act. In addition, there have been numerous pre-

sentations about mandatory registration, restricted activities, grandparenting and the Health Professions Act.

Judge Thomas R. Goodson’s commentson the desirability of professional reg-istration: “Professional status serves toguarantee independence from outsideinfluence that some might be tempted topursue…” One ACSW member called,concerned that the quotation was in-sensitive, suggesting that tragedies likethe ones investigated by Judge Goodsonwould not happen if all social workerswere registered.

The quote from Judge Goodson’s re-port was intended to support and con-vey the message that professionalregistration, and the obligation to theCode of Ethics, is a very powerful toolin dealing with outside influences.While a code of ethics establishes ameasure for “professional accountabil-ity,” it also confers a similar measure of“professional independence” for the reg-istered social worker. The balance pointrests on what Donna DeAngelis, Execu-tive Director, Association of SocialWork Boards, wrote recently in theASWB Association News, “[professionalaccountability is] what an ordinary, rea-sonable and prudent social worker withsimilar education and experience mightdo in the same or a similar set of circum-stances.” As such, the quote from JudgeGoodson was only intended to affirmone of the merits of professional regis-tration and nothing more.

Professional RegulationA recurring theme in some of the

discussions I’ve had with colleaguesinvolves the conceptualization of ACSWas the “regulatory body for the profes-sion.” For some, the concept of “regula-tion” appears, on first glance, as anarrow, restrictive and primarily“policing” activity. Indeed, identifying

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The Alberta College of Social Workers(ACSW) is well positioned and ready forproclamation of the Health ProfessionsAct. Whether social work is included inthe first group of professions, however,remains to be seen. Some governmentdepartments continue to struggle withthe implications of the government’slegislation and the overriding intent ofthe legislation, “to serve and protect thepublic interest.”

At the same time, I have to single outthe staff in Health and Wellness. Notonly have they facilitated countlessmeetings with other government de-partments, they’ve had to explain, re-peatedly, the meaning of the HealthProfessions Act and the government’sdecision to recognize the social workprofession as a health profession.

Social Work as a Health ProfessionI would like to quote from a letter toHealth and Wellness to give you a fla-vor of Council’s efforts over the past fiveyears to gain recognition for socialwork. The September 1996 letter wassent to then Minister of Alberta Fam-ily and Social Services, the HonorableStockwell Day. The next day, the Min-ister confirmed he would support in-cluding social work in the HealthProfessions Act. The quote reflects adefinition of “health,” the concepts ofwhich are widely known and accepted:

“A state of complete physical, men-tal and social well-being; it is also aresource for everyday living, influ-enced by circumstance, beliefs, cul-ture, social, economic and physicalenvironments. It is a positive conceptemphasizing social and personal re-sources as well as physical capacity.The view of health emphasizes the

role of community/family/individualin defining what health means tothem in planning and implementinghealthy public policy.”— (Calgary Regional Health Author-ity, Primary Health Care Report, “AWork in Progress,” April 1996).

Similarly, in the 1999 report of the Medi-cal Officer of Health for the CapitalHealth Region, one can clearly discern ahighly compatible operational definitionin the data that has been selected forpublication. The definition of health usedby the World Health Organization, sup-ports the same approach: “Health is astate of complete physical, mental andsocial well-being and not merely the ab-sence of disease or infirmity.”

The 1999 Statistical Report on “TheHealth of Canadians” details much ofthe same information, albeit on a na-tional scale. The report’s definition like-wise considers “social health” as amajor determinant of the health statusof individual Canadians.

In addressing health determinants,the report comments, “In the case ofpoverty, unemployment, stress and vio-lence, the influence on health is direct,negative, and often shocking for a coun-try as wealthy and highly regarded in-ternationally as Canada. In elaboratingon the issue of poverty and income, thereport goes on to make the point that:“Income appears to be associated withthe level of social support received.People with the lowest level of incomehad the lowest level of social support(74%), compared with those with thehighest level of income (89%).”

The Alberta College of Social WorkersIn the June 2000 letter to the AARSWmembership, I quoted the Honorable

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ACSW as a “regulatory body” is viewedas somewhat or somehow exclusive tothe interest of social work itself.

But another perspective of “profes-sional regulation” strengthens the capac-ity of all social workers, individually andcollectively, to pursue and exercise theirknowledge, skills, abilities and judge-ment, in the best interest of serving theirclients. Colleges, in this case ACSW, areresponsible for setting the direction,regulating the practice, establishing andenforcing continuing professional devel-opment, the standards of practice and acode of ethics. While this view clearly in-cludes responsibility for professional dis-ciplinary action where warranted, thebulk of the work of ACSW is to support,promote, enable and facilitate skilledand ethical social work practice as amatter of public interest.

The Health Professions Act prohibitsthe colleges, including ACSW, fromonly two things—acting as a certifiedbargaining agent for its members, andsecond, setting or providing guidelinesfor fees for services provided by regu-lated members, without the permission

of the Minister of Health. Over our his-tory, our Association has never acted asa certified bargaining agent and hasonly provided guidelines for fees in thecontext of the independent practitioners.Consequently, all of the activities inwhich the Association has been involvedas a voluntary one can continue underthe mandatory registration provisions ofthe HPA, with the added strength ofsubstantially increased numbers of so-cial workers and an over arching respon-sibility to conceptualize these activitiesas matters of “public interest.”

For instance, “social justice advocacy”on behalf of clients, an enduring commit-ment and interest of all social workers,takes on a new and much strengtheneddimension by virtue of its place in theCode of Ethics and the legislated frame-work of the Health Professions Act. Ibelieve that’s also the point JudgeGoodson was making when he com-mented that: “Professional status servesto guarantee independence from outsideinfluence that some might be tempted topursue…” ■

Brief report from Montreal — more from the IFSW and IASSW Conference

John Mould, President, CASW

Imelda Dodds (President, IFSW), Ellen Mouravieff-Apostol,Gayle Gilchrist James, Andrew Mouravieff-Apostol

(Honorary President, IFSW)

Slightly more than 1900 delegates representing 83 countriesgathered in Montreal to participate in the joint conference ofthe International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) andthe International Association of Schools of Social Work(IASSW) from July 29 to August 2. Close to 800 of theparticipants came from Canada. From every perspective, theconference was a success. Feedback from delegates was verypositive and initial indications are that we will break evenfinancially.

Immediately prior to the conference, IFSW held its executiveand general meetings. At the general meeting, Imelda Dodds(Australia) was elected President of the Federation, succeed-ing Elis Envall (Sweden), who led IFSW for the past six years.I was elected Vice-President for North America. Elected VPfor Africa was Kishore Ramgoolam (Mauritius); elected VPfor Asia was Tan Ngoh Tiong (Singapore); re-elected VP forEurope was Herbert Paulichin (Austria); re-elected VP forLatin America was Juan Manuel Latorre Carvajal (Colum-bia); and elected Treasurer was Fiona Robertson (NewZealand). ■

Congratulations!

The Alberta Collegeof Social Workers

extendscongratulations to

John Mouldon his election asVice President forNorth America

for the InternationalFederation of Social

Workers.

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Executive Director & Registrar’s Report

Rod Adachi, MSW, RSW

Strategic Human Resources Analysis of Social Workers in Canada: Report

This report (also known as the Social Work Sector Study) was presented at the international social work conference in Montreal. The

study identified and explored common challenges facing the social work profession across Canada. The study was guided by a steering

committee of representatives from across the country and from all major areas of practice. One particular focus of the study was work

with Aboriginal people and with immigrants and refugees.

Key Findings of the Study:

Gender and EquityWomen make up the largest proportion of workers in thesector (71.5% in 1996). Visible minority and disabled equitygroups are somewhat under-represented within the sector asa whole and also in management positions. Aboriginal per-sons are in the sector proportionately to their presence in thegeneral population, but data indicates that the needs of Ab-original people for service by Aboriginal workers is greaterthan the current labor force can meet. Visible minority andAboriginal social workers reported lower earnings than av-erage.

Future EmploymentAlthough it appears that there will be sufficient graduatesto meet future needs, demographic and cultural changes de-mand enhanced competence in working with and for Aborigi-nal communities, immigrant groups, and the agingpopulation. The demand for high skills in child protectionwork continues. The need for enhanced computer skills andother employability skills of self-direction, communications,and teamwork were identified.

Priorities for Action Identified by the Study■ Education, training and professional development:

develop strategies to facilitate increased focus and atten-tion to the demographic, structural and societal changesthat affect service needs.

■ Professional identity: develop a comprehensive com-munications strategy, building on the promotions plandeveloped by the CASW, to clarify and communicate therole and unique competencies of social work profession-als.

■ Employment Conditions: steadily increasing case-loads, difficult working conditions, stress, and lack of peersupport present barriers to attracting and retaining so-cial work professionals.

■ Advocating for Change: raise public awareness of so-cial and economic inequalities and increase the capacityof consumers to speak for themselves.

■ Respect for Diversity: develop specific strategies to in-crease the pool of workers with relevant experience withethnocultural groups, linguistic minorities, Aboriginaland remote communities.

The CASW is involved in developing strategies for actionarising from this study. The complete study will be availablein November 2000 at: www.socialworkin canada.org ■

Correction

From “AARSW Award Winners,” page 14, TheAdvocate, Summer 2000

The last issue of the Advocate stated that Dr. ElizabethHazelwood was the first Doctoral graduate of the Uni-versity of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work.

However, Dr. Kathleen Kufeldt is actually the firstPhD in Social Work from the University of Calgary, hav-ing been awarded her degree in November 1981.

Dr. Elizabeth Hazelwood is the second PhD in SocialWork from the University of Calgary, having receivedher degree in November 1997. Kathleen Kufeldt camethrough a Special Case route, while ElizabethHazelwood studied in the Faculty of Social Work’s doc-toral program.

Our apologies to Dr. Kufeldt and Dr. Hazelwood for thisreporting error, and our thanks to Dr. Mary Valentichfor bringing it to our attention. ■

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RSW “Grandparenting”Applications

The deadline for the final receipt of RSW “grandparenting” appli-

cations is upon us. As anticipated, this time-limited, legislated

provision has met the need of many individuals who have been

working within the social work scope of practice.

A review of the applications received to date indicates: someapplicants lack academic preparation in social work but havemany years of practical experience; others have experienceas well as academic education that is “substantially equiva-lent”; while others have a Social Work Diploma from a juris-diction outside of Alberta. Many applicants also documentedextensive continuing education within their field of practice.

As of July 31, 2000, a total of 477 applications have been re-ceived in our office; 223 of these have been processed andapproved. The profile of these applicants reveals:

• 27% are men; 73% are women• 9% are in their twenties, 29% in their thirties, 35% in

their forties, and 27% are fifty or older• 10% have partially completed or lack formal post-second-

ary education, 9% have a minimum of a diploma, 60%have a baccalaureate degree, and 23% have a master’sdegree or better

• 22% reside in Edmonton, 20% reside in Calgary and 58%are from the rest of Alberta

• 14% have five years or less experience within social workwhile 86% have six or more years experience. ■

Supports For Independence(SFI)Rod Adachi, MSW, RSW

At our Annual General Meeting in March, a resolution was passed

to lobby for increasing the rates for Supports for Independence

(SFI).

In the following months, ACSW has become aware of manyother groups and organizations seeking similar changes toSFI rates. On June 8, 2000, ACSW gathered together with anumber of other participants at the Healthy Incomes, HealthyOutcomes Symposium held in Edmonton. This symposium,coordinated by the Edmonton Social Planning Council, wassupported by the ACSW through attendance by members, afinancial donation and representation on a panel presenta-tion.

In the evening following the symposium, a number of con-cerned organizations, together with individuals experiencingpoverty, met to discuss future strategies. At this meeting aProvincial Steering Committee was established to overseefollow-up activities. Members of the Provincial Steering Com-mittee met via a teleconference link between Edmonton andCalgary sites on June 19th and established several subcom-mittees to work on tasks leading to a planning meeting inEdmonton on August 25th. ACSW will participate in theAugust 25th meeting to work with the other parties to planprovince-wide campaign activities to increase SFI rates. ■

ACSW Communications & Promotions

The ACSW Council recently approved the creation of a Communications Committee. This committee, once formed, has the first

task of ensuring that a new visual identity is set up for the College.

The larger mandate of this group is to set the strategic direction for promoting the profession and prioritize the recom-mendations from the Enslin Associates report. As reported in previous issues, the Enslin group were retained to mapout ways that ACSW could strengthen public opinion in regard to the varied sectors where social workers “add value”;to communicate strong and supportive messages to ACSW members and partners; and to improve the perception of so-cial work in the public eye. We are truly interested in members’ submissions for logos, signature statements or any aspectof the promotion initiative.

If you are interested in volunteering for any of these initiatives, please call the ACSW office:

TOLL FREE (in Alberta only) at 1-800-661-3089 or (780) 421-1167 or e-mail acswpac@acsw.ab.ca

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ACSW receives calls regularly

from social workers in practice

who are faced with situations

that leave them feeling

uncomfortable. We have a

Code of Ethics and Standards

of Practice that provide some

guidance to social workers, but

often situations arise that do

not have a simple answer.

“Ethics in Action” provides a

forum for debate of issues, a

place to ask those difficult

questions (anonymously, if

you wish), and an opportunity

for social workers to express

their views. Send me any

material — questions,

comments, ideas.

—Alison MacDonald, MSW, RSW

Ethics in Action

Is this your final answer?

Reprinted with permission from: ASWB Association News, Association of SocialWork Boards, Volume 10, No. 3, June 2000.

Surprisingly, the ethics expert wasn’t sure what was right and what was wrong. But he did give

some advice—and some possible lifelines.

Frederic Reamer, chair of the National As-sociation of Social Workers (NASW) commit-tee that produced the NASW Code of Ethics,and probably the most consulted and quotedauthor and speaker on social work ethics,was the featured speaker at the ASWBSpring Education Meeting in Bismarck,N.D. His clear message wasthat there is no list to con-sult of correct/incorrect ac-tions in social work, andvery few absolutes; that infact the principal absoluteis that this is very difficultterritory. While he gave hisaudience some ways to ap-proach ethical decisions, hewent back again and againto what he described as a“refrain”—that the respon-sibility for weighing deci-sions belongs to theindividual social worker.

Reamer posed a number of ethical dilemmas;the roomful of social work regulators presentcould not reach any kind of solution consen-sus. No one was completely sure where tobreach the confidentiality of the mother whohad illegally run from an abusive husbandto take her children across state lines, orhow to define a physical threat in a murkysituation.

One reason many of the questions socialworkers face are so difficult is that the fieldof social work ethics itself is very new.Reamer explained that 80 percent of the lit-erature on ethics currently available to so-cial workers has been published since theearly 1980s. And, to look at it from anotherperspective, the “vast majority of licensed

social workers completed their formal edu-cation at a time when serious ethics educa-tion did not exist.”

Interweaving discussion of sections of theCode of Ethics with some of the real-life situ-ations he described, Reamer presented a

useful tool—a frameworkboth practitioners and regula-tors can use to try to do theright thing. Licensing, hesaid, has paralleled thegrowth of the profession intothe largest provider of mentalhealth care in the U.S., and li-censing also can play a keyrole in trying to educate prac-titioners about ethics. Both li-censing boards and socialwork educators can help infurthering ethics education.

Reamer gave the group a series of intercon-nected lists of steps to take, issues to con-sider, and ways to try to come to grips withquestions that help clarify the refrain thatthe social worker “assumes the burden ofresponsibility” in a client relationship. Ob-viously, a social worker must begin with theappropriate “standard of care,” or what areasonable professional would do in thesame or a similar situation. There follows amore complex “procedural standard of care.”These procedures, outlined by Reamer, givethe social worker an outline of how to applypersonal responsibility, and enhance thepossibility of protecting the rights and well-being of clients. A third benefit is that thelikelihood of legal problems will be lessened.

Continued on page 9

“There are noMcEthics.”

— Frederic Reamer,chair of the

National Associationof Social Workers

(NASW)

■ Ethics in Action ■

Fall ␣ 2000 ■ 9

Reamer advises gathering information and opinions on anethical question in a series of steps. The first is a collegial con-sultation; not just talking with the first available colleague,but with a person with some real knowledge of the area. Next,consult the literature. After that, look to relevant policies,regulations and laws. A fourth source is lawyers, followed bycodes of ethics, ethics committee, and then the documenta-tion on the case.

“There are no McEthics,” remarked Reamer. This is a time-consuming process.

He explained that writing the NASW Code of Ethics, the “goldstandard” had struggled with the lack of absolutes, the needfor a procedural understanding of all the points in a dilemma.The question became, “Is it ethical to write a code of ethicsand not say what you mean?”

“We decided no,” he said. When it comes to ethics, a one-sen-tence statement is clearly fiction. For example, it is easy tosay, “Once a client, always a client,” but then “client” has tobe defined. Is a director at a community agency, for whom

some social work consultation was done, a client? Can therebe a personal relationship in such an instance?

This is where the “refrain” of the burden of responsibilitycomes in, Reamer said, and this is where the step-by-stepprocess of sorting through sources of opinion and thought ishelpful. The burden is to always consider the power positionin a relationship, and to be sure no harm will result from acourse of action or behavior the social worker might be con-sidering.

In discussing some of the considerations around what mightlook like an “absolute,” Reamer noted that the ethical “dutyto warn,” actually a duty to protect, is generally considereda valid reason to breach confidentiality. However, the socialworker has to ask if the threat is foreseeable, whether it’simminent, and if there is an identifiable potential victim. A“no” to any of these elements can alter the clarity of a re-sponse.

The speaker asked for a show of hands on some of the situa-tions he had outlined, and found what he expected, no clearagreement among educated and committed social workers. Asthe field of social work ethics continues to grow and develop,he indicated, he might expect more consensus in the future—but there will always be a need to consider all parts of a situ-ation, and to apply the process of sorting them through. ■

Is this your final answer?

Continued from page 8

Children’s Issues

Farewell to an AARSW stalwart

Jan Weidman, co-chair of the Children’s Issues Committee,

was at her last meeting on June 28th because of an

impending move to northern Ontario. In a short social time

that was part of this meeting, we all wished Jan well. Jake

Kuiken presented Jan with an AARSW service award that

also recognized Jan’s other volunteer work with AARSW,

including being part of the Discipline Committee and a

member of the University Coordinating Council Professional

Examination Board. Best wishes to you, Jan, as you take

up your new activities. ■Jake Kuiken presenting Jan Weidman

with an AARSW Service Award

■ Ethics in Action ■

10 ■ Fall ␣ 2000

Student ReportsThe ACSW was fortunate to have three hard-workingand dedicated students helping out over the summer.

Many thanks to Enole Tapaquon, Scott Stewart, andDiane Warms for all their hard work and enthusiasm!

Practice Issues AssistantEnole Tapaquon

My summer employment with The Alberta College of Social Work-

ers (ACSW) was quite the learning experience for me: filled with

doubts, questions, and challenges. I was hired as the Practice

Issues Assistant and worked closely with Alison MacDonald, the

Associate Registrar. My work emphasis was on gathering input and

feedback from the Aboriginal communities and pulling together

ideas for a manual that is being drafted for all registered social

workers in Alberta.

My first challenge was to familiarize myself with the rulesand regulations of the ACSW. Believe me, I did not know thatthere were so many rules and regulations—it was overwhelm-ing!

Next, I researched the many Aboriginal agencies or orga-nizations that employ Aboriginal people so that I could getthe communication process started. Between 35-40 agencieswere contacted and asked for their perspectives on the Stan-dards of Practice and Continuing Competence documents.There was a lot of interest and agreement to help review thesedocuments but when the preferred deadline came, unfortu-nately, there was very little response.

During this time I distributed a “News” letter to 45 FirstNations reserves and approximately 35-50 Aboriginal agen-cies/organizations in Alberta. I let them know about theACSW’s Aboriginal Social Work Advisory Committee, theregistration process, the short time left for thegrandparenting opportunity, and that I was available to an-swer questions or meet with the various agencies. I did re-ceive many calls and I am pleased to report that people arereceptive to the opened lines of communication between theACSW and Aboriginal organizations.

I sat in various meetings, including Children’s Issues, thePractice Review Board, and a Council meeting. These werequite the learning experience, as I did not know how muchtime and energy people put into ACSW to ensure that it isrun the best way possible and that social justice standards

From left to right:Enole Tapaquon, Scott Stewart,

and Diane Warms

Continued on page 11

are met.I hope I have been an asset to the ACSW this summer. I

would like to thank Alison, Rod, Florence, Scott, Elaine,Gladys, Lisa, and Brenda at the office. They were all help-ful—even when I messed up the photocopying jobs! Thanksalso to the various Committee members for letting me sit intheir meetings and have some input into the issues discussed.Thanks for helping me to confirm that social work is where Iwant to be … where the action is! ■

Professional Affairs AssistantScott Stewart

“You embrace wisdom where you choose to find it—in the meaning

that you give to the circumstances and events of your life; in the

people and stories that you encounter every day.”

As a summer intern for the Alberta College of Social Work-ers, I have had the amazing opportunity to learn about vari-ous aspects of my chosen vocation—the practical, the politicaland the personal. These experiences have enriched my un-derstanding of what the late John Hutton called “the nobleprofession” and the people who have chosen to undertake thisoften under-appreciated societal role. The projects that I wasgiven to work on as the Professional Affairs Assistant facili-tated my learning on many levels and I hope that, with theircompletion, I can say that I have made some small contribu-tion to the College and its members.

■ Reports from our summer students ■

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Inaugural Retired Social Workers Reception

Nearly thirty of our retired and semi-retired members (or former members) got reacquainted with each other at an afternoon reception

hosted by the ACSW on Monday, July 17th, 2000.

It was gratifying to hear of developing interests and a continued zeal for social advocacy, thereby showing us that “retired”doesn’t mean disinterested, unwilling or unable to participate meaningfully in our society. It was also a pleasure for the staffto make the acquaintance of some long retired folk, for example, Clara Mintz, who was one of the first trained social workersin Alberta.

The short program included a video presentation and a discussion, led off by Ernest Schlesinger, around the possibility offorming a Retired Members Committee of ACSW.

A similar event is being planned for retired members in the Calgary/Southern Alberta Region sometime this fall. Pictures ofthese events will be included in our next issue, along with photos from the Edmonton reception.

If you are interested, or if you know a retired social worker who may be interested in attending, please contact Elaine Parasat the ACSW office. ■

Salary GridMy first task was to update the salary grid for social work-ers in Alberta. According to the information provided byemployers and unions in Edmonton and Calgary (who are notnamed in the final survey), the average salary ranges forsocial workers in Alberta break down as follows:

SW Diploma $25,838 - $32,857BSW $33,787 - $41,977MSW $37,642 - $47,255

The Year 2000 Salary Grid for Social Workers in Alberta isavailable upon request from the ACSW office.

Annual Conference Planning GuideI also worked on a new ACSW Annual Conference PlanningGuide—a set of tools to help future conference planning com-mittees with the myriad of tasks necessary to successfullyorganize the Annual Conference. The guide is a collection ofsuggestions, templates, timelines, check lists and policies thatwill make the job of planning and running the Annual Con-ference easier and more fulfilling for committee volunteers.

Retired Social Workers’ ReceptionI also assisted Elaine Paras, ACSW Professional Affairs Co-ordinator, in planning and hosting the inaugural receptionfor retired members of the College. The event was held in Ed-monton on Monday, July 17, 2000, at the Ramada Hotel andConference Centre. Almost thirty retired members from theEdmonton area attended this function, giving the assembledACSW staff the opportunity to glean from the collective

memories, experiences and opinions of these pioneers. Therewas time for the attendees to mix, eat, get reacquainted anddiscuss the possibility of creating a retired members’ commit-tee. I personally enjoyed meeting many of the professionalswho made such a difference for the profession in this prov-ince. A similar event is being planned for the Calgary regionsometime in the fall.

Promotions & ACSW Web SiteI also had the opportunity to get involved in the promotionof the newly named Alberta College of Social Workers. Theofficial name change from AARSW to ACSW and the grand-parenting opportunity for RSW status was advertised inmany of the provincial daily, weekly and Aboriginal newspa-pers.

With so many changes happening with the profession andthe College, it is obviously very important to keep the mem-bership abreast of any new information. To this end, I workedon getting more up-to-date ACSW news out to members. Thiswas accomplished through posting weekly news items on theACSW web site and through a FYI mailout in July. I encour-age members to log onto the web site on a weekly basis orwatch for ACSW mailings in order to stay informed about theCollege and the social work profession in Alberta.

My tenure at the ACSW included participating in many ofthe member’s interest committees such as Social Work &Computers, Social Work in Health, Children’s Issues, andGerontology. I look forward to my continued involvement withthe ACSW as I continue my studies towards a BSW. I wouldlike to thank the ACSW staff and membership for this un-forgettable learning opportunity. ■

Student Reports Continued from page 10

■ Inaugural Retired Social Workers Reception ■

12 ■ Fall ␣ 2000

ACSW 2001 Conference: What Lies Beneath… Emerges

Excellence in Social Work Practice: The Ties That Bind

Al Hagan, MSW, RSW

Emerging from the energetic rapport of your 2001 Conference Planning Committee, a host of capable people (too many to name for

such a small space here), is planning for a huge number of talented conference speakers.

EXCELLENCE IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

THE TIES THAT BIND:March 15-17, 2001

Annual Conference of the Alberta College of Social WorkersA CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

This year’s conference theme focuses on excellence in all forms ofsocial work practice; our desire to provide quality services in all thatwe do is what connects us.

Submissions are now being accepted for workshops (90 minutes) orpapers (30 minutes). Abstracts of 300 words should be connectedto the theme and to one of the following categories:

1. Clinical Practice2. Community Development &/or Social Action3. Social Policy/Research/Education4. Child & Family Service &/or Human Services Administration

Please identify your audiovisual equipment needs. We are able to sup-ply overheads and basic VCR equipment and may facilitate the useof other types of presentation technology.

Please note that the deadline for submissions is October 15, 2000.Inquiries about the conference can be directed to Laurell Hamilton@ (403) 288-3954

Abstracts should be sent to Dr. Gayla Rogers, Faculty of Social Work,University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4Email: grogers@ucalgary.ca FAX: (403) 284-1391

Boards.

We are also looking forward to a high response from you, ourcolleagues, to the 2001 Conference Call for Papers (below),which will be mailed out in early September. Look for it!

And yes, fun will definitely again be part of “what lies beneath”and is continuing to emerge as your Conference Committee con-tinues to finalize plans for the inaugural conference of the Al-berta College of Social Workers.

Mark your calendars Excellence in Social Work Practice: The Tiesthat Bind, March 15-17, 2001, in Calgary at the Glenmore Inn.

*unconfirmed at this date

Did you know that Pamela Wallin* almost “emerged” asa social worker? We are honored that Ms. Wallin will likelybe our keynote speaker on Thursday evening (March 15th).Plan on hearing from and dialoguing with one of Canada’sbest-known interviewers.

Howard Rainer, who has worked for over two decadeswith Aboriginal people in promoting educational opportu-nities, personal and spiritual growth, will bring a messageof hope and inspiration to the conference. His message willstir and excite our desire to achieve personal fulfillmentand inner peace.

Carlton Munson, DSW, Professor, author, and journaleditor from Baltimore, comes as a highly qualified resourceon clinical supervision to meet the oft-requested need forstructured, competent supervision for the workplace.

Marilyn Peterson*, an acclaimed author and social workpractitioner from Minnesota, has spent over twenty yearsstudying boundary violations in the professional-client re-lationship. She has written a well-received book on thissubject and has presented to the Association of Social Work

■ ACSW 2001 Conference ■

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Social Work & Computers Committee Update

With our new name comes more changes, as the ACSW web site can now be found at

www.acsw.ab.ca. The old address, www.aarsw.ab.ca, will remain for a few more months as mem-

bers adjust their internet address books. The College e-mail accounts have also been changed

and they can be found on page two (inside cover) of this edition of the Advocate.

The Web Site is now being updated on almost a weekly basis with up-to-date news itemsand job postings. We encourage everyone to log on as often as possible in order that theCollege and its members can remain “connected” with each other. We have also recentlyadded a backup device to our server to prevent mishaps and “crashes.” I know that themembers who use our web site’s message board will be pleased.

We appreciate your comments. If you have any suggestions concerning the ACSW website, please e-mail them to:

webmaster@acsw.ab.ca

or

acswpac@acsw.ab.ca

The Suggestion Box

Do you have a commentor an opinion you’d like

to share with yourcolleagues? A comment

on something that’sappeared in The

Advocate? Share yourviews, and let your voice

be heard!

Post your comment,opinions, views, letters

to the editor to themessage board on the

ACSW website:

www.acsw.ab.ca

We’ll pull togethercomments received andrun them in the next

issue of The Advocate.

■ UPDATE: AARSW web site ■

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Clinical Registry UpdateRichard Shelson, MSW, RSW, Chair of the Ad Hoc Clinical Exam Committee

As most of our readers are probably aware, the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) is a member of the Association of Social Work

Boards (ASWB), based in Culpeper, Virginia. ASWB offers a series of exams—Basic, Intermediate, Clinical and Advanced—which mem-

ber boards can use to ensure that regulated social workers meet the level that is required for competent and ethical practice.

The Ad Hoc Clinical Exam Committee, hard at work reviewing the clinicalexam. From left to right: Lori Seeley, Karen Walsh, Richard Shelson, MikeRothery, Joe Altopiedi, Randy Harris, Ronnie Wassill, Jane Matheson and

Nisha Mittal from ACT Inc. in Iowa.

3. Complete the clinical exam and rate every question with our estimateof what percentage of minimally qualified social workers would get eachquestion correct in Alberta

4. Set the minimum standard for a passing score on the exam in Alberta

One of the greatest challenges we faced was to realize that while all areasof social work practice are indeed envisioned to some degree in the creationof the exam, it is impossible to cover every aspect in each exam in only 170questions. This meant that some subjects we felt should be covered had tobe left out, because other questions were already in use for that category.

Those of us who participated found it quite enjoyable and even stimulat-ing. It challenged us to look at and evaluate our knowledge and value bases.I felt (as did most of the others) that the test is applicable to our setting withsome minor (10 questions out of 170) changes. By the end of the day we hadmade great progress due to the task focus of both Nisha Mittal (Psychomet-ric consultant from ACT) and Alison MacDonald (Associate Registrar for theACSW).

I would like to thank all the participants in the process as well as all ofthose who have worked with me over the last few months to bring the pro-cess this far. Some of you (and you know who you are) only participated atmy personal request. I cannot thank you enough for your help and I only hopeyou will not feel your faith in my belief that this will really work was mis-placed. ■

On July 14, 2000 ten members of theACSW met to review the ASWB Clini-cal Exam and to make recommenda-tions for changes to make the examapplicable to the Canadian social workcontext.

The members were drawn from awide variety of settings, and collectivelypossessed a great deal of clinical expe-rience, perhaps as much as 250 yearscombined. Our task, as stated in theinitial letter of invitation was to:

1. Provide input into whether the testspecifications and KSAs (knowl-edge, skills, and abilities) are appli-cable in Alberta

2. Decide what qualifications a “mini-mally qualified clinical socialworker with two years experience”MUST have in order to practice inAlberta

DEADLINE

for the Winter 2000 issue ofThe Advocate

is NOVEMBER 1, 2000

Please contact the ACSW office:

In Edmonton:(780) 421-1167

Toll-free:1-800-661-3089

E-mail: acswpac@acsw.ab.ca

■ UPDATE: Clinical Registry ■

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Thank you, volunteers!Clinical Specialty Registry

The Alberta College of Social Workers would like to thank the

various members who have assisted in the development of

the new Clinical Specialty Registry. Three groups have taken

on different tasks as follows:

Don Milne, MSW, RSWCongratulations and Best Wishes!

Setting the CriteriaRichard Shelson, ChairJoe AltopiediJune ChurchillTracy CookPenny HartsenMatthew HudsonJudith MasonJane MathesonMike RotheryDebra SamekBrent SavardLori SeeleyKaren Walsh

Reviewing the ExamRichard Shelson

Joe AltopiediBetty BastienRandy HarrisJane MathesonMike RotheryLori SeeleyKaren WalshRonnie Wassill

ReviewingApplicationsJoe AltopiediSharon LindstromJanet LockingtonDavid MaherJanet NeilsonTerri Saunders

On June 21, 2000 Don received the City of Edmonton

Citation Award for “Contribution to the Arts.”

The citation reads:

“Don Milne’s selfless service in support of assistance to the needy,

his participation in various choirs, church boards and community-oriented projects

are evidence of his undying drive to make the city a better place in which to live.”

Don was one of the retired social workers featured in our Spring 2000 issue; this award clearly indicates that a life of

service has far-reaching effects.

Bravo! ■

■ BRAVO! to Don Milne ■

16 ■ Fall ␣ 2000

A day in the life…

Calgarian is Social Worker of the Year

Maureen StroulgerReprinted with permission from CRHA Frontlines Vol. 2, No. 10.

Wendy Pelletier, MSW, RSW, is a clinical social worker with the Southern Alberta Children’s Can-

cer program at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, and has been in that job for the past sixteen years.

She is one of two social workers, the other being Laura Scott-Lane, who together with psycholo-

gist, Dr. Stan Whitsett, make up Psychosocial Resources at the Children’s.

The Children’s Hospital offers services tochildren and their families from Red DeerSouth and also into southern B.C., and Sask-atchewan. Although the Alberta Govern-ment Children with Special Needs Programpicks up some expenses for out-of-town fami-lies, B.C. and Saskatchewan don’t offer simi-lar programs, which makes it even moredifficult for those families.

Wendy and her colleaguesare involved with childrenand their families all the wayfrom diagnosis, throughtherapy, and continuing oninto outpatient treatmentand follow-up, often a pro-cess stretching out for manyyears. They also supportchildren and their familiesthrough the palliative care stage, offeringongoing bereavement counseling to parentsand siblings.

Wendy says that seeing the strength inpeople who are trying to cope gives her agood perspective of her own life.

“It’s amazing how well children do,” saysPelletier, adding that somehow kids are stillkids, regardless of what they face. It’s theiroptimism that gives Pelletier the strength toprovide the utmost level of care and compas-sion.

Her commitment was recently recognized

when she was presented with Social Workerof the Year award at the March conferenceof the Association of Pediatric Oncology ofSocial Workers. Nominated by Dr. MaxCoppes, the director of the Children’s Can-cer Program, says that he has worked theworld over and has yet to meet anybody likeher. He says her real strength is in how sheapplies her skills: “She can cry and she can

laugh, but she never lets heremotions interfere with herprofessional support.”

Wendy knows how impor-tant it is to have a life out-side the hospital. Her familytakes up a lot of time and shealso relaxes by running orcycling.

Now working part-time, Wendy still findstime for research and education, which alongwith clinical work is part of the Children’smandate. She gives seminars to the nursing,medical and health sciences and social workprograms at the University of Calgary. Shehas also been published in the Medical andPediatric Oncology Journal and continues towork and publish with Dr. Whitsett on theirresearch into the management of children’spain.

But the bottom line for Wendy is that shelikes her job. She enjoys the contact with thechildren and their families, and therelationships that develop. ■

Know a social worker

we could profile for a

future “Day in the

life…” article? Have

some ideas about an

interesting field of

practice you’d like to

see featured?

Call the ACSW office:

(780) 421-1167

“It’s amazing how wellchildren do,” says

Pelletier, adding thatsomehow kids are still

kids, regardless of whatthey face.

■ A day in the life of a social worker ■

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Aboriginal Social Workers Advisory CommitteeBrenda Gladue, SW Diploma, RSW, Chair

In December 1999, the Alberta College of Social Workers’ Council passed a unanimous decision to include the recognition of the inher-

ent rights and practices of Aboriginal and First Nations social workers in the regulations, bylaws and policies within the framework of

ACSW.

The Aboriginal Social Workers Advisory Committee(ASWAC) was established and incorporated into the ACSWframework as a means to include the Aboriginal view. Sevencommittee members from various geographic regions withinAlberta had their first meeting in June to develop terms ofreference and mission statement.

Mission StatementThe mission of ASWAC is to advise the ACSW on indigenousissues that it foresees as affecting the needs, methods, deliv-ery and practices of social work. The committee will fulfill itsmandate by:

■ Advising Council of the diversity of Aboriginal protocols,customs, traditions and practices.

■ Identifying and advising Council on indigenous issues atthe international, national, provincial and grassrootslevel.

■ Encouraging the recognition of inherent rights andtraditional holistic healing practices.

■ Encouraging the development of continued competencyrequirements that embrace an Aboriginal content.

■ Identifying Aboriginal social workers and encouragingtheir involvement on ACSW committees, projects andactivities.

■ Facilitating the understanding of cross-cultural practicesand values.

■ Facilitating the acceptance of change with a holisticperspective.

The Alberta College of Social Workers does not force specificmethods of practice onto social workers delivering servicesto clients. The drafting of the Regulation to include the so-cial work profession in proclamation of the Health ProfessionsAct this fall has several components.

The first is the concern of safety to the public to ensure that“qualified” individuals have the “knowledge” to provideassistance to vulnerable individuals and families. The term“qualified” has caused some members in the Aboriginal com-munity to feel that the traditional methods not be observedor viewed as unethical and/or unprofessional. One of the rolesof the Aboriginal Advisory Committee will be to advise ACSWof the cross-cultural parallels in methods of delivery of ser-vices.

Agencies, committees and individuals throughout Albertaoften request or require the Aboriginal perspective in theirdiscussions. The ASWAC will provide a resource of Aboriginalindividuals who can contribute this perspective.

The committee plans to establish a network of Aboriginalsocial workers in the ACSW who participate in all levels ofdiscussion which affect the provision of social services toAboriginals and so fulfill the second component ofregistration: network and unity of social workers as arecognized profession.

The committee wants to offer representation to all Aborigi-nal voices in Alberta and needs participation of Aboriginalsin the ACSW. If you can represent the viewpoint of the Blood,Stony, Blackfoot, Peigan, etc. to the committee, please con-tact Brenda Gladue for more information (780) 452-6100 or(780) 421-0062.

ASWAC members are as follows:

• Brenda Gladue, Chair: Metis Child and FamilyServices Society, Edmonton

• Gerald Auger, Ma´mowe Child and Family Services,Edmonton

• Phyllis Bayler, Foster Parent, Rocky Mountain House• John Crier, Maskwachees Cultural College, Hobbema• Enole Tapaquon, Social Work Student, Edmonton• MariJo Vanidour, Atoskewan Employment Centre,

Red Deer• Chief Jerry Goodswimmer, ex-officio, Valleyview. ■

■ Aboriginal Social Workers Advisory Committee ■

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Digging beneath our dignity:Cultivating ethics’ fundamental value

Jim Thomson, BSW, RSW

Moral Communities and DignityDignity is an emotive word that draws upon, and draws out our feelings. We hear phrases like, “he

lived with dignity,” “she carried herself with dignity,” “the disease took away her dignity,” and so

on. Some health care organizations identify dignity as one of their core values. The Canadian

Association of Social Workers mentions the “intrinsic worth and dignity of every human being” in

their code of ethics. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ first article includes,

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”

What follows is an argument for cultivatingthe more informed use of the word “dignity”as it relates to our identity as a moralcommunity. (For a far more in-depthanalysis of dignity, I highly recommendDaryl Pullman’s article, “The Ethics ofAutonomy and Dignity in Long-Term Care”in the Canadian Journal on Aging, 1999.) Iwill also claim that dignity is the trunk androot system from which the branches ofautonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence,and justice develop and spread. Respect fordignity determines the health of these fourbranches within a moral community, whichin turn determines the health of the moralcommunity.

Dignity DefinedHuman conduct can be within the sphere towhich moral judgements apply (morallygood or bad, right or wrong), or outside thesphere of moral judgements (neither moralnor immoral but amoral). I want todistinguish between two ways the word“dignity” is used: the moral worth/moralstatus usage and the amoral worth/non-moral status usage.

Additionally, within the moral worth/statususage, I would distinguish two uses of theterm: an intrinsic/inherent usage(“intrinsic,” meaning belonging to a thing byits very nature and “inherent,” meaning ex-isting in someone as a permanent and in-separable quality or attribute); and a meritusage.

Intrinsic dignity is that moral worth/moralstatus we all hold by virtue of being humanbeings. It is not conditional, not contingent,not a function of any worldly factor otherthan being human.

Merited dignity is the dignity we earn andaccumulate by conducting ourselves in amanner which actively respects theintrinsic/inherent dignity of other humanbeings. Neither intrinsic nor merited dignitycan be reduced or taken away from anindividual under any human circumstances.When others do not respect our intrinsicdignity or merited dignity, our dignity is notaffected; rather, they have lost anopportunity to add to their own meriteddignity.

Take for example two identical twins,Goodright and Badwrong, who are onvacation in Hawaii. They are racing to shorefrom a swim to catch their favorite soapopera. They swim past a four-year old childabout to drown. Badwrong is first to hear thebright child say, “Please save me, I can’tswim. Please respect my intrinsic/inherentdignity, my moral worth.” Badwrongresponds, “I recognize no one’s moral worthand certainly no one’s intrinsic/inherentdignity. I’m late for my soap opera.”

Here, Badwrong lived up to his name. Notonly was his conduct morally bad/wrong, buthe also lost the opportunity to add to his ownmerited dignity. Fortunately, Goodright

Continued on page 19

“Dignity” from the

Canadian Oxford

Dictionary:

“ a composed and

serious manner or style;

the state of being

worthy of honor or

respect; worthiness,

excellence; a high or

honorable rank or

position; high regard or

estimation.”

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lived up to his name and saved thechild, saying, “I recognize your intrin-sic/inherent moral worth as equal to allhuman beings.” Goodright’s conduct inthis context is an example of meriteddignity.

Imagine further, that later that nightthe child is being honored at a banquetfor his excellence at playing the piano.Both brothers are in the audience andBadwrong remarks to Goodright, “ Istill refuse to recognize the child’s in-trinsic/inherent dignity but I must sayhe plays that piano in a most dignifiedmanner, what with his custom-madetuxedo and all.” The child’s dignifiedskill and appearance do not fall withinthe sphere of moral judgment. Theyare, in this context, morally neutral oramoral.

Curiously, the Canadian OxfordDictionary focuses on the amoral use ofthe term. It defines dignity as: “ acomposed and serious manner or style;the state of being worthy of honor orrespect; worthiness, excellence; a highor honorable rank or position; highregard or estimation.” None of thesedefinitions make specific reference tothe moral worth/status definition. Yeta world class athlete, musician,scientist, etc., can be afforded honor,respect, worthiness, excellence, highregard or estimation without therebeing any corresponding reflection ontheir individual moral worth/status.

Although, “worthy” in definition canhave multiple meanings, one of whichis “having some moral worth,” it isstriking that the moral worth definitionis not more specific. Given the profoundsignificance of the word “dignity” in theUN’s Universal Declaration of HumanRights, in professional codes of ethics,and in core value statements of healthorganizations, we need to promote aclearer understanding and properprofile of the moral worth definition ofthe term.

Inherent DignityAs a part of a Family Day weekendcelebration of the 35th anniversary ofCanada’s flag this February, Citizen-ship Judge G. Bhatia said, “the Univer-sal Declaration of Human Rightsshould be required learning for everychild in the world...” The Declarationbegins, “Whereas recognition of the in-herent dignity and of the equal and in-alienable rights of all members of thehuman family is the foundation of free-dom, justice and peace in the world.” Isupport Bhatia’s claim and would ex-pand it to include all adults, with anemphasis on a fuller understanding ofthe use of the phrase “inherent dignity.”Inherent/intrinsic dignity is not earned,compromised, increased or decreased byone’s conduct or the conduct of others.This also means that no disease, disabil-ity, or suffering, of any kind, can reduceor compromise our inherent dignity. In-herent dignity is retained equally in allhumans from birth to death and, insome senses, beyond death.

When we use the term “dignity,” it isvery important to be clear on what weare saying. If we accept the above, thenit does not make sense to say somethinglike “the disease took away her dignity”or “her dignity was preserved,” becausethat is not possible. What is possible isthat we can fail to recognize in her theinherent dignity that remained withher in her last days. It is also possibleto say that “she no longer was able torespect, or disrespect, the dignity ofothers, because her condition deprivedher of that capacity.”

Some ImplicationsAmoral types of dignity (high regard,status, position, honors) are not alwaysdeserved and are often short-lived, andcontingent upon the unpredictablefashions of the day. Merited dignity canaccumulate throughout a lifetime ofactively respecting the intrinsic dignityof all human beings. However, nomatter how much merited dignity oneacquires in life, I would argue that itcan never surpass the value of our

intrinsic dignity. This does not dimin-ish the value of merited dignity, butrather emphasizes the value of intrin-sic dignity, from which all else in eth-ics draws meaning and moral force.

People in the most severe stages of de-mentia, who may have lost all measur-able autonomy, independence, andself-determination still have intact theidentical intrinsic dignity they havehad throughout their lives. They stillhave intact the accumulated meriteddignity they have acquired throughouttheir lives through actively respectingthe dignity of all other human beings.What they have lost is the capacity tocontinue adding to their combination ofintrinsic dignity and merited dignity.They may lose amoral (non-moral)dignity, such as some of the highregard, status, position they held priorto the severe dementia. I believe thatfor us not to see that undesirablediseases, disability, and sufferingcannot reduce our intrinsic/inherentdignity and cannot reduce our meriteddignity, is to deny respect for dignity,resulting in trauma to the branches ofautonomy, beneficence, non-malefi-cence, and justice. In a mature moralcommunity, death is always withdignity, for the intrinsic dignity and themerited dignity of those dying areuntouched by dying and death.

Closing ThoughtsIntrinsic dignity and merited dignity donot need preserving, they needrespecting. Caregivers, in the act ofcaring with respect for those neardeath, add to their own merited dignityand to the merited dignity of theircommunities. Mature moralcommunities will not flourish withoutwidespread education about intrinsicdignity and an active distribution ofmerited dignity. ■

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This article first appeared in In Touch, Volume

3, Issue 1 and is reprinted with permission from

the Provincial Health Ethics Network

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Tele-health sessions for social workers in healthSharlene Craig, MSW, RSW, Co-chair, Social Works in Health Committee

This fall marks the beginning of a new approach for the SW in Health Interest Group in providing accessible continuing education

opportunities. Five tele-health sessions using videoconferencing will be offered by social workers in the Capital Region (Edmonton).

This innovative approach allows participants at various sites around Alberta to see and interact with the presenter and each other

despite being many miles apart. Both fall sessions will originate from the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital.

Topics for the fall include:

• Vicarious Traumatization in Health Care SettingsSeptember 28, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.Presenter - Cathy Morrison, social worker in NICU andPediatric Cardiology, University of Alberta HospitalEdmonton.

• Telephone Support Groups in Rural SettingsNovember 29, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.Presenters - Rick Brown & Patrick Hirschi, Adult BrainInjury Unit,Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton.

Sessions for next year include presentations on ACSW’s Con-tinuing Competencies, Assessment Tool, Bereavement andLoss, and a topic related to Mental Health.

While there is no registration fee for these sessions, interestedsites will be responsible for the costs of transmission (longdistance charges and a “bridge” where necessary.) Pleasecontact Chuck Smit, Tele-health and Simulation Centre at(780) 491-5945 for information and arrangements to link tothese sessions. If you have other questions or comments aboutthe sessions, please contact committee co-chairs Barb Taylor(780-471-2262 ext. 2367) or Sharlene Craig (780-407-1208)or e-mail: scraig@cha.ab.ca>. ■

WORKING WITH DIFFICULT PARENTS

An introductory workshop offered to professionals who work with families.

In this workshop participants will learn to identify personality characteristics and patterns of interactionwith children that are associated with maladaptive parenting. Participants will be introduced to aninnovative parenting model that provides a framework for developing effective methods of responding to andshifting dysfunctional internal working models of parenting.

• September 29, 2000 * Edmonton, AB * Cost: $150.00

PROMOTING EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE

Guidelines and strategies for developing emotion regulation.

This workshop is designed for professionals who work with children, adults, or families for whom emotionaldysregulation impedes functioning. A framework for understanding emotional dysregulation will beoutlined, which will be used to develop flexible and effective strategies for promoting emotional competence.Emphasis will be placed on learning strategies for promoting emotional competence in everyday interaction,as well as in clinical settings.

• Edmonton, AB * October 6, 2000 * Cost: $150.00• Red Deer, AB * October 13, 2000 * Cost: $150.00• Calgary, AB * October 20, 2000 * Cost: $150.00

Presenters: Dr. Lloyd Flaro and Mr. Ken Harrison, Chartered Psychologists

For further information & registration please contact:Flaro & Associates Tel: (780) 483-8590 Fax: (780) 455-6717

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Private Practice NewsAudrey Ferber, MSW, RSW, Chair, Private Practice Committee

The Private Practice Committee last met on June 2, 2000. Our work included reviewing four new applications to the Private Practice

Roster, which continues to grow in size. Our committee hopes that at some point in the future all those with a Master’s degree in

Social Work and who are in either part- or full-time independent practice will be listed on this Roster. As it is not mandatory for a

social worker to be on the Roster if they are in independent practice, we find that there still are many who have not applied. As a

committee we encourage and welcome applications.

Web siteOne of the projects that our committeeis working on is the development of aweb site for the Private Practice Roster.This project is mostly through theefforts of Dr. Jim Gripton, one of ourcommittee members. This web pagewould provide information about inde-pendent practice social work services,and would have all those on the PrivatePractice Roster listed with a picture,type of service offered, and location. Itwill be possible for to click on variouslisted locations in Alberta and findwhich social workers on the Roster arelisted in that geographical area. Thisweb site will offer a whole new oppor-tunity for networking for those in inde-pendent practice as well as for thepublic and professional communities.

Next meetingOur committee will be having its nextmeeting September 22, 2000. If anyonehas independent practice issues youwould like our committee to address,please contact any committee member.You can reach me at: (403) 225-4003 oremail <ferber@spots.ab.ca>.

Our members are:Audrey Ferber, ChairTom BakerJim GriptonLynn LambertTara O’SullivanMargaret RodwayBarbara Duke RomanoBrent Savard.

ICAPP Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona

In June 2000, Dr. Margaret Rodway, Dr. Marilyn K. Smelski, and Audrey Fer-ber attended the ICAPP Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. ICAPP is the onlyorganization in North America for social workers who are in part time or full timeindependent practice of clinical social work. Dr. Rodway, a very well known cli-nician, specialist in supervision, and an esteemed educator, is also on the Boardof Trustees of ICAPP. The current President of ICAPP is Audrey Ferber, RSW,ACSW’s Private Practice Committee Chairperson.

ICAPP’s next annual meeting and conference will be held at the Royal York Ho-tel in Toronto June 2 - 7, 2001. This will be ICAPP’s 40th Anniversary. This mile-stone is symbolized in the theme of the conference, “Life Transitions and ClinicalPractice.” Our call for papers is out and we encourage Canadians to submit ab-stracts to our moderator. The deadline for submissions is December 15th, 2000.Contact Dr. Margaret Rodway in Calgary for more information: (403) 243-1932.

This year’s conference was most rewarding, dealing with clinical issues, applica-tions and theories, as well as the business of independent practice. The primarybusiness concern was around managed care and insurance issues. What Cana-dian social workers want to avoid in our thrust to achieve third-party coveragefor our services is the headache of managed care, which is currently afflicting ourAmerican colleagues.

Watch this page in The Advocate for future items about insurance, managed careand other issues of relevance to clinical social workers. ■

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News From the Faculty

New Faces at the Faculty of Social Work

The Faculty is growing and pleased to introduce the following new faculty members:

Peter Donahue joined us as an Assistant Professor July 1. Peter is currently a PhD candidate atthe Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, received his MSW from there as well, and his BAand BSc from McMaster University. His main areas of expertise include gerontology, social policy,community development, and health/mental health. For his doctoral thesis, Peter is examining therelationship between forced retirement and physical and mental health. While at the University ofToronto, Peter was involved in projects researching Fraud in ethnocultural seniors’ communities andSocial and economic determinants of an aging population, and others. Peter is coauthor of a journalarticle (“Retiring through unemployment: What social work needs to know”) and book chapters (“Wid-owhood in retirement” and “The economic consequences of involuntary retirement”), all in press.

Les (Manuel) Jerome joined the Faculty as an Instructor I on August 15. Les received his MSWand BSW from the Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba. He most recently was a socialworker with Ke-Mama-Nnanik and prior to that with the Native Services District Office of AlbertaFamily and Social Services. His areas of expertise include Aboriginal issues and practice, social workpractice, family practice, and child welfare. In 2000, Les received the Reverend Dr. Chief John Snow,Sr. Award from the First Nations Student Association and the Native Centre to recognize and honordistinguished academic instruction and support to Aboriginal students at the University of Calgary.

Daniel Lai joined us as an Associate Professor July 1 from Okanagan University College. Danielreceived his PhD from Case Western Reserve University, his MSW from the University of Calgary,his Master of Social Sciences in Urban Studies from the University of Hong Kong, and his Bachelorof Social Science in Social Work from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Daniel’s areas of exper-tise include multicultural/ multiracial research, health/mental health, gerontology, social policy, socialwork practice, and social work research and data analysis. Since 1996, Dr. Lai has received $613,000in research grants, the most prestigious being a three-year grant from Social Science and HumanitiesResearch Council for the study of Health and well being of Chinese seniors in Canada.

Catherine Worthington joined us as an Assistant Professor on August 1 from Toronto. Cathy iscurrently a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. She received herMSc from the Department of Health Administration, University of Toronto, and her BAS from TrentUniversity. Her areas of expertise include health/mental health, HIV/AIDS, research and evaluation,and social policy. Cathy’s doctoral thesis is entitled I never remember being asked, “What do you need?”HIV test recipients’ perceived testing needs and factors related to their opinions of the HIV pretestexperience. A considerable amount of her work has focused on the development of community pro-grams involving marginalized groups and involved direct contact with client groups.

Continuous Learning and Professional DevelopmentDuring Spring/Summer 2000, the Faculty offered SPSS workshops in Calgary with Dr. JackieSieppert’s, Using SPSS to Produce Accountability-Focused Statistics. These were fully registered,with a waiting list for future courses. Community economic development: What is it? will be offeredin partnership with the Faculty of Environmental Design and the Calgary Community EconomicDevelopment Council in Fall 2000 (see below). An interdisciplinary certificate program in commu-nity economic development is also being planned.

Edmonton and Lethbridge Divisions are currently staffing up to coordinate continuous learningopportunities and alumni activities in these regions, allowing greater access to social workersthroughout the province.

UNIVERSITY OF

CALGARYFACULTY OF

SOCIAL WORK

Daniel Lai

CatherineWorthington

Les (Manuel)Jerome

Peter Donahue

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Already confirmed for Winter 2001 is Dr. Carlton Munson,University of Maryland, School of Social Work, who will bepresenting DSM IV on March 14 in Edmonton and March 15in Calgary. As well Dr. Munson will present on Supervisionat the annual conference of the ACSW on March 16.

Alumni Event 2000The Faculty is pleased to offer its alumni and professionalcommunity an evening with Dr. Eileen Gambrill, Professorof Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, onThursday, November 30, 4:30-8:30 p.m. at the UniversityClub, MacEwan Hall on the U of Calgary campus. This willbe an opportunity to share food and conversation with col-leagues and alumni, and at the same time hear Dr. Gambrillas she talks on Evidence-based Practice.

WhoCarlos Gasca, Executive Director, Calgary

Community Works

Dr. Jaber Gubrium, U. of Florida

Dr. Bruce Perry, Texas Children’s HospitalDr. Philip Kendall, Temple University

Dr. Allan Barsky, University of CalgaryDr. Al-Noor Nathoo

Di Gursansky, U. of South Australia(Professor Gursansky will assist theFaculty in developing a certificateprogram in case management.)

Dr. Eileen Gambrill, U. of California atBerkeley

WhatCommunity Economic Development—What

is it?

Understanding the Alzheimer caregivingexperience: The narrative approach

Fostering resilience in children’s mentalhealth conference

Ethical issues in health care: Implications forsocial work and interdisciplinary practice

Case management: Policy, practice andfuture directions

Evidence-based practice

WhenSix 3-hour workshops (6:00-9:00 pm), Tues/

Thurs, Oct. 10 - 26, 2000

Oct. 13, 2000, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Nov. 1 - 3, 2000

Nov. 8, 2000, 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 28, 2000Oct. 19, 2000Nov. 16, 2000

Nov. 29, 2000Dec. 1, 2000

WhereFaculty of Social Work, U. of Calgary, room

4259

Husky Oil Great Hall, Rozsa Centre, U. ofCalgary

Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Calgary

Village Park Inn, Calgary

LethbridgeEdmontonEvans Room, Rozsa Centre, U. of Calgary

Edmonton (to be confirmed)Village Park Inn, Calgary

Continuous Learning Workshops and Conferences for Fall 2000

WhereFaculty of Social Work, U. of Calgary, Prof.

Faculties Building, room 4261

Faculty of Social Work, U. of Calgary, Prof.Faculties Building, room 4261

Sheriff King Family Violence Prevention Centre(Carolyn Goard 266-4111 for directions)

Faculty of Social Work, U. of Calgary, Prof.Faculties Building, room 3208

Alberta Children’s Hospital, ConferenceRoom 2 (2nd flr)

WhenSept. 25, 2000, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Oct. 4, 2000, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Oct. 11, 2000, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 7, 2000, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Dec. 7, 2000, 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

WhatInternational mental health practice: Recent

collaborative research in the Middle East

Social work historians (a videopresentation)

The impact of firearms on intimate partnerviolence

Person and place: Perspectives from SocialWork, geography and traditionalknowledge

A model for agency-based research

WhoDr. John Graham

Professor Dick Ramsay & Elaine Paras

Dr. Leslie Tutty

Dr. Kim Zapf

Dr. Jim Gripton

The Continuing Education Luncheon Series for Fall 2000:This series is offered by the academic staff of the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary.

Look for more information on our Alumni Event 2000 in ourFall Newsletter or contact Elsie Johnson at (403) 220-6157or e-mail (ejohnson@ucalgary.ca).

The Faculty of Social Work and the Alumni Association,University of CalgaryThe Faculty of Social Work will be participating in theUniversity of Calgary Telethon in Fall 2000. This focus onsocial work alumni is a welcome opportunity for students andstaff to connect with our many graduates.

For information on continuous learning and professionaldevelopment, contact Elaine Eskow, MSW, RSW, Director ofContinuous Learning, (403) 220-7869 or email her ateskow@ucalgary.ca. ■

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Conferences/Symposiums

APTA Annual ConferenceSept. 15 & 16, 2000

Calgary, ABThe Alberta Play Therapy Association

is hosting its annual Conference in Cal-gary, AB on Sept. 15 & 16, 2000. Dr. MarkBarnes, the author of the internationallyacclaimed text, The Healing Path withChildren, and co-founder of the CanadianAssociation of Child and Play Therapy(CACPT), will be presenting. For furtherinformation, contact the APTA at (403)242-1878 or write them at: APTA, PO Box32050, Bankview Postal Outlet, Calgary,AB T2T 5X6.

E-mail: apta@cadvision.com

Risk Management/Assessment ofDangerous Offenders

Sept. 22, 2000Royal Inn, Calgary

The Calgary Regional Health Author-ity is holding their one-day Forensic Psy-chiatry Services conference. It has been

entitled Risk Management and Risk As-sessment of Dangerous Offenders with Dr.Christopher Webster. The conference willbe held in Calgary on Sept. 22, 2000 at theRoyal Inn. Call (403) 291-8395 or e-mailcathy.leipciger@crha-health.ab.ca.

AADAC Professional AddictionsConference

Oct. 2 & 3, 2000Edmonton, AB

The Alberta Alcohol & Drug AbuseCommission is hosting a ProfessionalAddictions Conference in Edmonton, ABon October 2 & 3, 2000. The keynotespeakers are Dr. David Cook of the Uni-versity of Alberta and Dr. Sara Johnsonof Pro-Change Behavior Systems. Formore information or to register by phone,please call (780) 427-6763.

Suicide Prevention in Canada: Exploringour Diverse LandscapeOctober 11-14, 2000

Vancouver, BCFor information contact the Suicide

Prevention & Resource Centre. Tel: (604)

822-0740; fax: (604) 822-7786; e-mail:spirc@interchange.ubc.ca.

NuWay Consulting Services Inc.Conference “Attachment Issues in

Children: Creating and Sustaining theHealing Power of the Family”

Oct. 12 - 13, 2000Black Knight Inn, Red Deer

For more information: NuWay Consult-ing Services, #200, 4826 - 47 St., RedDeer. Ph: (403) 341-3773, Fax: (403) 340-2475. E-mail: nasitd@telusplanet.net.

St. Amant Centre9th Annual International Conference on

Research and Applications related toDevelopmental Disabilities

October 12 - 13, 2000Information: www.stamant.mn.ca e-

mail: fenez@stmant.mb.ca.

Child Welfare in Canada in the Year2000: a Research and Policy SymposiumCornwall, Ontario, October 18 - 22, 2000

Contact: Child Welfare League ofCanada (613) 235-7616.

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Conference on Mental IllnessOct. 18 - 20, 2000

Telus Convention Centre, CalgaryThe Bottom Line: The Impact of Mental

Illness in the Workplace and Communityis a conference marking World MentalHealth Day. For more information, con-tact BUKSA Associates at (780) 436-0983or visit their web site at www.buksa.com/thebottomline.

First National Family Conference:Families—the heart of community

October 19 - 21, 2000Mayfield Inn and Suites, Edmonton

Check the website www.aacl.org for in-formation on the wide variety of work-shops and speakers. Or contact AlbertaAssociation for Community Living at(780) 451-3055, ext. 22 or 1-800-252-7556; e-mail: mail@aacl.org or the CanadianAssociation for Community Living at(416) 661-9611 or 1-800-856-2207; e-mail:info@cacl.ca www.cacl.ca.

Canadian Conference on InjuryPrevention and Control:

Research, Practice & Policy: BuildingNetworks for a Safer Canada

October 19 - 21, 2000Kananaskis, Alberta

For more information contact the Al-berta Centre for Injury Control and Re-search. Tel: (780) 492-6019; fax: (780)492-7154; e-mail: acir@ualberta.ca Pleasecontact the Alberta Centre for Injury Con-trol and Research, or get the brochure on-line in August. www.med.ualberta.ca/aciror www.injuryresearch.bc.ca.

Canadian Council on Rehabilitation & WorkAASWG Annual International Symposium

Oct. 19 - 22, 2000Toronto, ON

The Association for the Advancement ofSocial Work with Groups is hosting itsannual international symposium in Tor-onto, ON, from Oct. 19-22, 2000. Contactthe AASWG at (330) 836-0793 or e-mailjhramey@uakron.edu.

Citizenship ConferenceOct. 20 & 21, 2000

Montreal, PQThe McGill Institute for the Study of

Canada is welcoming people who are in-terested in the issues of citizenship to at-tend the Annual Conference of

Citizenship in Montreal, Quebec on Oct.20 & 21, 2000. For more information, con-sult their web site atwww.cit2020.mcgill.ca or write: TheMcGill Institute for the Study of Canada,3463 Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A1W7

12th Annual Edmonton Palliative CareConference: Out of the Past

and Into the FutureOctober 23-24, 2000

Fantasyland Hotel, West Edmonton MallConference topics will cover the

physical, psychological and spiritualcare at the end of life, as well as caringfor care givers. For information and/orposter or oral research presentations,please contact Lynda Bykewich, Pro-gram Secretary at: (tel): (780) 450-7727;fax): (780) 450-7700 or e-mail:lbykewic@cha.ab.ca.

Pilgrims Hospice Society ConferenceOne-day conference Oct. 24, 2000

Agricom, EdmontonThe Pilgrims Hospice Society is hosting

a one-day conference entitled Hope, Hu-mor and Healing – the Health Connectionon Tuesday, October 24, 2000 at theAgricom in Edmonton. The guest speakeris the REAL Dr. Hunter (“Patch”) Adams.If you liked the movie starring Robin Wil-liams, then you are going to love the realthing! He will address the following top-ics: The Joy of Caring, Humor and Healthand The Magic Elixirs of Life.

Advance tickets for this event are$100.00. For further information contactGloria Bauer at (780) 455-8786 or e-mailher at pilgrims6@home.com.

Aging with Attitude ConferenceOct. 26 - 28, 2000

Edmonton, ABThe Canadian Association on Gerontol-

ogy is hosting its annual conference inEdmonton, AB on Oct. 26-28, 2000. Formore information, contact the CAG at(613) 728-8913 or register on-line atwww.cagacg.ca.

Conference on Working with Abusive MenOct. 29 - 31, 2000

Victoria, BCThe first-ever National Conference on

Working with Abusive Men is going to beheld in Victoria, BC on Oct. 29-31, 2000.

Bill Hanec, MSW, RSW, is the provincialcoordinator for this event and is happy toanswer any questions about this confer-ence. Contact the ACSW Professional Af-fairs Coordinator at (403) 421-1167 formore details.

Languages: Passport for the MillenniumSymposium

Nov. 1, 2000Edmonton, AB

An international symposium address-ing the crucial issues around the deliveryof language instruction will be held inEdmonton, AB from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1,2000. Anyone interested in registering forthis conference is asked to call 1-877-202-2003 or (780) 428-1111.

Adoption 2000:Charting the Course Together

Nov. 3 & 4, 2000Vancouver, BC

The Adoption Community of BritishColumbia in partnership with FamilyServices of Greater Vancouver is hostingthe upcoming Adoption 2000 Conferencein Vancouver, BC on Nov. 3 & 4, 2000. Formore information, write: MargHarrington, 3476 Dartmoor Place, Van-couver, BC H3A 1W7. E-mail:harring4@home.com

Safe & Caring Schools ConferenceNov. 23 - 25, 2000

Shaw Conference Centre, EdmontonContact Brenda Sautner:

bsautner@netcom.ca or bsautner@epsb.edmonton.ab.ca or (780) 434-8418.

National Residential School ConferenceFeb. 22 - 25, 2001

Shaw Conference Centre, EdmontonThe Western Cree Tribal Council is

hosting the 1st National ResidentialSchool Conference. The theme of the con-ference is “Surviving the Past.” For moreinformation, contact Gerald Auger orGarry Moostoos at (780) 444-9366.

APHA Conference 2001June 21 & 22, 2001

Capri Inn, Red Deer, ABThe Alberta Public Health Association

is hosting its annual conference in RedDeer. Anyone interested in making apractice presentation at the conference is

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2000 from 1-4:30 p.m. For more informa-tion, call Spirit Links at (780) 487-7310.

Centre for Family & Health Psychology –Workshops

Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2000Edmonton, AB

The Centre for Family & Health Psy-chology is hosting two workshops by JaciHull, MA, introducing the HakomiMethod of Body-Centered Psychotherapy.The first is called Psychotherapy: Bodyand Soul and it will be held in EdmontonSept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2000. The cost is $200.The second workshop, True Contact: Mak-ing Better Interventions through Mindful-ness, will be held in Edmonton. For moreinformation or to register, call (780) 414-1240 or e-mail mindfulheart@yahoo.com.

Art Therapy for Children and AdolescentsOct. 21, 2000

The Rocky Mountain Play Therapy In-stitute is hosting a one-day seminar calledIntroduction to Art Therapy with Chil-dren and Adolescents on October 21, 2000.For more information, please call (403)245-5981.

Comprehensive Treatment of Anxietya workshop with Reid Wilson, Ph.D.

November 2 & 3, 2000Regina, SK

Information: Glen Dahlke, tel: (306)347-2273; e-mail tcp.glen@dicwest.com

Writing Workshop with Bill KirwinNov. 9, 2000

U of Calgary Faculty of Social Work(Edmonton Campus)

The Editorial Board of the ACSW issponsoring a writing workshop with BillKirwin called “So You Want to Publish!”on Thursday, Nov. 9th, 2000 from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. at the Edmonton division of theU of Calgary Faculty of Social Work(#444, 11044 – 82 Ave., Edmonton). Re-freshments and snacks provided. Thiscourse is not about grammar or editing—the goal is to help you get your ideas onpaper and demystify the publishing pro-cess. To register, call the ACSW officeTOLL FREE (in Alberta) at 1-800-661-3089. Fees are $5.00 for ACSW membersand $10.00 for nonmembers. Space lim-ited to 12 people and registrations mustbe submitted by Friday, Nov. 3, 2000.

HQS Consulting Seminarwith Lisa Camino, MSW

Nov. 27 & 28, 2000Winnipeg, MB

HQS Consulting Services is hosting atwo-day seminar featuring Lisa Camino,MSW, the author of the book, TreatingSexually Abused Boys: A Practical Guidefor Therapists and Counselors. Call (204)477-5656 or email at: quesnel@total.netfor more information.

Workshop with Dr. Bruce PerryDate TBA, Edmonton area

A two-day workshop with Dr. BrucePerry is being organized for the Edmon-ton area. Dr. Perry is world renowned forhis research on early brain developmentand the importance of early life experi-ences on the developing person. For moreinformation, call Dianne Dalley at (780)422-5662 or Liz O’Neill at (780) 424-8181.

Notices

FAS Early Education ProgramThe Elves Child Development Centre in

collaboration with Community Behav-ioral Services is now offering an EarlyEducation Program for children with FASwho are: between the ages of 2 and 5 yearsold, and eligible for Program Unit Fund-ing. Call Tonia Gille or Rose Hamel at(780) 454-5310 for more information.

Canadian Foundation on CompulsiveGambling (Alberta)

The CFCGA is offering to do public in-formation sessions on problem and com-pulsive gambling. For more information,contact: Mike O’Toole, CFCGA, 3312 Par-sons Road, Edmonton, AB T6N 1B5.

Training Opportunities – Solution-Focused Counseling

The Support Network is offering atraining opportunity for those individualsinterested in solution-focused, single-ses-sion counseling. This challenging and ex-citing approach emphasizes teamconsultation and will give participants anopportunity to network with other expe-rienced professionals.

The Support Network is also currentlyrecruiting volunteers for fall 2000. Con-tact Lynn Thoma at (780) 482-0198 formore information. ■

asked to forward an abstract to the APHAby Oct. 5, 2000. Contact the APHA at(403) 251-0240 for more details.

3rd International Conference on SocialWork in Health & Mental Health

Tampere, Finland, July 1-5, 2001www.uta.fi/~swhealth/

For more information on this interna-tional gathering of professionals con-cerned with education research,management and practice of SocialWork in Health and Mental Health,contact: André Roy, Hotel-Dieu deLévis, 143 rue Wolfe, Lévis, QuébecG6V 3Z1.

Seminars/Workshops

Expert Witness Testimony In Court – ATraining SeminarSept. 11, 2000

Carriage House Inn, CalgaryThe Rocky Mountain Play Therapy In-

stitute is hosting a one-day seminar onreadiness skills for child & play therapistswho have been called to give expert testi-mony in court. Areas covered in this semi-nar will include: strategies for casedocumentation; courtroom protocols; pre-paring credentials; and the role of expertwitnesses. Registration is $180.00. Call(403) 245-5981 for more information.

Introduction to Suicide Prevention1-Day Introductory Seminars

Weds., Sept. 13/00, Thurs., Oct. 19/00Thurs., Nov. 9/00, Fri., Dec. 8, 2000

Edmonton, ABA one-day introductory seminar aimed

at increasing an understanding andknowledge of suicide for those in a help-ing relationship with those at risk is be-ing held in Edmonton at #301, 11456Jasper Avenue. Please call (780) 482-0198for more information or to register usingVisa or MasterCard.

Spirit Links WorkshopSept. 23, 2000Edmonton, AB

Women’s Spirit Circles is presentingChant! Voice, Body, Breath – a workshopexploring the origin of chant in humanhistory and worship. The workshop is tak-ing place in Edmonton, AB on Sept. 23,

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PLEASE APPLY TO:THE YUKON GOVERNMENTPUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONP.O. BOX 27032071 - 2ND AVENUEWHITEHORSE, YUKON Y1A 2C6TELEPHONE: (867) 667-5653 FAX: (867) 667-5755

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

REGIONAL SOCIAL WORKER - MAYODEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICESCOMPETITION NO: 00-SS16-02 REVIEW DATE: On-goingSALARY: $53,663 TO $61,999 PER ANNUM

We have an opening for a Regional Social Worker in the Yukon community of Mayo. Mayo is a rural community with a population ofapproximately 324, and is situated approximately 407 km by road north of Whitehorse. It provides the unique experience of living in aclose-knit community surrounded by wilderness. Summer activities include hiking, fishing, and boating; while cross-country skiing andsnow-mobiling are enjoyed in the winter. If you are interested in working as a Social Worker in a small rural community with asignificant First Nations population, we would be very interested in receiving your application.

The Regional Social Worker is responsible for providing a wide range of statutory and non-statutory social services and programs in arural Yukon community, including investigative, assessment, counselling and support services to children and families; foster homestudies; delivery of social assistance program; youth probations and home care. This position is also responsible for staff supervisionand consultation with community groups.

Candidates must have a Bachelor of Social Work. Experience as a Social Worker providing child welfare services in a crosscultural setting is essential. Social work experience in any of the following program areas would be considered desirable: youthprobation, alcohol and drug services, social assistance, home care, or counselling. Working in a remote setting would also bedesirable experience.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Security clearance; valid Class 5 Driver’s license.

Willingness to travel is a requirement of the job.

An eligibility list will be established from this competition. It will be used to fill future vacancies that may arise for identicalpositions within various Yukon communities. The eligibility list will be valid for a period of one year.

If you are applying online, you may forward your resume by e-mail to Carol.Smith@gov.yk.ca (please use Word format).For additional program information contact Gerry Drechsler, Manager of Regional Services, by phone: (867) 667-8008 ore-mail: gerry.drechsler@gov.yk.ca

The Yukon Government is committed to employment equity.

Candidates’ applications/resumes should clearly demonstrate their related qualifications, since selection for further considerationwill be based on the information provided. Statements of qualifications and job descriptions are available upon request.

The Yukon Government provides relocation assistance and a competitive benefits package. Persons who live and workin the north are entitled to significant tax incentives.

We thank all those who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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