991-03-2007 Advocate Fall (PDF)

Volume 32, Issue 3, fall 2007 THE ADVOCATE ALBERTA COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORKERS www.acsw.ab.ca How do we help a child? In-depth report: How do we help a child? page 26 Close-up: Meet our award winners! page 22 Distance Learning as a gateway for the mentally ill to improve job qualifications page 18 Find the most trustworthy health information on the Internet page 20 Letters to the editor: A higher standard for all page 23 The Advocate Volume 32, Issue 3, Fall 2007 Published by: COVER STORY The Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) 550 10707 100 AVE NW An in-depth report: How do we help a child? ...................Joan Marie Galat �� 26 Edmonton AB T5J 3M1 Phone: (780) 421-1167 Toll-free in Alberta: 1-800-661-3089 Fax: (780) 421-1168 FEATURES or toll-free 1-866-874-8931 E-Mail: [email protected] Letters to the editor: A higher standard for all .................Dan Tabashniuk �� 16 Website: www.acsw.ab.ca Eugene Ip �� 17 Executive Director & Registrar: Rod Adachi, MSW, RSW Distance learning as a gateway for the mentally ill [email protected] Associate Registrar: Alison MacDonald, MSW, RSW issue to improve job qualifications .....................................Austin A. Mardon & Catherine A. Mardon �� 18 [email protected] news Find the most trustworthy health information Professional Affairs: Lori Sigurdson, MSW, RSW [email protected] on the Internet .......................................................Lori Krupa �� 20 Finance and Administration: Gladys Smecko Close-up: Meet our award winners! .................................Joan Marie Galat �� 22 Membership Services: Brenda Gross, Jennifer Catt, Desiree Hurst, Monica Vasconez Executive Assistant: Kim Chiles in the this NEWS Administrative Secretary: Nearint Neam From our desk to yours ................................................Lori Sigurdson ��3 ACSW Council: President: Pam Miller, PhD, RSW The Faculty Beat .........................................................Lynne Dulaney-MacNicol ��6 Vice President: Randy Harris, MSW, RSW Secretary: Erin Gray, PhD, RSW The Pulse of Social Work Awards ...................................Lynne Dulaney-MacNicol ��9 Treasurer: Mike Dickinson, MSW, RSW Members: Jake Kuiken, MSW, RSW ACSW election results ..................................................ACSW staff �� 11 Bonita Decaire, MSW, RSW Bob Johnson, MSSW, RSW Richard Shelson, MSW, RSW REGULAR FEATURES Elaine Spencer, MSW, RSW Timothy Wild, MSW, RSW A busy August for ACSW ...............................................Pam Miller ��8 Public Members: Lynne Davies, BScN, MEd Ralph Westwood, Dip Mental Deficiency Nursing, BEd, MEd Aboriginal Social Work Committee report ........................Brenda Gladue ��9 CASW Representative: Jake Kuiken, MSW, RSW The Advocate is published quarterly for members Executive Director’s report ............................................Rod Adachi �� 10 of the Alberta College of Social Workers and other interested parties. Private Practice Committee update ................................Laurie Fisher �� 11 Editorial Board: Papiya Das, MSW, RSW (Chair) Diploma Dialogue ........................................................Elaine Spencer �� 12 Duane Burton, BSW, MEd, RSW Eugene Ip, MSW, RSW Competence Committee update .....................................Joleen Losness �� 13 Bill Kirwin, PhD, RSW Leslie MacKinnon, BSW, RSW New RSWs ..................................................................Membership as of August 17, 2007 �� 14 Anne Marie McLaughlin, PhD, RSW Peter Smyth, BSW, RSW Social Action/Social Justice Committee update ...............Timothy Wild �� 15 Trudy Wilson, SW Diploma, RSW For Your Information ...................................................Announcements �� 31 Editor: Joan Marie Galat Production Editor: Jena Snyder All material with bylines is ©2007 by author. ACSW retains copyright when no author is listed. Design: Kyle Loranger Design Advertising space is available; please call the ACSW THE ADVOCATE EDITORIAL POLICY: The Advocate seeks to serve as a “meeting place” for Alberta office for details or to place an ad. The Editorial social workers by publishing information about social work research, theory, practice, and education; Board reserves the right to reject any advertising. professional affairs; social issues; the work of the College; books, journals, and other media of inter- est to social workers; continuing education and job opportunities; and the comings and goings of WINTER 2007 ISSUE DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2007 Alberta social workers. Members and the public are welcome to submit articles, stories, anecdotes, Canadian subscriptions are $24/year poems, thoughts and ideas. Letters to the editor, announcements, cartoons, artwork, and pictures (outside Canada: $24 US/year) Please notify ACSW are also welcome. The Editorial Board reserves the right to edit submitted material. Please call the office immediately of any address changes. ACSW office for a copy of “Writing for the Advocate” before submitting any material. Publication does not imply endorsement by the College. ISSN 0847 - 2890 The Advocate is published quarterly. Deadlines are JANUARY 15 for the SPRING issue (March PM NO. 40050109 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO publication), APRIL 15 for SUMMER (June publication), JULY 15 for FALL (September publication), and 550 10707 100 AVE NW OCTOBER 15 for WINTER (December publication). EDMONTON AB T5J 3M1 ALL SUBMISSIONS: The Advocate, ACSW, #550, 10707 - 100 Avenue, Edmonton AB T5J 3M1 ATTN: Lori Sigurdson • E-MAIL: [email protected] • PHONE: (780) 421-1167 • FAX: 421-1168. 2 The Advocate • fall 2007 From our desk to yours by Lori Sigurdson, MSW, RSW Thanks! Bill Kirwin wants to thank everyone for their emails, calls, and kind words of support. in the Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Bill. Lori Sigurdson news ACSW Professional Affairs Coordinator Congratulations, graduates! Edmonton Area Coordinators celebrated new University of Calgary and MacEwan social work graduates at their welcome to the profession event May 9. Edmonton Area Coordinators Rebecca Huynh and Roxanne Dohms hosted the party, which included ACSW staff, area coordinators, and student introductions. Questions like “How do I register?” “How do I get involved with the College?” “Where are you working?” and “Do you know what __ is doing?” rang through the room. Students were clearly glad to have finished exams, papers, and class presenta- tions. Congratulations to the grads of 2007! Edmonton Area Coordinators Rebecca Huynh and Stephanie Tyler, Jaike Bouma, Marian Saunderson Roxanne Dohms Diahann Petgrave, Dorothy Iyekekpolar. Mina Deol, Devin Proulx Volume 32 • Issue 3 3 From our desk to yours Continued from page 3 Visit from Manitoba Association of Social Workers May 15-16, staff from the Manitoba Association of Social Workers visited ACSW staff in Edmonton. news Miriam Browne (MASW executive director and registrar) and Diane Cullen (administrative coordinator) sought staff expertise on implementing new legisla- in the tion that will give Manitoba control of the title of “social worker.” Legislation is scheduled for proclamation this fall. Rod Adachi and Alison MacDonald shared how the broad impact of A visit from the Manitoba Association of Social Workers: L to R: Rod Adachi, Diane Cullen - Administrative Coordinator, Miriam Browne -Executive Director, and Registrar, Alison MacDonald. Alberta’s legislation forever changed ACSW. Gladys Smecko, financial administrator and Brenda Gross, membership administrator, provided details of the implementation, which began in 1999. Browne and Cullen left with a fuller understanding of this significant process. Currently, Canada has mandatory registration in five provinces. In the legislature Weslyn Mather, MLA Edmonton- Mill Woods, invited ACSW members to a luncheon consultation. She gained insights into the current state of affairs of our profession in Alberta and acknowledged the important work of social workers. Roxanne Dohms, Grace Elliott, Kathaleen Quinn, Papiya Das, Marilyn Jeske, and Lori Sigurdson attended. We shared the significant challenges our clients face, such as dif- ficulties in securing affordable housing and the deepening of poverty caused by Alberta’s economic boom. In the legislature, Mather read a member’s statement celebrating the work of our profession. She introduced the social workers in attendance and asked ques- In the legisslature, L to R: Roxanne Dohms, Grace Elliott, Kathaleen Quinn, Papiya Das, Marilyn Jeske, and Lori tions that showcased our concerns to Janis Sigurdson Tarchuk, Minister of Children’s Services. 4 The Advocate • fall 2007 From our desk to yours Continued from page 4 Jeannie Chabot retirement party Friends and colleagues bid Jeannie Chabot a fond farewell at her Retirement Party. She worked as a social worker in the Mental Health Program at Grey Nuns Hospital for several years and retired in

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