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Volume 37, Issue 3, fall 2012 THE www.acsw.ab.ca ADVOCATE ALBERTA COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORKERS Photo by Aaron Kawai (sekushy) flicker.com/ofurando. Used with permission. Feature story: When a friend turns stalker page 24 Animals as co-therapists page 20 A day in the life: Leidia Siffledeen page 22 Book Review: Kevin Taft’s Follow the Money: Where is Alberta’s Wealth Going? page 18 Letter to the editor: Bullying page 10 Private Practice: Meet Laurie Fisher page 14 Diploma Dialogue: Blue Quills First Nations College page 11 Online confidentiality page 19 The Advocate Volume 37, Issue 3, Fall 2012 FEATURE STORY Published by: The Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) When a friend turns stalker ................................... Joan Marie Galat ������������������������������24 550 10707 100 AVE NW, Edmonton AB T5J 3M1 Ph: 780-421-1167/Toll-free (in Alta): 1-800-661-3089 Fax: 780-421-1168/Toll-free 1-866-874-8931 FEATURES E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.acsw.ab.ca A day in the life: Leidia Siffledeen .......................... Joan Marie Galat ������������������������������22 Exec. Director & Registrar: Lynn Labrecque King, MSW, RSW [email protected] Animals as co-therapists ....................................... Rebecca Stares ���������������������������������20 Associate Registrar & Complaints Director: Alison MacDonald, PhD, RSW, [email protected] Professional Affairs Coordinator: Lori Sigurdson, MSW, RSW, [email protected] issue NEWS Competence Program Coordinator: From our desk to yours ......................................... Leslie MacKinnon ������������������������������ 3 Jane Berry, BSW, RSW Membership & Advocacy Coordinator: Leslie MacKinnon, BSW, RSW REGULAR FEATURES Coordinator, Finance and Administration: Gladys Smecko President’s report ................................................. Bob Johnson ������������������������������������ 6 in this Registration Coordinator: Brenda Gross Professional membership—why belong? .................. Lynn Labrecque King.......................... 7 Executive Assistant to the Executive Director: Kim Chiles Ethics in action: Joint World Conference 2012 .......... Alison MacDonald ������������������������������ 8 Registration Secretary: Monica Vasconez Administrative Secretary: Nearint Neam Letter to the Editor: Workplace mobbing .................. Linda Rae Crockett ...........................10 Promotions Coordinator: Ilona Cardinal, BA, BFA Competency Secretary: Jennifer Catt, Bsc Diploma Dialogue: Blue Quills First Nations College ... Sharon Steinhauer ����������������������������11 ACSW Council: President: Bob Johnson, MSSW, RSW Private Practice: Meet Laurie Fisher ......................... Jennifer Mansell �������������������������������14 Vice President: Tera Dahl-Lang, MSW, RSW Secretary: Barbara McPherson, MA, RSW U of C Updates: Southern Alberta Campus Treasurer: Terry Wilson, BSW, RSW Members: Master of Social Work students ........................... Eldon Duchscher �������������������������������16 Richard Gregory, MSc, RSW Linda Golding, MSW, RSW Anne Marie McLaughlin, PhD, RSW Ajay Pandhi, MSW, RSW New RSWs ........................................................... Membership as of July 31, 2012 ���������17 Richard Shelson, MSc, RSW Timothy Wild, MSW, RSW Indigenous Social Work Committee Representative: Review: Kevin Taft’s Follow the Money ..................... Eugene Ip ���������������������������������������18 Kanakii Mekaisto, BSW, RSW Public Members: Online Confidentiality ........................................... Ilona Cardinal ����������������������������������19 Lyle Berge Marija Bicanic, LLM Austin Mardon, CM For Your Information ............................................ Announcements �������������������������������29 The Advocate is published quarterly for members of ACSW and other interested parties. The opinions and interpretations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Alberta College of Editorial Board: Social Workers (ACSW), its editorial board, or contractors. The aforementioned make no guarantee or warranty, either Papiya Das, MSW, RSW (Chair) expressed or implied, about the accuracy or links contained in the Advocate, and are not liable for any direct, indirect, Duane Burton, BSW, MEd Eugene Ip, DPhil, RSW incidental, or consequential damages that could arise. Elaine Paras, MSW, RSW Peter Smyth, BSW, RSW All material with bylines is ©2012 by author. ACSW retains copyright when no author is listed. Contributing Editor: Joan Marie Galat Production Editor: Jena Snyder Design: Kyle Loranger Design THE ADVOCATE EDITORIAL POLICY: The Advocate serves as a “meeting place” for Alberta social workers by publishing information about social work research, theory, practice, and education; professional Advertising space is available; please call Ilona affairs; social issues; the work of the College; books, journals, and other media of interest to social Cardinal at the ACSW office or email [email protected] workers; continuing education and job opportunities; and member activities. Members and the public for details or to place an ad. The Editorial Board are welcome to submit articles, stories, anecdotes, poems, thoughts and ideas. Letters to the editor, reserves the right to reject any advertising. announcements, cartoons, artwork, and pictures are also welcome (suggested word counts: reports, FALL 2012 ISSUE DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2012 letters, announcements — 400-900 words; articles — max. 1000 words). The Editorial Board reserves Canadian subscriptions are $26/year the right to edit submitted material. Please call the ACSW office for a copy of “Writing for the (outside Canada: $26 US/year) Please notify ACSW Advocate” before submitting material. Publication does not imply endorsement by the College. office immediately of any address changes. The Advocate is published quarterly. Deadlines: JANUARY 15 for SPRING issue (March publication), APRIL ISSN 0847 - 2890 15 for SUMMER (June), JULY 15 for FALL (September), OCTOBER 15 for WINTER (December). ALL SUBMISSIONS: PM NO. 40050109 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO The Advocate, ACSW, #550, 10707 - 100 Avenue, Edmonton AB T5J 3M1 550 10707 100 AVE NW ATTN: Leslie MacKinnon • E-MAIL: [email protected] • PHONE: (780) 421-1167 • FAX: 421-1168. EDMONTON AB T5J 3M1 2 The Advocate • Fall 2012 From our desk to yours by Leslie MacKinnon, BSW, RSW ACSW Membership & Advocacy Coordinator Leslie MacKinnon in the What would you like to see on these pages? news The Advocate is undergoing an exciting transition with new members joining the editorial board. We want to know what topics you think will most challenge, inspire, and interest our 6000-plus membership. Please contact Leslie MacKinnon [[email protected]] with your suggestions on the magazine’s format, ideas for regular columns, or suggestions for future themes. Save the Date! 2013 ACSW Conference Our apologies Shaping Our World: Where Social In our Summer issue, we had mistakes in two photo captions. Work and Technology Meet March 20 - 22, 2013 Kristjanna Grimmelt, BA, MFA, winner of the Honorary Membership Award, was The conference planning committee is not present at the 2012 Conference. The pleased to announce the theme for next award was accepted on Kristjanna’s behalf year’s annual conference: Shaping Our by her mother, Alix McLauchlan, who we World: Where Social Work and Technology mistakenly identified as Kristjanna in our Meet. article “Presenting our award winners.” The featured keynote speaker, Dr. Frederic G. Reamer, served as chair Our second caption error was under the of the American national task force photo below, which is the University that wrote the current Code of Ethics of Calgary (not Alberta!) display at the adopted by the National Association Conference. of Social Workers. He has lectured Kristjanna Grimmelt extensively, both nationally and internationally on professional ethics, malpractice, and liability. His research Please accept our is now moving into the area of sincere apologies for technology. any inconvenience The conference will be held at the these errors may Calgary Telus Convention Centre have caused. Wednesday, March 20 to Friday, March 22, 2013. You can find a call for proposals on the ACSW website. The deadline for submissions is September 28, 2012. The University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work, one of our conference sponsors Volume 37 • Issue 3 3 From our desk to yours Continued from page 3 Congratulations! Alberta social worker wins International Business Verna Wittigo, BSW, RSW, Award received the Institute of the Edmonton area bestselling Advancement of Aboriginal author, transformational Women, Esquao Award, speaker, and ACSW member honoring “angels among us” Charmaine Hammond was in the Clara Woodbridge awarded the prestigious 2012 Community Involvement International Business category. Matchmaker of the Year award at the eWomenNetwork news The Esquao Awards Ceremony Convention in Dallas. The award recognizes a unique in the is renowned as the only one in Canada that specifically woman who has consistently celebrates the achievements of gone out of her way to help Verna Wittigo Charmaine Hammond Aboriginal women. others succeed. Hammond promotes these 4-C tips for business matchmaking: Wittigo contributes to the wellbeing of her community by 1. Connect generously volunteering and inspiring others to do the same. 2. Communicate She has served as a victim service advocate for more than 3. Champion twelve years, and has been active in the Network Against 4. Create