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In-depth report: A look at the new ACSW Social Policy Framework page 6 Cover: ACSW 2010 Conference page 16 ACSW Awards: Meet our winners! page 20 A day in the life: Sandra Wilkes page 24 Swaziland community aims for stability page 26 Review: The Life and Political Times of Tommy Douglas page 28 The Advocate Volume 35, Issue 2, Summer 2010 COVER STORY Published by: The Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) 550 10707 100 AVE NW Inspired to serve humanity!...... Joan Marie Galat ������������������������������������������� 14 Edmonton AB T5J 3M1 Phone: 780-421-1167 Toll-free in Alberta: 1-800-661-3089 FEATURES Fax: 780-421-1168 or toll-free 1-866-874-8931 E-Mail: [email protected] Meet our 2010 ACSW Award winners!...... Joan Marie Galat ������������������������������������������� 22 Website: www.acsw.ab.ca A day in the life: Sandra Wilkes...... Joan Marie Galat ������������������������������������������� 26 Executive Director & Registrar: Rod Adachi, MSW, RSW [email protected] Swaziland community aims for stability...... Lisa Hardy ���������������������������������������������������� 28 Associate Registrar: Alison MacDonald, PhD (Cand), RSW [email protected] issue NEWS Professional Affairs Coordinator: Lori Sigurdson, MSW, RSW, [email protected] From our desk to yours...... Lori Sigurdson ������������������������������������������������ 3 Coordinator, Finance and Administration: Student practicum at ACSW...... Line Brunelle �������������������������������������������������� 5 Gladys Smecko Registration Coordinator: Brenda Gross In Memoriam: E. Stewart Bishop �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 Executive Assistant to the Executive Director: in this The Faculty Beat: MSW curriculum to change Kim Chiles Registration Secretary: Monica Vasconez in Fall 2010...... Lynne Dulaney...... 6 Regulatory Secretary: Desiree Hurst ACSW Social Policy Framework 2010...... Joan Marie Galat ��������������������������������������������� 8 Administrative Secretary: Nearint Neam Promotions Coordinator: Ilona Cardinal, BA, BFA Review: A rediscovery of distributive justice & Competency Secretary: Jennifer Catt seeds of problems for Canadian health care...... Eugene Ip ���������������������������������������������������� 30 ACSW Council: President: Bob Johnson, MSSW, RSW Vice President: Tera Dahl-Lang, MSW, RSW REGULAR FEATURES Secretary: Anna Malo, MSW, RSW Treasurer: Terry Wilson, BSW, RSW Members: Derek Chewka, BSW, RSW New RSWs...... Membership as of May 13, 2010 ������������������������ 7 Richard Gregory, MSW, RSW President’s report...... Bob Johnson ������������������������������������������������ 10 Barry Hall, PhD, RSW Jolene Losness, MSW, RSW Executive Director’s report...... Rod Adachi ��������������������������������������������������� 10 Barbara McPherson, MA, RSW Kelly Stratford, BSW, RSW Phase 2 of Disparity Campaign launched...... Barbara McPherson, Butch Nutter Aboriginal Committee Representative: Monica Red Crow, BSW, RSW & Carolyn Nutter ������������������������������������������� 11 Public Members: Marija Bicanic, LLM Diploma Dialogue: What’s new with the Lynne Davies, BScN, MEd Austin Mardon, CM college Social Work Diploma programs?...... Carol MacArthur �������������������������������������������� 12 Ralph Westwood, Dip Mental Deficiency Nursing, BEd, MEd CASW Representative: Emily Drzymala, PhD, RSW Private Practice: You’re invited!...... Brenda Duncan ��������������������������������������������� 13 The Advocate is published quarterly for members of For Your Information...... Announcements �������������������������������������������� 30 ACSW and other interested parties. Editorial Board: Papiya Das, MSW, RSW (Chair) Duane Burton, BSW, MEd, RSW All material with bylines is ©2010 by author. ACSW retains copyright when no author is listed. Eugene Ip, MSW, RSW Leslie MacKinnon, BSW, RSW Anne Marie McLaughlin, PhD, RSW Elaine Paras, MSW, RSW Peter Smyth, BSW, RSW THE ADVOCATE EDITORIAL POLICY: The Advocate seeks to serve as a “meeting place” for Alberta Trudy Wilson, SW Diploma, RSW social workers by publishing information about social work research, theory, practice, and education; Editor: Joan Marie Galat professional affairs; social issues; the work of the College; books, journals, and other media of inter- Production Editor: Jena Snyder est to social workers; continuing education and job opportunities; and the comings and goings of Design: Kyle Loranger Design Alberta social workers. Members and the public are welcome to submit articles, stories, anecdotes, Advertising space is available; please call the ACSW poems, thoughts and ideas. 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2 The Advocate • Summer 2010 in the news Social Continued on page 4 page on Continued . Our theme . Lori Sigurdson Lori Besides advertising in daily , several other activities took place. other activities several took place. , (see ad, page 4) (see ad, National Social Work Week in Alberta Week Work Social National 3 Social Workers Speaking up: Poverty Costs. Speaking up: Workers Social Visioning a more equitable and just Alberta Alberta just and equitable more a Visioning this year was this was year newspapers across Alberta newspapers across National Social Work Week Work Social National 2010 marked March 1–7, Elaine Spencer, ACSW Vice President, speaks to a crowd of social workers at the Alberta legislature Alberta the at workers social of crowd a to speaks President, Vice ACSW Spencer, Elaine Conference regarding the framework. We are also involved with the Join Together Together with the are Join also involved We the Conference regarding framework. Alberta social Campaign policy Alberta. to decisions progressive promote in At the 2010 joined conference we together with many others to march to the to spoke of a about crowd Vice 300 President, ACSW Elaine Spencer, legislature. many of them social workers. people, More on the page new 6. social policy framework, Bob Bob Diana Diana , MSW, RSW MSW, , Issue 2 • , ACSW President, and President, ACSW , , Research Director at Parkland ,

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By Joan Marie Galat news news

The launch of Phase II of the Closing the Disparity Gap Project outlining the Social Policy Framework was a conference highlight and plans are underway to promote it. The ACSW is One of the rally attendees

in the using the Greater Edmonton Alliance model of relationship development with key leaders such as MLAs, senior government officials, political candidates, and others, in addition to working with advocacy partners. A Category A training event will be offered at the fall area coordinator retreat, followed by further training across the province.

The framework was achieved as a joint effort between the ACSW and the Parkland Institute. Keynote speaker Diana Gibson, Research Director of the Parkland Institute presented its key principles to an audience of 600 at the ACSW conference. Gibson and Sigurdson followed with a workshop focused on the framework and Sigurdson presented two framework workshops at the recent Public Interest Alberta Conference.

The ACSW is involved with the Join Together Alberta Campaign to promote progressive social policy decisions in Alberta. The conference saw both groups take part on a march to the Alberta legislature, along with many other participants. Elaine Spencer, ACSW Vice President, spoke to a crowd of about 300 people, made up of numerous social workers.

Sigurdson is very pleased with response to the framework. “What’s so satisfying is that it’s based on our values and principles. It makes my heart beat. At the conference, I was moved because now social workers know they can advocate using this framework as a powerful tool to promote progressive social policy for Albertans.”

Because Alberta has no social policy plan, Sigurdson wants to see a greater political response. She hopes social workers will use the framework to develop relationships with their MLAs, talk with the people they serve, and define and speak to social concerns before elections.

Political panel Friday afternoon, the political panel offered opportunities for attendees to comment on the framework and debate the best way to serve Albertans. Liberal MLA Harry Chase and Rachel Notley, MLA for the New Democrats, both spoke before taking questions. The Conservatives and Wild Rose Alliance parties chose not to attend.

Chase raised questions on support for Aboriginal children, pointing out the inordinate number in care. “I thoroughly appreciate the role foster parents play in the system. Without them we’d be using the old-style orphanages. We need to support both birth and foster parents.”

Join Together Alberta march to the legislature

6 The Advocate • Summer 2010 in the news n . Day Trips From Edmonton contributing editor, and a full-time editor, contributing writer Advocate’s and Joan Marie Joan Galat Marie is the her latest book is presenter. to make to these make decisions.” these out charitypointed to provide Notley is not the way of prioritizing the about problems services and talked agree to and another you one to thing say “It’s solutions. at looks that genuinely in a view way political your build cut to $30 million The government this in putting place. to $750 million big oil away Services and gave Children making that you’re like decisions make When you companies. role serving and your you’re interests whose about choices need to who people advocate Ultimately in government. be on both of sides can’t and you choices about it’s understand the issues.” Her “connect advice desire for your is these to outcomes to who People a want the different vision political have system. to become partisan and not apologize for their views or try to cloak them in non-partisanship.” “I taking think partNotley enjoyed in the panel discussion. The people there that were were had we a good conversation. some There good were points raised about very interested. going on in what’s and government the how government It a was responds to very issues. informed crowd.” 7 addresses: pr d pr

adequate income for income the adequate most vulnerable 5. 6. otecting workers 7. and emocracy good governance ogressive reform. revenue g in housing g affordability in housing Issue 2 • Wages for Albertans Wages have not kept pace with inflation, and in some years real wages Disposable actually dropped. per income capita in Alberta has stagnated. class Middle Albertans their increased only incomes by working hours more per year than else anyone in Canada. Alberta’s flat in tax, 2001, introduced has resulted in than more $5 billion in lost annually. revenue investin en str qu

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• • • 3. 4. suring dignity and an 1. services community engthening 2. ality of life for all Albertans About the framework the About The was framework built on collected research on key causes of disparity through two symposia that social engaged Gibson’s Diana overview community revealed: workers, and leaders, comprehensive academics. The Rachel Notley, NDP MLA, found the NDP policy MLA, framework Rachel Notley, She feels that “read an like in NDP platform document.” order to change make consensus on the document must be as as well a attained, realistic discussion on to how achieve to be have You not a enough good to thing. “It’s it’s say it. the hard decisions of how to prepared look at the money, There needs to be the going political to will for pay it. we’re Chase indicated it for valuable was him to parttake in the panel and that he very much appreciates it when people contact him individually for more in-depth conversations. both understand the “We he added Referencing Notley, The best interestimportance of the of putting children first. child is what all this has to be about.” He expressed the necessity of cultural recognizing differences “I am very especially at early in ages. and children, investing concerned about the child from $26 supportmillion removed $15 The reality is that servicesthere’s in the latest budget. billion in the sustainability fund.” Chase would like Chase to like would see greater support for First Nation got to stop assessing blame historically “We’ve and families. on with and approach move a programs make collaborative relevant.” Volume 35 The Faculty Beat Lynne Dulaney University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work

MSW curriculum to change in Fall 2010

Changes to the Faculty of Social Work’s master of social work (MSW) curriculum will begin in Fall 2010 following a news comprehensive graduate curriculum review that will positively impact graduate programs in Calgary, Lethbridge, and Edmonton. Because of differences in program delivery structures, each region’s implementation plan is unique. For example, in Calgary, the changes will apply to the specialization year and involve overall curriculum structure and

in the required courses.

“With the review, we aimed to simplify the curriculum, comprehensive exam to a choice between an integrative respond to student interest, and use faculty resources more project or case study. “After we complete this pilot project in efficiently,” says Dr. Sally St. George, director of graduate April 2010, the faculty will decide exactly how we want to student affairs. shape the capstone experience,” says St. George.

Calgary MSW student Carol O’Hara is excited about the The changes made to required courses are intended to new curriculum. “As a learner, these changes will help enhance the student experience and bring the faculty’s facilitate an increased level of specialization as well as MSW curriculum in line with others across the country. The promote the development of critical inquiry. Those aspects all addition of one option is offset by the reduction of a research contribute to social work practitioner excellence,” she says. course—a change seen as beneficial to the student experience, “These changes demonstrate the faculty’s adherence to its since options support the ability to concentrate studies in vision of being student-centred.” areas of individual interest.

Starting this fall, the faculty will offer three specializations “Our national accrediting body, the Canadian Association in Calgary—clinical social work, leadership in the human of Social Work Education, has consistently encouraged services, and international and community development. This us to both reduce our required practicum hours and the replaces the previous two-specialization structure—clinical extensiveness of the required comprehensive exam,” says Dr. social work and leadership in the human services, across three Gayla Rogers, faculty dean. “We expect these changes will concentrations—gerontology, international social work, and enhance the appeal of our MSW program to prospective child and family. The leadership specialization will only be graduate students, as our program requirements will become available through distance delivery, with an annual admission. comparable to others in Canada.”

“All core courses will now be specific to the specialization,” O’Hara agrees. “Overall, the changes demonstrate the faculty’s says St. George. “We will offer five core courses designed to capacity to remain open to change and growth. This reflects meet specialization study, three option courses that may cross innovative and dynamic thinking.” specializations, and field practicum.” For more information about the upcoming MSW curriculum The number of option courses will increase from two to in Calgary, contact Sally St. George at 403-220-3884 or three, the number of required research courses will decrease [email protected]. For information on the MSW from two to one, and required practicum hours will be program in central and northern Alberta, call 780-492-3888. reduced from 600 to 525. In addition, the faculty is currently In southern Alberta, call 403-329-2794.n running a pilot project in which the exit requirement Lynne Dulaney is the communications consultant for the Faculty of Social Work at for course-based students has shifted from a required the University of Calgary.

8 The Advocate • Summer 2010 regular feature for more information information more for Jagroop Kaur Jagroop (Ruby) Thandi Lorilynn Jean Therrien Lynn Laura Penelope Thomey Toledo Marie Andrea Kristin Ashley Unger Carol E. Usher Dawne Shellie VanDeSype A. Florence Vanstone Jennifer Vince Anne Vos Brenda Dawn Wald Tanya www.fsw.ucalgary.ca/pd Histori Collabor Si Clini P In Yellow Horse Brave Heart, PhD Heart, Brave Horse Yellow Homes) Wood’s with (co-hosted PhD Madsen, Homes) Wood’s with (co-hosted Parker Sonja Maria People: Aboriginal in Healing and Trauma cal Bill Families: Multi-Stressed with Therapy ative Practice: Protection Child to Approach An Safety: of gns (online) Supervision Work Social cal (online) Cases Custody Child in Assessment Capacity arenting Introduction An Practice: Clinical in Mindfulness tegrating Sears n n n n n n All workshops are approved for ACSW Continuing Competency Competency Continuing ACSW for approved are workshops All Visit A. Category committed is Development Professional and Research Work Social for Centre The work social the in accessibility development professional improving to and workshops online more offering by province the throughout community partnering in interested is agency your If Calgary. outside sessions face-to-face [email protected]: email or 403-220-3410 phone centre, the with Centre Centre for Social Work Research and Professional Fall Development: Program 2010 Note: details were not finalized at timeof printing. register. to and Kathryn Kathryn Sherwin Nicolette Leanne Steele Karla Joy Strand Deborah Anne Taylor-Norris Kimberley Michelle Kimberley Roth Michelle Barbara Joyce Saddleback Krishna Saha Ariola Sanorjo Francia Maria Christine Linda Schick Elizabeth Mary Alexandra 9 Niels Niels Kruse Hansen Charlett Hedman B. Randi Howe Deborah Ing Jeremy Marie Monica Christa Marin Kahl Gurneet Kandola Keenan Marie Linda Chu Pou Lau Pauline Lawrence Teresa Kelly Lisa Lee Christine Legg Julien M. Lepage Jennifer Anne Lewis Edna Littell Margaret Melody Loeppky Michell Heather M. Maureen Lynn Louise Amanda Maetche Mah Richard Andrew Malkewich Marie Michele Melissa Anne Manas Debra Corrine Mandamin Martens Marie Janelle Benjamin Caleb Maze Shana McNab Amber Dawn Mensink Darlene Mary Michelin Moodie Jodi-Lynne Natasha Lynn Morin Leanne Kristen Nordal Nicole Anne O’Reilly Lisa Ann Nicole Ondejko Opoku Johnson Priya Patel Donna Darlene Phillips Stephanie Phillips Anise Poirier Alison Whitney Polasz Kathleen Melissa Prins Nikki Riendeau Michelle Carrie Lee Ross

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by phone at 780-421-1167 or 1-800-661-3089. If we all work together, we can we a make difference! by phone at If all 780-421-1167 we together, or work 1-800-661-3089. Butch and Carolyn Nutter are members of the Social Action/Social Justice Committee, and Barbara McPherson is the co-chair. co-chair. the is McPherson Barbara and Committee, Justice Action/Social Social the of members are Nutter Carolyn and Butch To take part in Phase 2, please contact Lori Sigurdson, ACSW Professional Affairs Coordinator at Professional ACSW parttake please in contact Phase Lori2, To Sigurdson, Building on the experience Phase of 2 Phase began 1, with the launch ACSW of the A Alberta: A More Equitable and Visioning Just 2010: Social Framework Policy Discussion Conference at ( Paper ACSW the 2010 promoted through podcasts on the ACSW website, non-partisan advertising, ACSW ACSW non-partisan advertising, website, podcasts through promoted ACSW on the and RSWs who letterswrote to their local newspapers survey, and contacted candidates’ candidates. Social_Policy_Framework.pdf Phase Aware 1 of the campaign preceded the election. March 2008 provincial Framework is intended Framework to inform Alberta discussions among RSWs back and provide Action Social Social Committee Justice ACSW a has to protocol developed The ensure consistency among RSWs who meet with their MLAs on behalf ACSW: of the RSWs are being trained to build skills that will enable them public to relationships with develop MLAs Albertaand other Initial goals leaders. are to share the that values social professional and motivate workers learn about the and values concerns These individuals later may become allies that in MLAs Albertamotivate our and effortsother leaders. to change social policy is ACSW to using formthe The “relational Areas Industrialmeetings” Foundation (IAF) these model public of Alberta. in including at workshops the Conference. 2009 ACSW training already and place, taken sessions Several 2010 have relationships. launched By ground information for social policy discussions with leaders and decision makers in all including memberspartsAlberta, Alberta of of the Legislature (MLAs). Social Action/Social Justice Committee Justice Action/Social Social Phase 2 of Disparity Campaign policy changes to increase equality. equality. increase to changes policy awareness of the negative effects of inequality, as well as by offering solutions and promoting social social promoting and solutions offering by as well as inequality, of effects negative the of awareness The ACSW Disparity Campaign aims to increase equality and social cohesion in Alberta by raising raising by Alberta in cohesion social and equality increase to aims Campaign Disparity ACSW The Volume 35 regular feature few months. We have seen a great deal of activity around Alberta within the social work diploma programs these last programs?Diploma WorkSocial college the with newWhat’s Biche Post Biche newspapers—the fromlocal reporters by were photographed Students interviewedand Lake ACEschools.program,high local wellas as Cold students,Foundationsthe for one Learning College Portagelocation, for one including each in program CSW the on presentations items,throughpurchased ACSW. deliveredThey Social National for Work Weekpromotional drawdaily a organized groups student Both workersemployment opportunities display. InLacLaBiche, theposters were socialofapart WomenandPoverty Social WorkPractice course, they created posters onthetheme 1-7,both oncampus andinthe community. ofAstheirpart tremendousjobcelebrating National Social Work WeekMarch studentsfrom theLac LaBiche andCold Lake campuses dida Thefirst-year Community Social Work (CSW) diploma Campuses Portage College — Lac la Biche and Cold Lake profession!” workers,”student.one said knowI’veright “I the chosen social 800-plus roomwith a in be to wasamazing “It Gibson. Diana and Blackstock keynoteCindy speakersof passion the with inspiring.and informative wereimpressedThey especially workshopsattended Edmonton.theythe found Students year’sthis attend to opportunity ACSWin Conference the took (NLC),NLC at workstudents second-yearsocial LakesCollege fromNorthern Committees Education Community of Council the of help financial the With Northern Lakes Social Work - Slave Lake & Area Carol MacArthur, DiplomaDialogue Portage College, Lac La Biche and the and anddisplayed them oncampus. Cold Lake Sun Lake Cold Program Coordinator . Lac La Lac CSW I and CSW II students from Portage College 12 after 14 years with Portage College.Portage with years 14 after enjoyher and keep busy to “free”her time.retiring, also am I many,her for easy makeit will volunteercommitments varied students.and staff both by missed sadly be Wewill and know students workwith great year. done school has this of Curry end the at College fromPortage retiring is years 10 past the Curry, Starr Social Community Workfor instructor Program workadvocacy!social community student provincialbudget the in announced protestcuts to citizens interested other 9,nurses, with February along seniors,hospital local and the Joina in participated Togethercampus at gathering Alberta Biche La Lac the at students II CSW and I CSW Both social workcolleagues.social his with touch staysin retirementand enjoyshis he hope year.academic this of end WeDavidand miss greatly will DavidHannis,the MacEwaninstructor,at Grant retiring is Grant MacEwan University — Edmonton (see photo,(see of example below).good wasa It The Advocate Advocate The Continued on page 13 • Summer 2010 Summer regular feature -

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If your renewal has Audrey Ferber not by been received by your name will 2010, be dropped September from 1st, the Private Practice Roster. mission. mission. encouraged the Over Private last have years Practice we two Roster members to this follow procedure simple renewal contacted and membershave late who in were submitting College Portage from students work Social office to all Private Practice Roster members. please it note form on your when sub received your you late, renewals. that you it is responsibility to your submit by these renewals March 31st of year. every period “grace” This will we but year offer remind a reached be can and Committee Practice Private the of member a is Duncan Brenda [email protected] at Urgent reminder to all private practice roster roster practice private all to reminder Urgent members! formsThe annual renewal for maintaining Private Practice Roster membershipdue March were 31. please do so IMMEDIATELY. already sent renewal, your These forms mailed early were ACSW in the by the year 13 - - . n , MSW, RSW MSW, , [email protected] Issue 2 •

Thank Discussions W contributions as a member of the Private Practice Roster as she steps down. Committee, Approvals workers as workers equally qualified clinical to services provide include may Promotion education as and psychologists. insurers, associations, professional to marketing the public, This arises in partand others. the from challenge to achieve fee parity with Firstwith psychologists, Nations & Inuit Non-Insured Benefits. Health, sion of clinical social workers as approved providers sion under of providers clinical social as workers approved extended health insurance. for to her Rodway you Peggy long-standing to are clinical promote underway social ork to is ACSW greaterpromote ongoing with inclu Private Practice Page Practice Private Duncan Brenda Carol McArthur is the Program Coordinator for Portage College in Lac La Biche. La Lac in College Portage for Coordinator Program the is McArthur Carol Diploma Dialogue Diploma 12 page from continued Program at Grant is MacEwan offeringWork The Social Regional Yellowhead another program in Hinton with the students Educational startedEleven Consortium in (YREC). January. Congratulations in to organizing all this those involved Diploma program staff and students annual conference. year’s All reports indicated some excellent provided presentations. as as the well a conference very was good, great opportunity to meet with old and new friends. n Still under development, the agenda will Still include under learning, development, This will be a great opportunity and sharing, fun. networking, connections to with develop other private practitioners, whether or not are currentlyyou a member of the Private Ferber at Audrey contact For details, Practice Roster. 403-225-4008 or The Private Practice Committee invites social workers in private practice to attend a gathering Saturday, September 11 in 11 September Saturday, gathering a attend to practice private in workers social invites Committee Practice Private The day. the during held be will meeting Roster Practice Private annual The South. Trail Macleod 7015 400, at Calgary You’re invited! You’re n Highlights from the Feb. 12 Private Practice Committee Highlights tele the from Feb. conference conference meeting: n Volume 35 By Joan Marie Galat, Advocate Editor

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feature feature Serve Humanity! ACSW 2010 Conference

The March ACSW conference welcomed 1300 participants—more than any previous year. The farthest attendee hailed from Inuvik, with other long distance travelers arriving from Creston and southern Saskatchewan. Themed Social Workers: Inspired to Serve Humanity and designed to appeal to social workers at different places in their careers, attendees chose from 60 workshops as well as other events. Each was designed to offer opportunities for rejuvenation, renewal, and inspiration and to enable attendees to return to their practices equipped with new strategies to better serve clients.

Louise Guenther, RSW, and co-chair of the 2010 ACSW Conference Committee, hopes those in attendance found the event so useful and engaging, they will recognize the benefits of attending every year. “I hope they took away information on a wide range of topics that benefits their careers and that they were able to get that information from the workshops they attended.”

Lori Sigurdson, MSW, RSW, ACSW Professional Affairs Coordinator, was pleased to see so many social workers take advantage of networking opportunities. “It’s a challenging time in Alberta, in our profession, with Workshop: We All Can Use More Fun At Work, Robert Manolson, presenter

14 The Advocate • Summer 2010 feature article Sandi Misselbrook, 2010 Misselbrook, Sandi Committee Conference member John Reilly of Urban of Reilly John Coyotes 2010 Conference Planning Committee member Joy Anderson (second from left) from (second Anderson Joy member Committee Planning Conference 2010 volunteers conference with At the registration desk (L to R) Administrative Administrative R) to (L desk registration the At Coordinator Promotions and Neam Nearint Secretary Cardinal Ilona conference the at registrants 1300 over the of Some ACSW Johnson, Bob President 15 ): ): n She explained

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the retrenchment the going retrenchment on in so terms It’s of funding cuts. important for social to workers connected keep with their colleagues because are together stronger.” we As well as writing for the Advocate, Joan Marie Galat offers writing and editing editing and writing offers Galat Marie Joan Advocate, the for writing as well As [www.joangalat.com]. workshops including services, All photos of the conference, march to the legislature, and award winners by Line Line by winners award and legislature, the to march conference, the of photos All Brunelle. Phillip Zin and Brunelle “I believe participants “I highly by the believe motivated were keynote Aboriginal and her the on perspectives work children, speaker, she is doing nationally Aboriginalto benefit children and president. ACSW Bob says Johnson, families,” Blackstock invited Blackstock the invited 900 member audience to action take by visiting the FNCFCS to website sign up as supporters as for describedthe principle, website on the society’s (www.fncfcs.com/docs/JordansPrincipleFactSheet.pdf A laptop at made was the available conference to enable attendees to immediately demonstrate their commitment. Executive Director of the FirstExecutive Nations Child and Family Caring Society (FNCFCS) of Canada Aboriginaland an Blackstock is for responsible the that work social worker, on resulted in the Tribunal the Canadian Human Rights treatment of She Firstdiscussed Jordan’s Nations children. which describes it principle, is imperative how for the needs as to government a meet firstchildren’s priority. The “is principleconsistent with obligations government set out in the United on Nations the Convention Rights of the the Charter Child, of Rights and Freedoms and many federal, and territorialprovincial child focused statutes.” how broad-based government resource inequities resource government broad-based underminehow the success of First Nations children on and reserves disparityand what impacts, presented evidence of inequality, Canadians can do to help. Principle is a “Jordan’s child-first principle toresolving jurisdictional disputes within and federal between and It provincial/territorialapplies to all governments. and youth their servicesto government children, available Principle Examples of by Jordan’s families. services covered child care, health, include but education, are not limited to: and culture and language services.” recreation, The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Tribunal Rights Human Canadian The with spoke passion PhD, Cindy speaker Featured Blackstock, during her presentation, Volume 35 feature article and Recruitment Committee Judith Mason, Chair of the Nominations Bonita Decaire, ACSW Council Treasurer Secretary Terry Wilson, ACSW Council Continued from page 15 Conference 2010 Rod Adachi, ACSW Executive Director Pat Hirschi At the AGM: L to R Rod Adachi, Karen Smith (ACSW lawyer), Alison MacDonald, Judith Mason and Craig Madill, Parliamentarian, and Terry Wilson Alison MacDonald, ACSW Associate Registrar in Social Work Award Connie Olsen, recipient of an Excellence 16 Connie Zacharias Judy Shine, one of the nominators for Excellence in Social Work Award Connie Zacharias, recipient of an Eskow and Connie Olsen Cardinal Fomradas, nominator for Elaine The Advocate Advocate The Olsen Elaine Eskow and Connie June Yee, nominator for • Summer 2010 Summer feature article Cindy Blackstock, conference keynote keynote conference Blackstock, Cindy speaker Diana Gibson, Research Director at Parkland Institute Parkland at Director Research Gibson, Diana Social work students grabbing a sandwich before before sandwich a grabbing students work Social legislature to march 17 MSW, RSW, Child Office of & the Advocate, Child Youth RSW, & Youth MSW, BSW, RSW, Casework Supervisor, High & Risk Casework Unit, Edmonton Youth Supervisor, RSW, BSW, MSW, RSW, Counsellor, SAFFRON Ltd. Centre Counsellor, RSW, MSW, MSW, RSW, Mental Health Alberta Mental Therapist, Region Health Services–Northern RSW, MSW, MSW, RSW, BScOT, Occupational Therapy & Counseling, June Johnston Johnston June & Counseling, Therapy Occupational BScOT, RSW, MSW, BA, RSW, Executive Director, SAFFRON Ltd. Centre Executive Director, BA, RSW, PhD, RSW, Assistant Professor, Mount Royal Mount University Professor, Assistant PhD, RSW, MSW, RSW, Mental Health Therapist/Social Work Consultant, Alberta Consultant, Work Health Health Mental Therapist/Social Services, RSW, MSW, Issue 2 Peter Smyth, Peter •

R L M U E in a World Virtual Youth for and eality Risks Discourses Traditional Revisiting the Bereaved: from essons in One aking a Session Difference Effectiveness and Therapeutic Wellbeing for Strategies sing Energy with High Risk Youth in the Working ngaging Community Occupational Therapy & Counseling Services Inc. Inc. Services & Counseling Therapy Occupational Mental Health Services, Trish Health Smith Mental Trish Services, Consulting Dorthe Flauer, Dorthe Flauer, Comments: — Like the combination of talking, slides, and video. — of information—eye opening Tons for me. Stephanie Bozzer, Stephanie Bozzer, n Deb Bennett, Comments: — This was engaging, meaningful and very well delivered. — A very difficult subject well presented. n Tammy Sheppard, Sheppard, Tammy Comments: — Excellent—absolutely motivating. — I found this workshop to be what exactly I was looking for—lots of examples and ideas to use in practice. Trish Smith, Trish n Comments: — – Terrific made me want to learn more — It was great! I came in tired and I sore. left physically feeling better. June Johnston, Johnston, June n Comments: — This presentation has opened my perspective on the topic of high risk youth, as well as the harm reduction youth unit. It was a very empowering presentation! — It gave me ideas for working with high risk youth. n Arlene Eaton-Erickson, The following listed workshops, in were random especially order, appreciated by conference goers. Top conference workshops workshops conference Top Area Area Child & Family Region Services, 6 Advocate Advocate & Volume 35 feature article Justice Committee and nominators for Butch Nutter and Carolyn Nutter Dave McNaughton and Barb McPherson, Co-chairs of the Social Action/Social Continued from page 17 Conference 2010 Linda Kreitzer, workshop presenter Panel in Workshop #2, Engaging the Community in Working with High Risk Youth Eileen Perrault, workshop presenter 18 Co-chairs Dorothe Flauer and Louise Guenther, 2010 Conference Planning Committee Line Brunelle, ACSW Placement Student, and Arlene Eaton-Erikson The Advocate Advocate The Cindy Blackstock, Keynote Speaker • Summer 2010 Summer feature article NDP MLA Rachel Notley Rachel MLA NDP Social workers dancing with the Red Power Squad Power Red the with dancing workers Social 19 Yoga Workshop #32, Serving Humanity—With a Calm, Focused Mind Focused Calm, a Humanity—With Serving #32, Workshop Yoga Liberal MLA Harry Chase Harry MLA Liberal Red Power Squad Power Red Political Panel, L to R: Lori Sigurdson, ACSW Professional Affairs Coordinator, Harry Chase, and Rachel Notley Rachel and Chase, Harry Coordinator, Affairs Professional ACSW Sigurdson, Lori R: to L Panel, Political Issue 2 •

Webb Dussome and Rick Guthrie of the Urban Coyotes Urban the of Guthrie Rick and Dussome Webb Conference 2010 Conference 18 page from Continued Enjoying the conference the Enjoying Workshop presenters Austin Mardon, ACSW Council Council ACSW Mardon, Austin presenters Workshop Mardon Catherine and Member, Public Volume 35 By Joan Marie Galat, Advocate Editor

Meet our Joan Marie Galat article 2010 ACSW feature feature Award Winners! The ACSW Awards recognize those who have exhibited exemplary skills and commitment to the Code of Ethics and ACSW mission. Awards were presented at the annual conference to recipients from a variety of practice settings. Here is a closer look at the award winners.

Elaine Eskow — Excellence in Social Work their own communities. I often required an interpreter and although I became the “visible minority” with the language What led you to enter social work? barrier we were able to communicate/connect/laugh. I just completed a BA and felt I needed additional training to be employed. Although I had never encountered a social Fondest social worker achievement... worker, helping others appealed to me. I applied and was Impacting the lives of clients, families, and colleagues in some accepted into the new University of Calgary graduate program. positive way. Briefly describe your journey from graduation to present. What has surprised you during your career? • MSW from University of Calgary Personnel management is not for me. Money has not been • Catholic Family Services Counselor a motivating factor in job selection. I need new challenges • Social worker and supervisor: In-Patient Psychiatry, every five to seven years. Calgary General Hospital • Director of Programs: Canadian Mental Health How does receiving the award impact you? Association (Calgary) • Private practice contracts I feel very honored to be recognized by my peers, especially • Director of Field Education and Continuous Learning & at this stage of my career. Professional Development: Faculty of Social Work Any advice for those entering into social work? • Mental Health Diversity Facilitator: Calgary Health Region • Professional Practice Leader: Social Work, Alberta Health • always be professional Services • remember advocacy • be eager for ongoing learning A short anecdote… • take charge of your career I enjoyed providing presentations for immigrants/refugees in • enjoy what you do.

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T can be a challenge to find those successesbut they are usually there. What has surprised duringyou career? your been I surprisedhave and at times frightened a by the power in of the have may lives social worker How does receiving the impact award you? It affirmedworkmy and seems to affirm my belief in the human spirit of clients. my Any advice for those entering into social work? Remember it could be on you the other side of the desk! Work Social in Excellence — Olsen Connie reat people with respect! What led to you enter social work? Becoming a After high abroad. school and I worked travelled seemed social logical. worker Briefly describeyour journey from to graduation present. MSW, of University Calgary, 1995. BSW, Carlton University, I 2008. Specialty Registry, Work 2004 and Clinical Social as in a Ottawa worked social services and shelter worker in worked have I Since 1999, financial worker. benefits 21 in our hands. not

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Our 2010 Award Winners: Award 2010 Our and Fitzsimonds Laurel R: to L Above, Hourihan Jennifer presenter R: to L row, back photo, Group Elaine Zacharias, Connie Reimer, Jan Iahtail Bernadette Olsen, Connie Eskow, R: to L row, Front “Butch” Richard and Nutter Carolyn Nutter journey. Fondest social worker achievement... I go home at night feeling best my when I I know helped in At to some times see way it individuals and families succeed. support to addicted, pregnant women supportso pregnant women they could to make addicted, choices healthy for I and themselves also their babies. learned sometimes can you only with walk them on their way. stands out unconditional most providing was A short anecdote… the Probably most done gratifyingto was I’ve work see a family in or the even a smallest mother succeed, Briefly describeyour journey from to graduation present. Once into I I studied moved part-time full-time. and worked social I work realized I with often or worked clients around This became Alcohol Spectrumwith Fetal Disorder (FASD). the impetus of commitment my to people exposed to alcohol as as well before their birth, parents. Laurel Fitzsimonds — Excellence in Social Work Work Social in Excellence — Fitzsimonds Laurel What led to you enter social work? I working became I a loved almost social by accident. worker with people and a was coordinator at volunteer a large social services agency when I realized I to wanted a make different contribution to clients Volume 35 feature article Upon my return to Edmonton, I started work in child workEdmonton,in to started I myreturn Upon toRyerson in 1984 and graduated in 1985 with my BSW. EdmontonNorth office as a social assistance worker. Returned andmoved to Albertawhere I obtained employment at the Graduatedfrom Ryerson with a diploma in social work in 1981 present… Yourgraduationto from journey community. rural a in raised being and grandmother of my influence The work? social enter youto led What Excellence in Social Work: Connie Zacharias moments. light and successes little Enjoythe work? social into entering those for adviceAny mywork.for appreciatedacknowledged and be to honour absolute an is It you?awardimpact the receiving does How mayexpect. one what not are challenging are that things The yourcareer? youduring surprised has What family’sthe wishes.against guardianship public obtained risk.at would be continued,safety and health pattern Wehis needs.complex his meet team, to a As this werecognizedif a been had flyer.”“frequentman This unable family was His developmentalweredelayneeds successful. and health mental his accommodate to interventions the spokecoherently,wasnowhealthyand He that reflecting lookedterrific.and unit the onto came patient former A achievement... worker social Fondest receipt,rent discharged.a be with to requestinghours half a and one than less place.in a see returned to He appointment bookedan and him,called alreadysee had to he unit the to get to took it minutes 10 the in wasthat thing funny this.do to ability his about The wereconcerned Staff quite housing.with patient a assist wasaskedto I daysago few A anecdote… short A Hospital.PeterworkerLougheed the social at health mental therapist,health from2005,mental and a a as as Calgary Continued from 21 Award winners 22 inspire and support the workyoudo.the support and inspire workerswho like-mindedsocial with yourself Surround work? social into entering those for adviceAny protectionservices. child workersin social on recognitionshines of type this light the appreciate and recognizedmypeers bybe to honoredvery am I you?awardimpact the receiving does How community,a in challenges. many the despite makeworkerscan social of team committed a difference The yourcareer? you during surprised has What field. the advancein workand to continue Tothem see to staff, havementor opportunity then the achievement... worker social Fondest processreviewsthe unit. with analyst an workas began investigator,1991,in and casework supervisor. 2007,In I welfare, manager, case a as intake then worker and first For Butch,For of hundreds the ha” “ah students on expressions achievement... worker social Fondest became a full-time social work faculty member. Carolyn became an MSW student in Edmonton and Butch us social work. We continued teaching togethersupper until and beer, 1978 when Derwyn Whitbread and other studentsAfter each taught class, we adjourned to the Green Brier lounge.experienced Over social workers without formal social work education.The students to whom we taught the BSW research course were anecdote… short A work.social teach to hired being to prior community psychology.in PhD our Weactivein been citizens both had and MS an had I and psychology in MA an Carolynhad that,Before psychology. professionalidentification was our present… Yourgraduationto from journey faculty.the of member full-time a became I and years,student four MSW for a Carolynbecame students.BSW mature to workresearchsocial teaching After researchteach We to hiredwork being bysocial wereinto led work? social enter youto led What CarolynP. 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. Edmonton From Trips Day think BIG! n contributing editor, and a full-time writer and and writer full-time a and editor, contributing Advocate’s ­and Joan Marie Galat is the the is Galat Marie Joan is book latest her presenter. Any Any advice for those entering into social work? up— give Never Award: Service Distinguished CASW Iahtail Bernadette What led to you enter social work? up I stood a caretaker. I was girl, little I was since ever I think up stood or themselves for up speak not could that people for recovery, early my In youth. and children abused who bullies to their about issues personal people’s to listen to I learned problems. other and violence family abuse, sexual addictions, Briefly describeyour journey from to graduation present. My journey I strugglehas been with a like coaster. roller policies the are way written because these policies do not needs. accommodate our clients’ A short anecdote… I attended In Nechi 1993, Institute in Edmonton and learned the true historyAboriginalFor six months of after, people. heart my but at devastated was the same because time relieved I finally understoodmy life why living had been so chaotic, and dysfunctional abusive a addiction, life of alcoholism, and most of all relationships, feeling ashamed of who I was. Fondest social worker achievement... tell me …when of clients their me, rushsuccesses, towards and let me I how know influenced and touched their lives. I see their pride and realize they bought into philosophy my It addiction “there is and life sexual after abuse.” foster care, confirms that at towe times go have upstream to find out where the began problems for each individual. How does receiving the impact award you? I dumfounded was because when the my I award received friends and colleague label me a renegade. Any advice for those entering into social work? can “we break the cycle of I child and believe welfare we the child can that syndrome welfare overcome has been our There is hope for us to reclaim and institutional identity. our restore lives.” 23 - Issue 2 •

I was greatly honored to be in such wonderful company. I greatlywas honored to be in such company. wonderful Some of mentorsmy on the were (Bettie list Hewes) and some of colleagues my back in the old URGE (Butch days and also Nutter) Carolyn honored. were Many years ago, a me thanked woman for making her Many years ago, work How does receiving the impact award you? A short anecdote… The impact leaderssimply because have people anticipate what them like would you to do. Educated here in Alberta, graduated Alberta, with Educated a here in BA the from A had U and multiple of careers have picking from fruit to to politics community development to agencies. not-for-profit What has surprised duringyou interactions your to achieve social change? Briefly describeyour educational and career background. I told her place that handicapped I accessible. had nothing to do with it and she should thank the managers in her city to Her this answer department. that was they only did it because they knew this be would what wanted. the mayor I grew up discussing social issues at the dinner table. What What led to you enter human service work? Jan Reimer — Honorary Membership Membership Honorary — Reimer Jan To paraphrase Bob Mullaly: If you’re not for working more If paraphrase you’re Bob Mullaly: To part of the problem. you’re social justice, Any Any advice for those entering into social work? The John Hutton Memorial Award for Social Action/Policy Action/Policy for Social The Hutton John Award Memorial a it’s most However, meaningful award to ACSW us. is the bit embarrassing to get just an for award being thoughtfully citizens. active How How does receiving the impact award you? The in-private complaints of many, paired with their The in-private complaints of many, unwillingness to authorityconfront or otherwise for work either for or themselves their clients. change, What What has surprised duringyou career? your faces as they grasped central concepts of the many courses he within working For taught Carolyn, more than 20-plus years. the system to bringsuch as the about community change, establishment of the needle exchange in Edmonton. Volume 35

feature article By Joan Marie Galat how a child expresses fear and concerns.”and fear expresses child howa child,”a to fair not just therapyis saystalk Wilkes.“Playis attachment-disorderedclients.and traumatized “Conventional severelybyendured issues the of heart the to get playto Workingchildren,caregiversand both with Wilkesuses world.positivelythe to relate to them for necessary engagement social the or occurs,parentingdevelopmental maymiss milestones children ownneeds.”their meet to there someone neglectful When messages,”says Wilkes. don’tchildren “These always have childhood,receivetheir kids in inconsistent and with “Often,weren’townthat their haveparentsof issues dealt issues,traumas.health other and abuse,violence,alcohol domestic and drug parentalmental physicalabuse,have who childrenfaced with abuse,sexual adjustment,relationships.child-parent and worksShe anxieties,childhood addressing depression, adolescent involvespractice attachment.her and of trauma part large A childhood playtherapist.in and expressive specializes She arts psychology,developmentaland on drama an Wilkesis centering University arts of a fine With of bachelor Victoria is important, especially when your clients range in age from three and a half to eighteen years. puppets, stuffed animals, coloring supplies, and a sandbox. Maintaining a non-threatening environment office. There’s no computer or array of electronic gadgets. Instead, you might find dolls, toy cars, Step into the private practice of Sandra Wilkes, BFA, RSW. This social worker does not keep a typical SandraWilkes to help childrenhealhelp to , W orking with play Workingwith Advocate Editor A day in the life the in day A 24 baby develops,babysmiles fromthose comes engagement social infant.an predictablefor be that to worldAs needs “The food,for needs nurture, comfort, safety, trust.”and their meeting by begins which engagement social consistent love,”says,she haven’tworkwith I kids manythat so had “but and adoration total with back smiles baby the and smiles socially.relationship,mother-child ideal an “In mother the developmentally,areshowchildrenwhere Themes wellas as hide. or fight makesdolls child violence, a when as such family indicate could themes presenting that Wilkesexplains trauma.”complex there’s hope. and of flat sense is no line of theme sign a is This beginning,no middle,is there anywhere and go end. or The story.entire the of doesn’tlateral—it very be playmight The emerge.themes consistent content see It’sthe much so not play,”“In explains Wilkes,youand stories makeup “children other? each into toycars around?Smash lying them leaveand dolls Undress Barbies? off heads the pull children revealingversusmeaningful? all,something After don’t all imaginativebeing simply is child a when youtell Howdo The Advocate Advocate The • Summer 2010 Summer Joan Marie Galat I believe laughter is a great healer; it’s a moment of

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back and forth and gives that child awareness that they have social workers, group home staff, and caregivers. She realizes an impact on relationships and their environments. If there is progress when caregivers report a child’s behaviors have neglect at that time, the baby doesn’t learn to respond.” begun to decline and the child starts to better connect. “All of a sudden, a child is getting citizenship awards, when before, Wilkes introduces strategies to kids. Depending on their age, you didn’t know if you could keep him in the school.” she may suggest approaches they can try at home, such as journaling and positive self-talk, or physical strategies such as Children are welcome to invite their caregivers to sessions specific yoga exercises to keep stress under control. and they generally do. “It becomes very proactive,” says Wilkes. “The therapy is an opportunity for the parent to “I believe laughter is a great healer; it’s a moment of acceptance be open, hear the child, and engage the child in a positive and connection. Kids need to put their lives in perspective.” relationship to make life work.”

Wilkes describes how children develop an internal emotional Wilkes avoids becoming the comfort source when a child language and fight, flight, or freeze responses. Once stress expresses a lot of trauma. She wants the parent to be the one to leads them into alert mode, children cannot handle the calm that anxiety and help the child move forward. “It’s important anxiety. In response, Wilkes may use masks, music, art, and role to move the child out of the past and create new experiences.” play to help children become more aware of their bodies. In private practice for about 25 years, Wilkes sees five to “They’re angry. Their body is tense but they’re not aware six clients each day for an hour at a time. She laughed they’ve gone from calm to tense. We want to manage little uproariously when I asked her to describe a typical day! stresses so they don’t build into big stresses—so in adolescence they don’t harm themselves, act out, present panic attacks, or Currently, her biggest goal involves the Alberta Children’s become depressed.” Trauma Centre—a non-profit organization she founded about three years ago with Dr. Sasha Hodlevsky. Wilkes wants to She finds technology cuts off social interaction and provide training for caregivers, social workers, teachers, lawyers, recommends trying to engage children in other activities. and others who work with children. She aims to ensure they “Children need to play and have interaction. [With technology] understand the neurological impact on those with severe trauma they’re never present in the moment—always talking to and wants to teach them strategies to assist such children. someone who isn’t there. You have to be creative to introduce experience. Even fighting with siblings teaches them to resolve “The general public and the decision makers need to a problem.” understand the importance of caregivers, the importance of foster parents, adoptive parents, and kinship-care parents. You Wilkes always works as part of a multi-disciplinary team don’t just put a child in a loving home and see everything where everybody uses the same language in dealing with the go away. The brain is already programmed to hyper-vigilance. child. The team may include a child psychiatrist, teachers, This goes way back to that little baby who is not smiling.” n

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Volume 35 • Issue 2 25 Photo © Trevor Meir feature article By Lisa Hardy, produces 150-350 loaves of bread per day. Honey is harvested and jarred in what used to be an equipment warehouse.equipment an be day.to loavesper breadused produces150-350 More of what in jarred and harvested is Honey town,community.store,in local the grocery supplies orphans bakery and 200 the former all Africans, the feeds in Now open day.per milk of gallons produces100 that 20 employsthan moreIt dairy a become has clubhouse country and golf The businesses.sustainable of building the support to buildings,abandoned and fromEdmonton,empty businessregenerating and infrastructure help Alberta, North American and town.basic mining existing the using British By deserted rebuildingthis North Americans and dedicated of numberAfricans Bulembu.in a staff met and I orphans weekworkingwith a spend to opportunity the had SwazilandI to trip recent a On expectancy of 31, it is hard to wait for fruit to ripen. its branches. The hard green fruit are picked as soon as they become evident. When you live with a life There is a peach tree in the center of Bulembu, but a local tells me no one has ever seen a ripe peach on for sustainabilityfor community aimscommunity BA Swaziland 26 Lisa Hardy, Lorraine, and friend The Advocate Advocate The • Summer 2010 Summer featurefeature article article Photo © Trevor Meir Trevor © Photo n Photo © Trevor Meir Trevor © Photo by everybody, I by think everybody, that is a much than the person who has nothing to eat. to learn more about this town. this about more learn to www.bulembu.org visit Please pastoral and psychology in degree master’s a started recently has Hardy Lisa therapy. art in majoring counseling, Bulembu foundation. There There are 187 orphans placed in orphan Bulembu foundation. Each Center. Welcome at the “in homes transition” and 25 home has six between and “auntie.” eight children and one There is a school and Children are clothed and very fed. well a church. me left work her about hearing and Lorraine Meeting the about hopeful I feel exists. this like a place proud feeling the fostering including “sustainability for vision community’s through leaders emerging of generation a of new development commerce.” and services, health education, care, orphan the Maybe next time can we I share a visit peach. Lorraine, 27 forgotten has is has below the poverty with than line, more two-thirds of its citizens living on less than $1/day poverty

• • the HIV/AIDS highest infection rate in the world • the only with nation developing a population declining than more 75% of its population living To learn about To more Bulembu, Swaziland, can You please donate visit www.bulembu.org. online at: bulembu.org/AboutBulembureSTORE.html Swaziland: , a much greater hunger Issue 2 •

Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, uncared unloved, Being for, unwanted, greater greater — Mother Theresa

As dire as things are, LorraineAs dire as offers things are, a true oasis in children a a sanctuary, deserther through for work the of need, In rural some villages outside of town, They do not children are near naked. to how know sit on they have a chair; do not Teenagers used a never utensil. what know colors or numbers are. The provides government Swaziland free education for grades one and and two is currently drafting a Child International non- Act. Protection organizationsprofit (NPOs) have only recently been able to enforce the United Nations-International Human Rights minimum education ruling for education Africanin all countries to grade two. Swaziland, a country has of 120,000 Swaziland, about orphans. 950,000, Half the population Its is social share a under workers 18. AIDS has wiped out the middle generation single vehicle. and increased 900 Itpercent in is the years. hard last five for people here to think of let the alone next generation, The United Nations predicts that a envision different future. the people Swazi unless will assisted, cease to exist by 2050. Lorraine, the town’s only and social one worker of the only town’s a Lorraine, handful tells in me all she into of went social Swaziland, work Her current placement with to the help people emotionally. sick, Bulembu foundation starving, sees her collect rejected, and abandoned children—in some cases the from dirt and been mud where left. they have than 100 bee boxes have been than strategically100 have bee placed boxes throughout There is an operational lumber mill and a water the town. bottling factory. Volume 35 Book review: A rediscovery of distributive justice & seeds of problems Eugene Ip for Canadian health care

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The Life and Political Times of Tommy Douglas by Walter Stewart (2003) Toronto: McArthur & Company

Browsing in an Edmonton Chapters along the “Non-Fiction up to 80% off” shelf, I came across The Life and Political in the Times of Tommy Douglas by Walter Stewart. Seeing Stewart’s work in such a lowly, unflattering spot in Chapter’s did not sit well with me. It became even more disturbing when I saw the biography’s stock cowering from across an eye-catching display of “Heather’s Picks” with rivals such as The World She Made by Ayn Rand and this choice for feeding one’s primal instincts—Growing Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin. I cannot help but note how the placement of this book in relation to certain others in Chapters reflects a creeping ideological insurgency against something profoundly Canadian at the roots of our health care system—the driving philosophy of distributive justice.

Indeed, Walter Stewart’s biography on Tommy Douglas offers ways to reproduce these relations. a refreshing reminder of this philosophy—an idealism sadly missing in today’s mainstream public discourse about health The “Strong Medicine” chapter summarizes how Douglas care reform. This philosophy argues for “the morally proper played a pivotal political role in establishing a universal distribution or redistribution of benefits and burdens among Medicare system in his home province of Saskatchewan and all of society’s members” (Mullaly, 2002, p. 32). the emergence of a nationalized health care model. Quotes from that momentous period highlight the core social-justice Mainstream public debates on Alberta health care reform thinking that mobilized government orders of contrasting are confined in a trap of consumerism. The dominant focus political stripes. Stewart credits Douglas for his philosophical on what taxpaying consumers should receive from the leadership and strangely puts what is so conspicuously and government appeals to the natural instinct to protect one’s thoroughly absent in today’s mainstream public discussions of property for personal use and enjoyment. For Douglas, a grave health care “improvement” before the reader. social immortality would have been that in this consumerist light, policymakers need think of those outside the main The following excerpt—from the Diefenbaker regime’s Royal tax-paying, deserving lot—the residual folks—as insignificant Commission on Health Care Services Hall Report—demon- others at best, and as a threat to health care resources at worst. strates what is no longer audible today:

This is not to say we all believe this is true or that some have “…economic considerations should not solely be used given up trying to protect and advocate for a health care sys- to deny to individuals the health services needed to tem that truly favors the common good. What it does reflect alleviate illnesses and disability and to extend life expec- is that the Right has achieved an epochal triumph in shaping tancy. Although we recognize that resources are limited, and then ruling how health care is debated and its reform and individuals cannot expect to receive unlimited orientation. Dorothy Smith (1990) has long warned us from amounts of health care, the value of a human life must her critical sociology of knowledge perch of how ruling rela- be decided without regard to whether the person is a tions in society invisibly activate people to be participants in producer or not. Health services must not be denied to

28 The Advocate • Summer 2010 in the news Challenging oppression: a criticalChallenging oppression: social work The conceptual practice of power: The a conceptual feminist practice of power: n ¢ Eugene Ip, a member of the Advocate Editorial Board, is Assistant Coordinator/ Assistant is Board, Editorial Advocate the of member a Ip, Eugene College. NorQuest Program, Diploma Work Social Instructor, References: (2002) B, Mullaly, Press. Oxford University ON: Don Mills, approach. (1990) D. Smith, Press. Toronto of University Toronto: sociology of Knowledge. event. The “the experiencestory on of reading Stewart’s event. lends to validation sense my Greatest Canadian” of a serious philosophical in void the current mainstream public discourse a This vital reveals need for contrary on health care reform. views to and broaden in perspectives diversify mainstream public debates on health care reform. so gainfully this from rediscover read is itself a benefit To of a Purchasing of copy my contraryStewart’s decision. I to wanted demonstrate book, that while it is definitely in-store Chapters’ a of work Canadiana worth reading, strategiesmarketing failed to steer me to titles that peddle the consumerist mainstream ideologieshealth that feed today’s this moment of personal activism Ironically, care reform. that shows consumer actions could for work distributive justice too. 29 n In Memoriam † Issue 2 •

certain individuals simply because the latter no make contribution to the of economic Canada development or because he cannot for pay Importantsuch services. as economics is must we also into take account the human and spiritual aspects involved.”

Stewart Bishop, noted for his skills as Stewart Bishop, a laid conceptualizer for groundwork and for our advocate strong education, He will he be practiced. missed. wherever profession Stewart was Stewart the was first toworker social professional head amunicipal He department organized in anywhere the Canada. During this period northernAlbertahe became Workers. branch vice-president of of Association the of Canadian Social Welfare heldever In in 1959 Edmontonwas hethe (1954). appointed first commissioner Canadian Conference on Social as budget director of the Community Chest Vancouver and Council to he moved for In Social 1962, Services in Ottawa. returning to Edmonton Council in and 1964 director as Welfare planning director of the Vancouver, Edmonton of greater amalgamation. following of Way, planning for the United His first job was with the Children’s Aid Society in Kingston, as a case worker, followed by placement with followed Big Brothers, Aid asHis Society afirst inworker, case Kingston, was job with the Children’s and a where four he reachedstint (1942-1945), year theas level a personnel officerToronto in Canadian the Navy, Royal he accepted In Aid a 1949, and superintendentof Relief—later lieutenant. post with the Children’s City of Edmonton’s the city department. welfare Born in CalgaryStewart completed a in BA in 1916, sociology in 1940 and a social diploma work in 1941 at the In despite those the formaldays post-graduatetraining. level degreesnot awarded, were Toronto. of University Social work pioneer, E. Social Bishop, Stewart work pioneer, will be missed the On social lost profession Februarywork one 2010, of 18, its pioneersStewart Bishop. in the profession—E. This biography on Tommy Douglas provides an Douglas opportunityprovides Tommy This biography on to become reacquainted with the very important philosophical impetus behind a historic Canadian policy By examining Douglas’s political By battles examining to Douglas’s bring universal Stewart able was Medicare to to the revisit fruition, hard- fought seeds which compromises of reveal some of the that problems plague key our health care system today. For example —in that read—a my breakthrough allowed Medicare to universal the was work decision to in give to wish medical to doctors’ essentially operate as free businesses. Consideringit should hardly surprisethis, that a broad-based, strategicthe health suggestion care system to through improve taxation policy a is more progressive something difficult now Since the its principleto beginning, accept. of distributive justice for our health care system has had in to tension live as as well forces market with private business motives, associated with medical the treatment industry. powerful Volume 35 forfeature your information article series in partnership with the Edmonton Public Library. Topics include: Edmonton community. We are planning some exciting events in the coming year to celebrate this great occasion, The includingESPC is a an Lunch independent,& Learn non-profit social research organization. In 2010, we are celebrating our 70-year legacy of commitment to the and Anniversary Gala & Silent Auction, Thursday October 28, 2010, U of A Lister Centre, Edmonton AB Lunch & Learn Series: September 29, October 20, and November 24, 2010 The Edmonton Social Planning Council turns 70 in 2010! PLEASE NOTE: For more listings, please see “Calendar of Events” at: informationyourFor www.labyrinthjourneys.com For more information, visit Featuring Patricia McKinsey Crittenden, PhD. Victoria BC Aug. 16 - 18 & Oct. 28 - 29, 2010 Attachment & Psychopathy Aulneau Renewal Centre & Labyrinth Journeys present: Price Reduction & Date Change: for more information: reality. Please contact us at 780-468-5506 or visit our website adults who could not otherwise afford to make their final wish a organization dedicated to granting wishes to terminally ill behind. the Angels Anonymous Connection is a nonprofit person whose life is ending and the loved ones who are left Caregivers will recognize the value a wish can have for the Angels Anonymous Do you have a patient with a last wish? or call 780-423-2031, ext. 354. For more information email available for $70 per person, or $500 per table of 8 (a $60 discount!). Guests: Rob Rainer, Executive Director of Canada without Poverty, and Maria Dunn, Edmonton singer-storyteller and Juno Keynote nominee.Speaker is Tickets Michael are Phair, U of A Director of Community Relations, former City Councillor, and former ESPC Board President. Special evening of entertainment and reflection as we celebrate the ESPC’s 70-year legacy of commitment to community! An Anniversary Gala & Silent Auction is Thursday, October 28th, 2010, at 6:00 pm in the Maple Leaf Room, U of A Lister Centre. Join us for an • • •

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