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Alberta College of Social Workers
2015 Annual Conference
March 26 -28
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
The Art of Cultivating Communities
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Table of Contents
Welcome
page 2
Keynote Speaker
page 3
Conference Welcome / AGM
page 3
Conference Schedule
page 4
Workshop Descriptions
pages 4 - 9
Accommodations / Map
page 10
Registration Information
pages 11 - 12
2015 Conference Planning
Committee Members
Co-chairs
Carrie McManus, SW Dip, RSW
Kate McGoey-Smith, MSW, RSW
Members
Alison Halase, BSW, RSW
Brenda Ingham, MSW, RSW
Chika Ibelo, BSW, RSW
David Burke, BSW, RSW
David Letts, MA, RSW
Donna Marie Perry, MSc, RSW
Jennifer Nguyen, MSW, RSW
Judy Todd, BSW, RSW
Kathleen Kufeldt, Phd, RSW
Mare Donly, MSW, RSW
Marie Lablanc, SW Dip, RSW
Mary Olivier, BSW, RSW
Priscilla Turingan, BSc, RSW
ACSW Staff
Lori Sigurdson, MSW, RSW, Manager, Professional Affairs
Heather Johnson, SW Dip, RSW, Membership Activities
Coordinator (South)
Ilona Cardinal, MA, Promotions Coordinator
Noreen Majek, Executive Assistant / Administrative
Team Lead
Gladys Smecko, Finance & Administration Officer
Lynn Labrecque King, MSW, RSW, Executive Director &
Registrar
Conference Welcome
Thank you for being a part of our community effort to meet, learn and
grow from each other over the few days of our conference. In keeping
with our theme, The Art of Cultivating Communities we are looking forward to cultivating a stronger community of social workers united across
the province. We are excited with all the opportunities for building communities at this year’s conference! Initiatives include shared accommodations, an extended poster presentation and a unique Evening of Creative
Wellness to kick off the conference Thursday evening.
Our opening event will include an Indigenous welcome to the territory
of the Blackfoot people by Dr. Pete Standing Alone followed by a relaxing
evening where attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy a variety
of spa activities, get their creative juices flowing through some fun art
projects and build community with each other before the busyness of the
conference sets in. Refreshments and snacks will be available.
Leilani Farha, MSW, LLB, Executive Director, Canada Without Poverty
is our keynote speaker. In her keynote address “Connect, Connect, Connect” Leilani highlights a number of strategies and tools Canada Without
Poverty uses to reposition and grow the community of anti-poverty
work. She will explore traditional and modern tools used to build a community committed to addressing poverty from a human rights framework. Leilani will discuss the importance of connecting with others as
a means of connecting with our own humanity, the linchpin for social
change.
This year we are introducing shorter 1.5 hour
workshops on Friday morning, following the
keynote speaker.
This year we are introducing shorter 1.5 hour workshops on Friday
morning, following the keynote speaker. This change has been made
possible by the new competency rules that allow Category ‘A’ Credits to
be offered in one (1) hour increments. These changes will allow everyone
attending the full conference to earn 12 Category ‘A’ Credits. Those who
attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) will also be eligible to receive
one (1) Category ‘A’ Credit. The AGM will take place on Friday, March
27th at 5:00 PM.
As many of you may know ACSW is currently transitioning to an online
registration and renewal system that will include conference registrations. Please be aware that all conference registrations will be completed
online.
We look forward to building communities during the ACSW 2015 annual conference through the diverse workshops presented, engaging
discussions, and debates.
Carrie McManus and Kate McGoey-Smith
2015 Conference Co-chairs
Thank you
to all the conference volunteers and
ACSW staff for their support.
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Keynote Speaker
Leilani Farha, MSW, LLB, Executive
Director of Canada Without Poverty.
Leilani Farha, Executive Director is a leading expert and advocate on economic and
social human rights, especially for women.
She has a long history promoting the right
to adequate housing, equality and nondiscrimination in housing in Canada and
internationally. Prior to joining Canada
Without Poverty, Leilani was the Executive
Director of the Centre for Equality Rights
in Accommodation for 12 years. She has
extensive experience addressing homelessness, poverty and inequality in
Canada through advocacy, casework, litigation, research and community
based work. She has been at the forefront of applying international human rights law to anti-poverty issues in Canada, and is known internationally for her work on housing rights and women’s economic and social
rights. Leilani is a social worker as well as a lawyer.
Keynote description:
Canada Without Poverty (CWP) cares deeply about community – community as an agent of social change. They work to support and grow a
community of people who are bound together not by their contributions
to market capitalism, but by a common pursuit: the eradication of poverty in Canada, based on common principles, human rights and justice.
The keynote presentation will explore CWP’s efforts to rearticulate
poverty as a matter of human rights, and social justice, situating our
work within a different community and the activities we’ve undertaken.
Leilani will highlight tools – both traditional and modern - they have
used to build a community committed to addressing poverty using a human rights framework.
TD Meloche Monnex Student
Scholarship for the ACSW
Annual Conference
The ACSW conference scholarship fund is sponsored by TD Insurance
Meloche Monnex. The scholarship provides support for social work students to attend the annual ACSW conference. Scholarships are awarded
to a maximum of $500.00.
Awards
Come celebrate social workers at
ACSW’s awards luncheon on Friday.
When you register, be sure to
purchase your ticket.
The awards presented include:
Excellence in Social Work Practice;
The John Hutton Memorial Award for
Social Action/Justice; and
The Honourary Membership.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Alberta College of Social
Workers will take place Friday, March 27th, 2015 at 5:00 pm at the
Calgary Telus Convention Centre. The AGM provides an opportunity
to report on the events of the past year, meet newly elected members of
ACSW Council and understand the business of the college.
Time will also be available at the AGM to discuss resolutions. If you wish
to submit a resolution please review the format for submitting resolutions posted on the ACSW website at:
http://www.acsw.ab.ca/social_workers/council/governance/annual_general_meeting/process_for_resolutions.doc
All resolutions must be submitted to the ACSW office by February 6,
2015.
Watch our website for updates and
additional activities at www.acsw.ab.ca
This award reflects TD Insurance Meloche Monnex’s continuing commitment to service, quality, integrity, innovation and initiative. When
the conference is in Edmonton the bursary is available to students living
outside the Edmonton region to help offset costs to attend. When the
conference is in Calgary the funds will be available for students living
outside the Calgary area.
Applicants will complete an application, provide confirmation of their
attendance in a social work program and submit a paragraph outlining
need. Successful recipients are asked to submit a brief write up of 500
words or less along with a picture, regarding their experience.
ACSW is now accepting applications. The submission deadline is January
31, 2015.
The application form can be downloaded
from www.acsw.ab.ca/students.
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Thursday, March 26
6:30 - 9:00 PM
6:30 - 9:00 PM
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Registration / pick up conference packages
Poster Presentation
Conference Welcome / Wellness Fair
Macleod Hall Pre-function
Macleod Hall Pre-function
Macleod Hall B/C/D
Registration / pick up conference packages
Poster Presentation
Keynote Speaker:
Leilani Farha, MSW, LLB
Vendor Fair
Workshops
Lunch
Awards Ceremony Luncheon (purchase your ticket)
Workshops
Annual General Meeting
Macleod Hall Pre-function
Macleod Hall Pre-function
Registration / pick up conference packages
Poster Presentation
Vendor Fair
Workshops
Lunch
Workshops
Conference ends
Macleod Hall Pre-function
Macleod Hall Pre-function
Macleod Hall A
Friday, March 27
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
8:30 - 10:00 AM
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 - 1:30 PM
12:00 - 1:30 PM
1:30 - 4:30 PM
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Macleod Hall B/C/D
Macleod Hall A
Macleod Hall B/C/D
Macleod Hall B/C/D
Saturday, March 28
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 - 1:30 PM
1:30 - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Friday Morning
a. Keynote Speaker
1. Connect, Connect, Connect
Leilani Farha, MSW, LLB, Executive Director, Canada
Without Poverty.
Canada Without Poverty (CWP) cares deeply about
community – community as an agent of social change.
They work to support and grow a community of
people who are bound together not by their contributions to market capitalism, but by a common pursuit:
the eradication of poverty in Canada, based on common principles, human rights and justice.
The keynote presentation will explore CWP’s efforts
to rearticulate poverty as a matter of human rights,
and social justice, situating our work within a different community and the activities we’ve undertaken.
Leilani will highlight tools – both traditional and
modern - they have used to build a community committed to addressing poverty using a human rights
framework.
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Friday Morning
b. Workshops
2. Information Sharing: Supporting
Collaborative Service Delivery
George Alvarez, Director, Information Sharing Strategy Office, Alberta Health Services.
As Alberta moves towards more comprehensive, citizen centric service delivery approaches, sharing personal information within collaborative partnerships
becomes critical to obtaining successful outcomes for
Albertans. Come learn about best information sharing
practices for social workers.
3. Healthy Families And A Safe Community –
A Collective Neighborhood Response
Atiya Ashna, BA, Community Organizer, United Way
of Calgary;
Lalita Singh, MA, MPhil, Community Coordinator,
United Way of Calgary;
Liza Lorenzetti, MSW, RSW, Faculty of Social Work,
University of Calgary;
Diane Altwasser, MA, Community Planner, United
Way of Calgary;
Cesar Cala, Manager, United Way of Calgary.
Learn how place, culture, faith and diversity work
together as strengths to uncover the multiple possibilities of building a domestic violence prevention plan
in Calgary’s North East communities.
4. A Community Of Practice Affecting Care
After Pregnancy Or Infant Loss
Carrie Collier, MSW, RSW, Unit Manager, Women’s
Health Ambulatory Care, Alberta Health Services;
Bryan Peffers, MSW, RSW, Manager, Women’s Health,
Alberta Health Services.
Learn about the current community of practice
services and resources which support families after
pregnancy or infant loss and create your own model
for community practice.
5. The ART of Hope – A Healing Approach To
Poverty Eradication
10. Exploring Macro Practice Competencies
For Community Practice
15. Examining Outcomes Of Single Session
Walk-in Therapy
Derek Cook, MSc, RSW, Executive Director, Calgary
Poverty Reduction Initiative.
Crystal Kwan, MSW, Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Social Work, University of
Calgary;
Patsy Casselman.
Janet Stewart, MEd, R.Psych, Manager, Wood’s
Homes;
Bruce MacLaurin, MSW, RSW, Senior Researcher,
Wood’s Homes and Assistant Professor, Faculty of
Social Work, University of Calgary;
Bjorn Johansson, MSW, RSW, Director, Wood’s
Homes;
Cindy Jing Fang, MSW, RSW, Research Assistant,
Wood’s Homes.
An overview of the Calgary Poverty Reduction Initiative and its healing approach to poverty reduction
based on the principles of Abundance, Resilience and
Trust will be shared. Come understand the collective
impact approach to community capacity building.
6. Innovative Programs Responding To
Community Needs
Cindy Jing Fang, MSW, RSW, Research Assistant,
Wood’s Homes;
Amanda Starchuk, BSc, Acting Supervisor, Wood’s
Homes;
Bjorn Johansson, MSW, RSW, Director, Wood’s
Homes;
Bruce MacLaurin, MSW, RSW, Senior Researcher,
Wood’s Homes and Assistant Professor, Faculty of
Social Work, University of Calgary.
With 100 years of history serving children and families, Wood’s Homes has developed several programs
responding to community needs. Outcome measurement and program evaluation resources will be
shared.
7. Adventures In Social-Emotional Learning
And Therapy
Sheldon Franken, MA, School Counsellor, Delta
School District and Director of Inquiry Adventures.
This workshop will explore various adventure-based
activities to engage clients in a wide variety of therapeutic and social-emotional learning outcomes in any
setting.
8. Share The Dream – Build The Team
Terry Garchinski, MSW, RSW, Therapeutic Counselling and Workshop Facilitator, Life Works Counselling and Training Services Inc.;
Laverne Bissky, BComm, Executive Director, No
Ordinary Journey Foundation.
Effective teams require the full engagement of all
members. This workshop will teach key skills for engaging (or re-engaging) team members and building
(or rebuilding) extraordinary teams.
9. Area Coordinators – Enlivening The Social
Work Community In Alberta
Heather Johnson, SW Dip, RSW, Membership Activities Coordinator (South), ACSW;
Charity Lui, BSW, RSW, Membership Activities Coordinator (North), ACSW.
Learn about the role of ACSW area coordinators and
how the social work profession may be enlivened in
your community.
This workshop explores the utility of Macro Practice
Competencies outlined by the Association for Community Organization and Social Administration to
practitioners specifically working with communities.
How can the 10 competencies enhance your practice?
11. Social Enterprise – How Might It Impact
Practice / Community?
Catherine Pearl, PhD, ACSW member, Instructor,
Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary.
This workshop will present the results of a doctoral
research study that explored the extent, type and
impact of social enterprise in Alberta based social
service agencies. With both federal and provincial
governments encouraging this, what do social workers
need to know?
12. Leadership Strategies And Learning
Purpose In Developing Community
Ellen Perrault, PhD, RSW, e-Learning Director, Senior
Instructor, Faculty of Social Work, University of
Calgary.
Successful community development leadership strategies, such as infusing a learning purpose with teams,
organizations, and communities, will be discussed.
13. Shifting Services To Cultivate Community
Susan Ramsundarsingh, MBA, MSW, RSW, Project
Manager, Faculty of Social Work, University of
Calgary;
Corinne Zimmerman, MA, Consultant, United Way
of Calgary ;
Sherry Hiebert-Keck, MSW, RSW, Managing Director,
Community Services, Catholic Family Service.
With 25 years of experience in single session therapy,
the Eastside Family Centre of Wood’s Homes is
presenting the outcomes of community-based walk-in
single session therapy. Learn skills and knowledge of
this model.
16. A Discussion Of Spatial Concentration Of
Poverty In Edmonton
Kylee Nixon, BA, Psychiatric Aide, Alberta Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta Health Services;
Meredith Porter, BSc, RN, Alberta Health Services.
This workshop is designed to share information
around the causes and effects of the concentrated
poverty in Edmonton (and other Canadian cities),
illustrated with specific examples from inner-city
Edmonton. Learn alternative models to address challenges from a social justice perspective.
17. Creating Welcoming And Inclusive
Community, With Citizen Engagement
Jerry Firth, BSW, RSW, Project Coordinator, City of
Lethbridge;
Roy Pogorzelski, MSc, Inclusion Consultant, City of
Lethbridge.
This workshop will describe how one city has been
working to foster a greater sense of community,
belonging and inclusion for all citizens.
Learn from a long standing collaborative, how to build
community into your social work practice whether
you are working with individuals, groups, families or
communities.
14. How Identity Development Fosters Hope
And Resilience For Children Living In An
Orphanage In India
Please note conference
registration is online only.
Donna Smith, SW Dip, ACSW member.
Workshop participants will view a 10-minute
documentary and discuss research discoveries at an
orphanage in India. Linkages with children in care in
Canada will be made.
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Friday Afternoon Workshops
18. Deepening Our Communities In Alberta
Linda Kreitzer, PhD, RSW, Associate Professor,
Central and Northern Region, Faculty of Social Work,
University of Calgary;
Nora Smith, BSc, Delburne Family and Community
Support Services (FCSS) Community Worker;
Karen Fegan, Chief Administrative Officer, Village of
Delburne;
Anne Harvey, Community Recreation Coordinator,
City of Edmonton.
This workshop will build on Tamarack Institute’s
four ways to deepen community and will present two
Alberta community building projects as examples of
deepening community.
19. Poverty. What Have Rights Got To Do
With It?
Leilani Farha, MSW, LLB, Executive Director, Canada
Without Poverty.
The workshop will use Canada Without Poverty’s Human Rights Guide to Poverty Elimination as a vehicle
to discuss how social workers might use a human
rights based approach within their work.
22. Women’s Friendships: Heartaches And
Hopes
27. Our Future Community: Online Services
At ACSW
Judy Chew, MSW, Phd, RPsych, Director of Training/
Senior Counsellor, University of Calgary.
Noreen Majek, Executive Assistant/Administrative
Team Lead, ACSW;
Laurie Nelson, Registration/Online Service Support
Analyst, ACSW.
Women’s experience of positive friendships with other
women is key to health and wellbeing. This workshop
explores the complexities and benefits of friendship.
Strategies for addressing negative experiences will be
shared.
23. How Did You Get Here? Sharing Journeys
To Social Justice
Liza Lorenzetti, MSW, RSW, Instructor, Faculty of
Social Work, University of Calgary;
Joan Farkas, MSW, RSW, Community Social Worker,
City of Calgary.
This workshop is a place to explore your own inroads
to social justice using the Pechakucha as a sharing
tool. We invite you to reflect on some key questions,
and create your own narrative based on life-shaping
moments that influenced your social work path.
24. Dancing The Toddler Tango: Strategies
And Challenges Of Infant/Preschool
20. Creating Community: Supporting ALL Of
The Families Of The Foster Child
Kallie Lavoie, MSW, RSW, Children’s Mental Health
Therapist, Alberta Health Services;
MaryLou Godard, R.Psych, Certified Play Therapist,
Children’s Mental Health Therapist, Alberta Health
Services.
Myrna McNitt, MSW, LSW, Adjunct Professor, Lake
Michigan Community College;
Kathleen Kufledt, PhD, RSW, Adjunct Professor,
University of New Brunswick.
This workshop will discuss the infant-preschool
mental health program in Medicine Hat and share
some “tricks of the trade” for engaging small children
in therapy.
Children in foster care often experience a profound
sense of isolation and disruption from their family
and community. Participants will learn how to promote the well-being of child inclusive care practices
to assure the child feels connected to a community to
call home.
25. Aboriginal Fathers Are Parents Too!
21. Completing The ACSW Continuing
Competency Annual Submission
Requirements
Aboriginal fathers are often marginalized by helping
systems that deal with their families. We will present
the challenges they face and propose practical solutions.
Rob Poggemiller, BSW, RSW, Caseworker, Continuing
Competence Committee (Chair), ACSW;
Bruce Llewellyn, MSW, RSW, Manager, Regulatory
Practice, ACSW.
This workshop is designed for members who are new
to the Alberta College of Social Work. Participants
will learn about the history and legislative background to the Continuing Competence Program. This
workshop will guide you through your continuing
competency program annual portfolio completion, by
teaching new user-friendly updates as well as taking
time to explore reflective practice.
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Jean Lafrance, PhD, RSW, Associate Professor, Faculty
of Social Work, University of Calgary;
Bernadette Iahtail, RSW, Executive Director of Programs, Creating Hope Society.
26. The Case For Aboriginal Technology
Dennis Whitford, MSW, RSW, Senior Advisor Aboriginal Services and Special Projects, Northwest Alberta
Child and Family Services Authority.
This presentation provides a comparison of helping technologies between those that have their roots
in Aboriginal cultures and conventional ways of
helping that originate from the non-native world
view. It demonstrates the merits and advocates for an
organizational shift toward incorporating Aboriginal
technologies into our human service organizations.
Exciting opportunity to learn the “how to’s” of
renewing registration, competency, downloadable
practice permits and receipts in 90 minutes or less!
Plus, the amazing tools offered through the ACSW
new software “in1Touch”.
28. The Critical Balance To Ensure Safety In
Child Protection
Jim Toner, SW Dip, RSW, Regional Fostercare/Kinship
care Supervisor Specialist, North Central Alberta
Child and Family Services.
This workshop provides a review of the development
of safety standards and the outcome of commitments
made to meet those standards through resource allocation within the Ministry of Human Services. What
can be done to ensure that standards are upheld?
29. Creating Effective Learning
Melanie Sawatzky, BSW, RSW, Manager, Support
Services, Silvera for Seniors;
Jennifer Burnell, MA, Learning and Development
Specialist, UFA Cooperative.
Learn how to combine substance and style to create
positive and engaging learning experiences for colleagues and clients. The essentials for designing a
presentation will be shared.
30. Community Animation Using Video
David Baxter, MSW, Retired.
Using video and community processes learn how to
engage citizens. Develop an understanding of how
they may work for you. Water, Water, Everywhere
video will be used to illustrate.
31. Neighbourhood Grants: A Tool For
Strengthening Community
Joy Norstrom, BSW, RSW, Community Social Worker,
City of Calgary;
Christine Lee, BSW, RSW, Community Social Worker,
City of Calgary;
Neeru Basra.
Learn why community grants are effective for
strengthening neighbourhoods. Workshop content
includes: partnering with residents as co-agents of
change, developing leadership, practical tools, sharing
of challenges, and success stories.
32. Phases Of Disaster And Community
Development: Enhancing Psychosocial
Resilience
Elsaby Johnstone, BSW, RSW, Mental Health Clinician, Community Disaster Outreach Team, Alberta
Health Services;
Debra Armstrong, BSW, RSW, Psychosocial Education and Training (Flood Response), Alberta Health
Services.
This workshop will support participants to cultivate an
understanding of the social work role in psychosocial
interventions related to community development and
mental health in all phases of disaster.
33. Beyond Emergency Departments:
Identifying, Cultivating & Engaging
Communities
Peggy Porisky, MSW, RSW, Emergency Department
Social Worker, Alberta Health Services;
Pat Anderson, MSW, RSW, Emergency Department
Social Worker, Alberta Health Services.
This workshop will walk conference participants
through the process of identifying, cultivating and
engaging communities in order to support patients in
an urban hospital.
34. Making The Most Of Your Private Practice
Judi Baron, MSW, RSW, Clinical Social Worker, Private
Practitioner;
Liz Hides, MSW, RSW, CT, Clinical Social Worker,
Private Practitioner, Healthy Directions.
This workshop will focus on the practical management of a private practice. Participants will learn how
to build a more effective and successful practice.
35. A Community Response To Domestic
Violence: Calgary Man’s Action Network
37. Old Boots: An Integrative Group For
Traumatized Veterans
Liz Massiah, MSW, RSW, R.Psych, Owner, E. Massiah
Consulting, Old Boots Veterans Association;
Lesley Bowness, BSW, RSW, Program Manager
Old Boots Veterans Association, Pathways Family
Services.
Participants will learn three characteristics of the Old
Boots’ approach to veterans with Operational Stress
Injuries. Creative arts techniques will be demonstrated
along with other therapeutic techniques.
Saturday All-day Workshops
38. Awaken Virtues Within: Cultivate
Communities Of Character
Christine Ayling, BSW, RSW, Medical Social Worker,
Alberta Health Services;
Florence Vanstone, BSW, RSW, Medical Social Worker,
Alberta Health Services.
The Virtues Project provides a transformative
language that is at the heart and soul of cultivating
vibrant, healthy, thriving communities of character.
Practical tools to grow your spirit will be shared.
39. Loss and Grief: Creating Healing
Connections
Bev Berg, MSW, RSW, CT, Manager, Grief Support
Program & Advance Care Planning/Goals of Care,
Alberta Health Services;
Kim Pangracs, MSW, RSW, Grief Counselor, Grief Support Program, Alberta Health Services;
Brian Pickering, MA, Grief and Trauma Coordinator
& Educator, Grief Support Program, Alberta Health
Services.
Madan Nath, MSW, RSW, Researcher/Organizer
Men’s Action Network (MAN) Calgary;
Vic Lantion, Internationally educated physician and
nurse, Program Coordinator, Ethno-Cultural Council
of Calgary;
Abbas Mancey, BSc, Project Coordinator, Calgary
Family Services.
Participants will be gain a greater appreciation of
contemporary grief theories and interventions they
can apply to create communities of support amongst
loss experiences.
Preventing domestic violence in the next generation requires changing values, norms and behaviors.
Calgary MAN brings together a participatory action
research approach and a grassroots community development project aimed at engaging and supporting
ethnically-diverse men to build capacity and enhance
their roles in violence prevention.
Barbara Breau, BSW, RSW, Yoga Association of Alberta Certified Teacher, Himalayan Yoga Meditation
Tradition, Teacher Training Program, Yoga Instructor.
36. The Social Work Career Contributions Of
James Gripton
40. Home Yoga Practice: Real Life ‘Inner’
Community Building
Cultivate a peaceful community within. Link together
body, breath and mind. Relaxation, and gentle movement will be mixed with introductory yoga theory. No
prior experience necessary.
41. Exploring Dignity Therapy
Kristy Brosz, MSW, RSW, Social Worker III/Counsellor,
Cardiac Function Clinic, Foothills Medical Center,
Alberta Health Services;
Judy Butler, BSW, RSW, Social Worker, Foothills
Country Hospice.
Exploration of this brief intervention for patients at
the end of life. Includes: introductions & evidence
base; viewing taped interview; practice role plays; and
in-depth discussions.
42. Workplace Bullying Trauma And
Recovery
Linda R. Crockett, MSW, RSW, Executive Director,
Alberta Bullying Research, Resources and Recovery
Centre Inc.;
Sherri Tanchak, MSW, RSW, Instructor, Faculty of
Social Work, University of Calgary.
Workplace bullying trauma impacts targets, bystanders and the employment environment. We will
explore workplace bullying trauma. What does it looks
like? How is it expressed in human service organizations? What are the paths to healing and recovery?
43. Theatre Arts For Community Building,
Advocacy And Action
Rachael Crowder, PhD, RSW, Assistant Professor,
Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary;
Lisa Doolittle, MA, Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts
(Theatre & Dramatic Arts), University of Lethbridge;
Callista Chasse, BSW, RSW, Research Assistant, Art for
Social Change Research Project.
This workshop provides an experiential opportunity to
learn the history, theories, ethics, processes, skills and
techniques involved in interactive theatre techniques
for community development, advocacy and action.
44. Building A Collaborative Healing
Community For Holistic Mental Health
Recovery
Anna Gartshore, MSW, RSW, Registered Clinical
Social Worker, Gaia Collaborative Medicine;
Andrew Dulcamara, BA, RAc, Acupuncturist, Taoist
Arts Instructor (Meditation, Qi Gong, Tai Chi & Taoist
Philosophy), Consensio Clinic & Gaia Collaborative
Medicine.
Moving from theory, ethical considerations and
experiential opportunities this dynamic
workshop will provide social workers with practical
strategies for building interdisciplinary healing communities for holistic mental health recovery.
Mary Valentich, PhD, RSW, Professor Emerita, Faculty
of Social Work, University of Calgary.
Viewing of a DVD on Gripton’s 60 year career, with
discussion relating to major trends in social work
education and practice from 1940s to 2000s.
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45. Art Therapy For Older Adults – Individual
And Group Therapy
Marilyn Magnuson, MSW, RSW, RCAT, Counsellor,
Calgary Family Services;
Mary Arbique Vogel, MSW, RSW, Counselling Program Supervisor – Older Adult Team, Calgary Family
Services.
Art therapy offers older adults a window into inner
and outer worlds, improves health and social stimulation, provides community, and consolidates life
experiences. Come learn the fundamentals of the art
therapy process.
46. Restorative Communities Are Created By
Addressing Residential School Impacts
Sharon Steinhauer, MSW, RSW, Coordinator, Social
Work Programs, Blue Quills First Nations College.
A circle is a restorative practice. The most critical
function of restorative practices is restoring and
building relationships. Participants will experience
elements and processes common to all circles – foundational for beginners and reflective for experienced
practitioners. Voices of survivors of residential schools
will be heard within the circle process.
52. Consensus Decision Making
Saturday Morning Workshops
47. From Therapizing To Supervising: Clinical
Supervision That Works
Lana Bentley, MSW, RSW, Clinical Supervisor, Calgary
Eating Disorder Program;
Isobel McKay, BSW, RSW, Intake Consultant, Calgary
Eating Disorders Program;
Teresa Futers, MSW, RSW, Family Counselor & Program Consultant, Calgary Eating Disorders Program;
Kayla Barbour, Master of Counseling Psychology,
R.Psych, Family Counselor, Calgary Eating Disorders
Program.
Clinical supervision develops and maintains effective
therapeutic teams. Hear directly from a supervisor
and supervisees how clinical supervision supports
healthy clinical communities.
48. Gathering On Indigenous Social Work
Standards For Alberta Social Workers
Betty Bastien, PhD, RSW, Associate Professor, Faculty
of Social Work, University of Calgary;
Harriet North Peigan, MSW, RSW, Community Social
Worker.
Erin McFarlane, MSW, RSW, Community Development Coordinator, Community Wise Resource
Centre;
Son Edworthy, BA, Co-Director, Community Wise
Resource Centre.
Consensus decision making is a useful model for
diverse social work contexts. This workshop will equip
participants with theoretical and practical introduction to the model.
53. Escaping The Debt Trap: An Individual &
Advocacy Approach
Joe Ceci, MSW, RSW, Public Policy Manager, Momentum;
Dean Estrella, BSW, RSW, Financial Literacy Facilitator, Momentum;
Hiroko Nakao, MSW, RSW, Financial Literacy Facilitator, Momentum;
Margaret Yu, BSW, RSW, Financial Literacy Facilitator,
Momentum.
Have you noticed how many “cash stores” are in low
income neighbourhoods? Learn what Momentum is
doing about it in this interactive workshop.
54. Creating A Community Of Practice In
Measuring Client Outcomes
Colonization continues to destabilize indigenous com
munities. This workshop will focus on core standards
for social workers to create a process of reconciliation.
49. We ALL Can Use More Fun At Work
Check out the Poster
Presentations in Macleod
Pre-Function.
Robert Manolson, BA, Certified Career Development
Professional, Creator & Facilitator Powerful Play
Experiences.
Get ready to Re-Charge, Re-Juvenate and Re-Energize
as we raise fun levels at the 2015 Conference. Personal
cheers, smiles, laughter are abundant.
50. Clinical Committee Panel Discussion –
What’s New?
Sheryl Pearson, MSW, RSW, LLB, Manager, Regulatory Practice, ACSW.
A panel of ACSW Clinical Committee members will
present on topics including Consent of Minors; Ability
of Social Workers to Diagnose; and the Cutting Edge
of Clinical Social Work in Alberta.
51. Fostering Welcoming Communities For
Immigrants: A Research Perspective
Charity Lui, BSW, RSW, Membership Activities Coordinator, ACSW;
Julie Drolet, PhD, RSW, Associate Professor, Faculty
of Social Work, University of Calgary;
Debbie Belgrave, BA, Social Research Policy Analyst,
The City of Calgary.
This interactive workshop will examine promoting
welcoming communities and the role of research
related to Canadian immigration.
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Robbie Babins-Wagner, PhD, RSW, CEO, Calgary
Counselling Centre.
This practical workshop will outline the steps that
social workers can take to help clients achieve results
in counseling and mental health practice.
55. International Community Practice
Through Participatory Action Research
Rita Dhungel, MSW, RSW, Community Social Worker,
Community and Neighbourhood Services, The City
of Calgary.
The workshop explores how research, as a community
development tool, can be applied in international development practice, especially in developing countries.
56. Pursuit Of Social Work Within The Family
Legal System
Anna Malo, MSW, RSW, Family Court Counsellor,
Family Justice Services, Ministry of Justice & Solicitor
General;
Laurie Shumski, SW Dip, RSW, Family Court Counsellor, Family Justice Services, Ministry of Justice &
Solicitor General;
Meagan Plamondon, BSW, RSW, Family Court Counsellor, Family Justice Services, Ministry of Justice &
Solicitor General;
Barbara Bishop, C.Med, RFM, Team Lead Mediator,
Family Justice Services, Ministry of Justice & Solicitor
General.
Learn the theory and practice of working with
self-represented litigants. As social workers how can
we ensure our values and code of ethics are present
within the family legal system?
57. Economic Security For Women In Alberta
Lori Sigurdson, MSW, RSW, Manager, Professional
Affairs, ACSW.
Women experience substantial barriers to economic
security in Alberta. Learn about the barriers and ways
to mitigate them for populations we serve as well as
ourselves.
62. An Outsider’s Journey On Aboriginal
Issues – What We Learn And What We Think
Of Them
Baiju Vareed, PhD, RSW, Instructor, Faculty of Social
Work, Red Deer College;
Second year social work students: Derek Lewis,
Kerry Lowe, Nicole Pyke, Kristal Harvey, Kristen
Mackenzie, Anna Illiscupidez, Cara Horsley, Shyla
Johnson and Megan Falkiner.
Saturday Afternoon Workshops
58. That’s Sick! When Social Work And
Psychiatry Collide
Lana Bentley, MSW, RSW, Clinical Supervisor
Monique Jericho, MD FRCPC, Medical Director,
Calgary Eating Disorder Program.
The presenters will explore the complimentary
relationship between social work and psychiatry, as
well as the advantages of these disciplines working
collaboratively.
59. Praxis Of Decolonization In Social Work
Betty Bastien, PhD, RSW, Associate Professor, Faculty
of Social Work, University of Calgary;
Gloria Chief Moon, MSW, RSW, Coordinator Social
Work Diploma Program, Red Crow Community
College;
Kahtsipiiakii Terry Many Horses, BSW, RSW, Blackfoot
Instructor, Red Crow Community College.
The workshop will focus on transformative educational praxis centered on language, teaching, and
ceremony.
60. New Standards Of Practice: What You
Need To Know
Sheryl Pearson, MSW, RSW, LLB, Manager, Regulatory Practice, ACSW.
Social workers in Alberta have new Standards of Practice. What are Standards of Practice? Why are they
important to you? Attending this workshop will give
you a jump start to what’s new.
This workshop presents digital stories on six different
issues of Aboriginal communities in Canada by social
work students and reflects on the plethora of learning.
63. Social Justice Work In Community
Practice
Hieu Van Ngo, PhD, RSW, Assistant Professor, Faculty
of Social Work, University of Calgary;
Liza Lorenzetti, MSW, RSW, Developmental Evaluator/ Strategist, Faculty of Social Work, University of
Calgary;
Bernadette Iahtail, RSW, Executive Director of Programs, Creating Hope Society.
67. What Is Neighbourhood Based
Community Development Anyways?
Lemlem Haile, BSW, RSW, Community Social Worker,
City of Calgary;
Silvia Ross, BSW, RSW, Community Social Worker,
City of Calgary;
Carmen Marquez, MSW, RSW, Community Social
Worker, City of Calgary.
Share in the latest research and practice-based tools
that focus on supporting residents to organize and
take action!
68. Creating Online Learning Communities
Ellen Perrault, PhD, RSW, e-Learning Director, Senior
Instructor, Faculty of Social Work, University of
Calgary.
Online social work instructors are now in high
demand in Alberta. We will discuss Open Online
Courses, along with techniques for creating and
engaging online communities.
This workshop showcases the initiatives that address
social justice issues facing Aboriginal people, women
and immigrants. It also offers a framework for social
justice work in community practice.
64. Social Work Guidelines For
Decision-Making Capacity Process
Heather Jones, BSW, RSW, Social Work Professional
Practice Lead, Alberta Health Services, Home Living.
How do you support the client’s voice when their
decision-making is impaired? Guidelines presented
will inform clinicians when addressing complex
decision-making capacity situations.
65. Striving Towards A Congruent
Community – Shunda Creek
Jeff Wilson, BSc, Cert. Child and Youth Care Worker,
Program Supervisor, Shunda Creek, Enviros;
Serena Rose, MA, Program Therapist.
61. Children And Residential Experiences:
Creating Conditions For Change
A presentation of the cultural foundations at Shunda
Creek. An opportunity for participants to explore and
contribute to research supported alternative practice.
Wilderness experiences are the primary tool of this
approach.
Anton Smith, MSW, RSW, Executive Director, Oakhill
Foundation;
Stacey Charchuk, BA, Cert CYCW, Assistant Executive
Director, Oakhill Foundation.
66. Using Social Media As A Tool For
Community Development: Reframing The
Issue Of Sexual Exploitation
This workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to learn about a model of residential care,
“Children and Residential Care, Creating Conditions
for Change” (CARE). Learn about the implementation
process and results of the model.
Alec Stratford, MSW, RSW, Community Capacity
Builder, City of Edmonton.
The presenters will explore emerging theories in social
networked community building by analyzing three
Edmonton based social media campaigns that have
helped to reshape and reframe the issue of sexual
exploitation.
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Accommodations & Map
Conference rates have been arranged with the
following hotels.
When making reservations, ensure that you
state you are attending the Alberta College of
Social Workers Annual Conference.
North
General Hotel Information
Calgary Tourism
All prices quoted are room rates only; applicable
taxes will be added (4% Tourism Levy, 5% GST
and 3% Destination Marketing Fee). Other expenses like parking are extra and vary per hotel.
All individuals are responsible for booking /
paying for their own accommodations.
www.discovercalgary.com provides information
on accommodations, transportation, restaurants
and points of interest.
Coast Plaza Hotel
1316 33rd Street NE
Toll free: 1.800.661.1464
$125 for two queen beds
Free Parking / Scheduled Airport Shuttle
Five (5) minutes from the CTrain
CTrain
Taking Calgary’s CTrain will save you high
downtown parking costs. Visit www.calgarytransit.com to obtain routes and rates.
Conference Venue
Best Western Village Park Inn
1804 Crowchild Trail NW
Local: 403.289.0241
Toll free: 1.888.774.7716
$159 if booked by February 10th
Breakfast for two (2) / Free Parking /
Located near the CTrain
Conference
Billeting Project
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
120 Ninth Ave SE
Local: 403.261.8500
Toll free: 1. 800.822.2697
www.calgary-convention.com
Interested in welcoming a colleague
from outside Calgary into your home for
the 2015 ACSW Conference?
For more information
Interested in staying with a colleague
from Calgary while attending the 2015
ACSW Conference?
South
Delta Calgary South
For more information contact Judy Todd
([email protected]).
135 Southland Drive SE
Local: 403-225-5800
Toll free: 1.877.278.5050
$139 if booked by February 26
Free Parking / Located near the CTrain
16 Ave NW
Alberta College of Social Workers
Suite 550, 10707 100 Ave NW
Edmonton AB T5J 3M1
Local: 780.421.1167 or Local fax: 780.421.1168
Toll free: 1.800.661.3089
Email: [email protected]
www.acsw.ab.ca
16 Ave NE
14 St NW
24A ST W
Best Western
Village Park Inn
Prince’s
Island Park
Coast Plaza Hotel NE
4 AV SW
14 St SW
CTrain Route
10
SW
9 AV9 AVSW
Calgary Marriott Hotel
International
Hostel
Calgary Telus
Convention Centre
Delta Calgary South
Workshops
Make Your Selections
Please register online at: www.acsw.ab.ca.
Login to the website with your user name
and password. (Non members can login with
a specific user name and password.)
You can make your selections based on
availability (There are no waitlists).
*Confirmation of workshop selection will
not be guaranteed until full payment is
received.
Friday Morning
a. Keynote Speaker (1.5 credits)
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Connect, Connect, Connect with
Leilani Farha
Friday Morning
b. Workshops (1.5 credits)
Friday Afternoon Workshops (3 credits)
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Deepening our Communities in Alberta
19
Poverty. What Have Rights Got to do
with it?
20
Creating Community: Supporting ALL of
the Families of the Foster Child
21
Completing the ACSW Continuing Competency Annual Submission Requirements
22
Saturday Morning Workshops (3 credits)
47
From Therapizing to Supervising: Clinical
Supervision that Works
48
Gathering on Indigenous Social Work
Standards for Alberta Social Workers
49
We All Can Use More Fun At Work
50
Clinical Committee Panel Discussions What’s New?
Women’s Friendships: Heartaches and
Hopes
51
Fostering Welcoming Communities for
Immigrants: A Research Perspective
23
How Did You Get Here? Sharing
Journeys To Social Justice
52
Consensus Decision Making
24
Dancing the Toddler Tango: Strategies
and Challenges of Infant/Preschool
53
Escaping the Debt Trap: An Individual
and Advocacy Approach
25
Aboriginal Fathers are Parents Too!
54
Creating a Community of Practice in
Measuring Client Outcomes
26
The Case for Aboriginal Technology
27
Our Future Community: Online Services
at the Alberta College of Social Workers
55
International Community Practice Through
the Participatory Action Research
28
The Critical Balance to Ensure Safety in
Child Protection
56
Pursuit of Social Work within the Family
Legal System
57
Economic Security for Women in Alberta
Saturday Afternoon Workshops (3
credits)
29
Creating Effective Learning
2
Information Sharing: Supporting
Collaborative Service Delivery
30
Community Animation Using Video
31
Neighbourhood Grants: A Tool for
Strengthening Community
58
3
Healthy Families and a Safe Community A Collective Neighborhood Response
That’s Sick! When Social Work and
Psychiatry Collide
Praxis of Decolonization in Social Work
4
32
Phases of Disaster and Community
Development: Enhancing Psychosocial
Resilience
59
A Community of Practice Affecting Care
After Pregnancy or Infant Loss
60
New Standards of Practice: What you
Need to Know
5
The ART of Hope - A Healing Approach
to Poverty Eradication
33
61
Children and Residential Experiences:
Creating Conditions for Change
6
Innovative Programs Responding to
Community Needs
Beyond Emergency Departments:
Identifying, Cultivating and Engaging
Communities
34
Making the Most of Your Private Practice
62
7
Adventures in Social-Emotional Learning
and Therapy
35
A Community Response to Domestic
Violence: Calgary Man’s Action Network
An Outsider’s Journey on Aboriginal
Issues - What We Learn and What We
Think of Them
8
Share the Dream - Build the Team
63
Area Coordinators - Enlivening the Social
Work Community in Alberta
36
Social Justice Work in Community
Practice
9
The Social Work Career Contributions of
James Gripton
64
Exploring Macro Practice Competencies
for Community Practice
37
Social Work Guidelines for DecisionMaking Capacity Process
10
Old Boots: An Integrative Group for
Traumatized Veterans
65
Striving Towards a Congruent
Community - Shunda Creek
11
Social Enterprise - How Might it Impact
Practice/Community?
38
Awaken Virtues Within: Cultivate
Communities of Character
66
12
Leadership Strategies and Learning
Purpose in Developing Community
39
Loss and Grief: Creating Healing Connections
Using Social Media as a Tool for Community Development: Reframing the
Issue of Sexual Exploitation
13
Shifting Services to Cultivate
Community
67
40
Home Yoga Practice: Real Life ‘Inner’
Community Building
What is Neighbourhood Based
Community Development Anyways?
68
Creating Online Learning Communities
14
How Identity Development Fosters Hope
and Resilience for Children Living in an
Orphanage in India
41
Exploring Dignity Therapy
42
Workplace Bullying Trauma and
Recovery
43
Theatre Arts for Community Building,
Advocacy and Action
44
Building a Collaborative Healing
Community for Holistic Mental Health
Recovery
45
Art Therapy for Older Adults - Individual
and Group Therapy
46
Restorative Communities are Created by
Addressing Residential School Impacts
15
Examining Outcomes of Single Season
Walk-in Therapy
16
A Discussion of Spatial Concentration of
Poverty in Edmonton
17
Creating Welcoming and Inclusive
Community, with Citizen Engagement
Saturday All Day Workshops (6 credits)
Additional Information
about the workshops and
speakers can be found on
the ACSW website
www.acsw.ab.ca.
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ACSW Members:
For immediate registration and verification of your selections register online at:
www.acsw.ab.ca.
Non Members:
Can create an account and register for the conference online at: www.acsw.ab.ca.
Registration:
Registration deadline is 4:30 PM on March 17th. After this date, registration is closed.
Walk in registrations will be available at the door on March 26th.
Conference fees do not include meals. There is an extra fee for the ACSW Awards
Ceremony Luncheon on Friday. You may purchase tickets with your registration.
Early Registration
Late Registration
$200 ACSW Member, employed
$400 ACSW Member, employed
$ 90 ACSW Member, Student Member /
retired / unemployed
$180 ACSW Member, Student Member/
retired / unemployed
$400 Non-ACSW Member
$800 Non-ACSW Member
Early One Day Registration
Late One Day Registration
(by 4:30 PM February 27)
Conference Welcome
Thursday, March 26
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Macleod Hall B/C/D
ACSW Awards Ceremony
Luncheon ($20)
Friday, March 27
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Macleod Hall B/C/D
Annual General Meeting (1 credit)
Friday, March 27
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Macleod Hall B/C/D
Poster Presentations
(after 4:30 PM February 27)
(by 4:30 PM February 27)
(after 4:30 PM February 27)
$120 ACSW Member, employed
$240 ACSW Member, employed
$ 60 ACSW Member, Student Member /
retired / unemployed
$120 ACSW Member, Student Member/
retired / unemployed
$225 Non-ACSW Member
$450 Non-ACSW Member
Friday Luncheon
Thursday, March 26
6:30 - 9:00 PM
Friday, March 27
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, March 28
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Macleod Prefunction
Payment Information
Please register online at:
www.acsw.ab.ca.
Credit Card options
$20 ACSW Awards Ceremony Luncheon
VISA
ACSW Awards Ceremony Luncheon ($20)
Menu includes:
Roma tomato, boccocini mozzarella, basil, extra virgin olive oil / Caesar salad, herbed croutons,
grated parmesan / Chicken cacciatore / Penne pasta, Italian sausage, roasted vegetables, pesto
/ Four cheese tortellini, spinach, roasted tomatoes / Garlic bread sticks / Tiramisu / Mini cannoli /
Starbucks Coffee / Tazo Teas.
Master Card
Discovery Card
Registration packages are available for pick-up in the
Macleod Prefunction area located in the south building of
the Calgary Telus Convention Centre (CTCC) from
Thursday, March 26th at 6:30 PM to Saturday, March 28th at
2:00 PM.
Cancellation Policy
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Alberta College of Social Workers
Suite 550, 10707 - 100 Ave NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3M1
www.acsw.ab.ca
Phone: 780.421.1167 Fax: 780.421.1168
Toll free: 1.800.661.3089
Toll free fax: 1.866.874.8931
Due to the greatly reduced rate for
this conference NO REFUNDS FOR
CANCELLATION WILL BE GIVEN.
* Note: Online registration is available on the ACSW website www.acsw.
ab.ca. Workshop information including
content, presenter(s) biographies and
any handouts provided are also on the
website.