Social Workers and Social Service Workers in LTC Community of Practice

Join us for Virtual Community of Practice Peer Support sessions.  The group is open to Registered Social Workers and Registered Social Service Workers, who are working in Ontario LTC homes. Social work students who are completing placements in the LTC sector are also welcome to participate.
On a monthly basis, we come together virtually to discuss issues impacting psychosocial care of residents living in LTC homes, and relevant practice related topics for LTC social workers and social service workers. We share relevant resources, learning opportunities and discuss successes and current challenges.

Sessions are hosted by the Ontario CLRI at Bruyère Health and Family Councils Ontario  and co-facilitated with Karin Adlhoch, part-time faculty at York University, School of Social Work, and former Resident Services Manager at Cummer Lodge (City of Toronto LTC Homes).

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This session spotlights the important role of Social Workers and Social Service Workers in long-term care homes in supporting better mental health care for residents and caregivers!

Learn from Amy McNally, Registered Social Worker, about how several Extendicare LTC homes in the Toronto area have introduced a new position for Registered Social Service Workers (RSSWs) as Admission Coordinators. This strategic move aims to enhance ongoing well-being support for residents by reallocating responsibilities. Amy highlights how this new role gives existing RSWs gained additional capacity and allows them to provide more focused mental health and psycho-social-emotional services throughout residents’ time in LTC.

Participants will also learn about the Ontario SW and SSW in LTC Community of Practice, hosted by the Ontario CLRI at Bruyère Health and Family Councils Ontario.

Original air date of webinar: November 27, 2024.

Take a look at the June 20th, 2022 Family Councils Ontario conference spotlight session. This session features a panel presentation discussing the pandemic experience of social workers in LTC, their community of practice, and a collective vision for the future.

This session features:

• Sam Peck, Executive Director at Family Councils Ontario
• Candace Hind, MSW, LTC Social Worker
• Dr. Susan Braedley, PhD, MSW, Researcher and Associate Professor, at the School of Social Work, Carleton University
• Michelle Fleming, Knowledge Broker at the Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care at Bruyère