Message from the Registrar

Fall 2023
MESSAGE FROM THE REGISTRAR AND CEO 

MESSAGE FROM THE REGISTRAR AND CEO 

I am delighted to address you in the fall issue of Perspective as the incoming Registrar and CEO at the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (the College).

As I move into this new role, I want to reaffirm the College’s commitment to listening to registrants and ensuring that College decisions are guided by registrants’ lived experiences. The College strives to foster a two-way dialogue with registrants that ensures that we remain responsive to supporting professional practice and ethical care across the province.

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Spring 2022
Message from the Registrar and CEO Increasing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Important Work Ahead

Message from the Registrar and CEO

Increasing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Important Work Ahead

Increasing diversity, equity and inclusion is a strategic priority in the College’s 2020-2023 Strategic Plan. As part of this priority, the College seeks to develop partnerships with Indigenous communities to begin to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s calls to action within the regulatory context.

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Fall 2021
Message from the Registrar and CEO Moving Forward in a Time of Change

Message from the Registrar and CEO

Moving Forward in a Time of Change

In his 1967 speech to Philadelphia high school students, the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. said: “If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl, but by all means, keep moving.” Since March 2020, we have encountered many changes and obstacles.

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Spring 2021
Message from the Registrar and CEO Hope on the Horizon

Message from the Registrar and CEO

Hope on the Horizon

On January 20, 2021, I had the opportunity to catch moments of the United States presidential inauguration ceremony. I listened intently to poet Amanda Gorman’s stirring recitation of her poem “The Hill We Climb,” in which the youth poet laureate spoke about hope and unity. Months later, Gorman’s poem continues to resonate with me as it does with millions of others.

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Fall 2020
Message from the Registrar & CEO THE WORLD HAS CHANGED AROUND US; TOGETHER WE WILL SEE THIS THROUGH.

Message from the Registrar & CEO

THE WORLD HAS CHANGED AROUND US; TOGETHER WE WILL SEE THIS THROUGH.

Whenever the seasons change, I feel inspired to make changes in my life – some small and contained, others more far-reaching. Change isn’t always a good thing, in and of itself. But change keeps us going. It’s often important, if not essential.  As the leaves change colour, fall to the ground and return to the earth, I find myself reflecting upon the momentous changes that we have all witnessed over this past year.

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