Blog Posts and Updates

Changes happen quickly in our sector. Check this space for Weekly Updates from our Executive director, news releases, issue tracking, and posts from our leadership blog.

Federation Research Bulletin: August 2019

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This month’s research bulletin includes articles and reports about Indigenous child mental health, cross-sector collaboration and interventions, legal approaches to family preservation, the effect of supportive housing on child welfare, and the changing nature of social work. Working together to improve the mental health of indigenous children: A systematic review (Sept 2019) Effects of an […]

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The Community Social Services Health & Safety Council

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A few weeks ago in this space, I introduced to Federation members a new initiative to support BC’s community social services sector—a health and safety council. Many other sectors and industries have long had such health and safety bodies (e.g., hospitality, home care, forestry). Now, after many years of advocacy work, we have created a […]

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Advocacy and Opportunities: The New Social Sector Roundtable

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Over the past few years, one of the most intentional and important areas of focus for The Federation has been the strength and sustainability of the community social services sector. Earlier this year, many were taken by surprise when government funding for wages negotiated under the most recent collective agreement did not include an equivalent […]

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Clinical Supervision Survey

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This important survey is the result of a small working group of Federation members who have come together around issues related to supervision in our sector and will benchmark critical data about clinical supervision for Federation members. Information garnered will also be used to understand clinical supervision practices to inform decision making for future training, […]

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2019 Annual General Meeting Recap

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Thank you to those of you who attended our Conference and Annual General Meeting in Penticton last month. It was a full two days of learning, sharing, and connecting. Below is a review of some key items for those that weren’t there (and those who might appreciate a recap). Annual Report At the AGM, I […]

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Federation Research Bulletin: July 2019

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This month’s research bulletin includes articles and reports about child protection work, community-based child welfare supports, rural and remote social service delivery, social worker workloads, compliance, and the development of PTSD in youth. It includes the following articles and summaries: 1. Social workers’ views on community involvement in child protection work in Italy (2019) 2. […]

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Relaunching The Federation’s Reconciliation Book Club

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The Reconciliation Book Club is re-launching for 2019-2020 with a lineup of six more great books—both fiction and non-fiction. Check out the titles below and then sign up to participate using the form on the Reconciliation Book Club webpage! No matter where you are in your personal journey, we invite all staff from Federation member organizations […]

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National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Final Report

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Last week, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report and 231 individual “Calls for Justice” directed at governments, institutions, social service providers, industries, and all Canadians. The Federation team is still working our way through the report, but we felt that it was important to add our voice to […]

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The Federation’s 2019 Select Standing Committee Submission

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Earlier this week, I stood before the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services on behalf of all Federation members and answered questions about the state of our sector and the future of our sector. You can read a copy of The Federation’s entire presentation to the Select Standing Committee on our website. Feel […]

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Rebecca’s Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth

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Earlier this month, The Federation made two written submissions to the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth—one by our Executive Director, Rick FitzZaland and one by our Director of Programs and Services, Rebecca Ataya Lang. Both were in response to the committee’s Special Project on Children and Youth with Neuro-diverse Special Needs and both are […]

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