Bill C-92 Webinar Recording & Slides

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On Monday, February 10th, The Federation hosted a short webinar with James Wale, the Director of Operational Child Welfare and Reconciliation Policy at MCFD, to speak to some of the main issues related to the federal Indigenous child welfare legislation (Bill C-92) that came into force on January 1, 2020. There will b ...Read More

Working with MCFD

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Like any long-term relationship, the one between The Federation and MCFD has had a series of ups and downs over the years. People, priorities, and policies have changed and then changed again. There have been some successes and there have been disappointments. But lately, there have been noticeably more successes than not. And there a ...Read More

Training & Learning Opportunities

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One thing we hear a lot from members is the need for local training opportunities—especially from those members that aren’t based in the south-west corner of the province. This is something we have been wanting to provide for a while and I am very excited to announce that the time has come. Workshops focused on the follo ...Read More

Issues, Advocacy, and Election Resources

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This week we are sharing info about a new section of The Federation website devoted to tracking the issues and advocacy efforts we’re working on and providing Federation members some poster resources to encourage voting in the upcoming federal election. 1. Issues and Advocacy Efforts This week we are launching a new page ...Read More

The Research to Practice Network: Mental Health Literacy and Community Social Service Practice

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Last year, The Federation re-launched our Research to Practice Network with two popular short articles on street-involved youth and gender-based violence. This month, we are excited to share another piece of learning prepared specifically for those working in the social care sector. Mental Health Literacy & Social Service ...Read More

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 rece ...Read More

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 t ...Read More

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 shared The Federat ...Read More

Rick’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 Neu ...Read More