About Me
Welcome.
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My name is Meighan McMurran and I am a current student in the Master of Health Studies Program at Athabasca University, and Registered Social Worker (Inactive Class) with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).
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At present I am employed in an administrative role with Ontario Health atHome (Waterloo Wellington) - an organization serving as the province of Ontario's current point of access for Home Care, Community, School, Rehabilitation, and Long-Term Care services.
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Both personally, and as a registered health professional, I seek to demonstrate and uphold the values and ethics of my College and recognize and respect the inherent worth and dignity of all persons.
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With aspirations of leadership, I endeavour to learn more about our current federal and provincial health systems. I seek to understand their successes and challenges, and critically examine opportunities for reform. I hope to be an active part of future health care improvements and policy changes; examining systemic barriers to the receipt of healthcare in this country and advocating for and contributing to improved consultation, access, review and accountability.
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I look forward to a bright future in health care, and an opportunity to grow, both personally and professionally, within and beyond this program.
Meighan McMurran, BSW, RSW (Inactive Class)
Contact
E-mail: mmcmurran1@athabasca.edu
Twitter: @meighanmcmurran
OCSWSSW Values
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Respect
Fairness and Transparency
Efficiency and Effectiveness
Leadership and Accountability
Ethical Conduct
Caring Communities
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Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (n.d.). About Us. Retrieved January 25, 2022, from https://www.ocswssw.org/about-us/
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OCSWSSW Code of Ethics
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A social worker or social service worker shall maintain the best interest of the client as the primary professional obligation;
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A social worker or social service worker shall respect the intrinsic worth of the persons she or he serves in her or his professional relationships with them;
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A social worker or social service worker shall carry out her or his professional duties and obligations with integrity and objectivity;
A social worker or social service worker shall have and maintain competence in the provision of a social work or social service work service to a client;
A social worker or social service worker shall not exploit the relationship with a client for personal benefit, gain or gratification;
A social worker or social service worker shall protect the confidentiality of all professionally acquired information. He or she shall disclose such information only when required or allowed by law to do so, or when clients have consented to disclosure;
A social worker or social service worker who engages in another profession, occupation, affiliation or calling shall not allow these outside interests to affect the social work or social service work relationship with the client;
A social worker or social service worker shall not provide social work or social service work services in a manner that discredits the profession of social work or social service work or diminishes the public’s trust in either profession;
A social worker or social service worker shall advocate for workplace conditions and policies that are consistent with this Code of Ethics and the Standards of Practice of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers;
A social worker or social service worker shall promote excellence in his or her respective profession;
A social worker or social service worker shall advocate change in the best interest of the client, and for the overall benefit of society, the environment and the global community.
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Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (2008). Code of ethics and standards of practice handbook (2nd ed.). https://www.ocswssw.org/ocswssw-resources/code-of-ethics-and-standards-of-practice/