Resources
Take the time to explore these additional resources that have and continue to inform my professional practice and understanding of my place and role in the health system.
More will be added as I learn and grow throughout the Master of Health Studies program.
Suggestions of additional resources are welcome and appreciated.
Professional Associations
Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW):
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The OCSWSSW provides resources to its members (also available for public viewing) which cover a range of traditional and emerging practice topics, questions and considerations. Members are encouraged to read, listen and view these resources in completion of their annual Continuing Competence Program.
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Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW):
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The CASW maintains a YouTube channel which houses (archived) video webinars on a range of topics important to maintaining competence, improving practice, and offering clear guidance on CASW positions and policies.
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Ministries
Health Canada:
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The federal institution responsible for health research, regulation,and promotion, disease prevention, and health care funding, access and delivery (Government of Canada, n.d-b).
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Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC):
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The provincial ministry in charge of coordinating, integrating, and evaluating health care and health service delivery in Ontario in effort to achieve a health system that is accountable and sustainable (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, n.d-a). Regulated health professionals employed by HCCSS are accountable to the MOHLTC.
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Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS):
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The provincial ministry in charge of administering and evaluating programs related to social assistance, community services, services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities, and child and spousal support orders (Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, n.d.). Social workers in Ontario are accountable to the MCCSS.
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Legislation
Canada Health Act, 1984
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Adopted in 1984, The Canada Health Act (CHA) establishes the primary objectives of Canadian health care policy – namely “to protect, promote and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents…and to facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other barriers" (Government of Canada, n.d-a).
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Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998
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Adopted in 1998, the Social Work and Social Services Act sets out regulations for social workers in Ontario related to registration with their regulatory college, standards of professional practice, and professional misconduct, in an ongoing effort to “serve and protect the public from unqualified, incompetent, and unfit practitioners” (OCSWSSW, n.d.; Social Work and Social Services Act, 1998).
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Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
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Adopted in 1991, the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) establishes the governing framework of certain health professions in Ontario in an effort to protect and serve public interest and improve quality and consistency of care (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, n.d-b).
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Bill 175, Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020
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Enacted in 2020, Bill 175 aims to modernize health care and health service delivery in Ontario through the establishment of one central agency of health system oversight, (Ontario Health), and improved accessibility and integration of care through use of digital technologies and the establishment of Ontario Health Teams (Government of Ontario, n.d-c).
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Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, 1986
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Adopted in 1986, the Charter was developed in response to rising expectations for the achievement of global health improvements. Key action areas and strategies are identified in support of improved population health and decreased global health inequity. While primarily focused on the needs of industrialized countries, important updates have proceeded the Charter's creation which focus more explicitly on expanding health needs and concerns in both developed and developing areas.
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Anti-Oppressive Practice
The following resources have served to educate and inform my understanding of the need for and pathway to anti-oppressive practice in social work. These resources offer practice scenarios as well as guidance for social work professionals who seek to improve their advocacy and action beyond the minimum standards set out by the OCSWSSW Code and Standards.
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​Adamson, K; Van Sickle, C (n.d.). Practice notes: Ethical and competent responses to anti-black racism. Perspective. https://www.ocswssw.org/wp-content/uploads/PN_Responses_to_Anti-Black_Racism.pdf
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DiAngelo, R (2018). White fragility: Why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism. Beacon Press.
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DiAngelo, R (2021). Nice racism: How progressive white people perpetuate racial harm. Beacon Press.
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Fleming, C (2018). How to be less stupid about race. Beacon Press
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Goldbloom, D (2021). We can do better: Urgent innovations to improve mental health access and care. Simon and Schuster Canada.
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​Nixon, S. A. (2019). The coin model of privilege and critical allyship: Implications for health. BMC Public Health, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7884-9
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Van Sickle, C (n.d.). Practice notes: Cultural humility: A committment to lifelong learning Perspective. https://www.ocswssw.org/wp-content/uploads/PN_Cultural_Humility.pdf
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Health Promotion
Resources will be added to this section as I continue to develop my understanding of Health Promotion and related topics.
Theory-Informed Health Promotion:
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Van den Broucke, S. (2012). Theory-informed health promotion: Seeing the bigger picture by looking at the details. Health Promotion International, 27(2), 143–147. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/das018
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The Social Ecological Model:
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Crawford, M. (2020). Ecological systems theory: Exploring the development of the theoretical framework as conceived by Bronfenbrenner. Journal of Public Health Issues and Practices, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.33790/jphip1100170
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Golden, S. D., & Earp, J. L. (2012). Social ecological approaches to individuals and their contexts. Health Education & Behavior, 39(3), 364–372. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198111418634
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Hreha, J. (2023). What is the Socioecological Model in behaviour change? https://www.thebehavioralscientist.com/glossary/socioecological-model
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The Population Health Promotion Model:​
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​Government of Canada (2001). Population health promotion: An integrated model of population health and health promotion. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/population-health-promotion-integrated-model-population-health-health-promotion/developing-population-health-promotion-model.html​​​​​​
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Situational Assessments:
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Meserve, A. & Bergeron, K. (2015). Focus on: Six strategic steps for situational assessment. Retrieved from Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario): https://www.nccmt.ca/uploads/media/media/0001/03/163cb94078bb01ab97ad056e0ffbfc5f33c7afb4.pdf
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Smith. D. & Sanderson, M. (2019). Situational assessment guidelines. Ontario Public Health Association. https://opha.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Situational-Assessment-Guidelines.pdf
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Stakeholder Engagement:
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Majid, U. (2020). The dimensions of tokenism in patient and family engagement: A concept analysis of the literature. Journal of Patient Experience, 7(6), 1610–1620. https://doi.org/10.1177/2374373520925268
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Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (2013). Guide to accessible public engagement. https://www.omssa.com/docs/OMSSA_Guide_to_Accessible_Public_Engagement_-_EN.pdf
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Parker, R., Tomlinson, E., Concannon, T. W., Akl, E., Petkovic, J., Welch, V. A., Crowe, S., Palm, M., Marusic, A., Ekanem, C., Akl, I., Saginur, M., Moja, L., Kuchenmüller, T., Slingers, N., Teixeira, L., Dormer, L., Lang, E., Arayssi, T., Tugwell, P. (2022). Factors to consider during identification and invitation of individuals in a multi-stakeholder research partnership. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(16), 4047–4053. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07411-w
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Robinson, S., Carnemolla, P., Lay, K., & Kelly, J. (2022). Involving people with intellectual disability in setting priorities for building community inclusion at a local government level. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 50(3), 364–375. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12469
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Wilkinson, A., Slack, C., Thabethe, S., & Salzwedel, J. (2022). "It's almost as if stakeholder engagement is the annoying 'have-to-do'…": Can ethics review help address the "3 Ts" of tokenism, toxicity, and tailoring in stakeholder engagement? Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 17(3), 292–303. https://doi.org/10.1177/15562646221078415
References
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Government of Canada. (n.d-a). Canada Health Act.
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Government of Canada (n.d-b). Canada's health care system. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canada-health-care-system.html
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Government of Ontario (n.d-c). Improving health care in Ontario. https://www.ontario.ca/page/improving-health-care-ontario?_ga=2.115460038.1967318726.1642890982-1928674246.1642618499
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (n.d.). About the ministry: Our programs and services. https://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/about/index.aspx
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Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (n.d-a). Ministry of Health. https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-health?_ga=2.59556205.192276008.1643209128-1928674246.1642618499
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Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (n.d-b). Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991. https://health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/hhrsd/about/rhpa.aspx
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Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (n.d.). About us. https://www.ocswssw.org/about-us/
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Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, November 21, 1986, https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/health-promotion/population-health/ottawa-charter-health-promotion-international-conference-on-health-promotion/charter.pdf
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Social Work and Social Services Act, 1998. S.O. 1998, c. 31. https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/98s31
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