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2021 OMSSA Awards

OMSSA is pleased to announce our 2021 Awards are now open. Learn more about OMSSA's awards and nominate someone by September 15, 2021.

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Call for Nominations: 2021 OMSSA Awards

Put forward your nominations for OMSSA's 2021 Awards to recognize individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to both OMSSA and their communities in managing and delivering quality human services in Ontario. Nominations are due September 15, 2021. Learn more.

New Course Offering: Client-Centric Strategies©

OMSSA is pleased to be offering a comprehensive new virtual education program for all human services staff. Client-Centric Strategies (CCS)© is an evolution of SAIL, introducing new research, modernized and updated tools for workplace applications and supporting processes and tools for normalizing...

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Coming Up

Jun

17-30

Working with Multi-Barriered Clients

This online, interactive workshop teaches you the knowledge and skills you need to support multi-barriered clients on the path to recovery and wellness.

Jun

22-24

Mitigating Workplace Bias

During this interactive workshop, participants will develop a nuanced understanding of a range of cognitive and structural biases.

Aug

30-1

OW Directives and SAMS Training: Post-Secondary Education / Temporary Care

This three-part virtual training will examine the application of OW Directives as they relate to post-secondary and temporary care scenarios, through two hands-on case studies.

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Policy Updates

Federal Budget Highlights for OMSSA Members

The federal government introduced their first budget since the 2019 election and since the start of the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic titled “A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience”. Measures in the fall economic statement set the stage for the expected contents in today’s budget but comes at a time when...