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Board Nominations

OMSSA is inviting nominations for the Association’s Board of Directors by Friday, April 4, 2025. Members will be elected to the Board at the AGM for the 2025-2027 term.

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Registration is open for OMSSA's 2025 OMSSA Exchange Conference! Register today and view our program. Join human services professionals from across Ontario in Toronto this May!

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OMSSA is pleased to announce our 2024 Award recipients! Learn more about the outstanding individuals and teams we will recognize.

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Find your next great candidate or your next opportunity on OMSSA's Human Services Job Board, with new postings from across Ontario added every week.

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OMSSA's advertising and sponsorship program returns for 2024. We have some great advertising and sponsorship opportunities for you to explore.

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OMSSA Calling for Board Nominations

OMSSA is inviting nominations for the Association’s Board of Directors, to fill six (6) vacancies on the 10-member Board for the 2025-2027 term. Nominations are due Friday, April 4, 2025. Learn more.

Announcing our 2024 Award Recipients

OMSSA is excited to announce our slate of 2024 Award Recipients. This impressive group of individuals and teams will be recognized at our upcoming 2024 Policy Conference and 2025 Exchange Conference. Learn more about the outstanding individuals and teams we'll be celebrating.

Latest from the Blog: Embracing Compassionate Care: The County of Renfrew Mesa Initiative

OMSSA is featuring several 2024 Local Municipal Champion award recipients and their work in the Knowledge Exchange Blog. Please read this entry from the County of Renfrew.

Latest from the Blog: Pilot Project to Support Client Access to Healthcare Practitioners

CDSB launched a pilot project in 2024 aimed at enhancing client access to healthcare practitioners.

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Coming Up

Apr

Apr 7 2025 - Apr 17 2025

Practical Intervention Skills: Effective Strategies for Complex Mental Health & Addictions (formerly Motivational Interviewing)

This workshop provides an overview of trauma-informed, strengths-based and practical intervention skills to assist individuals facing multiple barriers, including complex mental health and addictions.

Apr

Apr 9 2025Apr 9 2025

Creating Interactive Digital Meetings and Learning Sessions

During this workshop, participants will explore a range of options to enhance learner engagement during meetings and learning workshops. A range of digital resources will be presented along with opportunities for hands-on learning.

Apr

Apr 9 2025 - Apr 11 2025

OW Directives and SAMS Training: Emergency Assistance: Supporting Stability Supports

In this workshop participants will learn to assess eligibility for Emergency Assistance, complete an application in SAMS and manage ongoing cases.

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Policy Updates

OMSSA Releases Special Needs Resourcing Report

OMSSA has solicited input from Ontario’s 47 Service System Managers related to Special Needs Resourcing service provision. OMSSA invited SSMs to discuss their local SNR service models, outcome and evaluation approaches, strengths, challenges, needs, and recommendations. This paper summarizes the discussion paper submissions...

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