Skills, Competencies, Scopes of PracticeCanadian Association of Social Workers National Scopes of Practice StatementApproved in March 2000, it overviews the scope of social work, practice domain, practice methods and future directions. Outlined below are the definitions of social workers taken from CIHI Health Personnel Trends in Canada, 1995-2004 Definition: Social workers promote social change aimed at improving conditions that impact on the health and well being of individuals, families, groups and communities; they provide counselling, therapy and problem solving interventions to create a functional relationship between the system and those that interact with it. For more information go to www.caswacts.ca Canadian Pharmacists AssociationThis site provides information on what
pharmacists do, where they work, education and research, and what to do to
become a pharmacist. - http://www.pharmacists.ca/content/about_cpha/about_pharmacy_in_can/ Competency Profile: Essential Competencies of Physiotherapy Support WorkersProduced by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, this is a comprehensive document that will have a variety of uses throughout the rehabilitation services industry. It is intended to assist physiotherapists, managers, educators, regulators and physiotherapist support workers in understanding the appropriate roles of this group of workers. http://www.physiotherapy.ca/compprofile.htm Essential Competencies of Practice for Occupational Therapists in CanadaThis document describes the Essential Competencies required of an occupational therapist to practice in any province in Canada. http://www.cotm.ca/publications.html. Also available is the definition of occupational therapist: http://www.otworks.ca/otworks_page.asp?pageid=824 Integration of Psychologists in Family Health TeamsThe information contained in this document was taken, in part, from the grant application of the IPEM Study (Integration of Psychologists in Family Medicine Teams) funded by the Ontario Primary Health Care Transition Fund. It aims at providing general information concerning the rationale for including a psychologist in a Family Health Team. IPEM - FHT tool kit-NOV24th2005.pdf Joint Position Statement on Scopes of PracticePublished in June 2003, this document was developed by the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Nurses Association and the Canadian Pharmacists Association. It overviews the principles and criteria for the determination of scopes of practices. http://www.cna-nurses.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/ Newfoundland Department of Health and Social ServicesNewfoundland has developed a scope of practice process for PHC team members. Each member does a 2 to 3 day summary of their work life and also identifies things that could have asked others to do. Information is then collated and a process is used by government to facilitate and identify gaps. The second stage of this initiative is that this will be done by discipline. SOP DRAFT Sept 20.04.pdf Practice Guidelines for Occupational Therapists: Consulting to Third PartiesAn AOTM guideline sets forth principles to assist members in assessing situations which they encounter in practice, and provides a recommended method of practice. The purpose of this guideline is to assist occupational therapists in recognizing and managing issues which arise when the occupational therapist agrees to provide an assessment of a client to a third party. http://www.cotm.ca/publications.html Report on the Integration of Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners into the Province of OntarioThe primary focus of this study was to determine how best to integrate primary health care nurse practitioners into Ontario's health care system and specifically into various practice settings. http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/ministry_reports/ Standards and Best Practices for NursesOne of the characteristics of a self-regulating profession is the development of standards of practice, based on the values of the profession. For nurses in Canada, these values are articulated in the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses. Regulatory bodies for nursing have the legal requirement to set standards of practice for registered nurses to protect the public in their province or territory. Together, the Code of Ethics and standards provide the basis for nursing practice in Canada. Therefore, the provincial/territorial regulatory bodies establish, monitor and enforce standards of professional practice and conduct. Below is the link to jurisdictional standards currently available. http://www.cna-nurses.ca/CNA/practice/standards/default_e.aspx. Other useful links include:
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