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Presented by: Presenter Name, Professional Designation
Original Event Date: Day, Month Date, YYYY at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET
Description
OASW members: $20 + HST
Non-members: $30 + HST
OLC Webinar: Beyond the Record: Trauma, Reintegration & the Path Forward
Presented by: Francesca Serwaa, PMP, RP (Qualifying), RSW
Original Event Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET
This webinar explores the connection between trauma, mental health, justice involvement, and reintegration. Participants will examine how adverse childhood experiences, emotional dysregulation, substance use, stigma, and systemic barriers can shape pathways into the justice system and create challenges when individuals return to the community. Using a trauma-informed, anti-oppression and strengths-based approach, the session will highlight practical strategies for supporting reintegration with dignity, accountability, emotional regulation, belonging, and community connection.
Learners should attend to strengthen their understanding of reintegration beyond compliance and gain tools to support individuals in rebuilding stability, identity, and hope.
OASW members: FREE
Non-members: $30 + HST
Launching Your Social Work Career: Get to Know your Professional Support Team
Co-presented by OASW, OCSWSSW & PROLINK
Original Event Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET
Join us this Fall for an informative lunchtime webinar designed specifically for social work students and emerging professionals!
Hosted by the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW), this session brings together representatives from OASW, the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), and PROLINK Insurance Brokerage to share the services, resources, and benefits available to support you throughout your academic and professional journey.
FREE for everyone to view
Working with People of Mixed Heritage in Social Work: Identity, Racialization, and Clinical Insights
Presented by: Viveka Ichikawa, MSW, RSW, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Toronto Metropolitan University
Original Event Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. ET
People of mixed heritage may live coexisting realities of racialization, belonging, marginalization, and sometimes conditional proximity to privilege that fixed racial categories cannot fully capture. Grounded in anti-racist and anti-oppressive social work, this webinar examines how monoracism, misracialization, identity denial, and multiracial microaggressions affect the well-being, relationships, and everyday lives of people of mixed heritage. It also introduces narrative-oriented clinical approaches that listen beyond racial labels and invite social workers to encounter people through the fullness of their stories.
OASW members: FREE
Non-members: $30 + HST
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