The Ontario Association of Social Workers
Eastern Branch
and Reach
Invite
you to a
Collaborative
Community Meeting about Ottawa Community Care Access Center (OCCAC) Cutbacks
Thursday, November 27th, 2003
2:00 – 5:00 P.M.
Offices of REACH, Enbridge Building
400 Coventry Rd. (at Belfast) Ottawa
Who
Should Attend:
Anyone
affected by or concerned about OCCAC cutbacks in homemaking and personal care,
including: seniors, persons with disabilities, caregivers, social workers,
health professionals, politicians, lawyers, and paralegals.
Objectives:
Information
sharing on current situation for clients.
Identification
of dispute resolution processes, legal/mediation/advocacy resources.
Recommendations
for collaborative community action.
Panel:
Ernie
Tannis, Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (Moderator)
Ian
Black, OCCAC client /appellant
Trevor
Brown, lawyer with Karam Greenspon
Margaret
Nelson, OASW Eastern Branch
Colleen
Hendrick, People Services, City of Ottawa
Barbara
Lajeunesse, E.D., Olde Forge Community Resource Centre & Past Chair, Ottawa
Community Support Coalition
Madelyn
Scanlan, Partnering for Participation and Inclusion Coalition
Francis
Paquette, Chair, Homecare Forum
OCCAC
(invited),
others tba
Agenda:
2:00 –
2:30 Registration/Welcoming
remarks (No Charge)
2:30 –
3:45 Panel Presentation
3:45 –
4:00 Refreshment Break
4:00 –
4:45 Questions and
interactive dialogue
4:45 –
5:00 Wrap-up and
recommendations
Materials
available: (at cost
- $40)
Relevant
legislation, procedures and precedents, updated from the material compiled for
the Oct. 24th, 2002 workshop.
For table
of contents & introduction to the manual and its use, visit: www.adrcentre.org
(follow link).
To register
and/or order materials, call: (613) 567-9714 by November 24th/03
Please Note:
There
is no charge for attending the workshop.
There
is a $40 cost-recovery for the materials, which will be available at the meeting
if
ordered ahead of time.