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2009
2008
December 2008 - Letter to Ida Chong Re: TILMA
December 2008 - Media Release Re: MCFD
November 2008 - Media Release Re: Child Poverty
September 2008 - Article in Kamloops Daily News
September 2008 - Letter to Editor
September 2008 - The BC Government Must Demonstrate Leadership and Commitment To Resolve Crisis In Recruiting And Retaining Child Protection Social Workers
August 2008 - Letter to Editor Re: Civil Service Pay Hikes
July 2008 - Letter to the Editor
July 2008 - Media Release Re: Executive Compensation
July 2008 - Letter to Editor Re: Housing From Vancouver Island Branch
June 2008 - Media Release Re: Ministry of Housing and Social Development
July 2008 - Vancouver Province Article on Social Work Profession
June 2008 - Media Release Re: Coverage of Child Protection Caseloads During Vacation Period
June 2008 - Media Release Re: Working Conditions for Social Workers
May 2008 - Media Release Re: CLBC
May 2008 - Media release Re: New Social Workers Act
May 2008 - Media Release Re: Grandparents Project
May 2008 - Media release Re: Deferral of Social Workers Act Legislation
May 2008 - Media Release Re: Aboriginal/First Nations Child Welfare
April 2008 - Media release Re: New Social Workers Act
April 2008 - Press release Re: Rep. for Chn and Youth Report
April 2008 - Letter to the Editor
March 2008 - Letter to Editor, Saanich News
February 2008 - Media Release Re: Pivot Report,
February 2008 - Media release Re: 2008 Budget
January 2008 - Health Practice Committee Letter to Vancouver Sun
2007
2006
Media release re CLBC December 2006
Media Release re Grow Ops - December 2006
Media release re new Representative for Children and Youth - November 2006
Letter to Editor re EI Medical Benefits - November 2006
BCASW Applauds Child and Youth Officer and her Report that Advocates for FASD Youth in BC
Lack of Grow Op Protocols - Press Release Nov 06
BCASW Says Morley Report re Jamie Charlie Highlights the Need for Changes to the MCFD-Aboriginal Child Protection Relationship
Open Letter to Premier Gordon Campbell
BCASW Urges Premier Campbell to Provide Immediate Cash Infusion to Address Community Living BC Waitlists
Letter to the Editor, The Province
Media Release re Poverty
Cabinet Shuffle Not the Answer to Problems at MCFD
North Shore Safe House
Open Letter to MCFD Minister Hagen Regarding Community Living BC
BCASW, Child Welfare and Family Committee Urges Ministry Support for Valley Youth Safe House
Letter to the Editor (Province) re Food Binners
Letter to Victoria Times Colonist re media spotlight
BCASW Media Release re Fully Funded Kith and Kin Agreements
Government Must Widen Eligibility for Community Living Support Services
BC Association of Social Workers Welcomes Coroners Service Child Death Review
Letter to Minister Hagen re Summer Staffing
Press Release re Summer Coverage for MCFD Social Workers
Letter to MCFD Minister Hagen re SW Coverage
BCASW Calls on Vancouver City Council to Re-instate the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
BCASW Lauds Ted Hughes BC Children and Youth Review
Letter to Deputy Attorney General re Advance Care Directive Legislation
Media Release re Welfare Policy
BCASW Announces Recipients of Distinguished Service Award for 2006
BCASW Press Release - Jane Morley Report
At Risk Children Big Winners in Yesterday’s Budget
Open Letter to Premier Gordon Campbell from BCASW
2005
Media Statement re the Employment Insurance Surplus
News Release re Child Protection Investigations
Letter from Health Practice Committee
Letter to Editor, North Shore News, from Health Practice Committee
News release re restoring MCFD funding
News Release re MCFD Bureaucrats
Media Release November 2005 re Social Work Resignations from MCFD
BCASW Supports Expansion of Terms of Reference in Child Death Review, Media Release October 27, 2005
Teachers’ Actions Highlight Critical Shortcomings in Public Education, Media Release October 25, 2005
Draft Protocol for Children Found in Marijuana Grow-op Situations
Letter to MCFD Minister Hagen: Followup re Summer Coverage for MCFD Social Workers, September 2005
BCASW's Health Practice Committee Letter, August 2005
BCASW News release -Underfunding Of MCFD May Compromise Lessons Learned In Sherry Charlie Case, August 2005
Letter to MCFD Minister Stan Hagen June 2005: "Lack of Planning for MCFD Staffing Needs During Summer Months Puts Children at Risk"
Letter to MCFD from Child Welfare Committee re Child and Youth Mental Health, June 22, 2005
Gaps in child welfare services must be addressed in Vancouver's Homeless Action Plan, say Social Workers, news release May 25, 2005
Letter to Editor, Kamloops Daily News, April 2005
"Inappropriate Hospital Stays are Harmful to Patients and Families - and a Waste of Tax Dollars", news release, April 2005
"Proposed MCFD Staffing Cuts Are Unrealistic and Unacceptable", news release, April 2005
Whither the BC Liberals?, news release, April 2005
A Healthy Child Welfare System Should Not Fear Public Scrutiny, BCASW Media Release April 13, 2005
Letter to BC Attorney-General re Provincial Hate Crime Team, March 2005
Media Statement from BCASW Regarding Advocacy in Child Welfare System, March 2005
Letter to Vancouver Sun from BCASW Health Practice Committee, February 2005
BCASW Lauds Innovation in Child Protection Services, December 2004
Social Workers Respond to News of Thirty Nine Children and Homeless Youth in the Upper Fraser Valley [PDF]
BCASW Media Release re Children Found in Grow-Op Situations, September 2005

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