BRITISH COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
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Adoption of a universal basic income guarantee.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Health, Infrastructure
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Advocacy regarding changes to the Social Workers Act/inclusion in the new Health Professions Act
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Children and Families, Health
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Reform of Residential Care in BC
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Senior Citizens
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Removal of exemptions in regulations for registration for social workers, inclusion consideration under Health for social workers, improvement of services to seniors
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families, Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Senior Citizens
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Removal of the Exemptions to registration in the Social Worker Act or regulation under the new Health Professions and Occupations ACT
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Children and Families, Freedom of Information, Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Poverty
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Seeking inclusion of social work in the new Health Professions Act. Communications with the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Ministry of Health
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Health, Infrastructure
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Service gaps and programs needed for BC in the area of mental health and addictions
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Consumer Issues, Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Senior Citizens
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