Made up of substance abuse professionals from a broad spectrum of jurisdictions and sectors, the National Advisory Group on Workforce Development (NAGWD) provides representation and leadership in the development, implementation and ongoing evaluation of a broad national strategy on workforce development.
NAGWD originated out of
- Recommendations arising from the Canadian Addiction Treatment Workforce Survey, in particular those pertaining to the development of standards and competencies and the need for relevant and accessible education and training;
- The identification of Workforce Development as a priority of the National Framework for Action to Reduce the Harms Associated with Alcohol and other Drugs and Substances in Canada (National Framework) and subsequent thematic workshop, held in March 2005
CCSA led in the formation of NAGWD, recognizing the need to work in partnership with key stakeholders in the development of a National Strategy on Workforce Development to address key priorities, and to link the work of NAGWD to other priorities of the National Framework; in particular, Treatment.
Objectives
- To identify key issues related to workforce development that would benefit from national leadership
- To make recommendations regarding those areas identified by the committee for attention
- To make high-level recommendations concerning the mechanisms necessary to support these recommendations [e.g., communities of practice]
- To develop a list of guiding principals for Workforce Development that would inform the development of a national conceptual framework
Activities
To date NAGWD has commissioned the review of international perspectives on workforce development and a discussion paper, "Towards a Model System of Services and Supports for Addictions", in preparation for the National Thematic Workshop on Improving the Quality, Accessibility, and Range of Options to Treat Harmful Substance Use Including Substance Use Disorders (Treatment), which took place in Toronto, on Oct. 24-25, 2006. NAGWD members also play a key advisory role in the development of a new national Web-based resource designed specifically for Canada's substance abuse workforce.
Membership
Lianne Calvert, Co-Chair Director, Workforce Development Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) |
Greg Purvis, Co-Chair Director, Addiction Services Nova Scotia Addiction Services |
Krista Keohane Senior Director of Human Resources and Learning Services Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) |
Ron Hector Director, Human and Corporate Services Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) |
Maureen Kurtz Implementation Consultant Community Care Saskatchewan Health |
Nevin Coston Director, Education and Publishing Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
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Jeff Wilbee Executive Director Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (CACCF)
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Donna Birch Community Mental Health and Addictions Coordinator West PEI Mental Health and Addictions |
Major Tom Tuppenney National Addictions Consultant The Salvation Army |
Narinder Dhillon National Addictions Practice Leader Department of National Defence Canadian Forces Health Services Group |
Brian Grant Director Correctional Service Canada (CSC) Addictions Research Centre (ARC), PEI |
Dan Reist Director, Communication and Resource Unit Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CAR-BC) |
Renee Ryan Addictions Consultant Department of Health and Community Services Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Carmen Trottier Directrice Association des intervenants en toxicomanie du Québec inc. (AITQ) |
Rachel Dutton-Gowryluk Senior Advisor on Northern Canada Workforce Development Division Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) |
Sharon Clarke Executive Director National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation |
Ken Ross Assistant Deputy Minister New Brunswick Mental Health Services / Health and Wellness (Representation by correspondence only) |
Dr. Patrick Smith Senior Advisor, Mental Health and Addiction BC Provincial Health Services Authority |
Dr. Rick Csiernik Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator, School of Social Work King's University College at The University of Western Ontario |
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