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President - Marina McBride
Marina has her BSW from UBC and received her MSW from Dalhousie
University in 2004. Her primary work has been in health care,
working within acute care, residential care and mental health.
Her work has ranged from ER to geriatrics and she worked on
the Riverview Redesign project as a Clinical Planner. She
was the Clinical Practice Leader for Social Work at Peace
Arch Hospital and is now the Clinical Supervisor for Social
Work at Surrey Hospital. She will be moving to the Sunshine
Coast in the summer of 2010 to be the Leader for Residential
Services for Sechelt. Her practice focuses on mentorship,
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Vice President - Alana Prashad BSW MSW RSW
Alana Prashad is the Professional Practice Leader for Social
Work at Richmond Hospital, Minoru Residence, and Richmond
Lions Manor. She has a BSW from Ryerson Polytechnic University
and an MSW from the University of Toronto. Areas of interest
include social policy, social justice, and population health.
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Secretary - Tracy Koebel, BSW
Tracy is a graduate of the UBC School of Social Work. She
moved to Victoria in the summer of 2007 and is employed at
the Broadmead Lodge, a 225 bed Long Term Care facility with
an expertise in dementia care. This is an exciting position
that will provide an opportunity to participate in research
projects related to dementia and end of life care for residents,
as well as staff education. Her previous experience includes
child welfare, community social work, hospital acute care
and 10 years experience in Long Term Care. Tracy's main areas
of interest include gerontology and palliative care. |
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Treasurer - Dayna Driscoll
Currently employed as the Registered Social Worker in Long
Term Complex Care facility. Sh has worked in the areas of
Social Work in Health for the past 20 years. Many of these
years were spent in not for profit organizations in positions
ranging from front line to senior management. She has worked
with women and their children, individuals with mental illness
and most recently, with seniors. She believes that Social
Workers have long recognized that many of the problems faced
by the clients they work with are caused by social factors
that limit opportunities or create differences.Working on
eliminating these factors is not only necessary but also an
exciting chance to become involved in work that can positively
affect generations to come. |
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Editor, BC Connections Newsletter - Sandra Harker
Sandra completed her BSW through the University of Calgary
and her Masters Degree in Social Work at the University of
Northern British Columbia. Sandra has been employed at the
Prince George Regional Hospital as a social worker/chief social
worker since 1994. She also is a sessional instructor in the
social work program at the University of Northern British
Columbia. Sandra's primary interests lie in acute care social
work and geriatrics. |
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Co-Editor, BC Connections Newsletter - Lucki Kang
Lucki has been a Social Worker since 1990. She obtained her
BSW and MSW from UBC. She is currently the Field Education
Coordinator for the School of Social Work at the University
of the Fraser Valley. Her prior experience consists of 18
years of acute and residential care experience in a variety
of roles within health care settings. She is very excited
to share the scope of social work with students and to contribute
to the development of new social workers. Lucki is passionate
about social work and making a difference! |
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Director - Kate Doyle
Currently the Clinical Practice Leader for Social Work at
Surrey Memorial Hospital with over 20 years experience in
health care social work. My specialities have been in Geriatric
care and Palliative Care. |
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Director - Elisse Tan
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Director - Linda Myers
Linda works in the Regional Professional Practice Office
of Interior Health as a Clinical Specialist for Vulnerable
or Incapable Adults. This includes program development, clinical
consultations and education for the region’s adult protection
mandate (i.e. abuse and neglect response), capacity assessments,
substitute decision making, advance care planning services
and access to legal consultations to support clinical practice.
Linda is a member of the BCASW and Health Practices Committee.
Her particular interest is Social Work Registration in Health
Care and its impact on scope of practice. Linda is also a
member and past president of the BC Psychogeriatric Association.
Linda graduated with a Honours BSW in 1981 from Lakehead
University, Ontario. She is currently pursuing her interest
in obtaining a Masters in Health Law Degree or a Certificate
in Health Law.
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Director - Shannon Torjhelm |
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Director - Joyce Fung, BSW, MSW, RSW
Joyce Fung is currently a social work case manager on the
North Shore. Prior to that, she worked as a social worker
in hospital settings and in residential care. Her passion
for geriatric health care started when she began volunteering
at St. Vincent’s Arbutus, and the social worker there
encouraged her to study social work. Subsequently, Joyce completed
her BSW and MSW degrees at the University of British Columbia.
Her graduating essay focused on the cultural appropriateness
of person-centred care for the Chinese population in long-term
care facilities. She has enjoyed working in various health
care settings on the continuum of care, and is committed to
the social work profession. She believes in promoting and
expanding social work scope of practice in an interdisciplinary
setting so that patients, in particular seniors, will receive
the best quality of care. |
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Membership
Janet Coghlan is taking care of memberships, though she is
not a member of the Board. |
