The Voice of the Social Work Profession
Thursday, March 2 | 6 to 8 p.m. Mandarin Restaurant 7660 Woodbine Avenue, Markham
Celebrate Social Work Month and join fellow social workers in OASW York Region & Area for a dinner and social at Mandarin.
Wednesday, March 8 | 12:30 to 3 p.m. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto
Join your social work colleagues from Toronto and area for a social gathering with fun activities such as a door prize raffle, colouring activities, dog therapy, and casual networking to celebrate Social Work Week.
Thursday, March 9 | 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kenora Chiefs Advisory 371 Strecker Road, Kenora
Join us during Social Work Week to visit KCA equine program. The group will assist in grooming, meeting the animals, learning about their programming, enjoy a guided trail ride, and a demonstration.
Thursday, March 9 | 6 to 8 p.m. University Of Windsor School of Social Work, 167 Ferry St, Windsor
Social Work students are welcome and encouraged to attend this event where we anticipate having 30+ 'seasoned' social workers from various fields of practice. Much like "speed dating", students will have opportunities to ask questions of each of the professionals about their role, practice, experience in the field and more!
Thursday, March 9 | 6:30 to 9 p.m. Donaleigh's Irish Public House, 28 Dunlop St. E, Barrie
Join us for an evening celebrating the work you do and getting to know other social workers in the Barrie area. There will be casual live entertainment from 7 to 8 p.m. by the local Sun Down Drivers, and dinner will be provided FREE of charge for OASW members, excluding alcoholic beverages. Meet your social work friends, make new connections, and celebrate you!
Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Healing Steps Psychotherapy, 1673 Carling Ave, Ottawa
Join your colleagues to recognize Social Work Week by having professional headshots taken. It will also be a valuable chance to network, and you’ll have a chance to win tickets to the upcoming Writer’s Festival event.
Monday, March 20 | 1 to 3 p.m. Ignatius Jesuit Centre, 5420 Hwy 6, Guelph
Create a visual map for your most amazing year yet, 2023. Starting with a guided meditation, gain clarity on your purpose and vision. Using pictures and words, you will be guided through creating a vision board and tool to bring your dreams into reality. No art experience needed.
Tuesday, March 21 | 6 to 8 p.m. Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre, 401 Pitt Street West, Windsor
Celebrate with your social work colleagues in Windsor & Area while learning and enhancing key self defense skills! This training course covers a variety of topics including practical self defense techniques, use of force continuum, aligning skills for greater effectiveness, hold reversals, blocks, checks, pressure point controls and stuns.
Tuesday, March 21 | 6 to 8:30 p.m. State & Main, 578 Weber St. N, Unit L01, Waterloo
Join fellow social workers for a dinner and social at Waterloo’s State & Main. This will be a fun and relaxing opportunity to connect with peers over dinner and celebrate our profession. Meals and non-alcoholic drinks will be covered, with free SWAG such as pens, sticky notes, stickers, magnets and more!
Thursday, March 23 | 5 to 8 p.m. St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre, 1932 Welland Canals Parkway, St. Catharines
Join us for an evening celebrating the work you do with fellow social workers at the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Center, for dinner catered by Antipastos. This will be a great opportunity to socialize and get to know other local social workers, with some relaxing activities and social work month SWAG provided on a "first come, first served" basis.
Friday, March 24 | 2 to 5 p.m. The Creative Collective Studio 325 Durham Market St N, Kincardine
Natalie Nowkawalk, your Local Engagement Ambassador for Grey Bruce-Huron-Perth and Area Local Engagement Network, invites you to the network’s first in-person event. A welcome and yoga class will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m., followed by a social gathering and chance to network and meet other social workers in the area.
Friday, March 24 | 6 to 8:30 p.m. Pepe and Lela's Eatery, 1893 Appleby Line, Burlington
Join colleagues in Halton Region and the surrounding area for a delicious Mexican dinner at Pepe and Lela’s Eatery, Burlington. This would be a great opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals while celebrating the impact you and other social workers have on our communities.
Friday, March 24 | 6 to 8 p.m. Xaymaca Restaurant, 30 Kennedy Road South, Brampton
Come celebrate National Social Work Month and join local social workers in Peel Region for dinner, conversation and connection. Your new Local Engagement Ambassador Karlene Grant is looking forward to hosting you at Xaymaca Restaurant, where dinner and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided free of charge for OASW members!
Friday, March 24 | 7 to 9 p.m. North 82 Steak & Seafood Co. 82 Great Northern Rd., Sault Ste. Marie
Celebrate with your colleagues in Sault Ste. Marie and area over delicious appetizers including garlic bread, spinach dip, cake and coffee. This is a great opportunity to have fun while getting to know other social workers in the area!
Friday, March 24 | 7 to 9 p.m. Raven & Republic, 246 1st Avenue West, North Bay
Come enjoy a fun and creative night of painting with your fellow social workers! Marianne Vander Dussen will be facilitating this free paint night at the Raven & Republic. All paint supplies (brushes, canvas, paint, smock, etc.) will be provided and it is recommended that attendees dress appropriately, as you may get paint on your clothing.
Friday, March 24 | 5:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Peterborough Axe Club, 280 Perry St #1, Peterborough
Join local Kawarthas & Area OASW members for a rel-axe-ing evening of celebrating Social Work Month with axe-throwing fun! Sharpen your social connections, carve into an array of appetizers and wield away your worries! Let us give you some axe of kindness for all you do for others!
Saturday, March 25 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Victoria Centre, 84 Isabella St., Unit 10, Pembroke
Join colleagues and members of the Mashkiwizii Manido Foundation for a KAIROS Blanket Exercise and Guided Meditation with Traditional Anishinaabe Drumming. This experiential exercise will be a chance for essential conversations about social work's role in reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and communities.
Saturday, March 25 | 12 to 2 p.m. Milestones, 27 Princess St., Kingston
The Kingston and Area Local Engagement Network cordially invites you to a lunch and learn at Milestones in honour of social workers. This will be a great opportunity to socialize and network, but also to learn. Lunch will be provided FREE of charge for OASW members, excluding alcoholic beverages. We will be joined by Kathleen Pratt to talk about Somatic Practices for Social Workers, and Shane Joseph on Culturally Safe Practices.
Adapted from campaign by The Canadian Association of Social Workers and The Public Studio