Canada Archive
There is nothing new about the controversy over how we are treating our children who suffer from ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and the debate isn’t likely to end any time in the near future. As long as the large …
As a visible minority in Canada with young male cousins across the border, the recent news stories out of the United States regarding Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, etc. have been difficult to hear. Due to the sad deaths …
Death Midwifery and Home Funerals By Cassandra Yonder This piece is an excerpt from the upcoming book: Journey’s End: Death, Dying, and the End of Life, written, compiled, and edited by Victoria Brewster, MSW and Julie Saeger Nierenberg, MA Ed …
According to this article, 13 of Canada’s first responders have committed suicide in a span of about 10 weeks, i.e paramedics, firefighters, police officers, dispatchers and prison staff have ended their lives after working in challenging jobs that regularly required them …
I often hear positive references to the “good old days” as individuals reflect on how much better things were in the past, and yet, as a visible minority female immigrant, I cannot help but consider how much worse my experience …
As featured in the Huffington Post, Canadian Press Correspondent Murray Brewster discusses remarks from distinguished former military, Senator Romeo Dallaire, regarding the vast divide between the government’s political messaging promoting the interests of Canada’s veterans and the legal stand being …
The conference opened with Dr. Vaughan Glover, CEO, CAPCH with opening remarks. The opening address was by Mary Ferguson-Paré, Fmr. Vice President, Professional Affairs & Chief Nurse Executive, Recipient, Order of Canada, University Health Network on the topic of: The …
Recently I was able to attend the Canadian National Form on Patient Experience, and felt that my experiences were worth sharing with the SJS community. The conference opened with Dr. Vaughan Glover, CEO, Canadian Association for People-Centered Health (CAPCH) who …
The more I read on the issue of the Charter of Quebec Values, I wonder whose values are these? Not mine. I agree with separation of ‘church and state,’ but this is so much more than that. ‘It was originally …
In this interview, SJS speaks with avid SJS reader and facebook fan Lisa Zigler, of Canada. For the past 23 years Lisa has worked as a social worker in various settings, and describes herself as a professional informed and driven by her understanding …
