ACDS Conference Update

A presentation was made to a small but inthuesiastic group at the ACDS Spring Conference attended the Cornerstones of a Professional Association- What's Next? presentation put on by Kathleen Worton of the NE Workforce Council, and Tim Bear of SPAN.

See the "Whats New " section  for pivtures



Web Page repairs Completed

The network glitch that prevented people from signing up and becoming members has been rectified after what seems like an eternity. My appologies to every on who tried unsuccesfully to sign up. If you are already a member there is a log in at the bottom of this page and beside it a logo you can click on to register as a member, and access the aditional information contained on this web site. Thank you for your patience.


Membership Drive Launched

The steering committee of the Alberta Disability Workers Association is launching a drive to recruite Associate Membership in an effort to guage the willingsess of the Front line Disability Workers in Alberta to collectively voice concerns about the Alberta Government's proposed budget cuts.Associate Membership Application forms will be distributed throughout agencies across Alberta. You can also sign up on this web page, go down to the bottom of this page to create an account. Once you are amember you can access the forums and get involved in development of the Alberta Disability Workers Association.
 
Welcome...

Welcome to the new Disability Service Workers website.

Professionals and para-professionals working in the field of human support services are skilled people.

The work you do as one of these caring workers saves lives, and adds a quality of life experience for your recipients that would not be possible without this expertise.

An Association of Disability Service Workers could offer an opportunity for you as a truly dedicated employee to define your role and enhance your identity as a valued workforce member.

This Professional Association could help bring together the voices of workers from across the province of Alberta, so that we can speak to important disability issues as a cohesive and contributing group. We can set standards, a code of ethics and conduct and define our own credentialing system that supports and nurtures the membership.

Becoming a member could give you access to relevant information about your work; could give you an identity within the vast field of human services; could draw you into discussions and research that furthers our understanding of services; and could help disability workers across the province develop a political voice that could influence the decisions that are made by the province about such things as funding, services, standards, etc.