Digital Learning Hub

Date: Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 - 12:00 Noon

This one-hour professional consultation session, hosted in partnership with the Manitoba FASD Coalition, is a collaborative space for reflection and co-creation. Bringing together practitioners who work with individuals diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and their families, the session invites social workers and allied professionals to share their lived practice experiences, identify pressing challenges, and collectively shape future learning opportunities. Through this dialogue, participants will help ensure that upcoming professional development is grounded in real-world complexities and meaningfully responds to the evolving needs of the FASD community.

Cost: Free

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Thursday, April 16th, 2026 - 12:00 Noon

Presenter: Annette Johns MSW, RSW

This webinar explores e-professionalism and the ways a practitioner’s digital footprint can influence professional identity, credibility, and practice. The session will examine ethical considerations related to social media use, online boundaries, confidentiality, and public engagement. Participants will be introduced to practical risk mitigation strategies, including the application of an ethical decision-making framework to real-world scenarios. The webinar will also highlight best practices for integrating technology responsibly and ethically into social work practice in an increasingly digital landscape. 

Cost: $85 +GST

Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 - 12:00 Noon

This foundational webinar explores how to translate FASD knowledge into everyday practice across social work, education, healthcare, and community settings. Participants will examine common practice challenges following diagnosis, including executive functioning differences, emotional regulation, system navigation, and family support. Grounded in real-world scenarios, the session will offer strengths-based, neurodevelopmentally informed strategies that practitioners can immediately apply to improve engagement, reduce secondary harms, and support long-term stability for individuals with FASD and their families. 

Cost: $85 +GST

Date: TBD

Panelists: Levi A. Foy, Sunshine House Winnipeg; Karen Sharma, Manitoba Human Rights Commission

This webinar will explore Manitoba legislation and its implications for social work practice, with a focused discussion on Bill 48: The Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act. Through a panel format, the session will facilitate an in-depth examination of the legal, ethical, and practice considerations arising from this legislation. Participants will engage with critical questions related to rights, professional responsibilities, advocacy, and the broader impact of protective detention policies on vulnerable populations. This webinar offers a timely opportunity for social workers and allied professionals to reflect on how legislative changes shape frontline practice and client support.

Cost: $85 +GST

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Thursday, May 21, 2026 -12:00 Noon

Presenters: Dr. Ginnette Lafrenière, Dr. Ariel Kroon, and Utamika Cummings van Zyl, MSW, RSW, Social Innovation Research Group ( SIRG), Wilfrid Laurier University

Social workers often feel paralyzed professionally when working with equity-entitled clients and grassroots organizations because of the rigid systems in which they find themselves. The presenters of this webinar understand this and wish to plant seeds of hope for an alternative method of community and social work within a practical framework. This workshop will attempt to illustrate that working “differently” with Indigenous, Black, and Racialized-led organizations is a very possible endeavour. 

While the concept of “radical flexibility” may seem like an illusion to many social workers, the presenters argue that social workers often “move sideways” to decolonize the inflexibility of their workplaces. This webinar will challenge the risk-averse practice settings of typical health and\or social service workplaces through several case studies within the Region of Waterloo, Ontario and will create a space for attendees to critically examine and unpack them in ways which could be meaningful and applicable to their lived realities. 

Cost: $85 +GST

Date: TBD - 12:00 Noon

Presenter: Vicki Verge, MSW, RSW 

This interactive workshop examines the ethical dimensions of technology use in social work practice. Through hands-on learning and small group discussions, participants will work through ethical dilemmas related to social media, digital communication, and online professional boundaries. The session will explore key considerations such as confidentiality, public engagement, and the responsibility to distinguish between personal and professional identities in digital spaces.  

Cost: $250 +GST