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Offence Notice for Unregistered Worker
January 26, 2012 permalink
John Dunn is taking action in the case of an unregistered social worker in Ottawa, Mohammed Said.
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Offence Notice - Ottawa CAS Worker
An Offence Notice has been sent to the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa regarding one of their staff members holding themselves out to be a "Social Worker" in contravention of a law which says he can not do so unless he is registered with the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (the College).
In a letter received by the Council from the College titled "Confirmation of Registration" the College advised that Mohammed Said is not a registered Social Worker.
The Offence Notice to the Society has been included below:
OFFENCE NOTICE
Tracy Engleking
Senior Counsel
Children's Aid Society of OttawaBarbara MacKinnon
Executive Director
Children's Aid Society of OttawaMohammed Said
Child Protection Worker
Children's Aid Society of OttawaDate: Thursday, January 26, 2012
Tracy Engleking - Please forward a copy of this to Society staff member Mohammed Said since his publicly listed e-mail address (msaid@casott.on.ca) is not working.
According to sub-section 55. (1) of the Social Workers and Social Service Workers Act (the Act), every person in Ontario who uses the title "social worker" -- unless they are a social worker registered with the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (the College) -- has contravened section 46 (1) of the Act and is therefore guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $5,000 for a first offence and not more than $10,000 for a subsequent offence.
Also, according to sub-section 55. (1) of the Act, every person in Ontario who represents or holds out expressly or by implication that he or she is a social worker -- unless they are a social worker registered with the College -- has contravened section 46 (2) of the Act and is therefore guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $5,000 for a first offence and not more than $10,000 for a subsequent offence.
Having informed each of you of these separate offence provisions, I am hereby providing the Society through Tracy Engleking and Barbara MacKinnon, as well as Mohammed Said with this Offence Notice with the intent of having this matter resolved.
Currently, Mohammed Said is listed as a "Social Worker" on a website titled "Muslim Mental Health". The direct link to the post is ( http://www.muslimmentalhealth.com/Directory/directory_details.asp?DR_ID=57 )
Mohammed Said is not a Social Worker registered with the College.
Having been given notice of this, it is my hope that the Society, or Mohammed Said will contact me before 3:00pm on February 27, 2012 -- approximately 30 days) to let me know what steps have been taken to resolve this matter.
If before the aforementioned date I have not received a response outlining the steps which have been taken to resolve this matter, and if the title Social Worker is still posted on the aforementioned website page, the Society and Mohammed Said both agree that they have chosen to take no steps to resolve this matter, and that I am to understand that no steps are intended to be taken by either of them to resolve this matter.
Sincerely
John Dunn
Foster Care Council of CanadaEND OF OFFENCE NOTICE
A complaint has been filed with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Eastern Regional Office, Program Supervisor, Kim Seguin regarding this matter.
Source: Foster Care News (John Dunn)
Here is the web posting for Mohammed Said:
Clinical Directory
Directory Details
CONTACT INFORMATION NAME: Mohammed Said LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario CONTACT: 613-596-2914 msaid@casott.on.ca PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION SPECIALIZATION: Social Worker INSTITUTION: Child Protective Services AFFILIATION: Social Worker CREDENTIALS: M.S.W. LANGUAGES
KNOWN:Arabic Source: Muslim Mental Health