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The Task Forces are multidisciplinary work groups
of Alliance members who meet between Annual Meetings to pursue tasks/common
interests that will advance a specific goal of the Alliance.
The process of working with colleagues from other
service sectors/disciplines/professions is both thought provoking and
stimulating for Task Force members. These working groups provide a forum…
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Members include representatives
from the child welfare system, the family court system, and the
children's mental health system.The main thrust
of this Task Force is to advocate for continuity
of care in the nurture and development of children and teenagers.
Nowhere is the need for interdisciplinary cooperation greater than
when it comes to ensuring that children who must be apprehended
by a Children's Aid Society spend as little time as possible "in
limbo"
(i.e. lacking continuity of care).
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The Education Task Force was originally formed
in the early 1990’s to help ensure that the needs of all children
- and especially of special needs children - were not overlooked
by the Ministry of Education.
In the spring of 2002, The Education Task Force was reconstituted
with a new Chair, new membership, and a renewed focus on issues
currently facing the education sector in Ontario. In its current
incantation, the Task Force is based on the recognition that we
may be in danger of creating a generation of “disposable children”.
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Previously known as the Forensic Task Force,
this Task Force was reorganized in June, 1999, under Co-chairs Sheena
Scott and Bruce Ferguson.
The Task Force has examined the rights of children and youth in
the justice system. For example, a paper entitled Delinquency
Update: Notes on Prevention, Management and Sentencing Strategies
to Reduce Recidivism was put together for the Task Force
in August 1999 by Deborah Chappel
and Paul Steinhauer.
Also, the Task Force has developed a paper
which represents the position of the Sparrow Lake Alliance on the
Youth Criminal Justice Act entitled Concerns
Arising Out of the Proposed Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The working draft of this document, with introductory comments,
was presented to The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
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The Forensic Task Force submitted
position papers and provide consultation to government on issues
related to prevention and treatment of young offenders and the importance
of early intervention.
For example, A Report for the Strict Discipline Task Force, 1996,
by Dr. Jalal Shamsie, contributes to the discussion
of the needs of young people who have offended against the law,
and presents the Sparrow Lake Alliance position on "Boot Camps"
and "Multi-systemic Therapy". »
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The Education Task Force was originally formed
in the early 1990’s to help ensure that the needs of all children
- and especially of special needs children - were not overlooked
by the Ministry of Education.
In the spring of 2002, The Education Task Force was reconstituted
with a new Chair, new membership, and a renewed focus on issues
currently facing the education sector in Ontario. In its current
incantation, the Task Force is based on the recognition that we
may be in danger of creating a generation of “disposable children”.
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The Promotion/Prevention
Task Force was formed originally to determine how the Alliance might
best shift from an emphasis on treatment and long-term management
in the children's mental health sector to a stronger focus on prevention.
Over time it became clear through the combined
experience of the members, and their reviews
of the professional literature, that an emphasis on promoting healthy
development in the general population, as opposed to one on the
prevention of specific disorders… »
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