SSW255 Allied Professions Report: Instructions and Marking Rubric
Description: The following assignment focuses your learning on the potential benefits and
challenges of interprofessional collaboration. It is designed to assist you with exploring, in
detail, the potentials of other professionals to assist you, as a SSW case manager.
Suggested Steps for Completion
Step 1: From this list below, select one to focus on:
1. Registered Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse;
2. Personal Support Worker;
3. Occupational Therapist (not an OT Assistant)
4. Physio Therapist (Sometimes called a Physical Therapist: Note: Not a PT
Assistant)
5. Registered Psychologist
Step 2: Find information about the profession that relates to Ontario (training programs,
professional College, websites of practitioners). Then complete your report.
The Report
In 2 pages, note as much of the following as you can find in any particular order. Use
prose writing and do not include any bulleted or numbered lists.
Describe the range of their training, the scope / standards of practice and credentials held
by those working in this capacity in Ontario (please do not write about any high school
level pre-requisites to get into the training program).
Describe:
i. Ontario professions professional College (if one exists) and review and
summarize their Standards of Practice / Scope of Practice (they may refer to it as a
Scope or a Standards) and Code of Ethics, if no professional College exists you will need
to say this. Focus most on what they can do not the various Code items or Principles.
ii. Educational requirements in Ontario. Explicitly say whether a diploma or
degree or certificate (or none) is actually required to work in Ontario. It is best to cite a
training program and briefly describe some courses actually studied that give an idea
of what they can do(such as by looking at a University / College curricular program).
iii. What main topics each professional studies as a student and areas they
are expected to be competent in what they should be able to do on the job.
If formal educational or professional registration requirements do not exist for the
profession you selected then explicitly say this and document generally accepted
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understandings of the professions work scope in Ontario and, usual training and
credentials held by those working in this capacity.
Common Errors: Not citing in-text sources frequently enough. Students writing great
detail about educational entrance requirements to a training program, or the professions
complete Codes of Ethics or about broad general principles from a Standards of Practice
document, yet they tell the reader almost nothing about the massive breadth of what the
professional actually studies and the many treatment interventions they can actually do.
(2 pages; 10 marks total)
Formatting Requirements:
Length: 2 minimum (3 pages maximum) plus a Title and References pages
APA style and the following
This is not an essay, but a report; therefore you do not need an Introduction paragraph or
conclusion
Font: Cambria, Palatino or New Times Roman only,
Margins of 2.5 cms (i.e., left, right, top and bottom),
Justification/ Alignment: Left only
Spacing: Double
Case: Sentence case for all prose. Do not use any bullet / numbered / lettered lists. If you
wish to quote such a list – dont.
Page Numbers: Footer, Right
Design: Absolutely no figures, tables or charts or photos or fancy templates on any page
Lists: No bulleted or numbered lists allowable
References /In-text Citations: Listed alphabetically on a Reference page. A minimum
total of 3 references are required-which means each has to be cited at least once in the
text. If one exists, in Ontario you must access and reference and cite in-text a professional
accreditation/professional College websites (which hold current content).
o Quotations: No more than 1 brief quotation (i.e., less than 39 words) allowed.
Submission: On or by the due date, you must hand in an electronic copy via Blackboard
Assignments NEEDS TO BE A PDF
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