About the training series
Does your organization have a designated Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN) lead, trainer or coach regularly facilitating activities that support the completion and use of quality OCANs? This approach is key to effectively using this person-centred, evidence-based assessment to help identify and address client needs.
This two-part, train-the-trainer webinar series is specifically designed for OCAN leads, trainers and coaches. If your organization does not have such a designated role, you can appoint the appropriate person(s) to view the recording and bring the information back to develop a training strategy.
The focus of this two-session, interactive, virtual series is to demonstrate how OCAN leads, trainers and coaches can facilitate activities described in resource materials developed in 2022.
Session details
Session 1: Demo of Training Activities to Improve the Quality of OCANs
Live event date: May 16
Download the presentation slides and watch the recording here:
Learning goals
This session will:
- enhance your approach to ensuring that OCANs are completed accurately in your organization
- demonstrate each training activity to enable you to lead the activities in your organization
- enhance your capacity to improve client and staff experiences by engaging in activities that focus on how OCAN supports client recovery.
Participant Resources
- OCAN Training Activities Manual, 2022
- Improving OCAN Data Quality Resource
- OCAN Postcard Script and Can Tips
- Jeanette Case Study, OCAN 2022
- Ahmed Case Study, Part 1
Session 2: Demo of Guidelines for Using OCAN Content in Practice
Live event date: June 6
Download the presentation slides (Deck 1 | Deck 2) and watch the recording here:
Learning goals
This session will:
- enhance your organization’s approach to using OCAN content to support person-centred service delivery and quality improvement
- demonstrate how you can put the guidelines into action so that you can implement them in your organization
- enhance your capacity to improve client and staff experiences by using OCAN content meaningfully to drive recovery-focused service delivery.
Participant resources
Presenter
Jennifer Zosky is a Clinical Assessment Specialist at Ontario Health. She is a registered social worker with a BA in psychology from Western University and an MSW from the University of Toronto. She supports organizations' use of standardized assessments and the Integrated Assessment Record (IAR). Jennifer provides training and supports the adult community mental health sector’s use of the Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN). She works in partnership with CAMH and E-QIP to support the OCAN Community of Interest and Quality Improvement Network. Jennifer also provides training and supports the child and youth mental health sector's use of the interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health (ChYMH) suite of assessment instruments. Jennifer has worked in direct service, management and systems-level roles in the mental health and addictions sector for over 30 years.