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Below is a summary of all recent news postings here at CASS.

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CASS Client Advisory Council Meeting
Post date: 2012/05/10 - 13:54

The next CASS Client Advisory Council Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30th at 1 pm here at the CASS Office.

We are always looking for new members - call your co-ordinator for more information, or call reception if you can attend on the 30th!

By becoming a member of this Council, you will have the opportunity to talk about what CASS does and what you would like to see it do in the future!

If you are unable to attend on the 30th but would like to become a member, let your co-ordinator know and give them your contact information, so we can update you with meeting minutes and future meeting dates!

 

More Scheduled Website Maintenance
Post date: 2012/05/09 - 12:50

The CASS website will be down for maintenance on Sunday, May 13th 2012 between the hours of 9pm and 11pm.

Sorry for any inconvenience,

Kyle

Pedestrian Safety & Accessibility
Post date: 2012/05/07 - 11:39

As you may have noticed our new office is bordered by two busy streets, without much in the way of pedestrian infrastructure. The CASS Health and Safety Committee is aware of these hazards and working towards solutions that will make us all a little safer. If you are also concerned about traffic safety in our new neighbourhood there is a way you can get involved!

We have been in contact with the City to request curb cuts, crosswalks and pedestrian signage for the intersection at 23rd Street and 30th Avenue. we have been provided with a reference number related to installing curb cuts: 188791, as well as a reference number pertaining to the crosswalk and pedestrian signage: 188811.

If you support our endeavour to improve safety and accessibility of this area for pedestrians, please call 311 or email the city at 3-1-1ContactUs@calgary.ca to help us exert pressure on the City to make our intersection safer.

The Alderman for Ward 3, is Jim Stevenson:
http://www.calgary.ca/Aldermen/Pages/Ward-Offices/Ward-3/Ward-3.aspx

Readership Contest
Post date: 2012/04/27 - 14:21

CASS is excited to announce a new readership contest.

At some point in the near future, and going forward you may notice a request to send an email to contest@c-a-s-s.org from your @c-a-s-s.org email address for a chance to win a prize.

These requests may be found on the CASS website, in the CASS newsletter, or possibly in an email in your @c-a-s-s.org inbox so be sure to check all three regularly to maximize your chances to win!

If you need assistance accessing your CASS email account, please call for assistance or email Human Resources.

New CARS Program Manager
Post date: 2012/04/24 - 12:58

CASS is pleased to announce that Mylaine Tsaprailis will begin as the new CARS Program Manager on May 14th. Aaron Semkuley will be moving to a new management position and will no longer be part of the CARS team. Congratulations to everyone!

May CASS Corner - Staff News!
Post date: 2012/04/24 - 09:16

The May CASS Corner includes lots of new training dates as well as a list of the policy and procedure manual changes and updates!

 

May CASS Corner
Post date: 2012/04/24 - 09:12

The CASS Corner has a NEW LOOK!!

CADO's Joni is now our Newsletter Editor-in-Chief! Joni's first act as editor is to find a new name for the paper! Ideas can be submitted to tara.deschner@c-a-s-s.org by Friday, May 11th. There will be a prize for the winner!

New Version of the Policy & Procedure Published
Post date: 2012/04/21 - 12:46

CASS is pleased to announce that we have published a new version of the CASS Policy & Procedure Manual. The newest version includes changes necessitated by our accreditation body CET, as well as changes made to more accurately reflect our current, and best practices.

All CASS staff, sub-contractors, and respite providers must familiarize themselves with the changes and sign a new Confirmation of Understanding Form* indicating that they have read and understand the latest published version of the Policy and Procedure Manual.

Unlike our last revision (published January 6th 2012), this is not a comprehensive overhaul and assuming you have read the Policy & Procedure Manual since then, you will not be required to read it in its entirety. Instead you will need to read only the sections that have changed since January 6th 2012, namely:

  • MANDATE -> reworded to allow for the support of a less restricted population
  • POLICY 200.08 - Business Continuity & Emergency Response Planning -> brand new policy
  • POLICY 305.01 - Addressing Unanticipated Situations or Behaviours of Concern -> new protocols
  • POLICY 305.02 - Planned Positive Procedures -> new protocols
  • POLICY 305.03 - Planned Restrictive Procedures -> new protocols
  • POLICY 308.05 - Client Medication Administration (Non-Prescription) -> brand new policy
  • SECTION 400 - Personnel Services -> new pre-amble
  • SECTION 401 - Professional Development -> new pre-amble
  • POLICY 401.01 - Professional Development, Training and Mentorship  -> new protocols
  • POLICY 401.02 - Mandatory Training -> completely re-written
  • POLICY 401.03 - Mentorship and Coaching  -> new protocols
  • POLICY 500.06 - Information Dissemination -> added Protocol 5
  • POLICY 500.07 - Mass Communications -> brand new policy
  • POLICY 503.01 - Termination of Employment by an Employee  -> new protocols
  • POLICY 503.05 - Termination without Notice ('Just' Cause) -> updated protocols
  • POLICY 504.07 - Journey Management -> updated to refer to new Journey Management Form

Attached to the bottom of this news post is a document that contains only those sections of the CASS Policy & Procedure Manual which have changed since January 6th 2012.

If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please contact the Policy & Procedure Committee at  policy@c-a-s-s.org or your supervisor, we are always interested in hearing your feedback.

Thanks,
The CASS Policy & Procedure Committee

 

*The CASS Confirmation of Understanding Form can be found on the Forms and Documents page after logging in to the CASS website with your staff username and password. If you cannot remember your password for this website, please use the "Request new Password" form available on the login page to have an email sent to your CASS Email address with instructions on how to proceed. Please contact CASS Human Resources if you can't remember your CASS Email password.

Abuse Awareness Training Reference Material Now Available Online
Post date: 2012/04/10 - 13:47

CASS is happy to announce that we have made reference material related to our Abuse Awareness Training available online including a video for client education.

You can find this reference material available under the Training heading in the website navigation, or by clicking here

Schedule Website Maintenance
Post date: 2012/04/07 - 14:39

The CASS website will be down for maintenance this evening (Saturday April the 7th, 2012) between 7pm and 9pm. It is very likely that all active sessions will be terminated and you will have to log in again after maitenance is complete (assuming you have an account on this website).

Sorry for any inconvenience, but with a little luck the result should be a small but noticeable improvement in page load times, and we will be even more secure than we already are!