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Developmental Services Worker

Core Competencies - Standards

Hay Group Core Competency Dictionary
Developmental Services Human Resource Strategy - Core Competencies
When on website please select RESOURCES and then CORE COMPENTICIES.
Developmental Services Worker Standards of Practice 2011
Developmental Services Special Interest Group
Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities
The Developmental Service Worker Program Standard, 2012

From the Core Competencies Dictionary

Advocating for Others (AFO)
Collaboration (COLL)
Creative Problem Solving & Decision Making (PSDM)
Developing Others (DEV)
Fostering Independence in Others (FIO)
Holding People Accountable (HPA)
Initiative (INT)
Interpersonal Relations & Respect (IRR)
Leading Others (LO)
Managing Change (MC)
Relationship/Network Building (RNB)
Resilience (RES)
Resource Management (RM)
Self-Development (SDV)
Strategic Thinking (ST)

Standards

Accessibility Standards for Customer Service
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005
Ontario Regulation 429/07
Accessibility Standards for Customer Service
Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Service
Making Ontario Accessible
Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008, S.O. 2008, c. 14
AODA
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

Legal Databases

Criminal Cases

Canadian Legal Information Institute
CanLII makes primary sources of Canadian law accessible. Includes statutes and case law from federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions.
CriminalSource
Features Martin's Annual Criminal Code, Martin's Related Criminal Statutes, Canadian Criminal Cases (C.C.C.) and Master Table of Cases.
Quicklaw
Provides a wide-range of full-text Canadian court decisions in all areas of law including Halsbury's Laws of Canada, Williston & Rolls’ Ontario Court Forms, The Canada Digest, legislation, and legal journals.
LawSource (Westlaw)
Provides access to a wide-range of Canadian legal resources including The Canadian Abridgment, The Canadian Encyclopedic Digest, Index to Canadian Legal Literature, case law, legislation, and legal journals.

Legislation

e-Laws
Contains consolidated versions of most of Ontario's public statutes and regulations that are up to date within 14 days of enactment of a new law or amendment of an existing law.