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Happy National Seniors Day! #PSW #CCA #HCA #PCA #healthcare #Canswa #OPSWA ... See MoreSee Less

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3 days ago

OPSWA Spokesperson Tay is filming podcasts today! Stay tuned for some great podcasts coming soon!#PSW #OPSWA #healthcare ... See MoreSee Less

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September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.Today and everyday, we remember.For more info: www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html#PSW #CCA #HCA #PCA #healthcare #OPSWA #Canswa ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

The last few years have been truly hard on everyone especially PSWs. It never hurts to ask for help.In partnership with Angelique Benois @ Nurturing Our Wellbeing Inc, OPSWA members and PSWs in Ontario have access to Workplace Mental Health & Emotional Health Support.For more info: ontariopswassociation.com/mental-health-services/#PSW #OPSWA #healthcare #pswsarethebackboneofontariohealthcare ... See MoreSee Less

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The PSW - The Invisible Worker - Final PartI want to start off my closing post with a message to those in power/management positions, who are here for the right reasons and genuinely care. Thank-you. It is not easy being in a position of power but a lot of us here appreciate the good work that you do. We know that not every workplace is like those I described, but it is because of those workplaces that we love and appreciate you more than ever. Why? Because this has become normalized. Below average care, horrendous patient ratios, poor working conditions, and abuse of power, have almost become par for the course and its terrifying and depressing for those of us who got into this field for the right reasons. So, thank-you for being a safe place in a world that has prioritized profit/greed, over safety and morale. We love you. To those of you in power/management positions who cheered me on because you too want change, thank-you. Thank-you for not taking it personally and for restoring a bit of my faith. To those of you who locked the doors, threw away the key, and then put on your best performance activism face for the camera/to save your own job, there is a special place for you. Thank-you for trying to silence me. It didn’t work. Much like many of you. Thank-you to my colleagues. I am sorry that we have all been letdown. All of you in every position that supported my words, worked alongside me, and cheered me on as I dove into public advocacy. Thank-you. To those who silently supported me because they are forced to, because their jobs are at stake if they speak up themselves but everything I say resonates exactly with them. I stand with you and for you. Thank-you and thank-you for the thankless work you do in silence. I see you. Thank-you to those who didn’t make it this far. Who made the ultimate sacrifice for their job. To those who sacrificed their mental health. A lot of us were never the same after working in these places, a lot of people took a mental health leave, and that alone is a red flag. It is a clear piece of evidence that our system needs change and questions need to be asked. Workers should not be leaving in drones because of mental health concerns. Imagine how mentally taxing this was for us and now for those who received this care- the patients. How bad things must have been for those who witness/experienced it, to have given them mental illness. This is our healthcare system. So atrocious, that to bear witness to it can leave one with PTSD. To the public. Thank-you for listening, thank-you for being angry with us. Thank-you for knowing better than the information you were fed over media. Thank-you for your critical thinking instead of complicity. I am sorry that you have been let down You all should be able to rely on your healthcare system to provide you with proper, competent, healthcare. From all of this I hope it causes a stir for all the right reasons. For change. For authentic transparency. For all of us to drop our egos (because they never belonged here in the first place) and come together to fix this monstrosity. Every single person deserves better healthcare. Every single person deserves to know what is going on. And every single worker deserves to be able to do their job properly. I am sorry to all of you that were gaslit into thinking otherwise. With lots of love and see you on the PSW Podcast - Tay, OPSWA PSW Spokesperson#PSW #OPSWA #personalsupportworker #healthcare ... See MoreSee Less

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