Tricia Hutchison
Red Deer,AB
Summary
Compassionate Registered Social Worker with 30 years of comprehensive experience providing social work interventions to diverse groups coping with significant health care issues. Well-versed in assessing client strengths, advocating for client resources, mentoring of colleagues and utilizing community resources. Kind and respectful professional with demonstrated conflict resolution skills and strong decision-making abilities. Strong sense of ethics, collaborative care and dedicated to the enhancement of Social Work in Cancer Care.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Worker II
Cancer Care Alberta (CCA), AHS
11.2013 - Current
- Provide both supportive and resource counseling interventions to Albertans receiving service or living in the areas of the 11 Community Cancer Centers.
- Provide Social Work leadership and liaison with key stakeholders such as the Alberta Cancer Foundation regarding the Patient Financial Assistance Program Terms of Reference, process, and evaluation.
- As a senior Social Worker, provide informal clinical support and leadership to colleagues and training/orientation.
- Collaborative relationship with other CCA staff across the province to provide enhanced patient/family centered care.
- Focused effort to provide clinical support to various Navigation programs across the province.
- Build local expertise and capacity by networking with PCN, Home Care, Acute Care & Palliative Care Social Workers across the Province.
- Supporting existing CoP work (CACC and Social Work CoP)
- Serve as Social Work representative on various committees and working groups.
Social Worker III Clinical Team Lead
Cancer Care Alberta, AHS
01.2023 - 04.2024
- Provided clinical support for provincial teams including Social Work, ICPN and AYA Navigation, OASIS, Drug Access and Spiritual Health across 17 CCA sites.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams and supportive care leadership to ensure appropriate care coordination and services within provincial and local teams.
- Development of Social Work orientation manual and process.
- Creation of PFAP guidelines and support of orientation and program (TOR) updates.
- Highlighted gap in education, experience and service provision around complex care such as suicide intervention through provincial and multidisciplinary teams.
- Provided clinical support to patients and families though supportive counseling and practical interventions.
Communities of Practice Project Coordinator (CoP)
Cancer Care Alberta, AHS
09.2011 - 12.2015
-Enhanced local capacity and expertise in cancer care by building collaborative community partnerships with key stakeholders.
-Increased awareness and use of local resources for cancer patients and their families.
-Identify and discuss gaps in care locally and provide opportunity to address them with creative and innovative solutions .
-Build upon existing strengths and successes of each community.
-Create a link back with provincial programs and resources through Community Oncology.
-Encourage and lead the stewardship of knowledge between Cancer Care sites provincially.
Education
Master of Social Work - Leadership in Human Services
University of Calgary
11.2010
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Calgary
05.1994
Some College (No Degree) - ACT Intensive Course
Professional Education Systems Institute -PESI
Some College (No Degree) - Sexuality and Cancer Care (Level 1 & 2)
DeSouza Institute
Skills
- Client Advocacy & Intervention
- Effective Communication both in person/virtual
- Collaborative & Adaptive
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Compassionate
- Conflict resolution
Accomplishments
- Clinical support, orientation, manual development and training of social work colleagues.
- Strong advocacy skills in work with patients and compassionate approach to services and interventions.
- Contributing Author "A Sexual Health Continuing Education Quality Assurance Project: Enhancing OncoSexology Competence in Interdisciplinary Cancer Care Providers" 2025
- Collaboration with the ACF regarding financial programs, contribution to process and orientation.
- Social Work Leadership Certificate program 2024
- Strong relationships with Navigation programs, providing clinical support and education (2013-present)
- Ground Rounds presentations (2022, 2015)
- Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care (2020)
- Applying Person-Centred Practice using HealthChange Methodology
- AHS Spirit of Excellence Award – Innovation (2017)
- Communities of Practice Facilitator Training, Knowledge Management, AHS (July 2012)
- CAPO Poster & Lecture Presentation (2013)
- Development of Palliative Care Program (2007)
- Palliative Care Volunteer Trainer (2013-2019)
Committee Memberships
- Cancer Care Social Work CoP (current)
- Facilitator for the Newly Diagnosed Class and Mental Wellness After Treatment Groups
- Member/organizer Social Work Peer Support and North Psychosocial Team Peer Support (current)
- Groups/Classes/Events Working Group (current)
- AHS SW Provincial Professional Practice Council (2019-Present)
- Central Zone Ethics Committee (2019-2024)
- Palliative Care GURU Tumor Team (2015-Present) Creation of Central Zone Palliative Care Resource for Primary Care Physicians -Working Group
- AYA Advisory Team (2021-Present)
- CACC CoP (2015-present)
- Supportive Care Operations Committee/Council (member since inception, dissolved in 2024)
- Wellspring collaborative working group (current)
- Return to Work Working Group (2021-2022)
- CCA CCC Advisory Team Meetings (2010-present)
- ACF Solomon Levin Scholarship Committee Chair (2013-2020)
- ACF Palliative Care Award Committee Chair (2013-2020
Timeline
Social Worker III Clinical Team Lead
Cancer Care Alberta, AHS
01.2023 - 04.2024
Social Worker II
Cancer Care Alberta (CCA), AHS
11.2013 - Current
Communities of Practice Project Coordinator (CoP)
Cancer Care Alberta, AHS
09.2011 - 12.2015
Some College (No Degree) - ACT Intensive Course
Professional Education Systems Institute -PESI
Some College (No Degree) - Sexuality and Cancer Care (Level 1 & 2)
DeSouza Institute
Master of Social Work - Leadership in Human Services
University of Calgary
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Calgary
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