Anne Mothersill, MSW, RSW (BC) been a social worker for over 30 years. She started her Social Work Career with Alberta Family and Children Services in 1983. She moved to Whitehorse, Yukon in 1995, where she worked for the Yukon Territorial Government, Family and Children services from 1995 to 2015. Initially she worked as a Social Worker and then as a Supervisor of a Family Services Team for the past ten years. She has worked primarily in the area of, child protection in areas of guardianship, foster care and adoption. She has always been keen to train staff and students, both as a competency based trainer for the Core Child Protection Training and as a Practicum Supervisor for BSW students. She has supervised many of the BSW students in their Practicum Placements at Family and Children Services. Many of the students became colleagues and peers. She retired in June 2015.
Anne started teaching as a Sessional Instructor at Yukon College/University of Regina BSW program in 2003 and has taught Social Policy (SW 469) and Human Growth and Development (SW 421) and Introduction to Social Work (SW 200). She has served as a board member as a Director for the Association of Social Workers of Northern Canada and sits currently is a member of Yukon College President’s Committee on BSW Programming. Her other interests include travel, music and being in the great outdoors.