PRESENTATION SELF-REFLECTION
1. Your Name: Carly Stansfield
2. Adjudicative Tribunal researched: Social Benefits Tribunal.
3. What did you contribute to this group assignment?
My contribution to the group assignment was creating a slide that gave a brief description of the Social Benefits Tribunal. I researched the information on the Social Benefits Tribunal’s website and by reviewing the enabling legislation. I also provided the information for types of matters the tribunal deals with. I was able to find this information by reviewing how a Social Benefits Tribunal is conducted and from there I was able to discover what types of matters the tribunal hears.
4. List and briefly explain three highlights of this assignment. (Highlights for you.
One highlight of the assignment was being able to collaborate with a group where everyone contributed equally and was open to …show more content…
The Social Benefits Tribunal’s website is a great resource but it mostly explains how the tribunal’s procedure works and less on what the tribunal actually is. I was able to overcome my difficulties by widening my search and looking at the enabling legislation, The Ontario Works Act and the Ontario Disability Support Program Act. Both acts explained their purpose and how it related to the Social Benefits Tribunal. For example, the Ontario Works Act provides assistance to employees and the Social Benefits Tribunal gives people the opportunity to appeal a decision to deny these benefits. Another difficulty was organizing the material I had found. My role in the group was finding general information about the Social Benefits Tribunal, and the types of matters it deals with. The information I found would often overlap with a topic another group member had. For instance, I mentioned the enabling legislation when I briefly described the Tribunal. I had to ensure that I organized my slides so that I was presenting only relevant
1. Your Name: Carly Stansfield
2. Adjudicative Tribunal researched: Social Benefits Tribunal.
3. What did you contribute to this group assignment?
My contribution to the group assignment was creating a slide that gave a brief description of the Social Benefits Tribunal. I researched the information on the Social Benefits Tribunal’s website and by reviewing the enabling legislation. I also provided the information for types of matters the tribunal deals with. I was able to find this information by reviewing how a Social Benefits Tribunal is conducted and from there I was able to discover what types of matters the tribunal hears.
4. List and briefly explain three highlights of this assignment. (Highlights for you.
One highlight of the assignment was being able to collaborate with a group where everyone contributed equally and was open to …show more content…
The Social Benefits Tribunal’s website is a great resource but it mostly explains how the tribunal’s procedure works and less on what the tribunal actually is. I was able to overcome my difficulties by widening my search and looking at the enabling legislation, The Ontario Works Act and the Ontario Disability Support Program Act. Both acts explained their purpose and how it related to the Social Benefits Tribunal. For example, the Ontario Works Act provides assistance to employees and the Social Benefits Tribunal gives people the opportunity to appeal a decision to deny these benefits. Another difficulty was organizing the material I had found. My role in the group was finding general information about the Social Benefits Tribunal, and the types of matters it deals with. The information I found would often overlap with a topic another group member had. For instance, I mentioned the enabling legislation when I briefly described the Tribunal. I had to ensure that I organized my slides so that I was presenting only relevant