2026 Conference Photos
Photos from the 2026 CASWE Conference are now available! You can now view photos from the event in our 2026 AGM Photo Gallery.
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📅 Save the Date!
We’re excited to announce that the 2026 CASWE-ACFTS Annual Conference will take place in Ottawa from June 4–7, 2026. Stay tuned for the official Call for Abstracts, coming soon! We look forward to welcoming you to Ottawa for an inspiring and engaging gathering of social work educators, students, and scholars from across the country.
📢 Call for Applications – CSWR Anglophone Editorial Board
The Canadian Social Work Review (CSWR-RCSS) is seeking one new member for its Anglophone Editorial Committee, starting October 2025. We welcome applications from CASWE-ACFTS members affiliated with an accredited Canadian school of social work who have significant scholarship, publishing, and peer-review experience. The Editorial Board meets three times a year (two online, one in person)
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National Social Work Month
As we mark National Social Work Month 2026, we join our colleagues at the Canadian Association of Social Workers and the Canadian Council of Social Work Regulators in celebrating 100 years of organized and professional social work in Canada. In a context shaped by ongoing social, economic, and climate-related crises, as well as persistent realities
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CASWE 2024 Conference Important Updates
Important Updates Dear members and friends of CASWE, We wish to inform you that the CASWE conference will be relocated to the University of Montréal. As of right now, to accommodate this transition, some events will be held online through the Congress virtual platform. Information on how to log on to the virtual platform and
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We’re Hiring! (Now Closed)
Services Coordinator Job Description: The 35 hours per week position requires a staff person for the coordination and administration of two central services offered by CASWE-ACFTS: 1) Publishing of the CSWR-RCSS, the Canadian Social Work Review- Revue Canadienne de Travail Social, and 2) Online Field Instructor’s course. The Services Coordinator will also provide some support
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Registration is now closed – Symposium on Anti-Racist Initiatives in Social Work Education in Quebec
Racism in Social Work: Let’s Talk About It! Event Date: June 17, 2022 1 pm to 5:30 pm EST To find out more, click here. Registration is now closed.
AGM News – Revised Date: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022, noon to 3pm ET.
The Nominating committee has shared that there will be an election during our AGM to fill six (6) vacancies on the Board of Directors. The slate of nominations has been received. Our current Bylaws require that the Nominating Committee informs our membership of members at large positions first. The Nominating Committee has received further nominations
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Canadian Social Work Review – Student Competition
SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPT BY MAY 30, 2022. The Canadian Social Work Review welcomes articles of analytic and empirical merit (between 4,500 and 6,000 words). Articles may be submitted in either English or French. Find out more here
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February 19, 2021 – The following is a list of upcoming virtual events being hosted by some of our member schools in recognition of Black History Month.
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Updated Statement on Field Education in the Context of COVID-19
March 4, 2022 –The CASWE-ACFTS Board of Directors (BOD) acknowledges the continued significant impact of COVID-19 on field education as we enter our third year of a global pandemic. The BOD wishes to re-affirm the critical role played by field education staff, field supervisors and faculty towards maintaining the integrity, rigor, and success of social work
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Orange Shirt Day Dialogue: September 30, 2020 – Noon to 2pm ET
“Every child matters, even if they are an adult, from now on.” (orangeshirtday.org) Orange Shirt Day was established to promote discussion about the histories and legacies of residential schools, to honour residential school survivors and their families, communities and nations, and the families, communities and nations of those little ones who never returned home from
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Statement on the Critical Role of Field Education in Social Work Education
June 25, 2020 – In the context of the financial uncertainty and instability of postsecondary institutions and Schools of Social Work in Canada as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the CASWE-ACFTS Board of Directors (BOD) is issuing the following statement: The CASWE-ACFTS BOD acknowledges the significant impact of COVID-19 on field education, and
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Become a Member or Renew your Membership
To receive a reduced rate on our association conference, become a CASWE-ACFTS member or renew your membership before registering for the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Association membership runs from April 1st to March 31st of each year and provides you with many benefits, including a reduced rate to attend our conference during the Congress of
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Approval to Enter into an Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Accredited degrees with the National Indigenous Accreditation Board
August, 2019. The Board of Directors of CASWE-ACFTS would like to update members on a decision taken regarding the National Indigenous Accreditation Board’s (NIAB, created in 1995 as the First Nations Accreditation Board) request to enter an Agreement between the NIAB and CASWE-ACFTS on mutual recognition of accredited degrees. As you may recall, the First
Professeure en travail social nommée au Sénat
Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard, professeure à l’École de travail social de l’Université Dalhousie, a été nommée au Sénat du Canada. Cliquez ici pour de plus amples informations (article en anglais).
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CASWE-ACFTS and the National Indigenous Accreditation Board Sign an Agreement in Principle
The Canadian Association for Social Work Education – l’Association canadienne pour la formation en travail social (CASWE-ACFTS), and the National Indigenous Accreditation Board (NIAB) met in Calgary, Alberta on May 29th, 2016 and signed an Agreement in Principle. The Agreement in Principle commits both organizations to undertake a collaborative process to support the development of
News from the CASWE-ACFTS Board of Directors
Please find as follows key updates from the Board of Directors 1. Student Motion A from the 2015 AGM and the Educational Policy Committee The Board wishes to clarify that the first student committee motion passed at the 2015 AGM recommends a mandatory Indigenous social work course as a component of BSW and MSW social
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Dr. C. Campbell is recognized for teaching excellence
To learn more about, please visit the link bellow http://www.dal.ca/news/2015/10/13/construction–deconstruction–reconstruction–how-teaching-award.html
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Joint Statement on the Affirmation of Gender Diverse Children and Youth
CASWE-ACFTS and CASW-ACTS Joint Proclamations: Joint Statement on the Affirmation of Gender Diverse Children and Youth – (January 9, 2015)
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