2018 CASWE-ACFTS AWARD RECIPEINTS
The Canadian Association for Social Work Education-Association canadienne pour la formation en travail social (CASWE-ACFTS) aims to provide funding support to student members who
Dr. Peter Donahue Elected President of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)
April, 2018. Dr. Peter Donahue, Director of the School of Social Work at King ‘s University College, Western University, has been elected President of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). Dr. Donahue is currently a member of the Board of Directors of CASWE-ACFTS and the Chair of the Nominating Committee, and was previously the Co-Chair of the CASWE-ACFTS Commission on Accreditation. Dr. Donahue’ s contributions to leadership in social work education and to strengthening
Online Field Instruction Course Project
April, 2018. A working group is in the process of developing an online Field Instructor’s course. This project began in 2014, when the Field
Social Work Month
I have recently returned from the Social Work Hospice Palliative Network (SWPHN) annual conference in Boston, Massachusetts. (Check it out at www.swhpn.org; it needs a larger Canadian presence.) I have been on their board for a number of years now. I was invited to be part of the opening keynote about pediatric palliative care and presented a research poster along with a team member. It was an excellent conference with lots of good discussions about the role of social work in hospice and palliative care.
It was interesting to be there on the heels of another presentation in which I was involved. I was asked to be part of a panel on death and dying, which was put together as part of an advanced training session for field instructors. One of the panel members was highly critical of how little training social workers receive about death, dying, grief, and loss. In Canada, only a few schools offer courses in this topic area. The United States programs have a little more content, however, it is far more common that people learn on the job or out of personal interest.
I have been doing research in death, dying, and bereavement for all my academic life, and as such, I bring the conversation into the classroom as much as I can. One of my favourite teaching moments occurred in a groupwork classroom where we were role modelling endings. One student knew where I was headed in my comments and urged me not to use the “d word”.Read More
Engaging and Inspiring International Keynote Speakers at CASWE-ACFTS Conference
March, 2018. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Renée Brassard and Mrs. Pamela Pezoa as our Keynote Speakers.
Renée Brassard is an Assistant
The Three Pillars of Social Work Celebrate National Social Work Month
March, 2018. The Canadian Council of Social Work Regulators (CCSWR), The Canadian Association for Social Work Education – L’Association canadienne pour la formation en
