I wanted to visit Japan for a number of years as I had very good friends whom I met originally in 2012 at the social work conference in Stockholm and wanted to learn from them about social work in the country of raising sun. Thanks to ANA airlines I was able to accomplish my dream…

I have been quite fortunate to travel to Australia multiple times, first during the SWSD Conference in Melbourne in 2014 and second time during grading retreat in 2017. I have visited  Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Gold Coast while meeting with social work educators and learning about Schools of Social Work in Australia. Special…

My first visit to Taiwan will always bring many positive memories. I am thankful for Taipei National University Department of Social Work for inviting me to speak on my research in social work distance education during the reading week. It was a great opportunity to share my knowledge and here the perspective of local social…

Touchdown 21: Switzerland-Canada Connection. By Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov When I recently visited Switzerland I attended the Touchdown21 Exhibition in Bern and met Dr. Katja de Bragança and Anne Leichtfuß and learn more about TOUCHDOWN21 research project that is made by people with Down syndrome, and is about people with Down Syndrome. The research team collects…

Social Work Education in Switzerland Recently I visited Switzerland and learn about social work in the country where I did not speak any of the four official languages, but thanks to the wonderful hospitality of local people I was able to use my English skills and felt welcomed in all parts of the country. I…

As one honours every victim of the Humboldt tragedy it is important to remember that every life matters. The Humboldt Broncos tragedy demonstrates that Canadians expression of care, love and share can be limitless. It is critical to apply the same ideas of expressing care, love and share to every tragedy when the life of…

Canadians from coast to coast to coast are finding ways to respond to the recent tragedy: a bus crash that carried the hockey team from Humboldt Saskatchewan. Here is the list of 20+ ideas on what can be done after the bus trip ends with the tragic death of 15 confirmed young adults.   Keep…

Manitoba is becoming more unfriendly towards international students. International students should forget about “Friendly Manitoba” motto. In 2017 budget, Manitoba Conservative Government already eliminated the Tuition Fee Income Tax Rebate for the 2018 tax year that was designed to encourage students to work and live in Manitoba. The new initiative of the current Conservative government…

I have started a Facebook page that shares the news about social work education in Canada and around the world. If you have updates on social workers and on any aspect of social work education lets share the knowledge with Facebook community together.

Welcome to my Blog. I finally learn the skill of basic web design and plan to use this blog to share news about social work education, social workers life in Canada and around the world as well as updates on my professional goals. Occasionally I will share personal goals too. The blog is designed to highlight…