Tag: Social Policy and Advocacy
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TRU Investigation: What do we know, and what actions are needed?
Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov On Wednesday, November 24th, when I finished preparing my lecture for social policy class, I decided to check Facebook private messages, as my phone was buzzing. I received several requests from my colleagues and friends who read newspaper articles, watched CBC, and listened to local radio about the TRU investigation. The messages came…
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CASWE-ACFTS Social Policy and Advocacy Committee March invitations
This event took place on March 30, 2021. Please consider submitting your abstract to be part of the Social Policy and Advocacy Roundtable at the Major Social Work Educators Conference in Canada. Deadline has been extended until Friday March 26th. More information about the conference https://conference.caswe-acfts.ca/ and to download the call for abstracts: https://caswe-acfts.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SPAC-Roundtable-2021-Call-for-Abstracts_LL-1.pdf SPAC-RECI:…
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Change the Act, not the Regulations
To those who are eligible to vote in 2021 Proposed Revision to the Social Work Profession Regulation in Manitoba starting today please vote NO to the Part 2 of the changes. The Manitoba College of Social Workers is asking the membership to vote starting on February 11th, 2021 on a by-law change that would change…
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Contemporary Social Policy Concerns in Canada: Social Work Responses.
Contemporary Social Policy Concerns in Canada: Social Work Responses. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov Saima Farooqi Rayell Sellars-Sarnowski Faculty of Education and Social Work Thompson Rivers University Recently I had the honour to present with my social policy students at the British Columbia Political Studies Conference in Thompson Rivers University. I had an extremely successful…