SOWK 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Canada Health Transfer, Canada Health Act, Fred Phelps

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SOWK 1000
• Professor: Alexandra Wright

Document Summary

For 90 yrs, casw provided national voice to promote profession & advance issues of social justice. Since its founding in 1926, casw supported development of professional standards & social work organizations in each province & territory while remaining steadfast in its commitment to advocate for more equitable canada. Casw board of directors determines & oversees general & financial policies: w/ each provincial/territorial partner organization appointing 1 member to. Board, unified voice for canadian social work profession assured. Casw promotes profession of social work in canada & advances social justice. Education: canadian association for social work education (caswe) has responsibility for accrediting university-based social work programs, in most parts of country, bachelor of social work = minimum educational requirement for entry into profession. Regulation: newly formed canadian council of social work regulators (ccswr) represents all provincial social work regulatory bodies in canada, ccswr are developing competencies" for social work driven by agreement for.