Category Archives: News

September, 2017. At the Annual General Meeting on May 31, 2017 the Board of Directors (BOD) identified the importance of supporting and engaging with the Quebec schools of social work. As part of this commitment, Association President, Susan Cadell, and  Executive Director, Alexandra Wright, visited four Quebec schools during the week of September 24-29 with […]

This is the Association’s first foray into the blogosphere and I am hoping that, during the course of the year, I will be able to share some ideas and stories with you. September is the month that university classes begin anew… and where did it go?

What an interesting month it was, as fast as it went. For me September involved many visits to university campuses: my own, of course, but also several others. On the personal front, I got to experience first orientation with our youngest who is the first of three children to go away to university. Professionally, I am privileged to have had the opportunity to visit numerous other campuses throughout the month, including campuses in Québec. I grew up in a university town and I have always appreciated that back-to-school feeling that I experienced in all of them. One newer aspect that I have been enjoying is noticing how many places are now acknowledging the territory on which they are situated.

CASWE-ACFTS has a long history in the professional education of social work across Canada. Formally established in 1967 to succeed the National Committee of Canadian Schools of Social Work, the purpose of the Association  was: To promote education in Canada for practice in the social services; To formulate criteria for use in assessing educational programs […]

Dr. Ginette Berteau is the IASWG 2017 International Honoree Each year the International Association for Social Work with Groups Board (IASWG)  votes for one or two persons to award at the IASWG Symposium the honor of being the “IASWG International Honoree”, recognizing the person’s extensive contributions to group work and IASWG. This year the Board members […]

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 […]

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 […]

July 15, 2015 Dear Colleagues and Friends, I wish to welcome Dr. Dixon Sookraj as the new President of the CASWE- ACFTS. First elected to our Board in 1997, Dixon rejoined the Board of Directors in 2011 as representative of the International Affairs Committee and is presently serving a second consecutive term on the BOD. […]

In addition to overseeing the ongoing operation of the CASWE-ACFTS the Board of Directors is mandated to “develop a yearly action plan in consultation with the membership” (CASWE-ACFTS By-Laws, Section 6.1.12). This year’s Action Plan does not identify discrete activities or tasks but presents 5 key questions to help focus the work of CASWE-ACFTS for […]

Welcome to our exciting new website presenting information about CASWE-ACFTS in an accessible and appealing format. Read about the purpose of CASWE-ACFTS; keep abreast of the activities of the Board of Directors and the Commission of Accreditation; learn about the work of the Committees and Caucuses; note the periodic press releases; and, most importantly, find […]