STRENGTHENING INDIVIDUALS. FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

Links

The following links are offered as a resource to social workers in Saskatchewan. This is not an exhaustive list but may provide you with useful places to start if you are looking for information related to social work practice, social issues, social work education and continuing education, or other like-minded organizations. If you have suggestions for other links that we should add or if you find a link on the page that is not working, please contact us at sasw@accesscomm.ca.

Social Work Organizations/Associations

Provincial Social Work Organizations

  • Alberta College of Social Workers
  • British Columbia College of Social Workers
  • British Columbia Association of Social Workers
  • New Brunswick Association of Social Workers
  • Newfoundland and Labrador College of Social Workers
  • Nova Scotia College of Social Workers
  • Ontario Association of Social Workers
  • Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
  • Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux du Quebec
  • Prince Edward Island Social Work Registration Board
  • Association of Social Workers in Northern Canada

National/International Social Work Organizations

  • Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW)
  • Canadian Council of Social Work Regulators (CCSWR)
  • International Federation of Social Work
  • Association of Social Work Boards
  • British Association of Social Workers
  • Australian Association of Social Workers
  • Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers

Associations based on Fields of Practice

  • Canadian Association for Couple and Family Therapy
  • School Social Work Association of America
  • Association of Oncology Social Work
  • International Association for Social Work with Groups
  • North American Association of Christians in Social Work
  • Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care
  • National Organization of Forensic Social Work
  • Society for Prevention Research
  • Clinical Social Work Association
  • The Network for Social Work Management
  • American Board of Clinical Social Work
  • American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work
  • Institute for Geriatric Social Work
  • Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
  • Association of Directors of Adult Social Services  

Social Work Education

  • University of Regina
  • Canadian Association for Social Work Education
  • International Association of Schools of Social Work

Continuing Education/Professional Development

  • University of Calgary
  • Dalhousie University
  • State University of New York - Buffalo

Indigenous Resources

  • First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
  • The First Peoples Child and Family Review
  • The Healing Journey

On-line MSW programs (Areas of Specialization)

  • University of New England (Aging/Gerontology OR Families and Children OR Medical/Public Health OR Substance Abuse OR Social Action and Community Development)
  • Dalhousie University (Generalist)
  • University of Victoria (Social justice and anti-oppressive practice OR Social work in indigenous settings)
  • University of Denver
  • University of Waterloo (Health)
  • Arizona State University
  • Case Western

Information on Social/Practice Issues

Child Welfare/Children’s Issues

  • Canadian Child Care Federation
  • Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal
  • Child Care & Early Education Research Connections Database
  • Child Welfare League of Canada
  • Kids Help Phone
  • Public Legal Education Association
  • Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth
  • Youth in Care Canada

Family Violence

  • Domestic Violence Court
  • Provincial Association of Transition Homes and Services (PATHS)
  • Statistical Profile
  • STOPS to Violence
  • The Healing Journey

Health/Mental Health Resources

  • Addiction Group - How Long Do Drugs Stay In Your System?
  • Addiction Rehab Treatment - Opioid Addiction & Abuse
  • Canadian Health Coalition
  • Canadian Mental Health Association Saskatchewan
  • Drugrehab.com
  • Drug Talk Counselling Courses
  • eHealth Saskatchewan
  • Health Nexus
  • Mesothelioma Prognosis
  • Ombudsman Saskatchewan
  • Saskatchewan Health Quality Council
  • Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation
  • Wellesley Institute

Poverty Resources

  • Campaign 2000
  • Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation
  • Centre for Studies in Food Security
  • Make Poverty History: Homelessness Research in Canada
  • Poverty Net (World Bank)
  • Raising the Roof

Workplace Bullying

  • Workplace Bullying Institute
  • Enough Already
    • We provide free employment coaching:
    • We can work with employers to support the development of a healthier, respectful workplace.
    • We can connect people who have been impacted by SHIW to support services.
  • The Shift Peroject: Every worker is entitled to employment free of sexual harassment

Policy Organizations Free On-Line Journals

  • Caledon Institute of Social Policy
  • Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  • Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Saskatchewan Branch
  • Canadian Public Policy: CPP Archives & Search Interface
  • Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
  • Centre for Social Justice
  • Conference Board of Canada
  • Council of Canadians
  • Social Work Policy Institute (American)
  • Vanier Institute of the Family

International Links

  • The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
  • International Council on Social Welfare
  • United Nations Development Program
  • The International Monetary Fund
  • The World Bank

Free On-Line Journals

  • Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics (International)
  • New Social Worker on Line (American)
  • Critical Social Work
  • British Journal of Social Work
  • Advances in Social Work
  • Columbia Social Work Review
  • Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies
  • Journal of Social Research and Policy
  • Journal of Family Strengths
  • Articles on social work topics are available at Social Work Commons
  • The Issue Lab-Foundation Centre-This site has an array of free articles specific to North America  

Employment Opportunities

  • Job Bank - HRDC
  • Simply Hired
  • Sask Jobs
  • Saskatchewan Government Jobs
  • CASW

Records Storage

  • Iron Mountain
  • Crown Store All