An Examination of Canadian Social Work Program Curriculum and The Addiction Core Competencies

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ID15414036
AuthorsGreg Graves (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, corresponding author), Rick Csiernik (0000-0001-5082-169X, Western University), J M Foy (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction), Jaime Foy, Júlio César (0000-0001-7190-2931, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction), Joseph Cesar
Year2009
Volume9
Issue4
Pages400-413
Publication date2009-11-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1533-256X • E-ISSN: 1533-2578
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15332560903212595
OpenAlexW1985847122
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited10

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, in conjunction with key Canadian stakeholders, has developed a guideline outlining 18 core competencies for those working with clients with addiction issues. The curriculum of Canada's 35 faculties and schools of social work were examined using the core competencies to determine the extent of addiction education received by undergraduate and graduate social work students. All social work addiction courses were elective offerings, although faculty teaching in this area did express a desire to shift the focus of addiction studies away from elective to core course offerings. The majority of competency-based education at the faculties and schools of social work is taught at a generalist level, and graduate schools of social work teach fewer core addiction competencies than undergraduate. Although competency-based education is generally viewed positively and adopted at faculties and schools of social work, only one third of addiction courses matched with the 18 core competencies developed through the auspices of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Addiction · Core competency · Curriculum · Management · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychiatry · Substance abuse · Work (physics · Engineering · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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