Technology and Access: Responding to the Social Work Education Needs of First Nations and Inuit Communities
2008; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 27; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/02615470802201846
ISSN1470-1227
Autores Tópico(s)Service-Learning and Community Engagement
ResumoAbstract This paper presents challenges in delivering social work education in areas that are traditionally geographically, psychologically, and/or linguistically isolated from mainstream Canadian society. Included are discussions using technology to reach these groups. In response to research results from 'Rethinking Social Work Education for First Nations and Inuit Communities' and as part of a continuing commitment by McGill University to ongoing professional development for social workers in Indigenous communities, a multidisciplinary, online supervision course was offered to Community Services staff in the First Nations community of Kahnawake. Evaluations of Kahnawake participants are included as well as next steps. Keywords: Indigenous Social Work EducationTechnology and AccessFirst Nations Social ServicesInuit Social Work EducationEducational Outreach Acknowledgements The authors are grateful for the support of the Ministere de l'éducation, du sport et du loisir du Quebec for the project on which this article is based and for funding from the McGill Training and Human Resources Development Project for translation and adaptation of 'The Art of Supervision'. Notes 1. This is a Health Canada‐funded project with an overall objective of improving access to services in English for minority Anglophone communities in the regions of Quebec.
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