This past weekend, the Globe and Mail published an article by Ian Bailey titled: "Appeal Court Upholds Right to Operate for Vancouver Safe Injection Site." The article discussed the federal government's disapproval of the decision to keep Insite operational and the Harper government's plan to appeal. The fate of Insite will likely be decided by the Supreme Court of Canada.
It is interesting to note that while the government of Canada disagrees with the existence of Insite, the World Health Organization is a strong proponent of safe injection sites and endorses their existence in slowing the spread of HIV/AIDS. Click here to read another Globe article that discusses the use of injection sites in further detail.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Welcome!
We are pleased to announce the publication of the 3rd edition of Social Work in Canada: An Introduction by Steven Hick.
This is a uniquely Canadian text that reflects Canadian values and experience. The text introduces fundamentals of social work practice in the context of challenges such as poverty, discrimination, violence, and economic globalization.
With this new edition, we have tried to be attentive to the recent severe downturn in the Canadian and world economy. Accordingly, the chapters have been updated with new data, where available, that attempt to anticipate the implications of these developments for social work practice.
The full range of social work practice is examined, including background information on the social work profession, the welfare state and income security in Canada, children and youth, aboriginal communities, anti-racism perspectives, practice issues with persons with disabilities, the gay and lesbian communities, the elderly, and international social work practice.
This is a uniquely Canadian text that reflects Canadian values and experience. The text introduces fundamentals of social work practice in the context of challenges such as poverty, discrimination, violence, and economic globalization.
With this new edition, we have tried to be attentive to the recent severe downturn in the Canadian and world economy. Accordingly, the chapters have been updated with new data, where available, that attempt to anticipate the implications of these developments for social work practice.
The full range of social work practice is examined, including background information on the social work profession, the welfare state and income security in Canada, children and youth, aboriginal communities, anti-racism perspectives, practice issues with persons with disabilities, the gay and lesbian communities, the elderly, and international social work practice.
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