Our collection of resources is designed to help Social Workers in their effort to provide the best possible care to their clients.
This list is by no means complete and will remain in progress as we gather materials - please let us know at casw@casw-acts.ca if there are any resources that should be considered for inclusion.
Resource Categories
Children and Youth
Mental Health
Health Care
Housing and Homelessness
Substance Use and Misuse
Military and Veterans
Family and Intimate Partner Violence
Refugees and Newcomers
General Practice
Harassment and Sexual Violence
Children and Youth
Canada’s Waiting Children
Canada’s Waiting Children is the only national child-specific photolisting program in Canada, and only available to Canadian residents.
Cybertip.ca
Canada’s tipline to report the online sexual exploitation of children. Click here to learn more.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
This early childhood literacy program is available for children from birth to age five and it is absolutely free! Click here to access.
Emily’s Choice - Child Protection Comic and Video
The Health Aboriginal Network has created a comic and video on child protection, entitled Emily's Choice. Click here to download the book for free, watch the video and order books and posters.
First Nations Youth Suicide Prevention
The purpose of the First Nations Youth Suicide Prevention Curriculum is to promote resilience and instill hope amongst First Nations youth.
Although the materials are directed at classroom teachers, other professional service providers are welcome to consider the application of this curriculum on behalf of First Nations youth at risk. Click here to access.
First Peoples Child & Family Review
The First Peoples Child & Family Review is dedicated to interdisciplinary knowledge honouring the voices and perspectives of Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous allies and supporters.
Every issue of this First Nations Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS) publication First Peoples Child & Family Review is available online and free to the public to view and download.
Foundations in FASD On-Line Course (Free)
This is CanFASD basic training course is intended for everyone that will come into contact with individuals with FASD including all sectors of work, families, individuals with FASD, spouses, and the general public. Click here to sign-up.
Getting Care Right for All Children: Implementing the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children
Ensure that alternative care is a necessary, suitable and positive experience for children, with this free online course.
Healthy Aboriginal Network
The Healthy Aboriginal Network (HAN) is a registered non-profit with a mandate of promoting health, literacy & wellness through the production of visual resources for youth. Click here to access free and paid resources.
Indigenous Comic Books on Health and Social Issues for Youth
Click here to access this resource by Indigenous Story Studio.
Indigenous Kids Rights Path
The IKRP is a place where Indigenous children (on and off reserve) can learn about their rights and find links to help or resources if they feel their rights are not being respected. Click here to access this resource.
Indigenous Knowledge Portal
The Indigenous Knowledge Portal (IKP) is a searchable database and related links that provides access to a variety of annotated literature reviews, reports, guides, films, booklets, studies, journal articles and presentations all related to Aboriginal children and families in Canada and similar countries.
Intersectional approaches to ending LGBTQ2S youth homelessness in Canada
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness recently released the first-ever academic text that focuses specifically on LGBTQ2S youth homelessness in both Canada and the U.S. Click here to download this free e-book.
KidsHelpPhone.ca
Visit https://kidshelpphone.ca/ for tools and resources for issues from bullying to online safety
Kids in the Know
Kids in the Know is a national interactive safety education program for increasing the personal safety of children and reducing their risk of victimization online and in the real world.
Living with FASD comic book
A collection of five stories, based on stories told by members of the Whitecrow Village community. The stories are about struggling in school, the importance of friendships and receiving support from friends and family. Click here for a preview.
Making Sense of Trauma - Storybook for Kids
Big Feelings Come and Go is a storybook the Canadian Centre for Child Protection hopes will be a resource to help families and caregivers have conversations with kids about freeze, flight, and fight and learn some basic self-regulation skills.
Mental Health and Addiction Interventions for Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Practical Strategies for Frontline Providers
Free e-book from the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press focused on supporting service providers in their interventions with street-involved youth.
MentorNet
MentorNet is a unique program aimed at connecting Students and Young Professionals (SYPs) interested in global health with experts in the field.
MindShift App
MindShift is an app designed to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety. Click here to learn more.
Online Financial Literacy Course for Youth In and From Care
The Children's Aid Foundation has developed a free online financial literacy course that can act as a resource for youth transitioning out of the child welfare system so they are better able to successfully manage money and debts, and to begin building assets .Visit www.cafdn.org or contact Nicole Gauthier at ngauthier@cafdn.org or 416-923-0924 x.260 to learn more.
Pediatric Pain Project
This free continuing education opportunity aims to connect healthcare providers to expand knowledge and build capacity in the area of Acute and Chronic Pain. No cost.
Raising the Bar for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth
Call to Action on 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion articulates the standard all our organizations should strive towards to ensure 2SLGBTQ+ youth are meaningfully included at every level of our work.
The Canadian Paediatric Society
The Canadian Paediatric Society has prepared messaging and social media posts to make it easy to communicate the key messages in our new practice point on counselling adolescents and their parents on non-medical (recreational) cannabis use.
PreventionCoalition
PreventionCoalition is an informational site designed to educate parents, teachers and concerned community members about teen drug use and ways to prevent it.
Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom
For this special web series, The Walrus spoke with teens, parents, and educators nationwide, on what we get wrong—and right—about gender, intimacy, desire, and consent
Stop Now And Plan
SNAP, which stands for Stop Now and Plan, is an evidence-based behavioural model that provides a framework for teaching children struggling with behaviour issues, and their parents, effective emotional regulation, self-control and problem-solving skills. Click here to access this practice resource.
Talking Pot with Youth: A Cannabis Communication Guide for Youth Allies
This guide is intended to educate youth allies on how to have safe, unbiased, informed and non-judgmental conversations with young people about cannabis.
We Matter Support Worker Toolkit
The Support Worker Toolkit will help use We Matter to start and sustain conversations on HARDSHIP, HOPE and HEALING with Indigenous youth in a ONE- ON-ONE/SMALL GROUP setting.
Click here for the Support Worker Toolkit, for use in one-on-one/small group settings.
WePROTECT Global Alliance
Worldwide cooperation to stop the crime of online child sexual abuse and exploitation. Click here to learn more.
Weight-related Conversations Knowledge Translation Casebook
This Casebook is a compilation of best evidence and practice to assist healthcare professionals in having positive conversations about weight-related issues with children and their families. Click here to access this resource
Youth Criminal Justice – Educational Tools
The Youth Criminal Justice Act is Canada's law that applies to youth between the ages of 12 and 17 who have come into conflict with the law. Click here to access information and resources to help you better support youth in understanding the Act and the youth justice system.
Mobility for Good - Youth Aging out of Care
A collaboration between TELUS and Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada (CAFC) and select Centre de Jeunesse Foundations, Mobility for Good® helps youth aging out of care achieve independence by providing them with a free phone and a $0 plan. This enables them to stay in touch with friends and vital support networks, search for somewhere to live, find education and job opportunities, and build credit. Learn more or apply for this program.
Programs are also available to support seniors, low income families, and Indigenous women at risk or surviving violence - visit Mobility for Good to learn more.
Mental Health
BeyondNow – Your suicide safety planning app
Convenient and confidential, the BeyondNow app puts safety planning in the pocket so it can accessed and edited at any time.
BounceBack® is a free skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). It is designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered over the phone with a coach and through online videos, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.
Buddy Up - Centre for Suicide Prevention
Click here for this tool kit for preventing suicide in men
Continuing Education Webinars – MHCC
Looking for free on-line continuing education opportunities? Click here to access the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC) archived webinars on topics ranging from workplace mental health to recovery and suicide prevention.
Crisis Services Canada
Crisis Services Canada (CSC) is a collaboration of distress and crisis centres from across Canada, offering Canada’s first nationally available, regionally delivered suicide prevention service.
E-hub Online Self-Help
Click here to access free e-mental health tools provided by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing including e-couch, MoodGym and Bluepages.
FOVEOCARE
Foveo Care is a mental health support app that provides an anonymous forum for people to disclose their fears and struggles, while gaining encouragement from others going through the same thing. Click here to review and download this app.
Heads Up Guys
HeadsUpGuys is a resource for supporting men in their fight against depression by providing tips, tools, information about professional services, and stories of success.
Implementing Virtual Care in Mental Health Settings
Implementing Virtual Care in Mental Health Settings is available on the CAMH Digital Mental Health Certificate website and is a series of 10 brief, practical videos to support health care providers who are providing mental health care virtually.
Medications and You
The Mood Disorders Society of Canada is proud to announce the launch of their latest in a series of public education resources, Medications and You book.
Mental Health and Addiction Interventions for Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Practical Strategies for Frontline Providers
Free e-book from the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press focused on supporting service providers in their interventions with street-involved youth.
Mental Health in the Workplace: An Accommodation Guide for Managers and Staff
Produced by Mental Health Works to help employers and managers understand how to assist a colleague with a mental health concern and appropriately accommodate them in the workplace. Click here to access this resource.
MindShift App
MindShift is an app designed to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety. Click here to learn more.
New e-mental health implementation toolkit
This MHCC resource is for mental health professionals to implement e-mental health innovations.
Refugee Mental Health Online Course: Focus on Syrian Refugees
Registration is free for service providers from across Canada who work with Syrian refugees. The Refugee Mental Health Project aims to build settlement, social and health service providers' knowledge and skills regarding refugee mental health and promote inter-sector and inter-professional collaboration. The project resources are provided free of charge across Canada.
Suicide prevention and support
Crisis Services Canada (CSC) is a collaboration of distress and crisis centres from across Canada, offering Canada’s first nationally available, regionally delivered suicide prevention service.
Suicide Prevention Toolkits
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), has developed 2 toolkits to support people who have been impacted by suicide. One toolkit is tailored for people who have attempted suicide , and the other is focused on resources for people who have lost someone to suicide .
Supporting a Family Member with Schizophrenia
Supporting a Family Member with Schizophrenia is a practical guide for families and other caregivers. The support strategies in the manual can help people with the illness to really engage in life—to be able to work, study, enjoy their leisure time and have meaningful relationships.
The Schizophrenia Society of Canada (SSC)
‘Hope and Recovery guide: Your Guide to Living with and Beyond Schizophrenia’ - This guide has been developed to provide information and guidance to young people who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and those who support them.
Think Outside the Box
Information, tools and stories for people with disabilities, employers, landlords, service and transportation providers and anyone else looking to learn more about mental health accessibility and disability accommodation. Click here to access this resource developed by the CMHA.
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Understanding Stigma: A free online course for healthcare providers and other frontline clinicians
The Understanding Stigma online course was developed for healthcare professionals and other frontline clinicians; its purpose is to examine stigmatizing attitudes and behaviours through various instructional activities. Click here to access this resource.
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Because losing someone is hard. Canadian Virtual Hospice hosts MyGrief.ca which is confidential and free and helps you to understand and move through your grief.
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WalkAlong
WalkAlong is a free online mental health companion. Click here to access their on-line tools that support your own journey as well as being a good resource for others.
Wellness Together Canada: Mental Health and Substance Use Support
Wellness Together Canada Connects Canadians to peer support workers, social workers, psychologists and other professionals for confidential chat sessions or phone calls and will make it easier to find credible information and help address mental health and substance use issues.
Health Care
Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning is a process of thinking about and sharing your wishes for future health and personal care. Click here to access Online Interactive Workbooks which you can download and share with others.
Advance Care Planning
Speak Up and the BC Centre for Palliative Care developed a complementary “Living Well, Planning Well” resource for the public. A national Advisory Committee of legal professionals, health care providers, and patient and caregiver representatives supported its development.
Fraser Health Authority Advance Care Planning Companion Workbook: My Voice in Action
Alzheimer Society of Canada
The Alzheimer Society of Canada provides lots of resources for people with dementia, family members, caregivers, and health-care professionals. http://alzheimer.ca/en/Home/We-can-help/Resources
Aphasia Institute SCATM eLearning
SCA™ eLearning is a FREE, short, (under 60 minutes) online introduction to Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA™), an evidence-based method. Aphasia is a communication impairment that affects a person’s ability to speak, understand speech, read, and write. Click here to access this free continuing education resource.
The brainXchange™
The brainXchange™ is a network of people dedicated to improving quality of life and supports for persons with or at risk of having brain-health needs related to dementia, mental health and neurological conditions related to aging or have experienced brain health changes earlier in life that are now more complex with aging.
Canadian Pain Task Force Report
Health Canada and the Canadian Pain Task Force are committed to hearing the voices of people living with pain to inform the path forward. Click here to access the Chronic Pain in Canada: Laying a Foundation for Action report.
CANImmunize
CANImmunize is a free digital tool for Canadians that securely stores your vaccination records and helps you get vaccinated on time.
Canadian Society for Spirituality & Social Work
CSSSW stimulates interest and scholarship in the area of spirituality and social work through hosting conferences, encouraging research, and publishing quality articles and research papers by practitioners, students and academics.
Framework on Palliative Care in Canada
Click here to review the Framework on Palliative Care in Canada tabled in December, 2018 at Parliament.
Funding available to improve accessibility and safety for people with disabilities in your workplace
Your business or organization could receive a grant of up to $50,000 through the Government of Canada’s Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) to improve accessibility in your workplace. Click here to learn more about these funding streams.
Healthy Aboriginal Network
The Healthy Aboriginal Network (HAN) is a registered non-profit with a mandate of promoting health, literacy & wellness through the production of visual resources for youth. Click here to access free and paid resources.
Living Well, Planning Well
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association and the BC Centre for Palliative Care developed this resource intended to help people understand their rights and the legal requirements for planning for your future care.
Click here to access.
Medical Assistance in Dying: Resource Hub
Click here to access the CASW MAiD Resource Hub with national and provincial resources for social worker across Canada.
National Hospice Palliative Care Week (links to 2018 conference)
National Hospice Palliative Care Week runs May 1-7, 2016 under the theme "Hospice Palliative Care First" and features an FAQ, Mythbusters, and includes information for health care professionals. Click here to learn more.
Patients Medical Neighbourhood - Best Advice
This guide will help family practice teams improve their connections with colleagues in other care settings both within the health care system and social services more broadly. Download the Full Guide or Summary Guide here.
RISE (Reach Isolated Seniors Everywhere)
HelpAge Canada initiated a new pan-Canadian project called RISE (Reach Isolated Seniors Everywhere) - the key components of the project is a country-wide campaign encouraging people of all ages to reach out to a senior who may be isolated or lonely or at risk of becoming isolated. Click here to learn more about RISE.
Speak Up Canada
The Advance Care Planning initiative, spearheaded by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) since 2008 focuses on an accessible Pan-Canadian Framework for advance care planning. The ACP initiative works in collaboration with various sectors and professional groups to accomplish our goals as an initiative.
Supplementary Health Insurance Explained for Healthcare Providers
As the Chair for the Extended Healthcare Professionals Coalition (EHPC), CASW was pleased to coordinate the launch of this practice resource that was developed in collaboration with the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association to support help healthcare providers and their patients better understand how private health insurance works. Click here to access this practice resource.
Additional information about Health Insurance for Healthcare Providers from Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association.
Think Outside the Box
Information, tools and stories for people with disabilities, employers, landlords, service and transportation providers and anyone else looking to learn more about mental health accessibility and disability accommodation. Click here to access this resource developed by the CMHA.
Your Care, Your Choices
Advance Care Planning for First Nations People - Using the Your Care, Your Choices workbook as a guide can help you to begin conversations with your family, friends and health care team. That way everyone knows how you wish to be cared for if you ever become ill or injured, and can no longer make decisions for yourself.
Housing and Homelessness
Housing First 101
Click here to access a collection of resources including practical guides for working with various populations in the Housing First framework.
BOOK | 10 – Engaging People with Lived/Living Experience
Informed by the 10 Lived/Living Experience Advisory Committee, this guide was written to support poverty-reduction groups to meaningfully engage people with lived/living experience.
Click here to access this online resource.
Canadian Housing First Toolkit
This toolkit is based on the experience of the Canadian At Home/Chez Soi project that used the Pathways to Housing model of Housing First for homeless people with mental illness. While the toolkit has a mental health focus because it is based on the At Home/Chez Soi experience, it is applicable to and can be adapted to other segments of the homeless population (e.g., youth, families), many of which also experience mental health challenges.
Canadian Rental Housing Index
The Index is a comprehensive database that compiles rental housing statistics for cities, regions, and provinces across Canada. Click here to access this resource.
Homeless Hub
The Homeless Hub is a web-based research library and information centre representing an innovative step forward in the use of technology to enhance knowledge mobilization and networking.
Homelessness Learning Hub
The Homelessness Learning Hub (HLH) is the place for professional development and community capacity building for frontline service providers from the homeless-serving sector in Canada. Click here to access this resource.
Intersectional approaches to ending LGBTQ2S youth homelessness in Canada
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness recently released the first-ever academic text that focuses specifically on LGBTQ2S youth homelessness in both Canada and the U.S. Click here to download this free e-book.
Landlord Engagement Toolkit
A practical “how to” guide to working with landlords in the context of a Housing First program. Click here to review this resource.
Mental Health and Addiction Interventions for Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Practical Strategies for Frontline Providers
Free e-book from the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press focused on supporting service providers in their interventions with street-involved youth.
New Resource: Toolkit for Intensive Case Management in Canada
For those using a Case Management Program for the Housing First Model, there is a new toolkit available from the Homelessness Partnering Strategy on the Community Workspace on Homelessness! It's also available in French
Sheltersafe
ShelterSafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope and support.
A Way Home Canada
A Way Home is a national coalition reimagining solutions to youth homelessness through transformations in policy, planning and practice. A Way Home is also an international movement for change that began with A Way Home Canada. Learn more at www.awayhome.ca
Substance Use and Misuse
Cannabis in Canada
Click here to get the facts you need to know about cannabis from the Government of Canada.
Cannabis and Psychosis
Health Canada and the Schizophrenia Society of Canada have teamed up to provide information regarding ways to get informed on cannabis and mental health. Go to www.cannabisandpsychosis.ca for more information.
Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub
The Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub connects you with evidence-based information on the non-medical use of cannabis that’s ready to be put into action. The hub also allows you to connect with other professionals across Ontario and Canada through our online discussion forum.
Cannabis and Older Adults
The Cannabis and Older Adults eLearning Modules, developed by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health
Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis
The Canadian Centre on substance Abuse (CCSA) has released updated reports that summarize what the effects of cannabis use on human functioning and development. Click here access the report highlights.
Families for Addiction Recovery
Free and confidential support group for parents in Toronto and parent phone support. Supporting families affected by addiction, advocating for timely, compassionate, evidence-based treatment, and ending stigma. www.farcanada.org
Guide to Facilitate Discussions about Youth Cannabis Use in Your Community
Marijuana — its medical uses, effects and legalization — is a common topic of discussion of late among members of the public and health professionals, and in political circles. Click here to access a guide to support discussions developed by the Canadian Center on Substance Abuse.
Medications and You
The Mood Disorders Society of Canada is proud to announce the launch of their latest in a series of public education resources, Medications and You book.
Mental Health and Addiction Interventions for Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Practical Strategies for Frontline Providers
Free e-book from the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press focused on supporting service providers in their interventions with street-involved youth.
NaloxoneCare
NaloxoneCare.com provides free nasal naloxone kits to recipients of NIHB and Veterans Health Insurance. Click here to learn more.
National Alcohol Strategy
Alcohol is a popular drink in Canada with special social and cultural significance, yet it also causes many types of harm. Canada has developed a National Alcohol Strategy to address problematic alcohol consumption.
Opioid Symposium Presentations
Access all the presentations and recordings of the 2018 CCSA Opioid Symposium.
Opioids toolkit
Click here to get resources and help promote awareness on preventing opioid overdoses.
PreventionCoalition
PreventionCoalition is an informational site designed to educate parents, teachers and concerned community members about teen drug use and ways to prevent it.
Resources Related to the Opioid Crisis
Across Canada, organizations and jurisdictions are working collectively to drive impact at the national, jurisdictional and local levels in fulfilling their commitments under the Joint Statement of Action, as well as contributing to end the opioid crisis. The resulting resources presented here are organized along the pillars of the Canadian drugs and substances strategy.
Substance Use and Addictions Program
Health Canada's Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) provides contribution funding for projects that respond to drug and substance use issues in Canada. We fund time-limited projects addressing current and emerging priorities relating to substance use through periodic calls for proposals, and occasionally through targeted calls on specific issues.
Substance Use Disorder Guidelines
The Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health (CCSMH) has been funded through the Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) of Health Canada to create a set of four guidelines on the prevention, assessment, and management of substance use disorders among older adults. Click the below links to access the guidelines:
• Alcohol Use Disorder in Older Adults
• Benzodiazepine Use Disorder in Older Adults
• Cannabis Use Disorder in Older Adults
• Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults
Talking Pot with Youth: A Cannabis Communication Guide for Youth Allies
This guide is intended to educate youth allies on how to have safe, unbiased, informed and non-judgmental conversations with young people about cannabis: http://www.ccsa.ca/Resource%20Library/CCSA-Cannabis-Communication-Guide-2018-en.pdf
Understanding Addiction
Understanding Addiction is online learning program (CMHA-BC) that seeks to equip non-specialist workers and volunteers with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to confidently help people who face challenges with substance use and addiction. The goal of this course is to ensure that anyone in a “helping role” will be able to foster healthy relationships and build supportive environments. (Course fee: $100 per person)
Wellness Together Canada: Mental Health and Substance Use Support
Wellness Together Canada Connects Canadians to peer support workers, social workers, psychologists and other professionals for confidential chat sessions or phone calls and will make it easier to find credible information and help address mental health and substance use issues.
Military and Veterans
CONNECTING FOR VETERAN WELLNESS
This free self-paced course consists of nine modules and should take between two to three hours to complete. You can download your certificate after completion.
Military and Veteran Families in Canada: Collaborations and Partnerships Compendium 1.0
A digital publication created to strengthen the community of support among organizations and professionals that study, serve and support Canada’s military and Veteran families. The Compendium is a reference publication that profiles organizations engaged in partnerships and collaborations across the country. Its goal is to inspire engagement, reduce duplication of effort, and leverage existing resources to enhance and strengthen supports for Canada’s military and Veteran families. Click here to access the Compendium.
PTSD Coach Canada - Mobile Application
Together with professional treatment, PTSD Coach Canada provides dependable resources and self-help tools based on research.
Family and Intimate Partner Violence
CASW Domestic Violence Resources Page
Click here for resources for those who are or know someone who is seeking help as well as resources, continuing education, and training for Social Workers
Gender-Based Violence Knowledge Centre
Click here to access this newly launched government website that brings together all federal programs, research and information related to gender-based violence across Canada.
HIV Screening and Testing - Survey
The Public Health Agency of Canada is conducting an anonymous survey for health professionals to examine knowledge and practice related to HIV screening and testing. The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete, depending on your answers. Click here to access this survey.
Sheltersafe
ShelterSafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope and support.
We Believe You
A colouring book for survivors and supporters is an initiative of the Office of Sexual Violence Support and Education at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. Click here to access.
WePROTECT Global Alliance
Worldwide cooperation to stop the crime of online child sexual abuse and exploitation. Click here to learn more.
Refugees and Newcomers
Immigration measures for people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Access information about the Government of Canada's commitment to support those affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including measures in place to help Canadian citizens and permanent residents return home and to help Ukrainians come to and stay in Canada.
Refugee Mental Health Online Course: Focus on Syrian Refugees
Registration is free for service providers from across Canada who work with Syrian refugees. The Refugee Mental Health Project aims to build settlement, social and health service providers' knowledge and skills regarding refugee mental health and promote inter-sector and inter-professional collaboration. The project resources are providedree of charge across Canada.
Immigration Matters
IRCC is working on an initiative called Immigration Matters that combines storytelling and facts to dispel common myths about immigrants and refugees, and promotes positive engagement between Canadians and newcomers. Click here for the Immigration Matters toolkit
National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4)
N4 is a national network for the diversity of providers who assist newcomers in navigating the complex Canadian healthcare and social service systems. We provide opportunities for professional development, education, virtual discussions, networking, and the sharing of data and resources.
Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway
As an international graduate from a Canadian institution, or a temporary foreign worker in a hospital, in a long-term care home, or on the frontlines, you are driving the Canadian economy of tomorrow and helping with our economic recovery.
General Practice
Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning is a process of thinking about and sharing your wishes for future health and personal care. Click here to access Online Interactive Workbooks which you can download and share with others.
Best Advice Guide: Team-Based Care in the Patient’s Medical Home
Team-based care is an integral part of the Patient’s Medical Home (PMH) model. The continuous, comprehensive, patient-centred care provided by these family practices is made even more effective by building a strong, well-connected team that strives for the same goal. Click here to access resources and guides for PMH.
Brain Story Certification - Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
A free online course from AFWI developed to make Brain Story science available to professionals and the public. Brain Story Certification is designed for those seeking a deeper understanding of brain development and its consequences for lifelong health. The course is also designed for professionals seeking certification in a wide range of fields. Click here to learn more.
Canadian Virtual Hospice
The Canadian Virtual Hospice team has identified protocols, advanced practices, and assessment and evaluation tools to help support your practice. Click here to access.
Continuing Education Webinars - CPHA
Online Course and Toolkit: Provide safer, more inclusive care for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections
Continuing Education Webinars – MHCC
Looking for free on-line continuing education opportunities? Click here to access the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC) archived webinars on topics ranging from workplace mental health to recovery and suicide prevention.
CRA launches new digital services for charities
The Canada Revenue Agency’s Charities Directorate announces the launch of new digital services for charities on My Business Account (My BA).
CRA: Learn about your taxes
Develop an understanding of how the Canadian tax system works. Take this online course to learn about personal income taxes in Canada.
Divorce Act Changes
The Government of Canada made changes to federal family laws with most of the changes coming into force on March 1, 2021. Click here to access a free introduction training for professionals on the changes.
Eco-Social Work: An Ethical Imperative
Click here to access an online resource for Social Workers who are interested in learning more about eco-social work; it was also developed in order to raise greater awareness about the importance of ecological/environmental issues, as well as eco-social work theory and practice within the field of social work itself.
Evidence-based Principles of Therapy (EPT) Clearinghouse
The goal of the EPT Clearinghouse is to develop a crowd-sourced site for free resources (e.g., videos, worksheets, manuals) for therapists, educators, and students who want to learn how to implement evidence-based practice elements.
Grant and Contribution Funding Opportunities
Click here to access the current Public Health Agency of Canada’s funding opportunities.
HelpSeeker.org
HelpSeeker.org is a systems mapping platform that generates real-time insights for better decision-making for funders and policy-makers, while connecting vulnerable people to the right services. Click here to learn more about this new online resource.
How to Access Services through Jordan’s Principle
Click here to access a printable resource for your workplace on how to access services and supports through Jordan’s Principle.
How to prepare and write a Gladue report
Gladue rights apply to all Aboriginal peoples, living on reserve or off reserve. This Gladue Report Guide is published by the Legal Services Society (LSS) in British Columbia.
Narrative Practice
Click here to access free on-line courses and resources offered by the Dulwich Centre in Australia.
The New Social Worker – Online Magazine
The New Social Worker is a careers magazine with each issue providing practical articles on social work students, social work ethics, field placement, practice issues, practice specialties, technology in social work, book reviews, and more.
A Second Chance - A Gladue Rights Story
Through engaging storytelling and illustrations, Second Chance, a free graphic novel, introduces Gladue rights for Aboriginal peoples.
Supplementary Health Insurance Explained for Healthcare Providers
As the Chair for the Extended Healthcare Professionals Coalition (EHPC), CASW was pleased to coordinate the launch of this practice resource that was developed in collaboration with the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association to support help healthcare providers and their patients better understand how private health insurance works. Click here to access this practice resource.
Toolbox for the Active Offer – For Better Understanding and Better Care
The Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS), has developed a set of training and information tools for healthcare and social service professionals. This toolbox will provide you with valuable resources to help you offer quality healthcare services to your francophone clients. Click here to access.
QualityRights Initiative
The goal of WHO’s QualityRights is to change mindsets and practices in a sustainable way and empower all stakeholders to promote rights and recovery in order to improve the lives of people with psychosocial, intellectual or cognitive disabilities everywhere. Click here to access the resources of the QualityRights Initiative
CASW Virtual Counseling Resources page
The CASW Virtual Counseling Resources page with links specific to your province or territory as well as additional resources and webinars to help support this potential transition in your practice.
Harassment and Sexual Violence
CANADIAN HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE
The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking has launched the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline. If you are a victim/survivor of forced prostitution or forced labour, or believe someone else might be, call the hotline at 1-833-900-1010. The Hotline Response Advocates will connect callers to support and services and will also take tips, answer questions and forward information, when appropriate, to law enforcement.
Canadian Women’s Foundation
Together, let's empower women and girls to move out of violence, out of poverty, and into confidence and leadership. Click here to learn more.
Draw the Line Sexual Violence Prevention Education Campaign
Draw the Line, an interactive campaign which provides educators with free resources on sexual violence prevention.
Incarceration and Reintegration
The only way forward: Shifting Punitive Perspectives
The Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC) is offering a free webinar series on the topic of Shifting Punitive Perspectives. With the help of panelists, CFSC will examine the impacts of the existing criminal justice system, possible alternatives, and next steps. - https://quakerservice.ca/news/the-only-way-forward/
Canadian Families and Corrections Network (CFCN) Resources:
Time Together - A survival guide for families and friends visiting in Canadian federal prisons.
One Step at a Time - Rebuilding life following crime within the family. This resource is for family-victims: those who have been the victim of a crime in which the offender was another member of the family.
One Day at a Time - Compiled writings by family members of incarcerated offenders to help new family members cope while their family member is incarcerated.
Time's Up - A reintegration toolkit for families who want to plan for successful family reintegration following incarceration
A New Time - Following incarceration, women and their families face unique challenges related to family and community reintegration. This toolkit assists the family, the woman, or those who provide services to women and their families
Parole Book! - Families and friends frequently ask Canadian Families and Corrections Network through our toll-free line, our Visiting Resource Centres, or our Family Support Groups, about how they can help a person who is serving time in prison with the parole process. This booklet is a direct result of those questions. We hear you.
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