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CA · Masters

Social Work (MSW)

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University of Toronto

Program overview

Human services are among the fastest growing sectors of the Canadian economy Along with the growth is an increasing diversification of the sector with fields of practice rising up around specific areas of need The country as a whole will need social workers to staff new more specialized service agencies of the future While the notion of generic social work has a role to play in this increasingly complex environment it is clear that graduates will also require more specific skills if they are to thrive in the new human service sector In other words generic social work is a necessary but no longer sufficient preparation for practice The overall aim of the program is therefore to produce graduates who are ready to enter the field of their choice after first receiving a thorough grounding in the knowledge values and skills common to all social workers The specializations are built upon the expertise of core teaching faculty and have all been developed with the very active participation of partner agencies in each of the respective fields

Duration: 12

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