Role
of
Social
Work in 
Primary Care

Written By Shay Alford

An IP Collaborative Project to develop professional resources to enhance practice capacity for social workers in interprofessional primary care teams, provide enhanced direction for integrating and sustaining social work in interdisciplinary primary care and collaborate with other interdisciplinary healthcare provider (IHPs) groups in primary care to enhance the capabilities of all IHPs in primary care settings.

Lead Organization: University of Toronto, Canadian Association of Social Workers
Focus: Social Work

Project Team:

  • Rachelle Ashcroft, University of Toronto, ON

  • Keith Adamson, University of Toronto, ON

  • Fred Phelps, Canadian Association of Social Workers, ON

  • Glenda Webber, Canadian Association of Social Workers, NL

  • Louis-Francois Dallaire, Centre Integre Universitaire en Sante et de Services Sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, QC

  • Deepy Sur, Ontario Association of Social Workers, ON

  • Connor Kemp, Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario, ON

  • Jennifer Rayner, Alliance for Healthier Communities, ON

Shay Alford
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