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SWOT Analysis Examples
Social Work Education in Canada SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Lack of professional identification, or
identity crisis
A holistic practice orientation
An inability to promote the profession
The linkage between theory and practice
The diffuse knowledge base of the
Regulation and certification
profession
A generalist approach to practice
Conflict between the values of social
Increased cultural relevance of social work
action and social control
education
A lack of preparation to manage the
High quality social work programs
stress of our work
A continued demand for social worker
Insufficient aboriginal, visible minority
The values of the profession
and multicultural members of the
profession
Opportunities
Threats
Design of cost effective programs which
meet service user needs
A trend to neoliberalism
Exercise of responsibility for social
Increasing identification of social workers
advocacy
with the bureaucracy
Development of managerial
Increasing managerialization
competence in social workers
Increased community responsibility for
Extension of job opportunities through
service delivery
privatization
Interdisciplinarity
Articulation of social work
competencies
Disclaimer: This case study has been compiled from information available from public sources.
This SWOT is based on research carried out for a study of human resource needs of social
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workers in Canada.
It is intended to be used as an example for educational purposes only.
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Westhues, Anne, Jean Lafrance and Glen Schmidt. Taylor & Francis Group Online Journals. Volume 20,
Number 1. February 1, 2001
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