Students

Dear Social Work Student:

The Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW) congratulates you on your choice of social work as a profession. A career in social work provides a diverse range of exciting opportunities in which to apply the knowledge and skills you will be acquiring in your social work program.

We hope you had a productive academic year. As the term draws to a close, we wanted to highlight a few exciting OASW membership benefits/resources: 

• The newly updated OASW publication, Tips and Advice on Conducting a Social Work Job Search (Revised April 2013), with topics including: today's social work job market; how jobs can be located; what employers want; a self-assessment; job search on the Internet, networking; a job search tool kit; the job interview; and much more. 
• OASW's Job Search Initiative, the goal of which is to provide OASW members with short-term access to Experienced Social Workers who can demystify the job search process and provide advice and perspective on job search strategies. 
• OASW's online job search site, SocialWorkJobs.ca, which is affiliated with Workopolis to provide a comprehensive job-networking tool. The user-friendly website enables Association members to not only search for social work positions but also make job applications online and post CVs. 
• A new video on the differences between OASW and OCSWSSW (Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers) by Gillian McCloskey, Associate Executive Director. There are two other short new videos in this section: Executive Director Joan MacKenzie Davies provides an overview of OASW including its mandate and why students join; and myself, in my capacity as OASW Student Director, talking about what students say about the value of membership within the Association. 

Please click on the screens below to launch the videos:

Student membership costs $99 per year. Click Membership Application to join, and benefit from reduced membership fees for the first two years following graduation.

We encourage you to visit the rest of OASW's website and learn more about the role of the Association as the voice for social workers in Ontario. Becoming a member of OASW strengthens the social work profession and gives social workers and clients a stronger voice.

Ensure that social work has a strong, unified presence. Support social work in Ontario. Join OASW. It's your voice!

You may also click on Student Reasons to Join OASW for more information about your professional association and to see the many benefits of membership.

Have a great summer!

Shira Moalem
OASW Student Director
studentdirector@oasw.org

Joan MacKenzie Davies, MSW, Res.Dip.S.W., RSW
Executive Director
www.oasw.org info@oasw.org
www.socialworkjobs.ca www.findasocialworker.ca

To find out more about OASW, click:

• What is OASW?
• How does OASW differ from the profession's regulatory college?
• Why join OASW?
• Annual Student Membership Award
• Student Application Form