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UBC school of social work equity and diversity strategic plan: A compilation of case studies 13 Health Professions, School of Social Work, 2012). Thomas Bernard, MacDonald, and Wien (2005) describe this policy further, by describing how students applying under the affirmative action policy: Are given special treatment in the sense that their application is considered according to its individual merits, not as part of a competitive pool of applicants. If the individual application meets the minimum entrance requirements of the school, and if (based on letters of reference, the student’s personal statement and the like) the person is deemed to be likely to succeed in the academic program and in the social work career, then the person is likely to be accepted. (p. v) For the BSW program, members of these groups who have five general (non-Social Work) university credits that average B- are encouraged to apply under this policy. (Dalhousie University, Faculty of Health Professions, School of Social Work, 2010) Mi’kmaq/Maliseet Bachelor of Social Work (MMBSW) Program. An example of Dalhousie University, School of Social Work’s connecting its affirmative action agreement to community experience was the development of the Mi’kmaq Bachelor of Social Work Program in 1985 (MacDonald et al., 2003). It is now called the Mi’kmaq/Maliseet Bachelor of Social Work (MMBSW) program, which is jointly offered with St. Thomas University to Mi'kmaq and Maliseet students. The MMBSW program allows First Nation individuals to obtain a Bachelor of Social Work degree from either St. Thomas or Dalhousie University within a flexible and culturally relevant framework. The MMBSW is designed for First Nation individuals who are currently working or wish to work in social work or related positions in areas such as child and family services, addictions, health, social development or schools in First Nation communities in the Maritime Provinces. Mainstream Social Work education programs have been unable to
UBC school of social work equity and diversity strategic plan: A compilation of case studies 14 attract and retain First Nation students resulting in an insufficient number of professionally trained First Nation social workers. The staff of the program includes the Coordinator and Student Support Worker. The MMBSW is guided by a Steering Committee composed of members representing the two universities, employing agencies, and students from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. This Committee guides the overall operation of the program in areas such as curriculum planning, course adaptation, and instructor selection aspects of the program as well as funding and evaluation of the program. Students are able to earn their BSW degree in a flexible format on a part-time basis over a three-year period. The program design respects that First Nation students are typically employed and have family commitments. Students who wish to study on a full-time basis can access the mainstream programs at either university. The MMBSW program requires students to successfully complete sixty Social Work credit hours over a three year period. Some of the unique features of the MMBSW program include: • Students come together at one location for 4 weeks of course work in May and June; • Students come together for offsite delivery in Sackville, NB for one week per month from September to April; • Course schedule accommodates full time employees; • Recognition of First Nations systems of knowledge and ways of learning; • Recognition that First Nations people have historically been disadvantaged in educational and other systems; • Flexibility in admissions and programming; • Culturally relevant curriculum that reflects First Nations experience; • First Nations Coordinator fluent in Mi’kmaq and some First Nations faculty;
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