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Mar 2024
52m 27s

Social Work Month

CBC
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Whether it's this province's social systems or its healthcare systems, you will find social workers in essential positions across the board. For this year's Social Work Month, host Adam Walsh speaks with social workers across the province to find out why they got into the profession and what they do in their current positions.

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