Rachelle Ashcroft

Interested in primary mental health care? Pleased to share our most recent publication detailing findings fr a grounded theory study of team-based primary care in Ontario, Canada @PLOSONE @mattmenear @kwame_mckenzie @UofT_FIFSW @UofT journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Interested in social prescribing? Take a look at our newest manuscript outlining the work that we are currently doing examining the intersections of social work and social prescribing. @UofT_FIFSW researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e75235

Learn about the vital role of #socialworkers in primary care & how their skills benefit team settings. Whether you're practicing in primary care settings or want to better understand interdisciplinary care, this training is for you, says the CASW ! casw-acts.ca/civicrm/mail...

To address the crisis in primary healthcare, Ontario needs a coordinated strategy for interprofessional education within its universities and colleges, writes Prof. Rachelle Ashcroft (@rrashcroft) and colleagues from IFCC and CACHE at #UofT: healthydebate.ca/2025/02/topic/…

Social workers are uniquely positioned to address stress, depression & anxiety related to pain. A new study by #FIFSW researchers assesses the benefits of student participation in an interprofessional pain symposium to help prepare them for practice: #d1e160" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

In Module 6 of our free online module series, we discuss ways to nurture a culture of learning within your primary care team, and within the broader social work community. Here is the link: lnkd.in/gGsdmnja To access all six modules lnkd.in/gSNKq8yA

Five principles to consider as we move towards greater expansion of interprofessional primary care teams. Our newest publication @cathfrymire @UofTPharmacy @queensu @UofT_FIFSW theconversation.com/access-to-care…

What is the scope of practice for social work in primary care settings? Read this new scoping review by @rrashcroft et al. 👉 bit.ly/4h0LSl5

Social workers have a range of roles that add to the comprehensiveness of primary care. Take a look at our newest publication @CASW_ACTS @AllianceON @afhto @UofT_FIFSW @ON_SocialWork @deepy_sur @GlendaWebber2 @RaynerJen bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/12/…

It was great to see so many our @tutor_phc trainees, alumni and mentors present their work at NAPCRG 2024! @AshleymChisholm @rrashcroft @mgilfoyle01 @Daphne_K_To @AdhanomBaraki @veronique_lowry

Murray Sinclair was a great Canadian, a great Manitoban, a great Anishinaabe.  His career stands as a legacy of public service and a deep commitment to truth, fairness and dignity for all people.  He was the first Indigenous person to be named to the Manitoba provincial court and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba. He was the first, but he will be remembered as one of the best.  He was appointed co-commissioner of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry, which laid bare systemic racism within the justice system and is considered a foundational perspective on the system’s relationship with Indigenous people. He led the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Inquest and his report spurred systematic change in the delivery of pediatric cardiac care in our province.  The penultimate moment of his career was his work as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. He approached a process that could have been divisive and instead transformed it into Calls to Action for the future of our country, helping all Canadians to learn to walk together into a future of respect and understanding where we live up to the phrase residential school survivors taught us – Every Child Matters.  It will be a long time before our nation produces another person the calibre of Murray Sinclair. He showed us there is no reconciliation without truth. We should hold dear in our hearts his words that our nation is on the cusp of a great new era and we must all “dare to live greatly together.”  On behalf of the people of Manitoba, I extend my condolences to his family and to all Canadians for the loss of Mazina Giizhik.  A sacred fire will be open to the public on the north side of the legislative building grounds until Murray Sinclair’s funeral later this week.

We are devastated to learn of the loss of our beloved leader and Elder, Mizana Giizhik, His Honour, Murray Sinclair. His tireless work to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples and ensure the legacy of residential school Survivors will never be forgotten.

Congratulations to @tutor_phc Alumni Peter Sheffield on winning the Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day Best Poster Award! @rrashcroft

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Nice way to end the week! Just received from @CASW_ACTS … fresh off the press, printed copies of the social work & primary care report. @TPC_ESP casw-acts.ca/files/document…

New Report Alert! Ottawa, ON, September 9, 2024 – Today the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) unveils a pivotal report on the critical role of social work in primary care. Read the full report at buff.ly/3zbEZgo

Congratulations to @tutor_phc mentor @rrashcroft and alumni Peter Sheffield on this pivotal report on the critical role of social work in primary care!

Interested in learning more about social workers role with health equity in primary care? Available here: socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/upl…

Social Work in Primary Care is a six-module e-learning program created for social workers in primary care, and social work learners considering a future practice in primary care. Visit buff.ly/3LOw6w8 to learn more!