Tashani Parker

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Tashani Parker, MSW, RSW. Tashani Parker is a Registered Social Worker who worked with Home and Community Care and is currently a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) student at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, an Instructor with Conestoga College, and a member of the Health Care Advisory Group of the Ontario Association of Social Workers.

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Dec 4, 2023

by Deepy Sur Tashani Parker

Including social workers in mental health care is a win-win for patients and providers

Primary care is one of the most common ways people access mental health treatment in this country. But with limited access to primary care providers, more patients are likely to slip through the cracks. Integrating social workers into primary health care teams could help.