Fall updates from Dean Dexter Voisin
It has been almost 6 months since the COVID-19 pandemic has led to dramatic changes and challenges […]
News & Announcements
Social work transforms
Read our news stories, below, and view our 2025-2030 Academic Plan to learn how FIFSW researchers, students, alumni and partners are working to create a more just, equitable and compassionate world.
Laura Tamblyn Watts receives a 2020-2021 Community Leadership in Justice Fellowship
Categories: Laura Tamblyn WattsThe Law Foundation of Ontario has announced that Laura Tamblyn Watts, an adjunct lecturer at the University […]
Back to school 2020: 3 questions for students and faculty
Classes will be held virtually this fall, but that shouldn’t prevent the newest member of the FIFSW […]
Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers elects Toula Kourgiantakis as President
Categories: Toula KourgiantakisAssistant Professor, Teaching Stream Toula Kourgiantakis was elected Council President of the Ontario College of Social Workers […]
Back to school 2020: Welcome to FIFSW!
Message from the Dean “The true focus of change is never merely the oppressive systems we seek […]
New study finds that anxiety and depression are associated with medical care avoidance during the coronavirus pandemic
Categories: Kyle GansonSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been empirical and anecdotal reports of declines […]
News release: Legal performance-enhancing substances associated with future problematic alcohol use
Categories: Kyle GansonA new study led by Assistant Professor Kyle T. Ganson found that young adults aged 18-26 who […]
Professor Ramona Alaggia appointed to the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Chair in Child and Family
Categories: Ramona AlaggiaThe Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work is delighted to announce that Professor Ramona Alaggia has been appointed […]
New research finds parents who struggled with substance dependence, intimate partner violence & mental illness were more likely to have been victims of childhood sexual abuse
Categories: Esme Fuller-ThomsonNew research led by Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson has found that adults whose parents struggled with substance dependence, intimate […]
“If social work is to play an important role in change, the public must understand the profession and the challenges it faces,” writes Michael Multan in ‘Healthy Debate’
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Faculty, Keith Adamson, Rachelle AshcroftAs demand for access to mental health resources and mental health professionals grows, we need to better […]