Gerardo Betancourt, PhD Student, presenting in the LGBT Rights-Pan Am Conference
Categories: StudentsGerardo Betancourt, a fourth year PhD student at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto […]
News & Announcements
Prof. Rupaleem Bhuyan featured on CBC Radio show, Ontario Today
Categories: Faculty, Rupaleem BhuyanFamily violence: What’s the role of the larger community?
Thursday May 14, 2015
It’s hard enough for victims to report abuse. But what if the result of coming forward is isolation from family, friends and community? Open lines with Rupaleem Bhuyan, Associate Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto.
The podcast (mp3 file) begins at 6 min. 40 sec. after news and weather. Prof. Bhuyan is introduced at 17 min. 40 sec. The entire file runs 1 hr. 30 sec.
The callers illustrate many layers that victims of incest and family violence go through, in different communities.
Gerardo Betancourt, PhD student, recent publication on Spanish-speaking gay men in Canada
Categories: StudentsA theoretical model for intervening in complex sexual behaviours: sexual desires, pleasures and passion — La Pasión — in Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health inequalities. Policy Press at the University of Bristol.
MSW Alumnus, Reshma Dhrodia, TEDx talk on ageism
Categories: Alumni + FriendsOver 4 million residents of Ontario will be 65 or over by 2036 and yet ageism has been recognized as the most tolerant form of discrimination. Reshma Dhrodia discusses the current challenges.
FIFSW and the Faculty of Law are among co-sponsors of curriculum that examines forced marriage in Canada
Categories: Facultyla version française suit The topic of “forced” marriage has increasingly garnered international interest. In April […]
MSW graduates publish in Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Categories: Alumni + FriendsEight MSW gerontology graduates publish their SWK4513 class papers (Winter 2014) in the Journal of Gerontological Social […]
Dr.Shelley Craig and Dr. Barbara Muskat, OASW Inspirational Leader Award Recipients
Categories: Faculty, Shelley CraigTwo FIFSW faculty, Dr. Shelley Craig and Dr. Barbara Muskat are this years recipients of the OASW Inspirational Leaders […]
Top Story: U of T Magazine Winter 2015 Issue features Centennial
Categories: FacultyChanging Lives for 100 Years. When the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work was founded a century ago as the Department of Social Service, it was the first academic program in Canada – and among only a handful in North America – to educate professional social workers.
Professor Carmen Logie and FOXY win 2014 $1million dollar Arctic Inspiration Award
Categories: FacultyProfessor Carmen Logie and her youth focused community research team FOXY win 2014 $1million dollar Arctic Inspiration Award
Professor Bhuyan: Migrant Mothers Project Report and ‘The Current’
Categories: FacultyProfessor Rupaleem Bhuyan announces the release of a report and digital story collection from the Migrant Mothers […]