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Family 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.
A 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.
Over 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.
Changing 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 Faye Mishna has been appointed as Dean for a second term…
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