Baycrest Health Sciences

Year 2 Practicum

April- August 2025

Name of Practicum Site, Unit or Program:

Baycrest Health Sciences – Yael Bar and Adriana Shnall

Location:

Fully Remote

Description of the practicum site and student activities:

Baycrest is a global leader in residential living for older adults, healthcare, research, innovation and education, with a special focus on brain health and aging.

Interprofessional collaboration:

• Present cases at case conferences
• Attend staff/administrative meetings
• Collaborate on organization’s projects
• Attend in-service events
• Consult and collaborate with professionals from other disciplines
• Advocate for the client system
• Participate, liaise and represent the agency at community meetings or plan of care meetings or task groups

Indirect Service Delivery:

• Prepare and maintain case notes, reports, statistics which meet the organization’s accountability guidelines
• Collect and/or analyze data
• Prepare draft policy/program/grant proposals
• Contribute to research and other organizational initiatives
• Develop skills in cross-cultural/spiritual competence
• Develop, plan and implement prevention activities and programs

Practicum Requirements:

(Click on all the boxes that apply.)

☐ Immunizations per PHA Guidelines

☒ N95 Respirator/Mask Fitting

☐  Covid Vaccinations

☐ Influenza Vaccination (Flu shot)

☒ Police Reference/Vulnerable Sector Check

☐ Driver’s License

☐ Use of Own Car

☐ Travel by public transportation between home visits, or satellite offices, or community meetings, etc.

☐ Comfort working with the population being served

☐ Comprehensive report writing and documentation

☐ Lived experience/Current member of the community being served

☐ Evening attendance

☐ Weekend attendance

☐ Changing shift attendance

☐ Language (specify in field below)

Other requirements:

For Year 2 Practicums only, select Fields(s) of Study:

(click on all boxes that apply)

☐ Children and their Families

☐ Social Justice and Diversity

☒ Mental Health and Health

☒ Social Work in Gerontology

☒ Human Services Management & Leadership

Does your practicum require any previous experience?

(If yes, please specify.)

Is this practicum in-person, remote or hybrid?

Remote

Will this practicum involve direct work or a mix of direct and indirect?

Indirect

Number of practicums offered:

2

Field Instructor name and credentials:

Adriana Shnall, MSW

Yael Bar, MSW

Application deadline:

February 28, 2025

Do you require a resume? Or resume and cover letter?

Yes, Resume

Accessibility Considerations:

• Will the student have access to a private space for notes or computer use? This is a remote placement
• Are there breaks between clients/patients/meetings? Yes

• Is the practicum considered fast-paced? Medium

• Is there a high noise level in the practicum? Low

• Is the site wheelchair accessible? Yes

• What are the physical demands of the practicum? There are no physical demands, please keep in mind it is desk work.

• Are there any other accessibility considerations that potential applicants with disabilities should be aware of? This is a remote practicum, so students are expected to work at their own space. Baycrest is wheelchair accessible, however, again this is a remote placement.

 If you are interested in this practicum, please send a cover letter and resume to leah.potash@utoronto.ca by 4pm on February 28, 2025. Applications will be forwarded on to the site.

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