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SUMMARY:International Students Year-end Celebration
DESCRIPTION:As the majority of students preferred changing the date of the party\, we have now rescheduled it to Monday\, April 24th from 1:00pm-3:00pm in the third-floor student lounge. Family members are also invited! The RSVP form is found here\, please complete no later than April 20th at 5:00pm as this is a catered event: https://forms.office.com/r/J1Zri50fLn (please log into your University of Toronto account to access the form). \n \n  \n 
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/international-students-year-end-celebration/
LOCATION:3rd Floor Student Lounge\, 246 Bloor Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Students
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SUMMARY:International Conference on Mental Health and Addictions with Dr. Charmaine Williams
DESCRIPTION:Keynote Speakers:\n– Mary McKay Wabano: Algoma University Vice President Nyaagaaniid – Student Success and Anishinaabe Initiatives\n– Dr. Charmaine Williams: Dean of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto\n– Dr. Paul Banahene Adjei: Associate Professor -School of Social Work and Interim Associate Vice-President (Indigenous Research) Memorial University.\n\nDate & Time:  Thu\, Apr 27\, 2023 8:30 AM – Fri\, Apr 28\, 2023 6:00 PM EDT\nLocation: 24 Queen Street East Brampton\, ON L6V 1A2\n*Note: This is a hybrid event \n\nRegister here: International Conference on Mental Health and Addictions Tickets\, Thu\, 27 Apr 2023 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/international-conference-on-mental-health-and-addictions-with-dr-charmaine-williams/
LOCATION:24 Queen Street East Brampton\, 24 Queen Street East\, Brampton\, ON\, L6V 1A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230501T110000
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SUMMARY:Pen to Paper: a weekly graduate writing group exclusively for FIFSW students
DESCRIPTION:The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and the Health Sciences Writing Centre are excited to announce the pilot of Pen to Paper\, a weekly graduate writing group exclusively for FIFSW students. \nPen to Paper will offer a collaborative and distraction-free space to focus on your current writing project\, with the built-in accountability and social support of writing with others. \nSessions will be structured with frequent breaks and one-on-one writing support from Michael Cournoyea\, a Health Sciences Writing Centre instructor. Morning refreshments (coffee and tea) and pizza will be provided each session\, thanks to generous support from the Faculty. \nPlease register using this Microsoft Form\, since spots are limited. The group will meet from 11:00am-2:30pm (with a 30min lunch) every Monday\, from May 1 – June 5 (except the May 22 holiday)\, in SK548. This five-week pilot of Pen to Paper will be used to assess the future of the program. If you have any questions or suggestions\, feel free to reach out to Michael (michael.cournoyea@utoronto.ca) or Assia (assia.messaoudi@mail.utoronto.ca). \nLooking forward to writing with you\, \nMichael and Assia
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/pen-to-paper-a-weekly-graduate-writing-group-exclusively-for-fifsw-students/
CATEGORIES:Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230505T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230505T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
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SUMMARY:PhD Lunch Seminar Series: Scoping Review Workshop
DESCRIPTION:PhD Lunch Seminar Series: Scoping Review Workshop \nAmina Hussain\, PhD Candidate: In this seminar\, Amina will discuss the scoping review process\, different stages in this research\, how to enhance rigour and reliability\, ways to interpret and analyze results\, and how to maximize scoping review findings. Amina will also highlight how she used a scoping review to support the development of her comprehensive exam\, as well as one of her thesis chapters. \nMay 5\, 12-1 pm \nRoom 422 and Zoom \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP: LINK
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/phd-lunch-seminar-series-scoping-review-workshop/
LOCATION:FIFSW Room 422\, 246 Bloor St\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230508T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230508T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
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SUMMARY:Pen to Paper: a weekly graduate writing group exclusively for FIFSW students
DESCRIPTION:The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and the Health Sciences Writing Centre are excited to announce the pilot of Pen to Paper\, a weekly graduate writing group exclusively for FIFSW students. \nPen to Paper will offer a collaborative and distraction-free space to focus on your current writing project\, with the built-in accountability and social support of writing with others. \nSessions will be structured with frequent breaks and one-on-one writing support from Michael Cournoyea\, a Health Sciences Writing Centre instructor. Morning refreshments (coffee and tea) and pizza will be provided each session\, thanks to generous support from the Faculty. \nPlease register using this Microsoft Form\, since spots are limited. The group will meet from 11:00am-2:30pm (with a 30min lunch) every Monday\, from May 1 – June 5 (except the May 22 holiday)\, in SK702. This five-week pilot of Pen to Paper will be used to assess the future of the program. If you have any questions or suggestions\, feel free to reach out to Michael (michael.cournoyea@utoronto.ca) or Assia (assia.messaoudi@mail.utoronto.ca). \nLooking forward to writing with you\, \nMichael and Assia
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/pen-to-paper-a-weekly-graduate-writing-group-exclusively-for-fifsw-students-2/
LOCATION:SK 702\, 246 Bloor Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230515T110000
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SUMMARY:Pen to Paper: a weekly graduate writing group exclusively for FIFSW students
DESCRIPTION:The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and the Health Sciences Writing Centre are excited to announce the pilot of Pen to Paper\, a weekly graduate writing group exclusively for FIFSW students. \nPen to Paper will offer a collaborative and distraction-free space to focus on your current writing project\, with the built-in accountability and social support of writing with others. \nSessions will be structured with frequent breaks and one-on-one writing support from Michael Cournoyea\, a Health Sciences Writing Centre instructor. Morning refreshments (coffee and tea) and pizza will be provided each session\, thanks to generous support from the Faculty. \nPlease register using this Microsoft Form\, since spots are limited. The group will meet from 11:00am-2:30pm (with a 30min lunch) every Monday\, from May 1 – June 5 (except the May 22 holiday)\, in SK702. This five-week pilot of Pen to Paper will be used to assess the future of the program. If you have any questions or suggestions\, feel free to reach out to Michael (michael.cournoyea@utoronto.ca) or Assia (assia.messaoudi@mail.utoronto.ca). \nLooking forward to writing with you\, \nMichael and Assia
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/pen-to-paper-a-weekly-graduate-writing-group-exclusively-for-fifsw-students-3/
LOCATION:SK 702\, 246 Bloor Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Students
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SUMMARY:Amplifying Community Voices: A Forum on Anti-Asian Racism
DESCRIPTION:Amplifying Community Voices: A Forum on Anti-Asian Racism from Youth & Parents Perspectives is organized by the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto\, in collaboration with Hong Fook Mental Health Association (HFMHA)\, Chinese Canadian National Council – Toronto Chapter (CCNCTO)\, Scarborough Youth United (SYU)\, and The Asian Canadian Living Archive (TACLA). This event is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and led by Dr. Lin Fang. \n> Click here to register\nThis one-day community forum provides an opportunity for you to learn\, reflect\, and identify action steps. It will feature presentations of research findings led by the University of Toronto team\, reflections on community organizing led by CCNCTO\, youth-led presentations of social media campaigns\, digital storytelling projects\, and other knowledge mobilization initiatives. You will also get to share challenges\, strategies\, and network with other attendees who are interested in implementing change and developing a community-oriented solution to anti-Asian racism that is affecting our youth every day. \nABOUT OUR PARTNERS\nHong Fook Mental Health Association : Established in 1982\, Hong Fook Mental Health Association is the leading ethno-cultural community mental health agency with a consolidated culturally competent team serving Asian and other communities in the Greater Toronto Area. Hong Fook provides a continuum of mental health services covering the spectrum from “promoting wellness” to “managing illness” in Cambodian\, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin)\, Korean\, Vietnamese and English. \nThe Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter (CCNCTO). CCNCTO was formed in 1985. They are a non-profit organization made up of Chinese Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area that promote equity\, social justice\, inclusive civic participation\, and respect for diversity. \nThe Asian Canadian Living Archive (TACLA). TACLA is a Toronto-based pan-Asian initiative consisting of 6 staff members involved in grassroots community engagement and archiving projects since being established in 2018. \nScarborough Youth United (SYU). SYU is a non-profit grassroots youth group that provides space for immigrant/migrant youth to share their concerns and take leadership in engaging with their communities to address those concerns. \n\n\n\n\nEVENT AGENDA\n09:00 to 12:15  \nMorning Section \n\nWelcome & Introduction\nUofT Research Team: Research Findings\nYouth Ambassadors Team 1: Presentations\nCCNCTO: Community Organization Experiences\nDigital Storytelling Project Presentation\nBreakout Groups: Issues and Challenges\n\n12:15 to 13:00 – Lunch \n13:00 to 16:00 Afternoon Section \n\nYouth Ambassador Team 2: Presentations\nBreakout Groups: Strategies and Action Items\nLarge Group Discussion\n\nA short break is included in each section.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/amplifying-community-voices-a-forum-on-anti-asian-racism/
LOCATION:William Doo Auditorium\, 45 Willcocks Avenue\, Toronto\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230529T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230529T143000
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SUMMARY:Pen to Paper: a weekly graduate writing group exclusively for FIFSW students
DESCRIPTION:The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and the Health Sciences Writing Centre are excited to announce the pilot of Pen to Paper\, a weekly graduate writing group exclusively for FIFSW students. \nPen to Paper will offer a collaborative and distraction-free space to focus on your current writing project\, with the built-in accountability and social support of writing with others. \nSessions will be structured with frequent breaks and one-on-one writing support from Michael Cournoyea\, a Health Sciences Writing Centre instructor. Morning refreshments (coffee and tea) and pizza will be provided each session\, thanks to generous support from the Faculty. \nPlease register using this Microsoft Form\, since spots are limited. The group will meet from 11:00am-2:30pm (with a 30min lunch) every Monday\, from May 1 – June 5 (except the May 22 holiday)\, in SK702. This five-week pilot of Pen to Paper will be used to assess the future of the program. If you have any questions or suggestions\, feel free to reach out to Michael (michael.cournoyea@utoronto.ca) or Assia (assia.messaoudi@mail.utoronto.ca). \nLooking forward to writing with you\, \nMichael and Assia
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/pen-to-paper-a-weekly-graduate-writing-group-exclusively-for-fifsw-students-4/
LOCATION:SK 702\, 246 Bloor Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230529T183000
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SUMMARY:FIFSWAA Reading Club: An Evidence-Based Approach for Treating Stress and Trauma due to Racism
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin fellow FIFSW alum as we meet virtually with experts in the field to discuss an article or chapter on social work research\, education or practice. For our inaugural event on May 29 from 6:30pm – 8:00pm\, we will be joined by Dr. Angela Haeny\, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. We will discuss her co-authored article\, An Evidence-Based Approach for Treating Stress and Trauma due to Racism. Registrants will receive a set of discussion questions for consideration in advance of the evening. \nPresented by the FIFSW Alumni Association. \nWhen: Monday\, May 29\, 2023  |  6:30pm – 8:00pm EDT\nWhere: Online (Zoom)\nRegistration \nAbout the Author: \nDr. Angela M. Haeny is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with specialty in substance use disorders. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Addiction Studies from the University of Minnesota\, received her doctorate from the University of Missouri\, completed her internship in Clinical and Community Psychology at Yale School of Medicine\, and completed a NIDA T32 postdoctoral fellowship through the Division of Prevention and Community Research at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Haeny is committed to eliminating racial disparities and enhancing diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, which cuts across all aspects of her work. Broadly\, her research addresses racial disparities in substance use disorder treatment. She has developed and leads groups focused on healing from race-related stress and trauma. Dr. Haeny has taught courses on ethnic and cultural diversity in psychology\, led workshops on engaging in productive difficult dialogues\, and led seminars on assessing race-related stress and trauma. She also serves on diversity committees in the Department of Psychiatry and as part of the Research Society on Alcoholism and Connecticut Psychological Association professional organizations.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/fifswaa-reading-club/
LOCATION:TBA\, 246 Bloor Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230531T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230531T090000
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SUMMARY:Stress-Free Degree Lecture: Body Image and Eating Disorders Among Boys
DESCRIPTION:How do boys relate to their own bodies\, and what happens when that relationship goes bad? Kyle Ganson\, assistant professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work\, will discuss contemporary presentations of body image\, eating disorders and muscularity-oriented behaviours among boys and young men. His online talk will also include some considerations for professionals and caregivers. \n> Click here to register\nThis event is part of U of T’s Alumni Reunion\, May 31 – June 4. \n 
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/stress-free-degree-lecture-body-image-and-eating-disorders-among-boys/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230601T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230601T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
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SUMMARY:Alumni Association Distinguished Speakers Series: Revolution Through Relationship — Caring for Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma\, with Robert Maunder
DESCRIPTION:We look forward to our next annual Distinguished Speakers Series\, taking place Thursday\, June 1st from 6:00-7:15pm ET\, both in-person and online. \n> Register for an in-person or online ticket\nLecture: 6:00 – 7:15pm\nReception at Innis Town Hall: 7:15 – 8:30pm \nRevolution Through Relationship: Caring for Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma\nOur healthcare systems often go wrong when dealing with adults whose illness relates to childhood trauma. In this talk\, Robert Maunder will advocate for changes in healthcare that follow from recognizing that “health” is fundamentally something that happens between people. Drawing from stories of an intense and challenging therapeutic relationship with a severely ill patient\, and of his sustaining collegial relationship and friendship with co-author\, Dr. Jon Hunter\, Dr. Maunder will discuss the lifelong impact of childhood adversity\, its often-overlooked impact on the relationships in which healthcare occurs\, and the path towards both trauma-informed care and prevention. \nAbout Robert Maunder\nRobert Maunder is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He holds the Chair of Health and Behaviour at Sinai Health System. Clinically\, he provides psychiatric care for people with chronic and serious medical illness. His research\, in collaboration with Dr. Jon Hunter\, focuses on how interpersonal relationships and psychological stress influence health\, and on the impact of occupational stress on healthcare workers. He is the author of 3 books and over 100 papers and chapters describing this work\, including his recent book with Jon Hunter – Damaged: Childhood Adversity\, Adult Illness\, and the Need for a Health Care Revolution. \n\nFIFSW’s Distinguished Speakers Series\, created by the Alumni Association in honour of the Faculty’s 100th anniversary in 2014\, brings leading edge thinkers to the Faculty annually\, in perpetuity\, to explore avant-garde issues. By fostering debate and dialogue about crucial societal challenges\, these lectures benefit students\, alumni\, researchers and the community.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/dss2023/
LOCATION:Innis Town Hall\, 2 Sussex Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1J5
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230605T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230605T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230427T155028Z
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SUMMARY:Pen to Paper: a weekly graduate writing group exclusively for FIFSW students
DESCRIPTION:The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and the Health Sciences Writing Centre are excited to announce the pilot of Pen to Paper\, a weekly graduate writing group exclusively for FIFSW students. \nPen to Paper will offer a collaborative and distraction-free space to focus on your current writing project\, with the built-in accountability and social support of writing with others. \nSessions will be structured with frequent breaks and one-on-one writing support from Michael Cournoyea\, a Health Sciences Writing Centre instructor. Morning refreshments (coffee and tea) and pizza will be provided each session\, thanks to generous support from the Faculty. \nPlease register using this Microsoft Form\, since spots are limited. The group will meet from 11:00am-2:30pm (with a 30min lunch) every Monday\, from May 1 – June 5 (except the May 22 holiday)\, in SK702. This five-week pilot of Pen to Paper will be used to assess the future of the program. If you have any questions or suggestions\, feel free to reach out to Michael (michael.cournoyea@utoronto.ca) or Assia (assia.messaoudi@mail.utoronto.ca). \nLooking forward to writing with you\, \nMichael and Assia
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/pen-to-paper-a-weekly-graduate-writing-group-exclusively-for-fifsw-students-5/
LOCATION:SK 702\, 246 Bloor Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230608T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230608T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
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SUMMARY:Rainbow Rendezvous: A 2SLGBTQ+ Research Mixer
DESCRIPTION:To kick off pride month\, the International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience (INQYR) is launching Rainbow Rendezvous\, a 2SLGBTQIA+ Research Mixer event intended to provide an opportunity for both emerging and established 2SLGBTQIA+ researchers across local universities to connect\, network\, and hear about each other’s experiences. \nThis in-person event will take place on June 8th\, from 6:00-8:30 PM at the Factor-Inwentash School of Social Work (246 Bloor St W). Food and refreshments will be provided. Everyone conducting or interested in queer research\, regardless of academic experience\, is welcome to attend this event. A brief itinerary of the event is provided below. More information can be found on INQYR’s website. \n> Click here to register via Eventbrite\nPlease RSVP by June 6th\, 2023\nKeynote panel: QTBIPOC in the Academy: Perspectives\, Experiences\, & Discourse \nThis panel highlights the voices and experiences of QTBIPOC academics and scholars. The panellists will discuss their experiences as BIPOC in higher education and how their research and scholarship work are influenced by the intersections of race\, culture\, queerness\, sexual orientation\, and gender identity. \nPanellists:  \n\nDr. Lance T McCready (Associate Professor\, OISE\, University of Toronto)\nDr. Tin Vo (PhD\, Faculty of Social Work\, Wilfrid Laurier University)\nEgag Egag (Master of Social Work\, University of Toronto)\nJenny Hui (PhD candidate\, OISE\, University of Toronto)\nUpasana Bhattacharjee (PhD\, Faculty of Information\, University of Toronto)\n\nModerated by the co-chairs of the Canada Regional Network (Kaitrin Doll\, PhD Candidate (they/them); and Dane Marco Di Cesare\, PhD (he/him) \nRoundtable Discussions\n\nBushra Ahmed (MSW Candidate\, Faculty of Social Work\, Wilfred Laurier University): Exploring the Mental Health Experiences of LGBTQ+ Muslim Students in Ontario’s Postsecondary Institutions\nKeith Cheng (Master of Information candidate\, Faculty of Information\, University of Toronto): Activist-Academics: Resistance in/of the University\nJenny Hui (PhD candidate\, OISE\, University of Toronto): “We Rise Together”: Exploring the Lived Experiences of East Asian Bisexual Youth in Canada\nDr. Michael Woodford (Professor & Associate Dean: PHD Program\, Lyle S Hallman Faculty of Social Work\, Wilfred Laurier University): Thriving On Campus: Promoting the Inclusion and Wellbeing of Diverse 2SLGBTQ+ University Students\nAli Pearson (PhD candidate\, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work\, University of Toronto): Neuro Queer-iosity: Mapping the Intersection of Neurodiversity and Gender/ Sexual Diversity in Social Work\nDr. Dane Marco Di Cesare (Assistant Professor\, Faculty of Education\, Brock University) and Kaitrin Doll (PhD candidate\, Factor-Inwetash Faculty of Social Work\, University of Toronto): The Transformative Power of Smash & Crash: Conducting Intersectional Research within Queer Gaming and Roller Derby Subcultures
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/rainbow-rendezvous-a-2slgbtq-research-mixer/
LOCATION:FIFSW\, 246 Bloor Street W.\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230612T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230612T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230510T150303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T200513Z
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SUMMARY:Peace building and social work: Empowering marginalized communities to lead change\, with Dr. Amal Elsana Alh’jooj
DESCRIPTION:Join the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work for a talk by Dr. Amal Elsana Alh’jooj\, Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit organization PLEDJ (Promoting Leadership for Empowerment\, Development and Justice) and author of Hope is a Woman’s Name\, a personal memoir that recounts her experiences growing up as an Indigenous Bedouin Palestinian woman in Israel. Dr. Alh’jooj will share insight from her work at the intersection of community organizing and peacebuilding in the Middle East and Canada\, the importance of strengthening links between academia and local communities\, and the role that social work can play in empowering the most marginalized among us to lead social change\, at local and global levels.  \nThis is a hybrid event.\n \n> Register to attend in person\n\nLocation: 78 Queen’s Park (Faculty of Law\, University of Toronto)\, Room J140\nClick here for more information on traveling to the Faculty of Law  \nCopies of Dr. Alh’jooj’s book Hope is a Woman’s name will be available to purchase for $35 at the event via cash or e-transfer. \n> Register to attend online\nLocation: Zoom webinar \nPeace building and social work: Empowering marginalized communities to lead change\, with Dr. Amal Elsana Alh’jooj is the inaugural talk in the Social Work in Global Context Lecture Series.   \n  \nABOUT THE SOCIAL WORK IN GLOBAL CONTEXT LECTURE SERIES  \nMany factors affecting the individuals\, families and communities that social workers serve extend beyond borders\, with solutions that require a global understanding and approach. Globalization\, migration\, displacement\, economic inequality\, war and violence\, cultural diversity\, human rights\, de-colonization\, neo-colonization and environmental sustainability affect us all and foreground our connections. The Social Work in Global Context Lecture series convenes multidisciplinary discussions on the complex issues that arise in our globalized world — and the opportunities available for social work to promote social justice\, at both local and international levels.  \n  \nABOUT DR. AMAL ELSANA ALH’JOOJ  \nDr. Amal Elsana Alh’jooj is the Founder and Executive Director of PLEDJ (Promoting Leadership for Empowerment\, Development and Justice)\, which brings her vision of empowering the most marginalized communities to address intractable social problems to the local\, national\, and international levels.   \nAmal has over thirty years of experience working at the intersection of community organizing and peacebuilding in the Middle East and Canada focusing on marginalized minorities. Her approach to grassroots work focuses on strengthening the organic linkage between academia and communities.   \nAmal earned her BA in social work at Ben-Gurion University in Israel and received her MA in community organizing and PhD in Social Work at McGill University. Her doctoral work explored the inherent tensions arising from combining service provision and advocacy in social service organizations within a context of indigenous minorities. In 2019-2020\, Amal conducted postdoctoral research within the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School focusing on the barriers faced and the strategies employed by women’s organizations. In 2020-2021\, she was a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University focusing on the role and challenges of civil society organizations in conflict zones.   \nBetween 2016 and 2020 Amal was the Executive Director of ICAN-McGill – the International Community Action Network at McGill University. She is the co-founder of AJEEC – Arab Jewish Center for Equality\, Empowerment and Cooperation and a past co-executive director of AJEEC-NISPED.   \nAmal is the recipient of numerous prizes\, awards\, and distinctions. To name a few\, she was chosen as one of the Genius: 100 Visionaries of the Future by the Einstein Legacy Project in 2017. In 2013\, she was the recipient of the Human Rights Award by the New Israel Fund. Amal was awarded the Victor J. Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East in 2011. In 2010\, she was chosen by The Marker (Israeli business publication) as 1 of the 101 most influential people in Israel. Amal was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize within the framework of 1000 women in 2005. In the same year\, Amal was one of the women leaders recognized by the World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises for her contributions to economic empowerment programs for Bedouin Arab women.   \nAmal is the author of Hope is a Woman’s Name\, a personal memoir that recounts her experiences growing up as an Indigenous Bedouin Palestinian woman in Israel. While addressing the challenges of patriarchal tribal traditions and the prejudices of the Israeli state\, the book explores how Amal has woven together every aspect of her intersectional identity – Bedouin\, Arab\, woman\, Palestinian and Israeli citizen – to navigate between individual\, social and political identities\, and the systems of power within which they exist.   \nAmal lives in Montreal with her husband\, Anwar\, and twin kids\, Adan and Moad.  \n> Click here for more information on Dr. Alh’jooj’s book\nCopies of Dr. Alh’jooj’s book Hope is a Woman’s name will be available to purchase for $35 at the event via cash or e-transfer. \n 
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/peace-building-and-social-work-empowering-marginalized-communities-to-lead-change-with-dr-amal-elsana-alhjooj/
LOCATION:78 Queen’s Park (Faculty of Law) – Room J140\, 78 Queen's Park\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 2C5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230613T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T143602Z
UID:44373-1686657600-1686661200@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Frailty As A Biopower: The Case of Rationing Care for Older People During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Scholar Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Life Course & Aging (ILCA) invites you to join us for the Institute’s Emerging Scholar Seminar Series: \n“In this paper I explore how biomedical iterations of the concept of frailty both operationalised and justified the rationing of medical care for older people in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.  COVID-19 was expected to overwhelm the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. In March 2020\, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published the ‘COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care in adults’\, which advised that clinicians use the Clinical Frailty Score (CFS) to inform decisions about which patients over the age of 65 should be offered intensive care and ventilatory support.  I draw on a Foucauldian Critical Discourse Analysis of the NICE guideline and supporting online resources. In doing so I reveal how the guidance merchandises the CFS as a way of stratifying older people\, which permits the allocation of resources along these lines. I explore how this is justified\, through epidemiological discourses of risk\, which are merged with the language of individual mortality prediction. I show that the pandemic has increased the uptake of the concept of frailty by healthcare professionals. The result of this is the effective obfuscation of the concept’s limitations and ambiguities; the ageism implicit in the response to COVID-19 in the UK; and the relative resource scarcity facing the UK’s NHS. ” \nDr Louise Tomkow is a NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in complex health needs\, spending 50% of her time working at Salford Royal Hospital as a medical doctor\, specialising in the care of older people\, and 50% of her time undertaking research at the University of Manchester. Louise’s research interests include health inequalities and underserved populations\, healthcare access\, frailty and end of life care.   Louise’s PhD examined how forced migration impacts health in later life. Current research projects include the NIHR-funded projects ‘Improving discussions about resuscitation for bereaved relatives in COVID-19’; ‘Palliative and End of life Care experiences of people of African and Caribbean descent during COVID-19 (PEACE)’; and work exploring the healthcare of asylum seekers in multiple occupancy accommodation during Covid-19. Beyond work\, Louise is a keen cyclist\, a reluctant runner\, an obsessive knitter and is currently working on walking all the Wainwright fells in Cumbria\, UK. \nDate & Time: Tuesday\, June 13\, 2023\, 12:00 – 1:00 PM\n \nLocation: Room 422\, 246 Bloor St. W or attend on Zoom\n \nClick here to attend on Zoom
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/frailty-as-a-biopower-the-case-of-rationing-care-for-older-people-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-scholar-seminar-series/
LOCATION:FIFSW Room 422\, 246 Bloor St\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230613T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230613T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230612T151127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T151145Z
UID:44378-1686661200-1686666600@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Engaging on Aging Tour - Toronto
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Aging invites you to join our Scientific Director Dr. Jane Rylett during our ‘Engaging on Aging’ tour this spring. \nCIHR Institute of Aging Strategic Plan 2023-2028 \n\nReframing Aging – Empowering Older Adults\nResearch to achieve equitable health in aging\n\nThe CIHR Institute of Aging recently launched its new Strategic Plan titled “Reframing Aging – Empowering Older Adults”. This is your opportunity to hear about the Institute’s strategic priorities for research on aging for the next five years\, and for you to share your input on how we can work together to reframe aging. \nWe want to hear from researchers\, trainees\, community organizations\, healthcare professionals and older adults and caregivers. Come join us to discuss the future of research on aging in Canada! \nTo learn more about the CIHR Institute of Aging Strategic Plan 2023-2028 read it here\, and watch the video here. \nThis is a free event\, but please register to secure your attendance. These meetings will take place in person. \n  \nUniversity of Toronto \nRoom: 1170 Auditorium \nBahen Centre Information Tech \n40 St. George Street \nToronto\, Ontario\, M5S 2E4
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/engaging-on-aging-tour-toronto/
LOCATION:Bahen Centre for Information Technology\, 40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 2E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:External public event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230619T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230619T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230502T160637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230619T204324Z
UID:43793-1687199400-1687204800@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:FIFSW Alumni Association Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:  \nPlease join us for the Annual General Meeting of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work Alumni Association\, taking place on Monday\, June 19th\, 2023 from 6:30PM – 8:00PM\, both in-person (FIFSW\, 246 Bloor Street West\, Room 422) and online (Zoom). All FIFSW alumni are welcome. \nThe FIFSWAA is currently seeking two FIFSW alumni to join the Board as Members-at-Large. Please see the details below to submit a nomination. Alumni who are unable to attend may complete a Proxy Form. \nThis year\, we look forward to a keynote talk by Professor Rupaleem Bhuyan\, in a talk titled\, “Examining the Impact of Epistemic Ignorance on the Family Policing of Racialized Immigrants in Canada.” \nWhen: Monday\, June 19th\, 2023 from 6:30PM – 8:00PM EDT\nWhere: in-person (FIFSW\, 246 Bloor Street West\, Room 422) and online (Zoom) \nIn-Person Registration \nOnline Registration \nMaterials\n1. Agenda – FIFSW Alumni Association AGM (June 19\, 2023) \n2. Minutes – AGM (June 20\, 2022) \n3. FIFSWAA Financial Statement 2022-23 \n4. President’s Report 2023 \n5. Engagement Summary 2022-2023 \n6. 2022-2023 Alumni Mentor Report \nAbout the talk: \nThis presentation will explore the impact of epistemic ignorance regarding precarious immigration status on systemic racism and family policing through child welfare systems in Canada. While child welfare organizations are making efforts to work with Indigenous and racialized families to promote cultural safety and family unity\, there is a lack of resources and knowledge to support immigrants with precarious immigration status. Drawing upon research conducted within child welfare workers and community advocates in Ontario and British Columbia\, this presentation will illustrate the ways in which Canada’s immigration system generates racial\, gendered\, and class-based inequities shape immigrants’ involvement with child welfare systems. Attendees will be encouraged to explore strategies aimed at promoting a more comprehensive and equitable approach to supporting immigrant families within their respective areas of social work practice. \nAbout the speaker: \nRupaleem Bhuyan is an Associate Professor in Social Work at the University of Toronto where she teaches anti-oppressive community practice\, social action\, and qualitative research methods. She brings over 20 years of experience working with migrant communities who are organizing for rights\, safety\, and belonging. As an educator and researcher\, Dr. Bhuyan is deeply committed to feminist\, anti-racist\, decolonial approaches to transforming systems that perpetuate inequality and discrimination\, while promoting justice and equality for all. \nJoin the FIFSW Alumni Association Board! \nThe FIFSW Alumni Association Board of Directors is currently seeking two FIFSW alumni to join as Board Members-at-Large. If you are a graduate of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work\, you are a member of the Alumni Association and are eligible to be a member of the Board. A current listing of the FIFSWAA Board can be found online here. \nBoard Members-at-Large are invited to participate in regular meetings of the Board\, which take place virtually\, approximately six times throughout the fiscal year. A number of events and engagement initiatives also take place throughout the year\, to which Members are invited and encouraged to attend. \nTo submit a nomination\, please complete the online form by Monday\, June 12th\, 2023 at 12:00noon. Your name and personal statement will be shared in advance of the Annual General Meeting\, when elections will take place. Please be prepared to attend the meeting\, which as noted above\, will take place both in-person (at FIFSW\, 246 Bloor Street West) and online (Zoom)\, on Monday\, June 19th\, 2023 from 6:30pm – 8:00pm. \nIf you would like to nominate someone for the Board\, please provide the above information along with your own contact information. Make sure before sending someone’s name and information that you have discussed the nomination with them. \nIf you have any questions or wish to discuss a position please contact the Alumni Association at alumni.fifsw@utoronto.ca or call Nominations Chair Andria Allen 647-919-7203 \nWe look forward to hearing from you. \nAndria Allen MSW\, RSW \nFIFSW’2005
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/fifswaa-agm/
LOCATION:TBA\, 246 Bloor Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230913T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230913T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230901T182215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T180258Z
UID:45600-1694628000-1694640600@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Invisible Wounds: Stories of Survivorship – A Digital Storytelling Event
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB) for an eye-opening evening that will bring to light the powerful stories of resilience. \nFree event. Register to attend via eventbrite. \n \nAbout the event\nHomicide-related death has a devastating impact on the mental\, physical\, and spiritual wellbeing of family members\, friends\, and communities who must face the daunting challenge of learning to cope with the murder of their family members and friends. Experiencing the murder of a loved one leaves survivors with “invisible wounds”\, injuries often not visible and comprehensible to the untrained eye. \nFunded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in collaboration with the Story Centre and key community-based organizations\, The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB) led focus groups and engaged with African\, Caribbean\, and Black (ACB) survivors of homicide victims in digital storytelling to understand the impact of murder on the wellbeing\, coping strategies and unmet needs of ACB Canadian survivors of homicide victims in Toronto. \nJoin us to view their stories of survivorship and hear directly from storytellers about the impact\, consequences\, and culturally responsive services that are necessary to help them not just survive unthinkable tragedy but perhaps thrive thereafter it. \nThis is a free event. Registration is required. \nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to Dr. Khellon Roach at khellon.roach@utoronto.ca. \nEvent Address: 1265 Military Trail\, Scarborough\, ON M1C 1A4 \nRoom: SY110\, in the Science Research Building (North-west quadrant of the campus) \n \nInvisible Wounds Trailer
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/invisible-wounds-stories-of-survivorship-a-digital-storytelling-event/
LOCATION:Private: UTSC\, Science Research Building\, Science Research Bldg\, University of Toronto Scarborough\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M1C 1A3\,\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230927T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230927T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230926T150327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T162301Z
UID:46186-1695846600-1695848400@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:30@8:30: Policing Black Bodies
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB) for Season 5 of 30@8:30. This season’s theme is Strange Fruit: Addressing the Violent Erasure of Black Bodies.  \nEpisode 1: Policing Black Bodies\, with special guest Camisha Sibblis\nCamisha Sibblis’ research is part of a broader effort across various disciplines (e.g. history\, humanities\, equity studies\, philosophy\, psychology\, and education) to study identity\, oppression and anti-oppressive alternatives. Her research uses spaciotemporal and critical race theories to focus on the anti-Black racism\, the ubiquity of carcerality in Black life\, and the politics of intersectional identity. \nHer most recent work explores how excluded Black youth are constructed in the education system and how carceral experiences within schooling effect identity formation. Furthermore\, her work traces the manner in which different spaces throughout history have constructed the Black body as abject and have functioned as regulating sites of violence – thereby contributing to anti-Black racism as a theoretical framework. \nHow to watch 30@8:30:\n\nFollow @thecribcommunity on Instagram\nTune into @thecribcommunity on Instagram Live every Wednesday at 8:30pm\n\n30@8:30 is a weekly Instagram Live show where The CRIB’s Founding Director Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe facilitates 30-minute candid conversations with interdisciplinary scholars and community service providers about structural inequities\, homicide\, trauma\, and victimization that disproportionately impact some of our most vulnerable populations. \n\nThe CRIB is a multidisciplinary initiative designed to advance research\, policy and practice FOR and WITH Black survivors of homicide victims across our global communities. The CRIB is grounded in a principle commitment to adopt culturally responsive approaches that create sustainable opportunities for Black communities to thrive in the face of adverse and traumatic tragedy as a result of experiences with homicide violence.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/30830-policing-black-bodies/
LOCATION:Instagram Live
CATEGORIES:Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231002T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231002T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230921T174213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T174233Z
UID:46119-1696271400-1696276800@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:The Truth about Reconciliation: Healing the layers of oppression
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our first lecture in the 2023-2024 Alumni Series\, presented by the FIFSW Alumni Association\, where we will be joined by Assistant Professor Suzy Goodleaf in a talk titled\, “The Truth about Reconciliation: Healing the layers of oppression.” \nAlumni\, students\, faculty and members of the public are all welcome to attend. \nWhen: Monday\, October 2\, 2023 | 6:30PM – 8:00PM ET\nWhere: Online (Zoom) \nRegistration \nFurther details to follow.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/fifswaa-goodleaf/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231003T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231003T131500
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230922T171312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T211849Z
UID:46151-1696335300-1696338900@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Social Work IPE Lunch and Learn for FIFSW students
DESCRIPTION:Attention Year 1 and Advanced Standing Students!  \nJoin us for an exciting and informative lunch-and-learn event to learn about the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Curriculum and how you can get involved.  \n\nDiscover the power of working together across different disciplines to enhance social work practice and the quality of care for our clients\, patients\, and families. \nLearn more about the IPE curriculum opportunities available.\nMeet the members of the FIFSW IPE Curriculum Committee and the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare and Education (CACHE). \n\nVisit FIFSW’s IPE webpage. \nEvent Details\nTuesday\, October 3\, 2023 at 12:15 to 1:15PM\nLocation: SK 548\nLunch will be provided. \nRegistration required.  Limited spots available.\nDeadline to Register: 9:00am on Monday\, October 2\, 2023 \nRegister for the IPE Lunch and Learn. \nContact Information \nPlease email Vithusan\, IPE Representative at fifsw.ipe@utoronto.ca if you have any questions or would like further information! 
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/social-work-ipe-lunch-and-learn-for-fifsw-students/
LOCATION:FIFSW Building room Sk 548
CATEGORIES:Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231004T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231004T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230927T170832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T140038Z
UID:46245-1696451400-1696453200@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:30@8:30: The Telling of Truths
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB) for Season 5 of 30@8:30. This season’s theme is Strange Fruit: Addressing the Violent Erasure of Black Bodies.\nEpisode #2\, with special guest\, doctoral student Asia Ivey\n\nHow to watch 30@8:30: \n\n\nFollow @thecribcommunity on Instagram\nTune into @thecribcommunity on Instagram Live every Wednesday at 8:30pm\n\n30@8:30 is a weekly Instagram Live show where The CRIB’s Founding Director Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe facilitates 30-minute candid conversations with interdisciplinary scholars and community service providers about structural inequities\, homicide\, trauma\, and victimization that disproportionately impact some of our most vulnerable populations. \n\nThe CRIB is a multidisciplinary initiative designed to advance research\, policy and practice FOR and WITH Black survivors of homicide victims across our global communities. The CRIB is grounded in a principle commitment to adopt culturally responsive approaches that create sustainable opportunities for Black communities to thrive in the face of adverse and traumatic tragedy as a result of experiences with homicide violence.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/30830-the-telling-of-truths/
LOCATION:Instagram Live
CATEGORIES:Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231011T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231011T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230927T173823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T162208Z
UID:46247-1697056200-1697058000@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:30@8:30: Digital Lynching
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB) for Season 5 of 30@8:30. This season’s theme is Strange Fruit: Addressing the Violent Erasure of Black Bodies. \nEpisode #3\, with special guest Whitnee Garrett-Walker\nHow to watch 30@8:30:\n\n\nFollow @thecribcommunity on Instagram\nTune into @thecribcommunity on Instagram Live every Wednesday at 8:30pm\n\n30@8:30 is a weekly Instagram Live show where The CRIB’s Founding Director Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe facilitates 30-minute candid conversations with interdisciplinary scholars and community service providers about structural inequities\, homicide\, trauma\, and victimization that disproportionately impact some of our most vulnerable populations. \n\nThe CRIB is a multidisciplinary initiative designed to advance research\, policy and practice FOR and WITH Black survivors of homicide victims across our global communities. The CRIB is grounded in a principle commitment to adopt culturally responsive approaches that create sustainable opportunities for Black communities to thrive in the face of adverse and traumatic tragedy as a result of experiences with homicide violence.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/30830-digital-lynching/
LOCATION:Instagram Live
CATEGORIES:Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231017T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231017T131500
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20231005T205955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231020T180001Z
UID:46428-1697544900-1697548500@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:EDI Speaker Series: Addressing Islamophobia\, Anti-Muslim rhetoric and the Social Service Needs of Muslim’s Living in Ontario
DESCRIPTION:This event is for students only. Additional details will be shared in the MSW student digest. \nFeatured speakers\n \nAmina Hussain is clinical supervisor\, course instructor\, and doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto and the current president of the Muslim Human Service Alliance. Amina previously worked as a clinical supervisor at a Muslim mental health agency in the GTA. She has also worked at CAMH\, Ontario Shores\, Women’s College Hospital\, Baycrest\, and is currently a clinical supervisor at the Talk It Out Clinic at the FIFSW. She actively mentors MSW students providing culturally inclusive\, AOP based\, and trauma informed care. She grounds her work in evidence-based research and has 23 publications related to improving social work practice\, particularly with diverse communities. \n  \nEmad Alarashi is a Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work degree from University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work where he specialized in Human Services Management and Leadership. Emad has ten years of experience working with diverse communities including those who identify as racialized\, visible minority\, newcomers\, and marginalized populations within the GTA. Emad is currently employed with the City of Toronto’s Community Safety & Wellbeing Unit overseeing City-funded partner agencies providing the Community Violence Wellbeing & Recovery Project — a trauma informed counselling\, case management\, and holistic community healing approach to residents impacted directly and indirectly with violence. Emad is also employed as a Clinician and Community Outreach Manager with Khalil Center\, a psychological and spiritual community wellness center advancing the professional practice of psychology rooted in Islamic principles. As a Constituency Council member with the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Emad supports the exploration of the impacts of addiction and mental health on Muslim populations. Emad also sits as a board member of Ansaar Foundation.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/addressing-islamophobia-anti-muslim-rhetoric-and-the-social-service-needs-of-muslims-living-in-ontario/
CATEGORIES:Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231018T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231018T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230927T204353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T162103Z
UID:46249-1697661000-1697662800@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:30@8:30: Individual\, Community & Societal Consequences (overt & covert) of the Policing of Black bodies
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB) for Season 5 of 30@8:30. This season’s theme is Strange Fruit: Addressing the Violent Erasure of Black Bodies. \nEpisode #4 Individual\, Community & Societal Consequences (overt & covert) of the Policing of Black bodies\, with special guest Shawn McGuffey\nHow to watch 30@8:30:\n\n\nFollow @thecribcommunity on Instagram\nTune into @thecribcommunity on Instagram Live every Wednesday at 8:30pm\n\n30@8:30 is a weekly Instagram Live show where The CRIB’s Founding Director Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe facilitates 30-minute candid conversations with interdisciplinary scholars and community service providers about structural inequities\, homicide\, trauma\, and victimization that disproportionately impact some of our most vulnerable populations. \n\nThe CRIB is a multidisciplinary initiative designed to advance research\, policy and practice FOR and WITH Black survivors of homicide victims across our global communities. The CRIB is grounded in a principle commitment to adopt culturally responsive approaches that create sustainable opportunities for Black communities to thrive in the face of adverse and traumatic tragedy as a result of experiences with homicide violence.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/30830-individual-community-societal-consequences-overt-covert-of-the-policing-of-black-bodies/
LOCATION:Instagram Live
CATEGORIES:Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231019T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231019T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20231013T174135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T174204Z
UID:46558-1697720400-1697724000@socialwork.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Increasing commodification of life's time? Subjective life expectancy and intention to retire in two Danish cohorts
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Institute for Life Course & Aging’s 2023-2024 Seminar Series \n\nIN PERSON: Room 422\, 246 Bloor St. West\nONLINE: Click here to view the event on October 19\, from 1:00 to 2:00pm via zoom \n\nAbout the lecture\nThis talk will explore the idea of increasing commodification of time and how that may change people’s experience and perception of time in life. Using data from the Danish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (years 2012 and 2017)\, Dr. Siren will present an empirical analysis of the association between subjective life expectancy and people’s intention to retire in two Danish cohorts (born in 1960 and 1965). The analysis shows that the association between subjective life expectancy and intention to retire has intensified over time (i.e. from the one cohort to another)\, and a decomposition analysis confirms that people’s estimate of their personal time left now explains a larger proportion of intended retirement behavior than before. \nAbout the featured speaker\nAnu Siren is Professor and Chair of Gerontology at Tampere University\, Finland. Her research interests are related to the institutional\, cultural and material contexts of late life and the way these interact with the individual experience of ageing. Her research deals with various social gerontological topics\, including senior co-housing\, digitalization of services in ageing society\, the role of family relations in late life\, and the needs and preferences of future older adults. She is currently interested in exploring the perceptions and lived experiences of time\, and the ways in which the societal and individual perceptions of time shape the lives of older adults. Since earning her Ph.D. in 2005 in Finland\, Anu worked for 15 years in Denmark\, and among other things was responsible for managing the Danish Longitudinal Survey of Ageing (collected since 1997)\, until joining Tampere University as Professor of Gerontology in spring 2021.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/increasing-commodification-of-lifes-time-subjective-life-expectancy-and-intention-to-retire-in-two-danish-cohorts/
LOCATION:FIFSW Room 422\, 246 Bloor St\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231019T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231019T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T034251
CREATED:20230918T195150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T201740Z
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SUMMARY:Janis Rotman Distinguished Lecture Series On Mental Wellness: Lessons Learned From Holocaust Survivors
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a talk on mental wellness by Dr. Paula David entitled “Lessons Learned From Holocaust Survivors: Antisemitism\, intergenerational trauma\, and caring for survivors of oppression\, genocide\, and extreme trauma in a post-Holocaust world.” \nWhen: Thursday\, October 19th | 7:00pm – 8:30pm\nWhere: Online via Zoom webinar. A zoom webinar link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the event. \n> Register here\n\nAbout this event:\nThe Janis Rotman Distinguished Lecture Series On Mental Wellness presents an annual keynote address by a leading researcher\, practitioner or educator on topics such as innovations in culturally-attuned mental health services\, social work’s role in addressing widening mental health disparities\, the impact of community-based care\, and other contemporary concerns at the intersection of social work and mental health. \nWe’d like to thank Janis Rotman for her generous support of FIFSW’s Talk It Out Online Counselling Clinic\, which inspired the launch of this series. \nSpeaker Bio: \nDr. Paula David (MSW\, PhD) has enjoyed a long career working with aging Holocaust Survivors\, their families and survivors of subsequent genocides. Based on both her fieldwork and research\, she now shares her experience and unique trauma-informed approaches with students of all ages\, teachers\, health professionals\, isolated families\, various trauma and genocide survivors\, First Nations families and those who care for them. Her many publications on caring for aging survivors and their caregivers have been translated into several languages and they continue to inform professional practice today. \nA graduate of FIFSW’s MSW and PhD programs\, Paula has been active in the social work profession for almost five decades. After retiring from the Baycrest Centre\, she then began her second career as an educator at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work\, teaching full time across the Faculty’s Master of Social Work program for four years until retiring again. Paula is currently a frequent guest lecturer\, consultant and curriculum developer on the topic of caring for aging Holocaust survivors\, and those who have survived subsequent wars\, genocide and extreme trauma. Most recently she has been involved in cross-cultural post-memory creative initiatives that integrate her rich experience in the areas of mental health and trauma.  \nAbout the Talk:\nThere is a critical need to develop culturally-attuned mental health care that is responsive to the diverse needs and lived experiences of Jewish people\, their families and communities. At the same time\, trauma-informed care is becoming increasingly common and necessary practice for many communities and individuals in today’s world. \nHolocaust survivors\, in sharing their personal testimonies\, have left us a legacy of insight and understanding that can inform approaches to mental health practice — not only for the Jewish community\, but all communities who experience racialized\, ethnic and religious oppression. \nThis presentation will explore how our understanding of intergenerational trauma\, post-traumatic stress disorders\, and care for survivors of genocide and extreme trauma has evolved in our post-Holocaust world. The talk will also discuss the effects of antisemitism both past and present\, and its pervasive and growing presence in contemporary times. \n> Register here\nRecording:\nA recording will be shared with all newsletter subscribers after the lecture. If you aren’t already a subscriber\, please subscribe to FIFSW’s newsletter here. 
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/janis-rotman-distinguished-lecture-series-on-mental-wellness-lessons-learned-from-holocaust-survivors/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Public
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SUMMARY:Risk and Protective Factors for Elder Abuse in Canada: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
DESCRIPTION:Webinar: Risk and Protective Factors for Elder Abuse in Canada: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging\n>Register here\nDescription\nThe development of effective elder abuse prevention efforts requires a sound understanding of the risk and protective factors that increase or decrease the likelihood of victimization. Extending previous research\, the current study used data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging – a population-based cohort study – to identify elder abuse risk and protective factors. We used baseline (2015) characteristics or changes in characteristics over a three-year period to predict the prevalence and severity of both overall elder abuse and separate subtypes (emotional abuse\, physical abuse\, financial abuse) at follow-up (2018). Findings indicate that elder abuse is widespread: one out of every ten older adults reports experiencing some type of elder abuse each year. Abuse disproportionately impacts older adults living with or developing vulnerabilities over time related to physical health\, functional capacity\, cognitive capacity\, and/or mental health. On the other hand\, various forms of social support serve to protect older adults from elder abuse\, including engagement with in-person or online social networks. Findings also point to a life course component: respondents reporting experiences of childhood maltreatment were more likely to report elder abuse in older adulthood. Findings can be used to help inform urgently needed prevention efforts. \nSpeaker\nDr. David Burnes\, professor at the University of Toronto\, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work\, holds a Canada Research Chair on Older Adult Mistreatment Prevention. He completed a PhD at Columbia University School of Social\, concentrating in gerontology and advanced practice. Dr. Burnes’ program of research focuses on elder mistreatment\, including the development of basic knowledge (risk factors\, prevalence\, severity) and the design\, evaluation\, and measurement of interventions to prevent and respond to elder mistreatment. He advises major international organizations on elder mistreatment\, such as the World Health Organization and National Institutes of Health\, as well as federal and regional governments in Canada and the United States. Dr. Burnes also works with non-profit organizations\, such as state-level adult protective services programs\, on the development\, implementation and measurement of elder mistreatment response and prevention programs. Dr. Burnes and colleagues developed RISE\, an evidence-based\, community-based elder mistreatment response program that works in partnership with other systems to respond to cases involving older adults who are at risk of or experiencing elder mistreatment or self-neglect. His interest in elder mistreatment stems from both family experience and clinical practice with older adults.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/risk-and-protective-factors-for-elder-abuse-in-canada-findings-from-the-canadian-longitudinal-study-on-aging/
LOCATION:Zoom Conference Meeting
CATEGORIES:External public event
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SUMMARY:30@8:30: Research as Activism
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB) for Season 5 of 30@8:30. This season’s theme is Strange Fruit: Addressing the Violent Erasure of Black Bodies. \nEpisode #5 Research as Activism\, with special guest Shani Buggs \nHow to watch 30@8:30: \n\n\nFollow @thecribcommunity on Instagram\nTune into @thecribcommunity on Instagram Live every Wednesday at 8:30pm\n\n30@8:30 is a weekly Instagram Live show where The CRIB’s Founding Director Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe facilitates 30-minute candid conversations with interdisciplinary scholars and community service providers about structural inequities\, homicide\, trauma\, and victimization that disproportionately impact some of our most vulnerable populations. \n\nThe CRIB is a multidisciplinary initiative designed to advance research\, policy and practice FOR and WITH Black survivors of homicide victims across our global communities. The CRIB is grounded in a principle commitment to adopt culturally responsive approaches that create sustainable opportunities for Black communities to thrive in the face of adverse and traumatic tragedy as a result of experiences with homicide violence.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/30830-research-as-activism/
LOCATION:Instagram Live
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231030T200000
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SUMMARY:Denouncing the Continued Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in Canadian Child Welfare: Findings from the First Nations/Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2019
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our next lecture in the 2023-2024 Alumni Series\, presented by the FIFSW Alumni Association\, where we will be joined by Dr. Barbara Fallon\, Dr. Jeffrey Schiffer and Tara Petti in a talk titled\, “Denouncing the Continued Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in Canadian Child Welfare: Findings from the First Nations/Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2019.” \nAlumni\, students\, faculty and members of the public are all welcome to attend. \nWhen: Monday\, October 30\, 2023 | 6:30PM – 8:00PM ET\nWhere: Online (Zoom) \nRegister for the event here \nAbout the talk \nTogether\, Dr. Barbara Fallon\, Dr. Jeffrey Schiffer and Tara Petti will present findings from The First Nations/Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (FN/OIS-2018) and The First Nations/Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (FN/CIS-2019). These studies are a collaborative effort by the FN/OIS and FN/CIS research teams\, the First Nations Advisory Committees and child welfare workers. The studies report provincial and national-level data on investigations involving First Nations children compared to non-Indigenous children\, as intended by the Truth & Reconciliation’s Calls to Action. In Ontario in 2018\, First Nations children were 7 times more likely than non-Indigenous children. Across Canada in 2019\, disparities between rates of child welfare service dispositions for First Nations and non-Indigenous children grew with every decision across the service continuum\, concluding with First Nations children being 17.2 times more likely than non-Indigenous children to be placed in formal out-of-home care. The final reports are available on the Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal (FN/OIS and FN/CIS). \nAbout the speakers \nDr. Barbara Fallon is the Associate Vice-President\, Research for the University of Toronto and a Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. Dr. Fallon also holds a Canada Research Chair in Child Welfare. She is an Adjoint Professor at the Kempe Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect\, University of Colorado School of Medicine and at The Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Fallon’s research interests include comparisons of child protection systems\, the disproportional and disparate representation of racialized groups within the child welfare system\, and the contribution of worker and organizational characteristics to child-welfare decision making. \nDr. Jeffrey Schiffer is a cultural anthropologist\, human services leader and child advocate who was born in Vancouver\, BC- on unceded Coast Salish Territory. He grew up at the intersection of mainstream and Indigenous organizations and has worked in the post-secondary\, public service\, and non-profit sectors. Like so many of the community members serviced by NCFST\, Jeff’s maternal family history is fractured by Canada’s shared colonial history: he is not a status Indian or formal member of a First Nations\, Métis or Inuit Community\, but his maternal family includes the Turcotte\, Lemire\, Piquette\, and Fortin families – all of whom travelled along Métis voyageur trade routes and road allowances in a multi-generational journey from Quebec\, into the Dakotas\, and through Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Jeff self-identifies as a Canadian with European and Indigenous ancestors. Jeff is passionate about building integrated and coordinated systems of human services that focus on the safety\, health\, wellbeing\, and prosperity of children. His dissertation focused on decolonizing Indigenous child welfare in Canadian cities. Over the past 15 years he has held various positions at the Earth Institute at Columbia University\, Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society\, the Justice Institute of British Columbia\, the City of Toronto\, and Native Child and Family Services of Toronto.  Jeff is currently the Director of Governance and Strategy at NCFST and volunteers his time serving on a number of board and committees. \nTara Petti was a member of The First Nations/Canadian Incidence Study Of Reported Child Abuse And Neglect-2019 Advisory Committee/Research Team.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/fifswaa-fallon/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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