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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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