News Category: Alumni + Friends
Alumna Lisa Robinson, a graduate of FIFSW’s Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency program, is featured in a video honouring Orange Shirt Day
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency field of studyIn honour of Orange Shirt Day, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has released two videos […]
“If social work is to play an important role in change, the public must understand the profession and the challenges it faces,” writes Michael Multan in ‘Healthy Debate’
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Faculty, Keith Adamson, Rachelle AshcroftAs demand for access to mental health resources and mental health professionals grows, we need to better […]
Hiroshima survivor and anti-nuclear activist Setsuko Thurlow (MSW 1960) is profiled in the New York Times
Categories: Alumni + FriendsThis year marks the 75th anniversary since the atomic bomb devastated the cities of Hiroshima and […]
Alona Amurao’s award-winning article on Medical Assistance in Dying is published in Canadian Social Work Review
Categories: Alumni + Friends, StudentsRecent FIFSW graduate Alona Amurao (MSW 2018) received first place in the Student Article Competition hosted […]
Alumna Andrea Himel is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, Family Court Branch
Categories: Alumni + FriendsFIFSW alumna Andrea Himel has been appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, […]
Toronto Life interviews FIFSW alumna & social worker Donna Alexander on how racism affects mental health
Categories: Alumni + FriendsFIFSW Alumna Donna Alexander (MSW 2005) spoke to Toronto Life about the cumulative psychological effects of racism, […]
TALK2NICE volunteers provide a sense of community for older adults experiencing increased social isolation due to COVID-19
Categories: Alumni + Friends, FacultyWhen the public was told to practice social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19, leaders at […]
Intergenerational support provided by Toronto’s HomeShare program reduces social isolation among older adults and students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Faculty, StudentsWhen first-year University of Toronto student Lee Chang opted to stay with her roommate in the city […]
Transformational gift advances FIFSW’s support for Indigenous communities
Categories: Alumni + FriendsThe Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW) is pleased to announce the establishment of a new Chair […]
Practice makes perfect: Ellen Katz receives the inaugural Larry Enkin Innovation in Teaching with Simulation Award
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Ellen Katz, FacultyOn February 6, the inaugural Larry Enkin Innovation in Teaching with Simulation Award was presented to […]