News Category: Faculty
As Canada’s affordability crisis mounts, Micheal Shier’s research aims to boost the capacity of non-profits on the front lines of anti-poverty work
Categories: Faculty, Micheal L. Shier, ResearchAffordability is a top concern for Canadians these days, based on recent polls and widespread media coverage […]
Rachelle Ashcroft is recognized for her outstanding contributions to advancing Interprofessional Education
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty, Rachelle AshcroftAssociate Professor Rachelle Ashcroft was recognized with the Ivy Oandasan Leadership Award of Merit for Outstanding Contributions […]
Keith Adamson is recognized for his Distinguished Service to the social work profession
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Keith AdamsonAssociate Professor Keith Adamson is being honoured this week at the Ontario Association of Social Work (OASW) […]
With psychosis rates rising, Amar Ghelani partners with people with lived experience to build better learning materials for social work students
Categories: Amar Ghelani, Eunjung Lee, Faculty, PhD students, Programs + Teaching, Research, StudentsDuring her first psychotic episode, Caroline Walker remembers being physically restrained by health care workers at a […]
What roles do social workers play in primary health care? A new Ontario study takes a closer look
Categories: Faculty, Rachelle Ashcroft, ResearchA new study highlights the roles social workers play in supporting patients as key members of primary […]
Documentary sponsored by MFARR-Asia highlights the complex journey towards family acceptance of same-sex marriage in Taiwan
Categories: Peter Newman, ResearchThis year, MFARR-Asia, a SSHRC Partnership led by Professor Peter A. Newman, has been working with Master […]
The GLO app for 2SLGBTQI+ youth is up for a Webby Award and you can vote for it to win
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research, Shelley CraigGLO — an interactive app designed to support the mental health and wellbeing of queer youth […]
Counting Guns Isn’t Enough — What Canada’s Firearm Declarations Really Tell Us
Categories: Faculty, Research, Tanya SharpeBy Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe March 31st marks the deadline to declare ownership of prohibited assault-style firearms […]
Dementia research must include voices of those with lived experience
Categories: Amanda Grenier, FacultyA new Canadian study has found that people living with dementia (PLWD) are often excluded from research […]
Announcing the new Lee Wu Kee Ming Chair in Indigenous Social Work, Dr. Michael Yellow Bird
Categories: Faculty, Michael Yellow BirdThe Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work is thrilled to announce that Indigenous scholar Professor Michael Yellow Bird […]