News Category: Faculty
Report reveals alarming rise in gun violence in Canada; urges shift in national response
Categories: Faculty, Research, Tanya SharpeResearch exposes deep racial disparities and the need for community-centered and trauma informed responses to firearm violence […]
Research in action: Shelley Craig collaborates with community to develop the GLO app for Queer youth
Categories: Faculty, Research, Shelley CraigAt a time when potential dangers dominate discussions about young people’s digital media use, Shelley Craig’s research […]
Honouring Innovation in Social Work Education: Talk It Out wins JSWE Best Field Note award
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Faculty, Lin Fang, Partners, Practicum, Programs + Teaching, ResearchAn article by Professor Lin Fang — and co-authors Catherine Schmidt (PhD 2024), Yu Lung (PhD Candidate), […]
November 12: Join FIFSW for the 2025 Janis Rotman Distinguished Lecture on Mental Wellness, featuring Ramona Alaggia
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Faculty, Ramona Alaggia, ResearchThe Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work is pleased to announce that the 2025 Janis Rotman Distinguished Lecture […]
Leading gun violence researchers warn that firearm violence prevention is in peril in the U.S.
Categories: Faculty, Leadership, Research, Tanya SharpeCritical efforts to reduce firearm-related violence in the United States are now in jeopardy due to recent […]
New research showing that older adults can regain optimal health receives extensive media coverage
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Esme Fuller-Thomson, Faculty, Mabel HoOlder age is not all about decline, it can also be a time when people can get […]
FIFSW visits First Nations House
Categories: Faculty, Partners, Staff, StudentsOn September 22, students, faculty and staff at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work visited University of […]
Keith Adamson is helping bring new voices to the development and delivery of social work education
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty, Keith AdamsonKeith Adamson, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work was invited to help […]
Simulated health policy forum gives students insight into stakeholder tensions related to Toronto’s mental health crisis
Categories: Faculty, Programs + Teaching, Rachelle AshcroftThis year, students in the course SWK4412, The Context of Mental Health and Health Practice, will get […]
Meet two FIFSW professors who are creating supportive and innovative learning environments for social work students
Categories: Faculty, Micheal L. Shier, Programs + Teaching, Shelley CraigTwo faculty members from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work have received 2024-2025 Teaching Awards in […]