News Category: Leadership
From clinical social work to organizational and systems-level change: How alumna Sajedeh Zahraei is leading efforts to improve mental health support for immigrant, refugee and racialized women
Categories: Alumni + Friends, LeadershipWhen Sajedeh Zahraei arrived in Canada as a refugee claimant from Iran via Kuwait at 19 years […]
Charmaine Williams invited to speak to the House of Commons standing committee on the mental health of young women and girls
Categories: Charmaine Williams, Faculty, LeadershipOn Monday, October 3, Professor Charmaine Williams, Interim Dean at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, was […]
Keith Adamson appointed Deputy Director at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI)
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty, Keith Adamson, LeadershipKeith Adamson, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, has been appointed a […]
The child welfare system fails to understand the context of First Nations communities, report Barbara Fallon and Cindy Blackstock at inquest
Categories: Barbara Fallon, LeadershipFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work Professor Barbara Fallon and alumna Cindy Blackstock provided expert testimony at an […]
Recognizing Ellen Katz’s contributions to experiential learning and mindfulness practice in social work research and education
Categories: Ellen Katz, Faculty, LeadershipEllen Katz will never forget her first practicum as a social work student. “I walked into the […]
Action needed following Toronto police report on race-based use of force says Tanya Sharpe
Categories: Faculty, Leadership, Research, Tanya SharpeBoth CTV News and CP24 spoke to Associate Professor Tanya Sharpe about the Toronto police report released […]
New initiative for Indigenous students and recent graduates aims to build social workers as leaders
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Leadership, Programs + TeachingThe Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work has launched a new initiative to foster and advance the leadership […]
Tanya Sharpe talks to CP24 about the ripple effect of the mass shooting in Buffalo
Categories: Faculty, Leadership, Tanya SharpeCP24 interviewed Associate Professor Tanya Sharpe about the mass shooting in Buffalo on May 14, which killed […]
Margaret McCain’s research and advocacy have helped pave the way for affordable child care across Canada
Categories: Alumni + Friends, LeadershipOntario has reached a $10-a-day child care deal with the federal government, making an affordable early learning […]
Sessional Lecturer Laura Tamblyn Watts discusses Ontario’s long term care homes on The Agenda with Steve Paikin
Categories: Laura Tamblyn Watts, LeadershipLaura Tamblyn Watts was a guest on The Agenda with Steve Paikin to discuss the horrific conditions […]