News Category: Practicum
Practicum partner spotlight: Q&A with Sydney Gilchrist, Adult Programs & Clinical Support Manager, Canvas Programs
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Practicum, Q & ACanvas Programs is a charity with a mission of providing empathy-based education on 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion and consent. […]
A day in the life of a social worker: FIFSW Field Instructors share insights and advice with students
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Faculty, Partners, Practicum, Programs + TeachingOn October 4th and 5th, Field Instructors from seven community organizations came to the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of […]
Practicum partner spotlight: Q&A with Dr. Taaha Muhammad, Counselling Lead, Naseeha
Categories: Partners, Practicum, Q & AFounded over 15 years ago, Naseeha provides counselling services seven days a week to individuals from Muslim […]
Educators of tomorrow: Graduating students encouraged to consider their future as both social work practitioners and educators in surprise ceremony at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Categories: Practicum, Programs + Teaching, StudentsIn April, eleven second-year and advanced standing Master of Social Work students were surprised with a graduation […]
From the archives: New rotational practicum models helps time-strapped field instructors (Reach, Summer 2009)
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Partners, PracticumHow do you convince an already time-strapped social worker to take on the extra responsibility of becoming a […]
Practicum partner spotlight: Q & A with Ruth Brickman, Social Worker, Memory Link, Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health, Baycrest
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Partners, Practicum, Q & AFounded in 1918 as the Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home, Baycrest continues to embrace the long-standing tradition […]
Practicum partner spotlight: Q & A with Maytal Michaelov, Jewish Family and Child Service of Greater Toronto (JF&CS)
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Partners, Practicum, Q & AJewish Family and Child Service of Greater Toronto (JF&CS) is a multi-service agency that offers a […]
Supporting mental wellness in the community: Janis Rotman’s gift to the Talk it Out clinic extends its online counselling support for racialized adults
Categories: Lin Fang, PracticumA $150,000 gift from Janis Rotman will enable an online counselling clinic operated by the Factor-Inwentash […]
CBC article highlights how FIFSW social work students are breaking barriers to mental health in marginalized communities
Categories: Lin Fang, Practicum, StudentsAssociate Professor Lin Fang and MSW student Nikisha Browne were featured in a CBC article on FIFSW’s […]
Introducing: Talk it Out — a new online clinic supporting marginalized communities hit hard by COVID-19
Categories: Lin Fang, Practicum, StudentsRun by Master of Social Work students, FIFSW’s new online clinic addresses the increased need for counselling […]