News Category: Programs + Teaching
Can AI help future social workers enhance their counselling skills?
Categories: Amar Ghelani, Faculty, Programs + TeachingThe client’s name is Alex. A senior in high school, Alex is stressed about mounting assignments, university […]
Fall 2025 graduate Krystal Brant is focused on making healthcare systems safe and welcoming for Indigenous people
Categories: Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency field of study, Programs + Teaching, StudentsKrystal Brant loved her decade-long career as an educator with Indigenous people, but she often felt that […]
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), […]
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 […]
From the classroom to counselling
Categories: Programs + Teaching, StudentsA former teacher in China, Spring 2025 social work graduate Noah Yan now hopes to tackle taboos […]
Global healing rooted in Indigenous values
Categories: Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency field of study, Programs + Teaching, StudentsSpring 2025 graduate Agnes Nambalirwa plans to apply the knowledge and skills she developed in FIFSW’s Indigenous […]
Advancing simulation-based learning: new Virtual Reality assisted learning space gives students hands on experience responding to opioid overdoses
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Amar Ghelani, Faculty, Leadership, Programs + TeachingThis winter, Master of Social Work students had the opportunity to participate in a virtual reality (VR) […]
New staff strengthen support for Indigenous students and programs at FIFSW
Categories: Programs + Teaching, StaffThe Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work is pleased to welcome a new staff member and announce […]
How diverse perspectives and lived experiences strengthen our understanding of the policies and systems that affect health and mental health
Categories: Programs + Teaching, StudentsHow do policies, culture, historical legacies, and systems of care impact our health and mental health? […]