News Category: Programs + Teaching
Joelleann Forbes’ journey to becoming a leader in culturally attuned care
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Faculty, Leadership, Programs + TeachingWhen Joelleann Forbes took a social work elective during her undergraduate degree, it was like finding a […]
Alumna invests in strengthening and expanding access to palliative and hospice care through student fellowships
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Awards & Recognition, Faculty, Programs + Teaching, Students, Susan BlackerInspired by the potential of palliative and hospice care to facilitate a dignified death for all, Factor-Inwentash […]
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 […]
FIFSW welcomes a new Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
Categories: Programs + Teaching, StaffThe Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work is thrilled to welcome Shahana Arain, our inaugural Director of Equity, […]
FIFSW’s new EDI workshop takes equity, diversity and inclusion to the next level in the Master of Social Work curriculum
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Faculty, Programs + Teaching, StudentsNew funding to support equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives across U of T is benefiting new […]
Talk It Out, Work It Out marries mental and physical health in a joint program created and run by U of T social work and kinesiology professors and students
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Faculty, Lin Fang, Partners, Programs + Teaching, StudentsIt’s Friday morning and the Jane/Finch Centre is rocking to the soca groove of Kevin Rougier and […]
FIFSW listed among the best colleges and universities in the world for clinical/medical social work
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Programs + TeachingThe Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work is among the top 10 “best colleges and universities in the […]
#UofTGrad22: Vivian Leung’s research on immigration and anti-Asian racism is supporting families and social work practitioners
Categories: Programs + Teaching, Research, StudentsVivian Leung is a researcher at heart, and the PhD program at U of T’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty […]
#UofTGrad22: Charlotte Sampson-Elliott inspired by a goal to build trauma-informed schools in her community
Categories: Programs + Teaching, StudentsCharlotte Sampson-Elliott was an educational leader for two decades in her First Nation in British Columbia, where […]
#UofTGrad22: FIFSW’s gerontology field of study strengthened Ava Bowen’s efforts to improve care for older adults
Categories: Programs + Teaching, StudentsWhen Ava Bowen launched a career working with older adults, she felt confident in her ability to […]