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۲ݮƵ Health and Social Services Career Fair

۲ݮƵ Health and Social Services Career Fair

Date:March 31, 2021 Time:3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location:Virtual

Open to: Social Work, Nursing, Physical & Occupational Therapy, Speech Language, Kinesiology, Counselling Psychology, Dentistry

Published: 22 Feb 2021

Protecting child welfare workers from compassion fatigue

In the wake of the tragic suicides of two youth protection workers, Professors Collin-Vezina and Steve Geoffrion have published op-ed articles in La Presse and CTV News calling for more supports for child protection workers. Copies of the articles can be found here:

CTV News Article

Published: 17 Feb 2021

CPA Traumatic Stress Section Award for Excellence for Professor Delphine Collin-Vézina

Delphine Collin-Vézina has been awarded the Canadian Psychological Association Traumatic Stress Section Award for Excellence in Psychology. This award recognizes achievement within the science and practice of the psychology of traumatic stress.

Congratulations Delphine! It is a well-deserved recognition.

Published: 16 Feb 2021

Professor Cindy Blackstock in Maclean’s top 50 “power list”

Cindy Blackstock named as one of the top 50 Canadians who are breaking ground, leading the debate, and shaping how we think and live, for her work as a relentless champion for Indigenous children's rights:

Maclean's article featuring Professor Blackstock

Published: 21 Jan 2021

PhD Student Susan Mintzberg on Schools and Curfew

In her on-going series of editorials, Susan Mintzberg has published two op-eds in La Press and on the CTV news website:

Published: 20 Jan 2021

Project Connection Donates 15 Tablets to Help Keep Older Adults Connected

~Social Work StudentsSierra Aggett & Jason Spiegler:

Published: 20 Jan 2021

The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Affects: Online Survey

Humanity is experiencing a unique moment in history, with serious effects for individuals, families and societies. The time ahead will be of major importance to understand better what has been happening to us during the unexpected events following the COVID-19 outbreak. Previous studies have shown that pandemics have adverse effects on peoples’ living situation and well-being.

Published: 9 Dec 2020

The JoyPop App Study

Students of the ۲ݮƵ School of Social Work with access to an iPhone are invited to participate in a research study on increasing resilience to stress. Participants will engage in daily activities to increase healthy stress management skills via an iOS phone application (the JoyPop app). Participation is compensated up to $50 for the full study. This research aims to benefit social work service providers directly, as well as service users, particularly vulnerable youth.

Email address:
Published: 9 Dec 2020

Professor Myriam Denov Honored with SSHRC Impact Insight Award

Annual SSHRC Impact Awards celebrate top talent in Canada’s social sciences and humanities research community. Denov is recognized for her research on children and families affected by war.

Published: 9 Dec 2020

Congratulations to all Graduating Students

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Published: 6 Nov 2020

Children with disabilities disproportionately affected during COVID-19 - By Lucyna Lach and Donna Thomson

New study offers families parent training for children affected by neurodevelopmental disorders

The global pandemic has been hard on Canadians, but it has hit families affected by disability disproportionately, particularly young families. School-aged children with disabilities were suddenlywithout supports of any kind.

Published: 23 Oct 2020

The ۲ݮƵ School of Social Work stands in solidarity with the Wetʼsuwetʼen Mi'kmaw fishery

The protests over the Mi'kmaw fishery have escalated to indefensible racist acts of intimidation and violence by non-Indigenous community members against the Mi’kmaw fishers. The ۲ݮƵ School of Social Work denounces the racism, vandalism, and violence being used against the Mi’kmaw fishers of the Sipekne'katik First Nation and stands in support of their right to fish without intimidation.

Published: 23 Oct 2020

The School of Social Work Responds to the Tragic Death of Joyce Echaquan

The tragic news of Joyce Echaquan’s death and the events leading up to this event have profoundly touched the hearts of those within the School of Social Work.

We want to express our outrage at our Quebec Health and Social Service system that when called upon to protect and care for Joyce Echaquan failed her.

Published: 12 Oct 2020

Intern at ۲ݮƵ Couple & Family Therapy Clinic

Announcement from Dr. Heather MacIntoshDirector: MScA Couple and Family Therapy/۲ݮƵ Couple and Family Therapy Clinic

Published: 7 Oct 2020

۲ݮƵ Releases Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism

On September 30th Principal Suzanne Fortier announced the release of ۲ݮƵ'sAction Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism.

Published: 5 Oct 2020

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