Carleton Professors Publish First Book on the History of Social Work in Canada
(Ottawa) –Carleton professors, Therese Jennissen and Colleen Lundy, recently published the first comprehensive history of social work in Canada, entitled “One Hundred Years of Social Work: A History of...
View ArticleSocial working social policy
School of Social Work professor Thérèse Jennissen has been interested in developing a course on comparative social policy for a long time. So, when the Centre for European Studies issued a call for...
View ArticleOut of Africa
After her family fled the civil war in Somalia when she was two years old, Muno Osman grew up in refugee camps in Kenya. Even so, she says, she was “very, very lucky.” The reason: her parents supported...
View ArticleAdjunct Professor Appointed Provincial Ambassador for Indigenous Centred...
Dr. Paula du Hamel Yellow Horn, Adjunct Professor with the School of Social Work, is one of the two Ontario Provincial Ambassadors for the From Stilettos to Moccasins research Project. Dr. du Hamel...
View ArticleCarleton Professors Publish First Book on the History of Social Work in Canada
(Ottawa) –Carleton professors, Therese Jennissen and Colleen Lundy, recently published the first comprehensive history of social work in Canada, entitled “One Hundred Years of Social Work: A History of...
View ArticleSocial working social policy
School of Social Work professor Thérèse Jennissen has been interested in developing a course on comparative social policy for a long time. So, when the Centre for European Studies issued a call for...
View ArticleOut of Africa
After her family fled the civil war in Somalia when she was two years old, Muno Osman grew up in refugee camps in Kenya. Even so, she says, she was “very, very lucky.” The reason: her parents supported...
View ArticleAdjunct Professor Appointed Provincial Ambassador for Indigenous Centred...
Dr. Paula du Hamel Yellow Horn, Adjunct Professor with the School of Social Work, is one of the two Ontario Provincial Ambassadors for the From Stilettos to Moccasins research Project. Dr. du Hamel...
View ArticleFPA Researchers Join Forces with Youth Centres
School of Social Work will serve as hub for Eastern Ontario Local youth centres are acquiring allies in their work with young people: researchers from the School of Social Work. The FPA researchers...
View ArticleCareer Paths: Natasha Pei, Social Work
Name: Natasha Pei Degree and Year: Bachelor of Social Work (‘11), Master of Social Work (‘14) Carleton University Occupation: A community animator, or liaison, with Vibrant Communities Number of...
View ArticleCalling for a New Social Care Act
Social Work Professor Allan Moscovitch and PhD student Ginette Thomas are working with the Canadian Association of Social Workers to urge the Liberal government to adopt a new social care act for...
View ArticleCalling for a New Social Care Act
Social Work Professor Allan Moscovitch and PhD student Ginette Thomas are working with the Canadian Association of Social Workers to urge the Liberal government to adopt a new social care act for...
View ArticleFPA Ambassador Blog: Rheal Brant-Hall Memorial Lecture
Michaela Kelly is a third-year communication studies student in the School of Journalism and Communication. She attended the Rheal Brant-Hall Memorial Lecture, hosted by the School of Social Work. Dr....
View ArticleSocial Work Students Win 3MT Thesis Competition
MSW Student Cassandra Erichsen Carleton’s School of Social Work made a strong showing in the recent Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT), taking both first and second place. Master of Social Work...
View ArticleFPA Faculty and Staff Recognized for Excellence
Thoughtful teaching. Groundbreaking research. Exemplary service. These were among the characteristics recognized by the FPA Excellence Awards this year, which were handed out at the FPA Spring Social...
View ArticleSocial Work Profile – Natasha Pei
Name: Natasha Pei Degree and Year: Bachelor of Social Work (’11) Master of Social Work (’14), Carleton University. Occupation: A community animator, or liaison, with Vibrant Communities. Number of...
View ArticleSocial Work Profile – Sasha Séguin
Sasha Séguin Master of Social Work One of the requirements for the MSW degree is to conduct a research project with a community organization. In our case, a health centre submitted a research proposal...
View ArticleSocial Work Profile – Susan Braedley
How Firefighting has Changed Courage, physical strength and firefighting expertise are at the core of the masculine world of fire services. So what happens to firefighters when, time after time, the...
View ArticleYouth Outreach Program Wins SSHRC Partnership Award
Social Work Professor Sarah Todd It started, as do so many great partnerships, with a conversation. Sarah Todd, Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, was attending a meeting of the Youth...
View ArticleSocial Work Profile – Cassandra Erichsen
Master of Social Work Cassandra was working as a front-line worker at an addictions centre in Winnipeg when she reached the point of emotional exhaustion. “We weren’t able to provide the services for...
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