9th Annual Social Work Research Symposium -- April 29: Interdisciplinary Conversations on Social Transformation and Critical Practices

Organized by the School of Social Work at York University, the Critical Social Work and Social Justice Research Symposium aims to foster critical education, research and practice in relation to critical social work and social transformation in order to promote contemporary, historical, social, political and economical context, both locally and globally. Symposium Date: April 29, […]

3rd year BSW students win second place for Best Upper Year Research Project

Congratulations 3rd year BSW students Kari Martin, Michelle Short and Alyson Joseph for winning second place for Best Upper Year Research Project at the Undergraduate Research Fair on Wednesday February 24, 2016. The poster was based on the analysis of 145 surveys collected at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto in October and and November […]

Student wins grant for youth mentorship program

Social Work student Soroush Fakhri is the latest recipient of a grant of up to $25,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to support his Afghan Mentorship Program, which provides programming support for Afghan youth in the Durham Region. Soroush came from Afghanistan when he was six years old and understands first-hand the struggles immigrant youth […]

Do I Belong? Power, Inclusion, Representation and Activism in an LGBTQ Spiritual Community by Michelle Short, Kari Martin and Alyson Joseph

Power differences within activist communities can lead to uneven participation and an uneven distribution of benefits from the movements' activism. This is true for the LGBTQ community in Canada, where the benefits of social activism have disproportionately benefited those LGBTQ people who are cis-gender, male, white, middle-class and in long-term domestic partnerships. Using a Community-Based […]

Response of the School of Social Work, York University, to the TRC Recommendations

School of Social Work - TRC Response - June 2015 (PDF)

Our very own Dr. Susan McGrath has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for her contributions to research and policy on refugee rights and for fostering collaboration among scholars in her field.

Susan McGrath Our very own Dr. Susan McGrath has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for her contributions to research and policy on refugee rights and for fostering collaboration among scholars in her field. Congratulations Dr. McGrath! Read full story