2021 Paul Cheng Memorial Lecture
The UBC School of Social Work and the British Columbia Association of Social Workers celebrated the 2021 Paul Cheng Memorial Lecture on September 7, 2021 during the School’s orientation. The 2021 winner of the Inspiring Social Worker of the Year Award is Karen Lok Yi Wong. Many thanks to our donor, Marion Man. Biography Karen Lok Yi […]
2020 Paul Cheng Memorial Lecture
Established in memory of Paul Cheng, the Inspiring Social Worker of the Year Award recognizes the professional and personal efforts of social workers in BC.
CIIC releases 2020-21 Annual Report
The Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship is pleased to release its Annual Report for 2020-21.
Mourning 215 Indigenous Children
Dear UBC School of Social Work Community, It is with a heavy heart that I draw you close to mourn the deaths and abandonment of the 215 Indigenous children to a mass grave at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. In the words of one of our Indigenous Advisory Circle members, “Even though I have […]
Self-care, self-responsibility, and the governed social work self
Submission to The Social Lens: A Social Work Action Blog by Heather Stuart, Doctoral Candidate, Wilfred Laurier University Neoliberal self-care discourse In the social work academic and practice-based literature, self-care strategies are proposed as a means of mitigating the effects of workplace stress and feelings of emotional exhaustion (McGarrigle & Walsh, 2011; Miller, Lianekhammy, Pope, […]
The Independent Review of Indigenous-specific Racism in BC Health Care
Submission to The Social Lens: A Social Work Action Blog by Grant Charles, Associate Professor In June 2020, claims surfaced about a “Price is Right” game allegedly being played in some BC hospital Emergency Departments in which health care workers were guessing blood alcohol levels of Indigenous patients. The Minister of Health established an inquiry […]
Critical Clinical Work with Women Diagnosed as “Borderline”
Submission to The Social Lens: A Social Work Action Blog submitted by Catrina Brown, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University Critical clinical work focuses on making sense of people’s struggles and adopting a relational and collaborative approach to the clinical relationship. As practitioners, we have too often pathologized the very behaviours that have helped people to survive. […]
Invitation to Participate in Research Study on Social Work Practice in Mental Health Care
Registered Social Workers who provide mental health care in Canada are invited to take part in a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funded research study which explores social work mental health care in Canada. You will be asked questions about your experiences providing mental health services.
Intersecting Dimensions of Poverty
A discussion of green social work.
Highlights from the Indigenous Cultural Sharing Recess
For this year’s theme, we are highlighting Urban Indigenous Community Resources. On November 20, 2020, the School was pleased to host Constable Rick Lavallee, Cree Nation, Indigenous Liaison Protocol Officer, Vancouver Police Department, and Constable Kirk Rattray, Tahltan Nation, Indigenous Liaison Officer, Metro Vancouver Transit Police. Constable Lavallee and Constable Rattray discussed the importance of their roles in their respective […]