Accepting applications for Sessional Lecturer position
We are now accepting applications for the position of Sessional Lecturer for the SOWK 554C.002 undergraduate course: Research – Program Evaluation. Please see post for the full job posting.
New publication
Professor Miu Chung Yan has recently published a chapter in the book Diversity and Social Work in Canada, and co-authored an article for the interdisciplinary journal Canadian Ethnic Studies. Click on link above to learn more.
Applications invited for an Instructor I position in Social Work Practice
January 28, 2016 – The School of Social Work invites applications for an Instructor I position in Social Work Practice, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2016. Please see the job posting for more details.
Applications invited for the position of Director, School of Social Work
January 12, 2016 – The School of Social Work invites applications for the position of Director, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2016. Please see the job posting for more details.
In memoriam: Madeline Lovell
Dr. Lovell, former Assistant Professor at the UBC School of Social Work, passed away on January 10, 2016. Her research interests included restorative justice, diversity, and child maltreatment.
In memoriam: Glenn Drover
Glenn Drover, former Faculty member and Director of the School of Social Work from 1983-1990, passed away on the 28th of December 2015 in Ottawa. Glenn was an accomplished scholar and a dedicated advocate for social justice in Canada and globally.
Read how Nanivara, a project led by Frank Tester, participated in the ArcticNet Annual Science Meeting
Quaintification: “It’s where you treat Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit as quaint or interesting, but not terribly relevant”. ArcticNet is a conference that brings together the scientific community from around the world to share research related to the Arctic.
New Chapter Published by SOWK Sessional Instructor, Alyson Quinn
The school Sessional Instructor, Alyson Quinn’s new chapter, Pedagogy for an Integrative Practice: Experiential Unity Theory and Model, has been published in Holistic Engagement Transformative Education for Social Workers In The 21st Century, an anthology edited by Loretta Pyles and Gwendolyn Adam.
2015 Summer Project Completed – working with Inuit Youth and Elders in Gjoa Haven and Naujaat, Nunavut Territory
Dr. Frank Tester just completed the first summer of working with Inuit Youth and Elders in Gjoa Haven and Naujaat, Nunavut Territory. The project, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, involves training youth in the types of research skills needed to document and preserve the cultural and historical experiences of […]