Kelly Allison, MSW, RSW, is an Associate Professor of Teaching with the UBC School of Social Work where she teaches social work practice courses in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at the University of Guelph and her Master of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University with a clinical concentration with Individuals, families and groups. Kelly has served as Chair of the Field Education program for the School since July 2019.

Kelly’s clinical work as a social worker spans 20 years including positions in a community children’s mental health clinic and the Ministry for Children and Family Development as an intake worker, family service worker and a social worker with the family preservation program. Kelly then moved into health social work with the majority of her career being at BC Children’s hospital.

In her role as Educational Leadership faculty, Kelly’s focus is on advancing teaching and learning for social work education including pedagogical innovation, the scholarship of teaching and learning, curriculum development and mentorship for teaching excellence.

As a medical social worker for over twenty years, Kelly has experienced the critical importance of collaborative, high functioning interprofessional collaboration in healthcare.  In her role as Director of Education for UBC Health she continues to contribute to the development of innovation in collaborative health education.

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