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UBC school of social work equity and diversity strategic plan: A compilation of case studies 115 • Conflict resolution in the field education relationship • Teaching clinical practice • Knowledge building and the dissemination of education relating to families in transition • Family Mediation • Alternate Dispute Resolution Options • Child welfare, clinical social work practice, information technology in professional social work practice, neuroscience in social work practice • Work and retirement, gender and poverty, elder abuse and the older homeless • Bullying; cyber abuse/cyber bullying and cyber counselling; and school-based interventions for students with learning disabilities • HIV and global health • Paid and unpaid caring labour done by women • Competency in professional practice; examining aspects of recovery from trauma in such diverse populations as victims of rape, firefighters, police and paramedics witnessing traumatic events and child welfare workers • Child welfare, family law and alternative dispute programs • Immigration, homelessness, and empowerment and anti-oppressive practice • Mental Health • Empowerment Practice Community Organization • Organizational Behaviour/Organizational Development • Social Policy • Evaluation Research • International Development • Child welfare, risk assessment, kinship foster care, sibling relationships in out-of-home care • Child and adolescent aggression, mental health and delinquency; parenting and family context; family-centered engagement, prevention and intervention; anger management; child maltreatment; and dissemination of empirically validated interventions • Development of a knowledge base for social work practice in a globalized environment • Illness, health and health care services • Individual and family experiences associated with serious mental illness • HIV Prevention and other health care issues in racial minority communities • Diversity, access and equity in service provision • Complementary research designs combining qualitative and quantitative methods • Professional education and training • Anti-racism, anti-oppressive practices and cultural competence • Inequality, poverty, social policy, health care, urban studies, work & labour, education, housing, immigration, and Canada-U.S. comparative research
UBC school of social work equity and diversity strategic plan: A compilation of case studies 116 Appendix M University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Course Descriptions, and Social Justice and Diversity Specialization Information First Year required class, addressing equity and diversity in Social Work Practice SWK 4107H – Foundations of Social Work: Knowledge, Theory and Values that Inform Practice This course critically engages with the knowledge, theories and values that constitute the foundation of the social work profession and inform its practice. This foundation has incorporated elements drawn from different disciplines and diverse knowledge bases. The process of integration and subsequent transformation is ongoing and ultimately contributes to developing a theoretical and value base needed to conduct professional, ethical, competent, evidence-based social work. We believe that social work is informed by multiple intersecting theories. A range of theories and approaches will be considered and students will learn to examine the various kinds of knowledge use in social work. The frameworks covered will span: intra-personal, interpersonal, environmental and social/ structural theories. Analyses of the strengths, limitations and relevancy of these frameworks will be conducted and contextualized with regard to the intersecting diversities found in Canadian society. (University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash, Faculty of Social Work, 2012, p. 10) Elective addressing equity and diversity issues SWK 4658H Social Work With Immigrants and Refugees This course examines the social construction of immigrants, visible minorities and people of colour, as well as, the intersecting oppressions of race/ethnicity, gender, class, age, sexual orientation and differential ability experienced by immigrants and refugees in Canada. The course provides an overview of the history of immigration to Canada and the impact of social policies and programs on the settlement and adaptation of newcomers. The course will also highlight the barriers that newcomers face in Canadian society and emphasis will be placed on access and equity as fundamental principles that should form the basis of human service delivery for newcomers. Finally, the course examines different models of service provision with a view to developing empowering practice with immigrants and refugees. Throughout the course, special attention will be paid to the integration of theory, research and practice, and the different levels of practice. (University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash, Faculty of Social Work, 2009) Social Justice and Diversity Specialization in the MSW program Diversity in our local, national and international context has drawn attention to the need for specialized knowledge, skills and attitudes for addressing the needs of diverse populations. Diversity in this context refers to those defining characteristics of individuals and groups that are related to factors such as gender, age, ethnicity, class, religion, sexual orientation and mental and physical ability among others. There has been an increasing articulation of the importance of embracing the identity-based realities of existing and emerging groups, and addressing their experiences of oppression and exclusion. Recognizing that social justice is a primary consideration in work with such populations, this specialization is aimed at equipping social workers with specific skills and knowledge for reducing inequities, social exclusion and
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