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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Background Information on the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto was
established in 1914 and is Canada’s oldest School of Social Work, as well as one of the oldest in
North America (University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash website, 2012). In the early 1950’s,
the Faculty of Social Work, which at that time was called the School of Social Work, launched
the first Doctor of Social Work program in Canada, and until the 1980’s, it was the only
Canadian school with a Social Work doctoral program (University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash
website, 2012). The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work currently offers a Master of
Social Work (MSW), Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD), and a new master’s Advanced
Diploma Program in Social Service Administration (University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash,
Faculty of Social Work, 2012). Within the MSW program, there is a two-year full-time program
for students entering with a B.A., B.Sc., or equivalent, and a one year program with advanced
standing for candidates entering with a BSW degree, with the option of full-time or part-time
studies (University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash, Faculty of Social Work, 2012). The MSW
program offers five areas of specialization, which includes Children and Families, Gerontology,
Mental Health and Health, Social Justice and Diversity, and Social Service Administration
(University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash website, 2012).
The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work has twenty-seven full-time faculty, fortysix
affiliated faculty, twenty-two course instructors and teaching assistants, and twelve
professors emeriti (University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash, Faculty of Social Work, 2012).
(See Appendix L for faculty members’ areas of research.)