Faculty of Social Work News Archive
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Professor appointed to the World Federation for Mental Health
December 18, 2017 —
Tracey Bone, assistant professor, Faculty of Social Work, has been appointed to the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) board of directors for the 2017-2019 term as well as the Vice-President for constituency development on their executive committee.
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Metro: ‘A nightmare’: Report ranks Manitoba’s child poverty rate highest in Canada
December 7, 2017 —
An annual report card that measures child and family poverty rates has given Manitoba a failing grade.
Student teachers
August 14, 2017 —
Faculty members tell us what they’ve learned from their students
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Student first to be awarded Thompson social work scholarship
May 25, 2017 —
Michelle Dorion, is the first recipient of the Thompson Community Foundation Northern Social Work Program (N.S.W.P.)
In the Name of Confucius: Film screening and panel discussion
April 10, 2017 —
Why does China spend billions of dollars setting up Confucius Institutes around the world?
Supporting the dreams of others
March 15, 2017 —
Unable to afford post-secondary education for herself, staff member compelled to help students who share her passion for advocacy
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Student role models awarded with the Derek & Polly Riley Bursary
March 10, 2017 —
Bachelor of Social Work students currently studying with the Inner City Social Work Program (ICSWP) at the William Norrie Centre were awarded the Derek & Polly Riley Bursary. Jennifer Aarhus, student awards specialist, and Anna-Maria Pozzi, finance administrative assistant, The Winnipeg Foundation, presented twenty students with the bursary during a reception held on February 8, 2017.
Wpg Free Press: Study says no firm estimate on costs to raise a family a problem for government
March 8, 2017 —
"Government and others speak a lot about evidence-based policy and here's an essential area of evidence that has essentially been ignored."
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Graduate student presents study on implementing Manitoba’s mental health strategic plan
March 1, 2017 —
One of Karen De Blonde’s goals for her academic career is to improve mental health systems
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Raising awareness for organizations offering services to vulnerable, nominate today
March 1, 2017 —
The Field Education Program is currently accepting nominations for their annual agency awareness/donation-raiser campaign.