Faculty of Social Work News Archive
Faculty of Social Work
Undergraduate student’s paper ‘Safe Streets for Real People’ wins competition
September 7, 2021 —
The Faculty of Social Work would like to congratulate Élyse LeBlanc, undergraduate student, on winning the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) Student Article Competition 2021.
Indigenous
How mindfulness and meditation can help us adjust to a new normal
July 16, 2021 —
Read how Indigenous scholar and dean of social work practices mindfulness and meditation to keep him grounded
Faculty of Social Work
‘Committed to doing the difficult work’ – Social Work responds to Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action 71-76
June 15, 2021 —
Recently, Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner Marie Wilson called the use of ground penetrating radar to locate the bodies of 215 children on the grounds of a residential school a “validation.” She added, “I don’t use the word discovery because we’ve known about this for some time now” (Front Burner). The TRC reports have already established that there were far more physical deaths at residential schools than were recorded. While the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba is heartbroken by the validation that had to be so hard-won by the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation, we are not surprised.
Indigenous
Three Indigenous retirees reflect on their influential careers
June 11, 2021 —
Audrey Richard, Dr. Wanda Wuttunee and Dr. Yvonne Pompana are all set for retirement this summer
Faculty of Law
Celebrating Faculty of Law Class of 2021 Graduates
June 7, 2021 —
Honouring the 2021 graduating class of students from all three programs housed at the Faculty of Law
Research and International
How to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake and decrease vaccine hesitancy in young people
May 28, 2021 —
Understanding who might be more likely to be vaccine hesitant and reasons for their reluctance can help inform public health strategies aimed at increasing vaccine uptake.
Faculty of Social Work
Students provide housing to victims of domestic violence and youth aging out of care
March 16, 2021 —
UM students Jamie Pfau and her partner Kevin Pfau, saved up for over a year to purchase safe and affordable housing for two underserved populations in Manitoba — female survivors of domestic violence and their children and youth aging out of care. The idea for their project, Peace for All of Us, partly began when the couple were social work research assistants at the University of Manitoba.
Science News: ‘Green’ burials are slowly gaining ground among environmentalists
March 4, 2021 —
'Awareness of eco-friendly death care is low even as the industry grows'
Building a ‘community of learners’
February 25, 2021 —
Why "we will all do better when everybody does better in this world" is both a life and teaching philosophy
Alumni
UM alumni are good reads too!
February 17, 2021 —
We've highlighted a few selections for book lovers to enjoy during I Love to Read Month