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Bear Witness Day brings awareness to Jordan's Principle

Spirit Bear is not a household name, but he has become the symbol of Jordan's Principle, a child's-first principle meant to ensure that First Nation children receive the health care they need without delays.

He is a small teddy bear who can often be seen posing alongside children's advocate Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada.

Spirit Bear will be no doubt posing for a few more photographs on Wednesday as part of Bear Witness Day, a social media campaign created by the society.

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Published on: 11 Jul 2017

A pillar of hope for the Middle East

With an estimated 1.4 million Syrian refugees, Jordan lies at the forefront of the refugee crisis. Many of those fleeing civil war in their homeland have made their way to Jordan鈥檚 capital, Amman; once there, many have been assisted by Al Waqa, an International Community Action Network (ICAN) centre established in east Amman in 2011 by Talal Qdah, MSW鈥�02, a graduate of 澳客竞彩鈥檚 internationally renowned ICAN program.

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Published on: 5 Jul 2017

Blackstock: Why does the government continue to discriminate against little kids?"

The death rates were 25 per cent per year rising to close to 50 per cent over three years. Dr. Bryce said the deaths could be prevented if Ottawa provided equitable health care to 鈥淚ndians鈥� and implemented other reforms, such as improving ventilation and decreasing over-crowding at schools.

The Government of Canada refused to spend the money and public outrage was not sufficient to force Ottawa into action.

Bryce called Canada鈥檚 conduct 鈥渁 national crime.

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Published on: 14 Jun 2017

Congratulations to Cindy Blackstock named winner of the Broadbent Institute's 2017 Jack Layton Progress Prize

The , Canada鈥檚 leading progressive,聽independent organization championing change through the promotion of聽democracy, equality and sustainability, has honoured 澳客竞彩 faculty member, Professor Cindy Blackstock who was named winner of the 2017 Jack Layton Progress Prize.

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Published on: 19 Apr 2017

When children see war as better than peace

For most people, the end of a war offers relief, hope, and an end to violence. This may not be the case for children born of wartime rape, however, who often endure continued brutality in the post-war period.

That finding emerges from a new study of children born to mothers who were abducted, held captive, and sexually violated by members of the Lord鈥檚 Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group led by Joseph Kony during the civil war in northern Uganda from 1986 to 2007.

Classified as: children, Myriam Denov, Uganda, peace, war, wartime rape, marginalization
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Published on: 11 Apr 2017

Congratulations to Heather MacInthosh for being selected for the 2017 H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching

Heather MacIntosh's award reflects her outstanding teaching in the Masters in Couple and Family Therapy, and in particular her integration of drama students from the department of English who play simulated couples and families. These simulations allow CFT students the opportunity to experience the full range of the treatment process from alliance building and assessment to intervention and termination.聽

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Published on: 30 Mar 2017

Congratulations Heather for being selected for the 2017 H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching

Heather鈥檚 award reflects her outstanding teaching in the Masters in Couple and Family Therapy, and in particular her integration of drama students from the department of English who play simulated couples and families.

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Published on: 30 Mar 2017

Youth in foster care should be nurtured and supported past the age of majority, article written by Melanie Doucet in Policy Options

See what Melanie Doucet, a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation scholar, a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow, a doctoral candidate at 澳客竞彩鈥檚 School of Social Work, and a former youth in care had to say in the article published in 鈥溾�� on March 9, 2017.

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Published on: 10 Mar 2017

Save the dates for our upcoming Invited Lectures

SAVE THE DATES

All lectures will be held @ 1:00-2:00 pm (#326 or #118, TBC) Appointments with candidates possible @ noon-1 pm or 3:30 鈥� 5 pm (TBC) RSVP to Yong Hong @ yong [dot] feng [at] mcgill [dot] ca for attendance & appointments.

The School of Social Work is currently recruiting one (1) tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Practice with Individuals, Families & Groups.

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Published on: 9 Mar 2017

Congratulations to Prof. Wanda Gabriel, newly appointed Assistant Professor

Ms. is a citizen of Kanehsatake (Oka) Kanieke鈥檋a:ke nation.聽 She holds an MSW degree from 澳客竞彩.聽 Additionally Ms. Gabriel is a national trainer & facilitator guided by traditional teachings, social work theories and experiential techniques to facilitate family and community healing.聽 She has 26 years of experience in the social and healing field with a commitment and passion to change which was fired by her own ongoing healing journey.聽

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Published on: 24 Feb 2017

We Can鈥檛 Make the Same Mistake Twice Screening

The School of Social Work hosted the first official event with new faculty member Dr. Cindy Blackstock on Thursday, January 19, 2017. 澳客竞彩 screened the NFB and one of Canada's most distinguished filmmaker鈥檚 film: Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin鈥檚 most recent film We Can鈥檛 Make the Same Mistake Twice.

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Published on: 17 Feb 2017

澳客竞彩 Social Work Community in Action: in response to the tragic event in Quebec City on January 29, 2017

澳客竞彩 Social Work Community in Action: in response to the tragic event in Quebec City on January 29, 2017:

Tuesday, January 31:

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Published on: 16 Feb 2017

The First Peoples and Social Work Class Featured Guest Lecturer Cindy Blackstock

The First Peoples and Social Work Class Featured Guest Lecturer Cindy Blackstock

The First Peoples and Social Work class featured聽guest lecturer Cindy Blackstock, who provided an indepth introduction into Canadian Aboriginal聽Child Welfare. 聽She also聽focused on Have a Heart day and I am a Witness advocacy ecampaigns at聽the .

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Published on: 7 Feb 2017

Lucy Lach named to the Board of Dans la Rue

Lucy Lach, Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and Associate Dean of Student Affairs has been named to the Board of Dans la rue, the聽iconic Montreal organization dedicated to helping homeless and at-risk youth.

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Published on: 2 Feb 2017

Recruiting for Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

The 澳客竞彩 School of Social Work invites applications for a full鈥恡ime tenure鈥恡rack position with an expected start date on August 1st 2017. Appointment is expected to be at the rank of Assistant Professor, but appointment at a higher rank is possible under exceptional circumstances. The successful candidates will have at least three years of direct practice experience with individuals, families or groups, the ability to maintain an active funded research agenda, and a commitment to excellence in graduate and undergraduate teaching.

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Published on: 25 Jan 2017

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