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Social Work

Gayle Ployer

Director & Associate Teaching Professor

School of Social Work

Contact:
Office: HSD B302 250-472-4129
Credentials:
MSW (Carleton)
Area(s) of expertise:
Social work education, field education and participatory research

Background & research interests

  • Social work education
  • Social justice and the law
  • Field education and participatory research

Education

MSW (Social Policy), Carlton University, 1996
BSW (Honors), University of Windsor, 1989
B.A (Psychology), University of Prince Edward Island, 1986

Selected publications

Books & book sections

Krogh, K., Rasmussen, P., LaFrance, C., Ployer, G., and members of Cowichan Community Economic Development Cooperative. (2000). Redefining Disability and Work: Policy Recommendations grounded in our embodied experience and collective efforts to establish a cooperative. 

Recent courses taught

SOCW 311 - Understanding Oppression
SOCW 319 - Research for Social Change
SOCW 304 - Social Work Practicum I
SOCW 402 - Social Work Practicum II
SOCW 404 - Child Welfare Specialization: Child Protection Practicum
SOCW 200B - Introduction to the Critical Analysis of Social Welfare in Canada
SOCW 350A - Social Work, Social Justice and the Law
SOCW 350B - Legal Skills for Social Workers