Dr. Bruce Wallace accepted the new award, Collaborative Research Excellence, from the Faculty of Human and Social Development, on behalf of Substance Drug Checking and their collaborators including Solid Outreach, Island Health Authority, BC Ministry of Mental Health & Addictions and Vancouver Island University.
Read more: HSD Collaborative Research Excellence Award - Dr. Bruce Wallace
We're pleased to share the inspiring journey of Dr. Jeannine Carriere, Professor in the School of Social Work's Indigenous specialization, as she prepares to retire from UVic after nearly 20 years of dedicated teaching and mentoring.
Warmest congratulations on your graduation! Well done! From all of us at the School of Social Work, we wish you the very best as you move on to new adventures, new opportunities. Read more to view the Spring 2024 Grad Slideshow.
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The UVic Vice-President Research and Innovation (VPRI) Bulletin featured Dr. Cindy Holmes, SOCW Associate Professor, and her research project "Around the Table" in the Scholar Spotlight.
The family of School of Social Work alum Joyce Bewley are establishing a student award in her memory. Joyce had an interesting and varied career in Social Work. Read more: https://extrweb.uvic.ca/donate/JoyceBewley
Dr. Cindy Holmes is excited to share that her research project's podcast is launching this January, and the episode trailer is now live. New episodes released later in January and through the spring.
We would like to congratulate Dr. Jeannine Carriere, our own SOCW Professor, who has worked for five years as Executive Producer alongside producers Christine Welsh, Gregory Coyes and Madeline Ell to release this beautiful movie “Lii Michif Niiyanaan: We are Métis.”
Read more: UVic documentary - Lii Michif Niiyanaan: We are Métis
Congratulations on your academic achievement! Well done. From all of us at the School of Social Work, we wish you the very best as you move on to new adventures, new opportunities. Read more to view the Fall 2023 Grad Slideshow!
Dr. Yi’s research update; Dr. Bruce Wallace featured on CBC News; BIPOC Student Support Circle
Congratulations on your academic achievement! Well done. From all of us at the School of Social Work, we wish you the very best as you move on to new adventures, new opportunities. Read more to view the Spring 2023 Grad Slideshow!
Our graduating BSW Students Ky Scott and Kyle Turone did an amazing job at the annual Trauma Symposium hosted by the Canadian Consortium on Child & Youth Trauma. Please join us in congratulating Ky and Kyle for their achievements!
In April 2023, Dr. Cindy Holmes, SOCW Assistant Professor, gave a public lecture on campus titled “Around the Table: Dinner Dialogues, Spirituality and Social Justice”, as part of the UVic Centre for the Study of Religion and Society Lecture Series. If you missed the event, please check out the video recording! The lecture discusses Dr. Holmes’ research project and more information can be found here: https://around-the-table.ca/
A new research article: Mothers' bereavement and evolving relationships with their dead child in South Korea by Dr. Yi and her colleagues was published online on February 3rd, 2023.
Please join us for the Lansdowne Lecture with Rehearsals for Living authors Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on January 23, 2023, 12:00 - 1:30 pm (PST). Registration required.
