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Social Work PhD student Alexe Bernier and MSW student Stephanie Milliken have been awarded internships by the Community Research Platform.

Social Work PhD candidate Maddie Brockbank was one of seven McMaster scholars from across the Faculties of Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Engineering that was awarded the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

For so many, labour action is about whether they get to eat or stay in their home. School of Social Work associate professor Ameil Joseph shares his opinion.

Researchers led by social work professor Tara La Rose will interview social workers across Canada with the aim of preserving the history of the field.

The reception will be open to all graduates of the School of Social Work from the classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022.

It is understandable that the hungry people who wait for food in miserable weather have given up on the government, Sally Palmer writes in The Hamilton Spectator.

Our goal is to create a community-wide commitment that prioritizes people experiencing pregnancy for housing, Mary Vaccaro and Medora Uppal write.

PhD student in the School of Social Work, Maddie Brockbank, was featured in the Conversation.

June 6, 2022; 6:30 to 8:30 pm, St. Cuthbert's, 2 Bond Street North, Hamilton (Westdale) 905 765-5487 to register. Part 2 of the Grandmothers of Steel Film series. This is a non-ticket event. Guests are invited to make a donation at the door.

Eleven Social Work graduate students were successful after answering our annual call for proposals for funding of leadership and research activities, receiving funding of up to $300 each. Recipients of the funding included three students in the MSW Critical Leadership in Social Services and Communities program, two students in the MSW Critical Analysis program and six students in the PhD program. A wide array of important topics were submitted for funding ranging from conference funding, software to support research, developing community meetings, engaging homeless seniors in art to understand need, developing focus groups, and using stories to understand experiences. Congratulations to all successful 2022 Social Work graduate student funding recipients.

McMaster alumna Hila Taraky and her mother Marufa Shinwari, a PhD student at McMaster, are drawing on their experiences as refugees, working with community partners across Hamilton to support those displaced and targeted by the Taliban in their home country of Afghanistan.

Renata is a McMaster star student, YWCA Women of Distinction Award winner, co-founder of the Learning in Colour platform and the heart and soul of StreetEatzHamOnt. Learn more about her journey in this Q&A.

Trailblazing students and inspiring staff, faculty and community members: McMaster is proud to be associated with so many nominees for this year’s YWCA Hamilton Women of Distinction awards. Here are the extraordinary women in our community who have been recognized this year. The awards were announced March 3. The School of Social Work would like to acknowledge the amazing women on this list who are associated with the School! Heartfelt congrats to all.

Disability Justice Network of Ontario calls to Abolish Long-Term Care: https://www.djno.ca/abolish-ltc Petition: https://www.djno.ca/petition Spectator article: https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2022/01/23/our-long-term-care-system-must-be-dismantled.html

Susan Watt, Emerita Professor of Social Work and Adjunct Professor at the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, passed away on February 21, 2022.

Dr. Amy Montour, Christina Ingram, and McMaster BSW Alum Leigh Staats are part of the team of Brantford General Hospital's Indigenous Health Services department, which launched in 2020.

Maddie Brockbank has been chosen as a recipient of this year’s Mary Keyes Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service to McMaster!

Olivia Mancini, Kayla Crabtree and Samm Floren create Student Overdose Prevention and Education Network (SOPEN), a volunteer-based program to teach youth about safe substance use and overdose prevention.

Learning in Colour is a digital platform dedicated to creating safe and inclusive classroom spaces informed by the perspectives and experiences of Black, Indigenous and racialized students. Article by Meghan Johnston Originally Published on Daily News

Maddie Brockbank is a PhD student at McMaster University's School of Social Work who specializes in men's violence prevention. She is among the winners of the Women Who Rock Awards.

Ameil Joseph and Karen Balcom academic co-leads, Office of Community Engagement