Social Work

Social Work: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Social Work

Degree Programs

Social Work

MSW

  • Fields:
    • Children and Their Families;
    • Gerontology;
    • Health and Mental Health;
    • Human Services Management and Leadership;
    • Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency;
    • Social Justice and Diversity

PhD

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

As the oldest school of social work in Canada, the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto has been on the cutting edge of education, policy, research, and practice in social work for over 100 years. The Faculty offers a professional/academic program of study leading to Master of Social Work (MSW) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees.

The mission of the Faculty at the University of Toronto has an international perspective that is influenced by its position within one of the top universities in North America located in a global metropolis. As such, the Faculty is committed to:

  • Educating and developing professionals who have the capacity to engage in and influence our changing world through social work practice, policy, and research.
  • Advancing research, practice, and policy that shapes the future of a profession that crosses national boundaries.
  • Providing leadership by mobilizing knowledge that incorporates the range of expertise existing within the broader social work communities that exist internationally.
  • Collaborating with our diverse partners to address social inequities at local, national, and global levels.

Contact and Address

Web: socialwork.utoronto.ca
Email: admissions.fsw@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-6314
Fax: (416) 978-7072

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
University of Toronto
246 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V4
Canada

Social Work: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Alaggia, Ramona - BA, MSW, PhD
Ashcroft, Rachelle - MSW, PhD
Bhuyan, Rupaleem - BA, MA, PhD (Director, PhD Program)
Brennan, David - BA, MSW, PhD
Burnes, David - MSW, PhD
Craig, Shelley - BS, MSW, PhD
Fallon, Barbara - BA, MSW, PhD
Fang, Lin - BA, MSW, PhD
Fuller-Thomson, Esme - BA, MSW, PhD
Grenier, Amanda - MSW, PhD
Hulchanski, J. David - BA, MSc, PhD
King, Bryn - MSW, PhD
Lee, Eunjung - BSW, MSW, PhD
Logie, Carmen - BA, MSW, PhD
Mishna, Faye - BA, PhD
Newman, Peter - BA, MA, MSW, PhD
Regehr, Cheryl - AB, MA, PhD
Saini, Michael - BSW, BA, BA, MSW, PhD
Sakamoto, Izumi - DSW
Sharpe, Tanya - BA, MSW, PhD
Shier, Micheal - MSW, PhD (Director, MSW Program)
Stern, Susan - DSW
Trocme, Nicolas - PhD
Tsang, Ka Tat - BSc, PhD
Williams, Charmaine - BA, BSc, MSW, PhD (Dean)
Zuberi, Daniyal - BA, MSc, PhD

Members Emeriti

Bellamy, Donald - BA, BSW, MSW, DSW
Breton, Margot - BA, MSW
George, Usha - BSc, BEd, MA, MA, PhD
Irving, Howard - BS, MSW, DSW
MacFadden, Robert - BA, MSW, PhD
Marziali, Elsa - BA, MSW, DSW
McDonald, Lynn - PhD
Meeks, Donald - BA, MSW, DSW, Associate in Commerce
Neysmith, Sheila - BSc, MSW, DSW
Schlesinger, Benjamin - BA, MSW, PhD
Shapiro, Ben - BA, BSW, MSW, DSW
Wells, Lilian - BA, BSW, BA, MSW

Associate Members

Bay-Cheng, Laina Y. - PhD
Begun, Stephanie - MSW, PhD
Collin-Vezina, Delphine - BS, PhD
Davison, Karen - PhD
Ferrer, Ilyan - MSW, DPhil
Fleischer, Les - BA, MSW, DSW
Fu, Qiufang - MS, PhD
Ganson, Kyle - MSW, PhD
Gant, Larry - PhD
Gassoumis, Zachary - PhD
Graham, John R. - PhD
Helie, Sonia - MS, PhD
Herie, Marilyn - BA, MSW, PhD
Ickowicz, Abel - MD
James, Carl Everton - MA, PhD
Jeffery, Donna - PhD
Katz, Ellen - BA, MSW, PhD
Litvack, Andrea - BSW, MSW
Massaquoi, Notisha - BA, MA, PhD
McNeill, Ted - BA, MSc, DPhil
Muskat, Barbara - BSW, MSW, PhD
Nicholas, David - BSW, MSW, DPhil
Peterson, Zoe - MA, PhD
Quinn, Ashley - BSc, MSW, PhD
Sieppert, Jackie - PhD
Taylor, Harry - MSW, PhD
Wadley, James - MS, PhD
Zhou, Yanqiu Rachel - PhD

Social Work: Social Work MSW Courses

Elective Courses

Courses are offered in various areas of social work practice. The choice of electives in any given year is contingent on available faculty resources. Not every course is given in any one year. Please consult the Faculty of Social Work website.

Course Code Course Title
AGE1000H Multidisciplinary Research Concepts in Palliative and Supportive Care
AGE2000H
Principles of Aging
ASI1000Y Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies
EIP3000H
Coordinating Seminar: Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies
PAS3700H
Multidisciplinary Aspects of Addictions
SWK4000H Social Work and Disability Practice: A Client and Family Centred Approach
SWK4001H Emotion-Focused Therapy
SWK4002H Elder Abuse
SWK4003H Narrative Therapy
SWK4004H Social Work and Law
SWK4005H Critical Social Work Analysis with Indigenous People
SWK4006H Social Policy Analysis
SWK4210H
Promoting Empowerment: Working at the Margins
SWK4417H
Adolescence: Social Work Challenges and the Role of Social Work
SWK4420H
Human Rights and Social Justice
SWK4422H
Social Housing and Homelessness
SWK4506H
Applied Quantitative Data Analysis
SWK4516H
Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency Practicum
SWK4604H Social Work Practice in Mental Health
SWK4610H
Advanced Social Work Practice with Couples
SWK4614H
Social Work Practice in Palliative Care
SWK4615H
Cognitive Behavioural Theories and Clinical Social Work Practice
SWK4616H
Drug Dependencies: Interventive Approaches
SWK4617H Cross-Cultural Social Work Practice
SWK4619H
Family Mediation: Theory and Practice
SWK4621H Core Concepts of Child and Adolescent Trauma
SWK4622H Social Work Practice in Health
SWK4623H
Violence in Families: Multilevel Intervention in Interdisciplinary Practice
SWK4624H
Feminist Social Work Practice
SWK4629H
Social Work Practice and Aboriginal Peoples
SWK4631H Advanced Social Work Practice in Mental Health
SWK4632H Advanced Social Work Practice in Health
SWK4634H
Family Practice Across the Life Cycle
SWK4636H
Special Topics in Mental Health Social Work
SWK4637H
Special Topics in Health Social Work
SWK4639H
Special Topics in Child and Family Social Work
SWK4640H
Special Topics in Mental Health Social Work 2
SWK4641H
Special Topics in Social Work in Gerontology
SWK4642H
Special Topics in Human Services Management and Leadership
SWK4643H
Special Topics in Social Justice and Diversity
SWK4645H
Special Topics in Children and their Families II
SWK4646H
Special Topics in Human Services Management and Leadership II (modular course)
SWK4647H Family-Centred Practices in Addictions and Mental Health
SWK4648H Social Work in Pediatric Health Care
SWK4649H Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in the Human Services
SWK4658H
Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees
SWK4667H
Information Technology in Professional Social Work Practice
SWK4668H
Welfare of Children
SWK4669H
Psychodynamic Theories and Clinical Social Work Practice
SWK4670H
Cybercounselling and Social Work Practice
SWK4671H
Neuroscience and Social Work Practice
SWK4673H
Mindfulness Therapy and Social Work Practice

Special Studies

Special Studies courses are designed to provide seminars or tutorials under the direction of a faculty member. The focus is on a topic of particular interest to the student which is not included in available courses.

Course Code Course Title
SWK4801H
Special Studies I
SWK4802H
Special Studies II
SWK4803H
Special Studies III
SWK4804H
Special Studies IV

Social Work: Social Work PhD Courses

Compulsory Courses

Course Code Course Title
SWK6301H
Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis
(prerequisite: SWK4506H or pass a competency exam)
SWK6302H
Epistemology and Social Work Research
SWK6307H
Designing and Implementing Qualitative Social Work Research
SWK6308H
Designing and Implementing Quantitative Social Work Research
SWK7000H
Comprehensive Exam Seminar (Credit/No Credit)
SWK8000H
Comprehensive Exam (Credit/No Credit)

Recommended Course

Course Code Course Title
SWK4506H
Applied Quantitative Data Analysis
(prerequisite for SWK6301H; students who pass a competency exam will be exempted from taking SWK4506H)

Elective Courses

The choice of electives in any given year is contingent on available faculty resources. Not every course is available in any one year. Please consult the Faculty of Social Work website.

Course Code Course Title
SWK6006H
Theory and Practice of Teaching Social Work
SWK6007H
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in Social Work
SWK6101H
Critical Evaluation of Social Work Practice Theory

These courses are designed to provide seminars or tutorials according to the particular interests of students enrolled:

Course Code Course Title
SWK6501H
Special Studies 1
SWK6502H
Special Studies 2
SWK6503H
Special Studies 3
SWK6504H Special Studies 4