Social Work

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• Program and Course Offerings

The School of Social Work M.S.W. program has two streams and offers two M.S.W. degrees. A commitment to critical analysis in the service of social justice underpins this program. The M.S.W. program is accredited by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education as a graduate program in social work. The two M.S.W. streams are:

• M.S.W. in Critical Analysis of Social Work
• M.S.W. in Critical Leadership in Social Services and Communities

The School of Social work also offers a Ph.D. program focused on social justice. The program builds on our research-based M.S.W. and on faculty members’ research strengths.

A Graduate Diploma in Critical Leadership in Social Services and Communities is also available for applicants with an M.S.W. or M.A. degree with leadership experience in social services/community.

Enquiries: 905 525-9140 Ext. 24596
Fax: 905 577-4667
E-mail: socwork@mcmaster.ca
Website: http://www.socialwork.mcmaster.ca/

Faculty/Fall 2017

Professors

Christina Sinding, B.A. (Western), M.A. S.W.P. (McMaster), Ph.D.(Toronto) /Director
Y. Rachel Zhou, B.A. LLM (Wuhan, China), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)

Associate Professors

Stephanie Baker Collins, B.A. (Calvin College), M.A. S.W.P. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Mirna E. Carranza, B.S.W. (El Salvador), M.T.S. (Wilfrid Laurier),Ph.D. (Guelph)
Gary C. Dumbrill, B.Sc. (South Bank, London), M.S.W. (York), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Saara Greene, B.A. B.S.W. (Manitoba), M.S.W. (McGill), Ph.D.(Edinburgh, Scotland)
Ann Fudge Schormans, B.P.E., B.A. (McMaster), B.S.W. (York),M.S.W. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Y. Rachel Zhou, B.A. LLM (Wuhan, China), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)

Assistant Professor

Bonnie Freeman, B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Wilfrid Laurier)
Janice Chaplin, B.A. (Mount Allison), B.S.W., M.S.W. (McMaster)
Ameil Joseph, B.A. (Waterloo), Dip. S.W. (Renison), M.S.W. (Wilfrid Laurier), Ph.D. (York)
Tara La Rose, B.S.W. (Ryerson), M.S.W. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Sandra Preston, B.A., M.A., PhD (McMaster)

Associate Members

Karen A. Balcom (History), B.A. (Carleton), M.A. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Rutgers)
James Gillett (Health, Aging & Society), B.A. Hons. (Calgary), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Amanda Grenier (Health, Aging & Society), B.S.W. (Windsor), M.S.W., Ph.D. (McGill)
Wayne Lewchuk (Labour Studies), B.A., M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Cambridge)
Robert D. Wilton (Geography & Earth Sciences), B.A. (Hull), M.A.,Ph.D. (Univ. of Southern California)

Adjunct Member

Adrienne Chambon, B.A., M.A. (Paris), B.S.W. (Israel), PhD (Chicago)
Ken Moffat, B.E.S. (Waterloo), M.S.W., Ph.D. (Toronto)

Professors Emeriti

Jane Aronson, B.Sc. (New Univ. of Ulster, N. Ireland), B.S.W., M.S.W.(McGill), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Donna Baines, B.S.W. (Calgary), M.S.W. (Carleton), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Ralph A. Brown, B.A., M.S.W. (Waterloo Lutheran), D.S.W. (UCLA)
Roy Cain, B.S.W., M.S.W., Ph.D. (McGill)
James W. Gladstone, B.A. (McGill), M.S.W. (British Columbia), Ph.D.(Toronto)
Sally Palmer, B.A. (Western), B.S.W., M.S.W., Ph.D. (Toronto)
James J. Rice, B.A. (Sir George Williams), B.S.W., M.S.W. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Exeter)
Sheila Sammon, B.A. (Nazareth College, New York), M.S.W. (Toronto)
M. Susan Watt, B.A., M.S.W., Adv. Dip. S.W. (Toronto), D.S.W. (UCLA)

Programs

• Social Work, M.S.W.

• Social Work, Ph.D

• Graduate Diploma in Critical Leadership in Social Services and Communities

• Social Work Courses

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