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 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.

The School of Social Work offers two Graduate Diplomas:

• Graduate Diploma in Critical Leadership in Social Services and Communities
• Graduate Diploma in Community-Engaged Research and Evaluation

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

Faculty/Fall 2021

Professors

Stephanie Baker Collins, B.A. (Calvin College), M.A. S.W.P. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Saara Greene, B.A. B.S.W. (Manitoba), M.S.W. (McGill), Ph.D.(Edinburgh, Scotland)
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

Mirna E. Carranza, B.S.W. (El Salvador), M.T.S. (Wilfrid Laurier),Ph.D. (Guelph)
Janice Chaplin, B.A. (Mount Allison), B.S.W., M.S.W. (McMaster)
Gary C. Dumbrill, B.Sc. (South Bank, London), M.S.W. (York), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Ameil Joseph, B.A. (Waterloo), Dip. S.W. (Renison), M.S.W. (Wilfrid Laurier), Ph.D. (York)
Ann Fudge Schormans, B.P.E., B.A. (McMaster), B.S.W. (York),M.S.W. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Jennie Vengris, B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W. (McMaster)

Assistant Professor

Bonnie Freeman, B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Wilfrid Laurier)
Tara La Rose, B.S.W. (Ryerson), M.S.W. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Toronto)

Associate Members

Amber Dean (Cultural Studies & Gender Studies), B.A. (Alberta), M.A. (Simon Fraser), Ph.D. (Alberta)
James Gillett (Health, Aging & Society), B.A. Hons. (Calgary), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Tina Moffatt (Anthropology), B.Sc. Physical Anthropology (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Robert D. Wilton (Geography & Earth Sciences), B.A. (Hull), M.A.,Ph.D. (Univ. of Southern California)

Adjunct Member

Alise de Bie, (MacPherson Institute), B.A., B.S.W. (McMaster), M.E.S. (York), M.H.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Allyson Ion, (Social Work), B.Sc. (McGill), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)
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 Community-Engaged Research and Evaluation
• Graduate Diploma in Critical Leadership in Social Services and Communities

• Social Work Courses

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