The Regulation, Affect, and Development (RAaD) Lab (Prof.Katherine Maurer) invites all students of the ɬ School of Social Workwith access to an iPhone to participate in an online research study onincreasing resilience to stress. Participants will engage in daily activities
to increase healthy stress management skills via an iOS phone application(the JoyPop app). Participation is compensated up to $50 for the full study.This research aims to benefit social work service providers directly, as wellas service users, particularly vulnerable youth.
Space for the broader school community to reflect on social work’s complicity in structural violence and oppression led by Kate Maurer and Wanda Gabriel.
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The Canada Council for the Arts has announced six recipients of the prestigious 2020 Killam Research Fellowship, including ɬProfessorMyriam Denov.
Professor Myriam Denov, Canada Research Chair in Youth, Gender and Armed Conflict, received a 2020 Killam Research Fellowship to support her work examining the needs of children born of war in northern Uganda.
She is the first social work researcher ever to receive a Killam Research Fellowship in the award’s 50+ year history.

Professor Delphine Collin-Vezina has been Partnership grant over 7 years to support the Canadian Consortium on Child Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care. This Partnership unites 39 co-applicants (including Kate Maurer and Mike MacKenzie from our School), 18 collaborators (including Wanda Gabriel and Ben Geboe from our school), and 43 partner organizations from across Canada.
Tomas Jirousek’s courageous and respectful leadership to change the Redmen name and efforts to educate and engage students in active reconciliation impressed Indigenous Access ɬ (IAM) and by unanimous agreement of their awards committee, Tomas was named the inaugural recipient of the Moral Courage in Reconciliation Award. Future recipients of the Award will be proud to stand in his company and IAM is hoping his example inspires others to take courageous, dignified, and effective action to implement the TRC’s Calls to Action.

Four priorities are suggested in this brief article for planning schools’ re-opening in order for schools to step up to play a significant role in the lives of vulnerable children and youth.
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MONTREAL - The major award nominees have been announced for ɬ's 43rd annual athletics gala, an event scheduled to be held on April 19, via a virtual online Facebook Premiere broadcast, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dr. Amal Elsana Alhjooj, ɬ MSW and PhD alumna, and currently the Executive Director of ɬ’s International Community Action Network (ICAN), has been the focus of a feature article in the Times of Israel: Far from her village, rare Bedouin feminist fights for Israeli women and peace.
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On February 4th, Prof. Boatswain-Kyte presenting with Tiffany Callendar, Executive Director of the Côte des Neiges Black Community Association (CDNBCA) and Tania Callendar, Executive Director of the African Canadian and Development and Prevention Network (ACDPN) reported on the overrepresentation of Black Anglophone children within the child protection system and the need for a co-intervention partnership to ensure cultural adaptation of services and provision of support services within the community.

Dialogue ɬ is proud to announce that since the beginning of January 2020 Dr. ARIEL MERCADOis responsible for the coordination of French courses for ɬ HSS students at the ɬ French Language Centre(FLC).

Lillian was recently recognized for her dedication and exceptional work as the recipient of the Arts Award of Excellence for Administrative and Support Staff.Lillian Iannone has been a member of the ɬ community and School of Social Work for 45 years. At the age of 17, straight out of high school, Lillian interviewed for a position at the School and has been thereever since. She is currently the Administrative & Student Affairs Coordinator.

Darrell Roy Johnson, 59, of Montréal died on February 9, 2020 at the Cornwall Hospice in Cornwall, Ontario. He spent his final days surrounded by family members and friends as well as many caring doctors, nurses, and personal support workers. He struggled valiantly following his brain tumour diagnosis in November 2018, always retaining his characteristic sense of humour and hope, but eventually succumbed to complications from the condition.

PhD candidate Melanie Doucet presented compelling testimony about the experiences and needs of young people leaving out of home care to the Special Commission on the Rights of the Child and Youth Protection.
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On December 10th, Professor Trocmé presented child protection research and recommendations to the Special Commission onChildren's Rights and Youth Protection. He argued for a more flexibleapproach in collaboration with professionals and community agencies with better access to specialized services.
Professor Alicia Boatswain-Kyte and colleagues submitted a report on the overrepresentation of Black children in the protection system to the Special Commission on Children's Rights and Youth Protection.
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