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Exploring the Impact of Client Suicide on Social Workers: A Phenomenological Study
(2018)
This research aims to further the understanding of how the phenomenon of client suicide is experienced. Using phenomenology, registered social workers were interviewed to garner an understanding of how client suicide is ...
An Examination of How Dominant Notions of Normalcy Inform the Experiences of Non- White Subjects Living with Chronic Illness
(2018)
The subject of normalcy within critical disability studies explores the dichotomy of
normal and abnormal and how this informs the way disability is discussed within society.
Using a post-structural and critical approach, ...
Feature Profile: PhD Social Work Alumna Nimo Bokore
(2018-08)
As part of our Feature Profile series, the School of Social Work interviewed PhD Social Work Alumna Nimo Bokore. Nimo completed her PhD at the School of Social Work at York University and currently teaches at the School ...
Putting a Bow on Death and Dying Health Care Professionals’ Experiences with Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis with Agambian Insights
(2018)
This paper employs a Foucauldian Discourse Analysis perspective to enrich the
understanding of the experiences that health care professionals in Ontario, Canada have with
medical assistance in dying. Interview data is ...
Feature Profile: Michelle Del Carmen, Field Instructor and President of The Centre for Dreams
(2018-01)
Feature Profile:
Michelle has been a part of The Centre for Dreams family from the very beginning. The need for the program came to light the day her brother John turned 21 and was finished school. Michelle graduated ...
Feature Profile: Elene Lam, Alumni, Field Instructor and Executive Director of of Butterfly (Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network)
(2018-04)
Elene Lam is the founder and Executive Director of Butterfly (Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network) and the Migrant Sex Workers Project. She has been involved in both the gender and sex work movements, as well ...
Feature Profile - Social Work Alumna Sonya Bourgeois
(2018-10)
Sonya Bourgeois completed her Master's of Social Work at York University, and is currently a policy professional with the Ontario Public Service. She has led projects in the areas of violence against women, health policy, ...
Feature Profile - Part-Time Faculty and Alumnus Brenton Diaz
(2018-11)
Brenton Diaz received both his BSW and MSW at York University, as well as receiving a BA in Social Development Studies at the University of Waterloo. While studying for his MSW, his Practice-Based Research Paper analyzed ...
Feature Profile - CUPE Faculty and Former Alum William Woolrich
(2018-09)
William Woolrich has several years of experience working in direct practice as a social worker on a forensic mental health team and then managing a supportive housing program. He also has over a decade of experience teaching ...
Feature Profile - Field Instructor Leyla Didari
(2018-07)
Leyla Didari is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with two Master of Social Work (MSW) degrees from Iran and Canada. She currently works as a social worker at Compass ACT Team at Michael Garron Hospital with adults with ...