The School of Social Work’s mission is to prepare graduates for critically engaged social work practice with marginalized populations and communities; and to develop leadership and innovation in social work education, at the undergraduate and graduate level, through teaching, scholarship, research and community service.
The program offers a combination of academic studies in social work, professionally-related courses, liberal studies and field practicum experiences. The curriculum focuses on anti-oppression, empowerment and structural perspectives on social work practice with individuals, families, groups and communities. Students and graduates are eligible for membership in the Ontario Association of Social Workers and the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
Students admitted into the first year of the full-time BSW program are required to complete a practicum in both the third and fourth years of the program. These experiences are designed to enable students to integrate theoretical knowledge and practice skills under the field instruction of a qualified practitioner in the community. Practica are available in a wide range of fields of practice including: child welfare, mental health, active treatment hospitals, rehabilitation, community centres, nursing homes, multi-cultural services, social planning settings and many more.
