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New consortium aims to transform social work field education in northern Ontario
GeneralSchool of Social WorkA new collaboration led by Talena Jackson, Field Education Manager in Nipissing University’s School of Social Work, is set to transform social work field education across northern Ontario. The Northern Ontario Field Social Work Education Consortium brings together field education staff from Nipissing University, Algoma University, Laurentian University and Lakehead University with a shared goal. -
Nipissing University students and faculty collaborate on inclusive practices in disability and social work
GeneralSchool of Social WorkNipissing researchers are helping to shine a light on the importance of inclusivity in research. This commitment was on display at the PARN Research Camp, held this past October at Brock University’s St. Catharines campus, where students, researchers, and allies gathered to explore inclusive and participatory research methods. This immersive, three-day event shared insights and skills to improve research practices focused on enhancing the quality of life for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. -
Social work education strengthened in North as School of Social Work at Nipissing University granted First Accreditation
GeneralSchool of Social WorkNipissing University’s School of Social Work has reached a new milestone, becoming the most recent program in Canada to be accredited by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education’s (CASWE) Commission on Accreditation. -
Workshop explores social isolation, loneliness and aging
ResearchSchool of Social WorkOn October 26, Nipissing University will be hosting a half-day workshop to discuss what we understand and don't about social isolation and loneliness as we age. The virtual event will be of interest to academics, older people, people living with dementia, family care partners, as well as health and social care practitioners.
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Social work students contribute to COVID-19 response efforts in Tanzania
Community Service LearningSchool of Social WorkNipissing University students from the International Social Work class recently completed a community service learning project with a non-governmental organization in Tanzania called Peri-Urban Ambulatory Nexus Tanzania (PANETA), aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID-19 among the working poor in the busy Kariakoo market area in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. -
Researchers receive grant for study on dementia, social isolation, loneliness
ResearchNipissing Professor of Social Work and Social Gerontology, Dr. Mary Pat Sullivan, is leading a research team that was recently awarded a grant from the Retired Teachers of Ontario Foundation (RTOERO Foundation) for a study on dementia, social isolation and loneliness. -
Nipissing professor among international team studying loneliness, social isolation during pandemic
ResearchNipissing professor of Social Work, Dr. Mary Pat Sullivan, is among a team of international researchers studying the effects of loneliness and social-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Nipissing University Works With International and Local Partners to Research Rare Forms of Dementia and Support Systems in Rural and Remote Communities
ResearchNipissing University is pleased to announce its participation in an international research partnership with University College London (England) and Bangor University (Wales), as well as a local community partnership with the Alzheimer Society Sudbury-Manitoulin North Bay & Districts. The partnership is funded by a grant of over $6,000,000 from the Economic and Social Research Council, and the National Institute for Health Research, both based in the United Kingdom, with Nipissing University receiving over $600,000 of the total grant funding. -
Social work students recognized as emerging leaders
GeneralMy NipissingFourth year Bachelor of Social Work students, Shawna Epple and Cornelia (Nela) Pocztanski have each received an Emerging Leaders Award from the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). -
Social Work program achieves pre-accreditation status
GeneralMy NipissingNipissing’s Bachelor of Social Work program was recently granted Pre-Accreditation Status for a four-year period by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education’s (CASWE) Commission on Accreditation (COA).
