UCalgary Social Work Podcast

Dr. Jocelyn Monsma Selby, founder and co-chair of Connecting to Protect, speaks to the goals of her organization's upcoming virtual, global summit, which aims to protect children from online pornography by inviting a public health response.

Summit presenter Dr. Marc Potenza of the Yale University School of Medicine discusses what science has to say about the impacts of online pornography on the brain.

Connecting to Protect is supported by the University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work. Learn more.

UCalgary Faculty of Social Work Associate Professor Dr. Victoria Burns discusses the newly launched UCalgary Recovery Community (UCRC).

In conjunction with Recovery Month, the UCRC is officially launching this September with the following no-cost activities.

· Sep 15 – Information Coffee Cart, 11 am – 2 pm in the TFDL Quad

· Sep 19 – Recovery Day Calgary Booth, 11 am – 2 pm at Olympic Plaza. For more information about Recovery Day, please visit www.recoverydaycalgary.com.

· Sep 27 – Recovery Yoga, 12 pm – 1 pm over Zoom

· UCRC Kickoff Meeting, TBD

For register for events, to join the UCRC listserv, or simply for more information, contact: [email protected]

Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard joins us to talk about her remarkable life and career, and the new Faculty of Social Work scholarship named in her honour. The annual Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard Leadership Scholarship will be awarded annually to a Black FSW undergraduate who has demonstrated leadership in their community. For more about this award, visit: https://socialwork.ucalgary.ca/about/about-faculty/anti-black-racism-task-force/scholarship-opportunities.  

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Our guest is trailblazing social worker and Canadian senator, Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard. She joins us to talk about her remarkable life and career, and the new Faculty of Social Work scholarship named in her honour. The annual Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard Leadership Scholarship will be awarded annually to a Black FSW undergraduate who has demonstrated leadership in their community.

For more about the scholarship, visit: https://socialwork.ucalgary.ca/about/about-faculty/anti-black-racism-task-force/scholarship-opportunities

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Assessing mental health problems in children and youths is complex. Losing sight of the need to nurture therapeutic relationships while doing so is all too common. Today's guest, Dr. Katharina Manassis, an acclaimed author, certified child psychiatrist and University of Toronto professor emerita, will be leading an online professional development course offered through UCalgary which will help participants master these challenges.

To learn more, visit https://socialwork.ucalgary.ca/pd or drop us a line: fswcomms[at]ucalgary[dot]ca.

An interview with UCalgary FSW professor Dr. Julie Drolet about the June 22 launch of SWAD -- the Social Work and Disaster Network.

Visit here for more information and registration: swad-network-launch-june22.eventbrite.ca