The annual Advanced Field Instructors Training, organized by the field education teams of the School of Social Work, Renison University College and Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University was held on March 6,2024, on the theme “Neurodiversity in Field Education”.
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Lead Speaker & Facilitator
Meg Gibson is an associate professor at Renison University College, University of Waterloo and a field instructor. Her current research explores several areas: the perspectives of Autistic people on "eloping" or departing suddenly from places; the ways in which different people understand and use "neurodiversity"; and the experiences of diverse parents in meeting the care and work responsibilities in their households -- and how policy can best support them.
Co-Panelists
Brianna Urquhart is a neurodivergent Registered Social Worker and researcher who recently graduated from her MSW. She currently works in private practice and currently involved in research projects examining care work, academic accommodations for women with ADHD, and neurodiversity.
Hannah Monroe is passionate about neurodiversity and supporting autistic people. She has an MSW and an MA in Critical Sociology. Hannah is currently a co-facilitator for Good Company, a group for autistic women and non-binary people, and Wildflowers, a new group she co-developed and cofacilitates for autistic girls and non-binary teens.