The School of Social Work offers professional development opportunities for the field instructors who participate in our BSW and MSW Field Education programs. Information about workshops and programs will be e-mailed to field instructors and will be posted on this website. Watch for updates!
Beginning Field Instructor Course, in collaboration with CASWE
In partnership with the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE),a Beginning Field Instructor Course is offered to Field Instructors who supervise BSW and MSW students from Renison University College, affiliated with the University of Waterloo. This online, asynchronous course delivered through CASWE is offered every term.
Renison-affiliated field instructors who are interested to take the course will receive registration information from their student's Field Education Coordinator, or the BSW/MSW Program Manager.
Please contact Shella Zagada, MSW Program Manager for MSW-related questions, or, Bianca Bitsakakis, BSW Pragram Manager, for BSW-related questions.
Thank you.
Advanced Field Instructor Training
Happy Social Work Week and Month!
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”.
The panel of speakers included Meg Gibson, Brianna Urquhart and Hannah Monroe.
Presentation video link Passcode: #qdU&4GC
SPEAKERS' BIOS
Meg Gibson is an associate professor in Social Development Studies and Social Work at Renison University College, University of Waterloo. Her scholarship and teaching focus on queer and trans studies, critical disability studies, social work, feminist research methods, and the history and philosophy of social services. 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 (particularly 2SLGBTQ+ and/or disability-identified parents) in meeting the care and work responsibilities in their households -- and how policy can best support them.
Brianna Urquhart is a neurodivergent Registered Social Worker and researcher who recently graduated from her MSW. She currently works in private practice providing accessible mental health support to folks living with chronic illness, disability, neurodiversity, and care providers. She is 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 a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts in Critical Sociology from Brock University, where her thesis research involved interviewing autistic young adults about their identities and experiences, using a post-structural lens. She has worked as a research assistant on several projects related to neurodiversity. Hannah also works as a Peer Engagement Co-Facilitator with the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at CAMH. She was the Intake Coordinator for Dori Zener & Associates for three years and provided therapy there as a practicum student. She has co-developed and co-facilitated groups, including one for autistic young adults and 2SLGBTQIA+ autistic adults. 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 co-facilitates for autistic girls and non-binary teens.
For any questions, please contact Bianca Bitsakakis