Education
Ph.D., Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University
M.T.S. – Trinity College – University of Toronto
M.S.W. - University of Toronto
B.S.W. – York University
B.A. - University of Waterloo
Clinical practice
Community mental health, addictions recovery, and anti-violence work.
Research and teaching interests
Interested in community social work practice. Current research focus is on social workers engaged with spiritual/religious clients.
Publications
Cait, C.A., Gokani, R., Ewan, R.A., Moasun, F., Razbani-Tehrani, A., Scarborough, J., Smith, S. J., & Woodstock, J. (2021). Epistemology and arts-based pedagogy: Insights from an autoethnographic case study. Journal of Teaching in Social Work 2021, Vol.41, No.02, 103-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2021.1887051
Gokani, R. & Smith, S.J. (2020). A brief comment on theoretical and clinical implications of a pragmatic approach to religion and spirituality in social work. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 2020, Vol.39, No.1, 73-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2019.1701614
Smith, S.J. (2019). Challenging Islamophobia in Canada: non-Muslim social workers as allies with the Muslim community, Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 2019, Vol.39, No.1, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2019.1651240
Smith, S.J. (2017). Individuals, Groups, and Communities: Applying Direct Practice Skills. Social Work in Canada: An Introduction, 4th Edition, Steven Hick and Jackie Stokes (Eds), Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing, 104-135.
Course taught at Renison
SOCWK 221R Social Group Work