UPCOMING 2024 EVENTS
More events coming soon!
Date of Session: TBD
Time and Location: TBD
Description: TBD
Hosted By: FIFSW Graduate Student Association
Registration: TBD
PAST EVENTS
Social Celebration
Advanced Standing and Year 2 Students
Date of Session: Tuesday, April 5 2024
Time and Location: Hart House Music Room 2006 (time TBD)
Description: And end of term celebration for year 2 and adv. standing students.
Hosted By: FIFSW Graduate Student Association
Sign up link: Coming soon!
OCSWSSW
Virtual Information Session
Date of Session: Tuesday, March 26. 2024
Time and Location: 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m; Virtual
Description: This session will discuss the registration process for the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) and the benefits of registering with the college. The presentation will be delivered by Christina Van Sickle, RSW, Director of Professional Practice at OCSWSSW, to students graduating from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto.
Hosted By: FIFSW Graduate Student Association
Beyond the Degree: A Social Work Panel and Q&A
Date of Session: March 19
Time and Location: Lunch time, on Zoom
Description: Come network with and hear from 4 alumni on their successful career journeys after graduation and what it was like to transition from being a student to a working professional. Register here.
Hosted By: FIFSW Graduate Student Association and Alumni Association
IPE Speaker Event - Navigating Power Dynamics & Harnessing the Potential of Social Work Leadership in Interprofessional Contexts
Date of Session: March 19
Time and Location: 12:15-1:15, SK 548
Description: Join us for a speaker event featuring FIFSW alumni who will guide us through how they use their social work skills to navigate power dynamics in practice. (More details to come)
Hosted By: IPE student representatives. RSVP Link here.
Me? A Field Instructor? Panel Event + Alumni Association Meet and Greet
Date of Session: Tuesday, February 13. 2024
Time and Location: Lunchtime, FIFSW Student Lounge 3rd floor
Description: Interested in becoming a field instructor? Hear from our panel of experienced field instructors on challenges and benefits of providing field education to future social workers. Afterwards, meet with members of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work Alumni Association Board of Directors to learn more about the association and life as a FIFSW alum.
Hosted By: FIFSW Graduate Student Association and the FIFSW Alumni Association. Learn more about them here.
Lunch provided, cookies and hot cocoa will be provided courtesy of the FIFSW Alumni Association. Registration in advance required!
Decolonizing Social Work Practice: Unveiling a Path Towards Equity and Empowerment
Date of Session: January 29th and February 5th 2024
Time and Location: Two day workshop
Description: The MSW Truth and Reconciliation Student Collective, with the support of the FIFSW GSA, is hosting a 2-part workshop on Decolonizing Social Work: Unveiling a Path Towards Equity & Empowerment. Facilitated by Shane Young a two-spirit Mi'kmaw social work educator, scholar, and PhD candidate. Space is limited to 25 participants and registration in advance is required.
Hosted By: MSW Truth and Reconciliation Student Collective and FIFSW Graduate Student Association
Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW) Virtual Information Session
Date of Session: March 30, 2023
Description: Opportunity for students about the benefits of registration, perks, educational opportunities, and so much more!
OCSWSSW Information Session: Registration with the College - Recording
Date: March 15, 2023
Description: This session was hosted by the FIFSW Graduate Student Session. The presentation was delivered by Sue Botello, MSW, RSW, Professional Practice Associate from the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) for students graduating from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto.
Social Work Week Panel: From Burnout to Turnout
Special thanks to Jim Moore from the FIFSW for recording this event.
The GSA is hosting a panel in recognition of Social Work Week titled “Burnout to Turnout: Intersectional Perspectives on Advocacy and Burnout”. This is an opportunity to hear from social workers practicing in the field and hear about their experiences in navigating the social work profession as advocates. Topics of discussion will include navigating burnout, discrimination, and advocacy in fragmented and oppressive systems, among others. Our panelists bring a wealth of intersectional lived experiences with and for the 2SLGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and disabled communities. They have worked with marginalized groups and have extensive knowledge on how to advocate for people who are systemically oppressed.
Panel Faciltator: Ronnie Ali (they/them)
Panelists: Tracy De (she/her), Titus Chan (he/him), Ruben Rosen (he/him, they/them), Ali Ahmed (he/him).
Buffet with the GSA!
Date: March 7, 2023
The GSA will host another luncheon event to allow students to get to learn about our goals and plans for the academic year.
A timestamped recording of the 2022-2023 slides is available HERE