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MSW Program Requirements & Courses

Timing

  • Full-time: Students can finish the MSW Non-Thesis Program (45 credits) in three terms (Fall, Winter, Summer and/or Fall, 15 credits per term). Generally speaking, the MSW Thesis Program takes two years, and the MSW/BCL/JD takes a minimum of 4 years.
  • Part-time: Students in the MSW Non-Thesis and MSW Thesis programs have up to 5 years to complete the program. Those registered part-time have up to 5 years; from the point of being registered full-time, students have up to 3 years to complete the program. Please see McGill Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies Time Limitations for more information.

Areas of Practice

The School of Social Work at McGill University prepares graduates for specialized professional practice in one of two areas: “Practice with Individuals and Families” and “International, Community, and Policy Practice”.

Students in all MSW Programs (except for the MSW/BCL/JD program) choose one of these areas of practice during the application process as this will guide their complementary course selection, and connection to an advisor.

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Program Requirements & Required Courses *

* These requirements apply to students entering the MSW program as of Fall 2024. Students from previous entry cohorts follow the program requirements that were previously in place.

MSW Non-Thesis Program Requirements (45 credits)

Required Courses (24 credits)

SWRK 527. Advanced Social Work Practice in Quebec.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The Reserved Acts (designated by L’Ordre des Travailleurs Sociaux et des Thérapeutes Conjugaux et Familiaux du Québec - OTSTCFQ). Exploration of micro, mezzo, macro levels of social work practice.
  • Prerequisites for BSW students only: SWRK 320and SWRK 326
  • Restriction: Open to B.S.W. U3 students and M.S.W.; Non-Thesis students. Not open to students who have taken SWRK 425.

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(only for those who have not taken SWRK 425; if you have, replace with a complementary course)

SWRK 605. Anti-Racist Social Work Practice.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Critical exploration of ways anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism have shaped our institutions, health, culture, beliefs and the social work profession in Canada. The ways power and privilege are maintained and perpetuated within these institutions and communities. Examination of how Indigenous communities globally resist assaults on their lands and cultures, both historically and currently.

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SWRK 653. Research for Social Justice.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Integration of relevant research in social work practice to inform program design, development, and evaluation. Activist-researcher and practitioner-researcher roles in social work, research literacy and knowledge mobilization skills. Tools to design and propose research projects that contribute to justice practices with communities.

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SWRK 664. Intensive Advanced Field Placement.

Credits: 12
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Supervised educational experience in an advanced social work practice setting. Integrating practice with theoretical knowledge characteristic of the specialized field.
  • Corequisites: SWRK 665
  • Restrictions: Open to students in the M.S.W.; Non-Thesis program and in the M.S.W.; Non-Thesis - Gender and Women's Studies program.
  • 1. Course is Pass/Fail. Individual and group instruction. Involves approximately 450 hours in afield setting.

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SWRK 665. Advanced Field Seminar.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Analysis of advanced field experiences, operationalizing the link between scholarship and practice, including dimensions of equity.
  • Corequisites: SWRK 664

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NOTE:

All courses are taught in English. Students who prefer to complete their assessments in French are entitled to do so. Please note that while not a prerequisite for admission, possession of a working knowledge of the French language is important for students who are planning to do their field placement in Quebec. Otherwise, students will need to make an arrangement for their field placement to be completed outside of Quebec. Those seeking admission to the Professional Order in Quebec and did not receive their high- school education in Quebec will be required to pass a French language exam for entry into the profession in this province.

Complementary Courses (21 credits)

21 credits of 500- or 600-level courses; up to 6 credits in total may be taken outside the School of Social Work course offerings with advisor approval.

Complementary Courses by Area of Practice

Students are encouraged to select complementary courses from their primary MSW area of practice. They are also encouraged to take at least one course from the secondary area of practice, and may elect to take courses listed in the transversal list of courses.

MSW Thesis Program Requirements (45 credits)

Required Courses (33 credits)

SWRK 605. Anti-Racist Social Work Practice.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Critical exploration of ways anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism have shaped our institutions, health, culture, beliefs and the social work profession in Canada. The ways power and privilege are maintained and perpetuated within these institutions and communities. Examination of how Indigenous communities globally resist assaults on their lands and cultures, both historically and currently.

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SWRK 653. Research for Social Justice.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Integration of relevant research in social work practice to inform program design, development, and evaluation. Activist-researcher and practitioner-researcher roles in social work, research literacy and knowledge mobilization skills. Tools to design and propose research projects that contribute to justice practices with communities.

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SWRK 698. Thesis Research 1.

Credits: 12
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Independent research work under the direction of a supervisor.

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SWRK 699. Thesis Research 2.

Credits: 15
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Independent research work under the direction of a supervisor.

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Complementary Courses (12 credits)

12 credits of SWRK 500- or 600-level courses; up to 6 credits in total may be taken outside the School of Social Work course offerings with advisor approval.

MSW Non-Thesis/BCL/JD Program Requirements (132 credits)

Students usually take four years to complete the MSW/BCL/JD program. Students enrolled in the joint program typically begin by completing the first year of the law program. In subsequent academic terms, they combine law and social work credits. *SWRK 691 fulfills the minimum writing requirement for the BCL/JD.

A joint Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) with integrated Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) program is offered by the School of Social Work and the Faculty of Law.

Students complete 45 credits for the M.S.W. degree and 87 credits for the integrated B.C.L. and JD degrees for 132 credits.

Required Courses (30 credits)

SWRK 605. Anti-Racist Social Work Practice.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Critical exploration of ways anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism have shaped our institutions, health, culture, beliefs and the social work profession in Canada. The ways power and privilege are maintained and perpetuated within these institutions and communities. Examination of how Indigenous communities globally resist assaults on their lands and cultures, both historically and currently.

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SWRK 650. Field Work Practicum 1.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Supervised educational experience in social work practice integrating practice with theoretical knowledge characteristic of the specialized field. Individual and group instruction. Involves approximately 115 hours of work in a field setting.

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SWRK 651. Field Work Practicum 2.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Supervised educational experience in social work practice integrating practice with theoretical knowledge characteristic of the specialized field. Individual and group instruction. Involves approximately 115 hours of work in a field setting.

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SWRK 653. Research for Social Justice.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Integration of relevant research in social work practice to inform program design, development, and evaluation. Activist-researcher and practitioner-researcher roles in social work, research literacy and knowledge mobilization skills. Tools to design and propose research projects that contribute to justice practices with communities.

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SWRK 660. Field Work Practicum 3.

Credits: 6
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Supervised educational experience in social work practice integrating practice with theoretical knowledge characteristic of the specialized field. Individual and group instruction. Involves approximately 115 hours of work in a field setting.
  • Involves approximately 220 hours of work in a field setting

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SWRK 691. Social Work / Law Independent Study Project.

Credits: 12
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Students will produce an essay consisting of: 1) identifying a substantive area which integrates core legal and social work knowledge; 2) analyzing the legal and behavioural science information in each substantive area; 3) developing and applying relevant theoretical frameworks; 4) developing research questions to be examined by qualitative or quantitative methods; 5) integrating research findings.

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Complementary Courses (15 credits)

Students complete 15 credits of SWRK 500- or 600-level courses. A total of 6 graduate-level credits may be taken outside the School of Social Work course offerings with advisor approval.

Plus 87 credits from the Faculty of Law. For the BCL/JD requirements, please refer to the MSW/BCL/JD Program Requirements Page. 

Master of Social Work (MSW); Social Work (Non-Thesis) — Gender and Women's Studies (45 credits)

The Graduate Option in Gender and Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary program for students who meet degree requirements in Social Work and wish to take 6 credits of approved coursework to focus on gender, sexuality, feminist, and women's studies and issues in feminist research and methods.

Required Courses (12 credits):

SWRK 527. Advanced Social Work Practice in Quebec.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The Reserved Acts (designated by L’Ordre des Travailleurs Sociaux et des Thérapeutes Conjugaux et Familiaux du Québec - OTSTCFQ). Exploration of micro, mezzo, macro levels of social work practice.
  • Prerequisites for BSW students only: SWRK 320and SWRK 326
  • Restriction: Open to B.S.W. U3 students and M.S.W.; Non-Thesis students. Not open to students who have taken SWRK 425.

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*If SWRK 527 (previously SWRK 425) has already been completed, 3 credits will be replaced by a complementary course. Offered on Fridays - Winter 2025

WMST 601. Feminist Theories and Methods.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Examination of feminist theories and research methods from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

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SWRK 605. Anti-Racist Social Work Practice.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Critical exploration of ways anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism have shaped our institutions, health, culture, beliefs and the social work profession in Canada. The ways power and privilege are maintained and perpetuated within these institutions and communities. Examination of how Indigenous communities globally resist assaults on their lands and cultures, both historically and currently.

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SWRK 653. Research for Social Justice.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Integration of relevant research in social work practice to inform program design, development, and evaluation. Activist-researcher and practitioner-researcher roles in social work, research literacy and knowledge mobilization skills. Tools to design and propose research projects that contribute to justice practices with communities.

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Complementary Courses (18 credits):

3 credits from the following:

WMST 602 Feminist Research Symposium (3 credits) OR

3 credits of WMST at the 500- or 600-level OR

3 credits of 500- or 600- level courses in another department or discipline approved as a complementary course to the Option in Gender and Women's Studies by an MSW advisor in the School of Social Work.

15 credits of 500- or 600-level courses selected from the School of Social Work. These complementary graduate level courses are preferably selected from your area of practice (e.g., individuals, families, and groups, OR international, community, and policy practice), or from the transversal list courses.

You may take up to two graduate level courses outside of the School at McGill or at another accredited university with your advisor’s written approval. When considering what complementary courses to take, you may consider ones that are relevant to your field placement.

Required Field Courses (15 credits):

Intensive Advanced Field Placement (450 hours)

Advanced Field Seminar (SWRK 665) – delivered remotely

Field placement will take place as an intensive block placement between the months of May and August. Students will be in their field placement 4 days per week for approximately 16 weeks OR 5 days a week for approximately 13 weeks to complete the required 450 hours of field placement.

When in field during these months, students must register to take two field courses: SWRK 664 (Intensive Advanced Field Placement) and SWRK 665 (Advanced Integrative Seminar). The former is worth 12 credits and consists of 450 hours of field, and the latter is worth 3 credits and will be offered remotely.

Master of Social Work (MSW); Social Work (Thesis) — Gender and Women's Studies (45 credits)

The Graduate Option in Gender and Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary program for students who meet degree requirements in Social Work and wish to take 6 credits of approved coursework to focus on gender, sexuality, feminist, and women's studies and issues in feminist research and methods.

Required Courses (9 credits):

WMST 601. Feminist Theories and Methods.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Examination of feminist theories and research methods from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

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SWRK 605. Anti-Racist Social Work Practice.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Critical exploration of ways anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism have shaped our institutions, health, culture, beliefs and the social work profession in Canada. The ways power and privilege are maintained and perpetuated within these institutions and communities. Examination of how Indigenous communities globally resist assaults on their lands and cultures, both historically and currently.

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SWRK 653. Research for Social Justice.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Integration of relevant research in social work practice to inform program design, development, and evaluation. Activist-researcher and practitioner-researcher roles in social work, research literacy and knowledge mobilization skills. Tools to design and propose research projects that contribute to justice practices with communities.

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Thesis Option: 27 credits

SWRK 698. Thesis Research 1.

Credits: 12
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Independent research work under the direction of a supervisor.

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SWRK 699. Thesis Research 2.

Credits: 15
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Independent research work under the direction of a supervisor.

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*No fieldwork or field placement option credits in the Thesis option

Complementary courses: 6 credits

3 credits from the following:

WMST 602 Feminist Research Symposium (3 credits) OR 3 credits of WMST at the 500- or 600-level OR 3 credits of 500- or 600- level courses in another department or discipline approved as a complementary course to the Option in Gender and Women's Studies by an MSW advisor in the School of Social Work.

6 credits of 500- or 600-level courses selected from the School of Social Work. These complementary graduate level courses are preferably selected from your area of practice (e.g., individuals, families, and groups, OR international, community, and policy practice), or from the transversal list courses.

Practice with Individuals and Families

Students in this area of practice are encouraged to register for the following complementary courses:

SWRK 610. Family Treatment.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An advanced seminar on techniques and practice of current therapies.
  • Prerequisite: SWRK 622

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SWRK 622. Understanding and Assessing Families.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The changing family system and overview of recent advancements in family assessment. Family developmental and systemic applications, with attention to the heterogeneity and diversity of the post-modern family, integrating contextual, gender, cultural and relational perspectives through the evaluation process.
  • Prerequisite: SWRK 320 D1/D2

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SWRK 623. Couple Therapy.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the major models of couple therapy. The course will be divided into four core theoretical approaches to couple therapy: integrated systemic therapy for couples, emotionally focused therapy for couples, mentalizing based couple therapy, and cognitive behavioural marital therapy. Common factors will be explored such as communication skills, therapeutic alliance and client/therapist characteristics, in couple treatment. Models will be presented integrating the lens of gender, race, poverty, social class, and multiculturalism into couple treatment.
  • Prerequisite: SWRK 622

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SWRK 628. Violence against Women.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Discussion of the psychological, social and political factors which create and maintain a society where male violence against the women they love occurs. A feminist theoretical perspective will be developed and analyzed. Treatment approaches will be considered focussing on interventive strategies to help both the battered and the batterers.

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SWRK 630. Adult Mental Health.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The objective of this course will be to familiarize students with theories of psychopathology including diagnostic systems, the history of the study of psychopathology and treatment of mental illness. Emphasis will be placed on understanding abnormal behaviour in adults (e.g. anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorders, substance abuse, psychotic disorders and affective disorders and somatization disorders).

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SWRK 635. Advanced Clinical Seminar: Use of Self.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Psychological selves in relation to the work done with clients, including psychoanalytic theory, object relations, attachment theory, transference.

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SWRK 657. Child and Adolescent Mental Health .

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Canadian mental health policies and practices related to children and adolescents, including historical trends in the conceptualization of mental illness/wellness, and foundations of child/adolescent DSM diagnoses and best practice approaches.

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The curriculum of the following complementary (transversal) courses covers both areas of practice:

IDFC 500. Indigenous Field Studies.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Faculty of Arts)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Intensive field course that focuses on First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures and worldviews, with particular emphasis on linkages to practice areas and integration across disciplinary silos. Attention is given to the effects of Canadian legal, health and social welfare policies on contemporary First Nations, Métis and Inuit societies.
  • Restrictions: The course is only open to students in Social Work, Anthropology, Law and Medicine or by permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken IDFC 380.
  • This intensive course includes 1 week where students live in the field. The field portion of the course may involve rugged field conditions and varying weather for which students must be prepared and equipped.
  • A fee of $447.24 is charged to all students registered in IDFC 500 delivered in Montreal. The fee covers food, activities, land use, and other site expenses.
  • **This course will be held on May 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and June 2nd.

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SWRK 510. Critical Disability Studies.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The application of critical disability theory and approaches to social work practice with individuals, families and communities; consideration of intersecting identities/social locations and interlocking oppression; attention to the evaluation and critique of dominant discourses and practices within health and social care, both historically and contemporaneously; exploration of alternative frameworks including social model of disability, and disability justice frameworks and their relevance to social work; attention to social work intervention, advocacy and self-advocacy movements: examination of the role of people with disabilities in policy and program level decision-making with attention to agency, resilience and resistance.
  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken SWRK 669.

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SWRK 535. Addictions.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An introduction into the broad field of addictions with a focus on drug dependence. Students will have an opportunity to critically reflect and analyse the multiple approaches and models to treating addictions. Students will be provided with concepts and practical applications to screen, assess, evaluate, and intervene with multiple populations over the life span. Students will be exposed to different service providers in the area of addictions. Focus on a practical approach will highlight throughout the course with the intention of providing students with the necessary insight to respond within multiple settings. Perspectives on specific populations will be elaborated and key concepts and approaches to understanding the complexity of each. Students will have the opportunity to further their understanding of the factors and consequences of addiction over a life span as well as the impact on society.
  • Restrictions: Open to U3 B.S.W. and M.S.W. students, or by permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken SWRK 498 or SWRK 649 when topic was "Addictions".

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SWRK 602. Youth Justice in Canada.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Youth delinquency and youth justice intervention from theoretical and practical perspectives, including socio-legal responses to youth crime and strategies of intervention. Exploration of the ways in which gender, 'race', socio-economic status and other factors shape young people's contact and experiences with the criminal justice system.
  • Note: Open to all graduate-level students (including students outside of Social Work).

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SWRK 606. Reclaiming Child Welfare.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Reflection on current practices in child welfare. An overview of contemporary theoretical frameworks and students' experiences in the field will form the basis of class discussion. Topics include: the construction of abuse and neglect; the risk ethos, families'/mothers' experiences of child welfare services; the reflective practitioner and resistance.
  • Note: Seminar.

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SWRK 621. Seminar on Trauma and Resilience.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Examination of the concepts of trauma and resilience within a comparative and international context. Exploration of theory, research, and practice interventions concerning trauma and resilience, both nationally and globally. Analysis of the ways in which culture, ethnicity, gender, class, and age shape experiences of trauma and recovery.

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SWRK 655. Seminar on Aging.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Advanced graduate seminar which focuses on a critical examination of historical and contemporary theories and practice models in gerontological social work.
  • Specific content will vary from year to year to allow for in-depth exploration of current topics in aging.

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SWRK 670. Seminar on Caregiving.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Critical engagement with existing knowledge claims in the social work literature on caregiving and examination of the impact of policy and practice on the lives of caregivers. Special emphasis is placed upon advances in social work practice with older people and people with disabilities.

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International, Community, and Policy Practice

Students who identify “International, Community, and Policy Practice” as their area of practice are encouraged to register for the following complementary courses:

SWRK 532. International Social Work.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Discussion based upon intensive study and reports on problems in selected countries. Emphasis on identifying major social problems, understanding the social forces bearing on those problems and considering appropriate professional approaches to aid in their solution.
  • Restriction: Limited to B.S.W. U3, 2-year B.S.W. and M.S.W. students
  • Restriction: Open to U3 and M.S.W. students, or by permission of the instructor.

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SWRK 603. Evidence Informed Advocacy.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

This applied learning course explores how social workers can identify and address systemic social injustices in change resistant environments. The roles of philosophy/worldview, evidence, social work values/ethics, moral courage, communication are stressed in the formulation of peaceful and respectful advocacy strategies.
  • **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the third lecture day.

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SWRK 641. Social Policy Analysis.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

A seminar that reviews available theoretical approaches to the analysis of social policy, examines their ideological and methodological characteristics, and applies them to selected substantive welfare policies.

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The curriculum of the following complementary (transversal) courses covers both areas of practice:

IDFC 500. Indigenous Field Studies.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Faculty of Arts)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Intensive field course that focuses on First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures and worldviews, with particular emphasis on linkages to practice areas and integration across disciplinary silos. Attention is given to the effects of Canadian legal, health and social welfare policies on contemporary First Nations, Métis and Inuit societies.
  • Restrictions: The course is only open to students in Social Work, Anthropology, Law and Medicine or by permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken IDFC 380.
  • This intensive course includes 1 week where students live in the field. The field portion of the course may involve rugged field conditions and varying weather for which students must be prepared and equipped.
  • A fee of $447.24 is charged to all students registered in IDFC 500 delivered in Montreal. The fee covers food, activities, land use, and other site expenses.
  • **This course will be held on May 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and June 2nd.

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SWRK 510. Critical Disability Studies.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The application of critical disability theory and approaches to social work practice with individuals, families and communities; consideration of intersecting identities/social locations and interlocking oppression; attention to the evaluation and critique of dominant discourses and practices within health and social care, both historically and contemporaneously; exploration of alternative frameworks including social model of disability, and disability justice frameworks and their relevance to social work; attention to social work intervention, advocacy and self-advocacy movements: examination of the role of people with disabilities in policy and program level decision-making with attention to agency, resilience and resistance.
  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken SWRK 669.

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SWRK 535. Addictions.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An introduction into the broad field of addictions with a focus on drug dependence. Students will have an opportunity to critically reflect and analyse the multiple approaches and models to treating addictions. Students will be provided with concepts and practical applications to screen, assess, evaluate, and intervene with multiple populations over the life span. Students will be exposed to different service providers in the area of addictions. Focus on a practical approach will highlight throughout the course with the intention of providing students with the necessary insight to respond within multiple settings. Perspectives on specific populations will be elaborated and key concepts and approaches to understanding the complexity of each. Students will have the opportunity to further their understanding of the factors and consequences of addiction over a life span as well as the impact on society.
  • Restrictions: Open to U3 B.S.W. and M.S.W. students, or by permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken SWRK 498 or SWRK 649 when topic was "Addictions".

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SWRK 602. Youth Justice in Canada.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Youth delinquency and youth justice intervention from theoretical and practical perspectives, including socio-legal responses to youth crime and strategies of intervention. Exploration of the ways in which gender, 'race', socio-economic status and other factors shape young people's contact and experiences with the criminal justice system.
  • Note: Open to all graduate-level students (including students outside of Social Work).

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SWRK 606. Reclaiming Child Welfare.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Reflection on current practices in child welfare. An overview of contemporary theoretical frameworks and students' experiences in the field will form the basis of class discussion. Topics include: the construction of abuse and neglect; the risk ethos, families'/mothers' experiences of child welfare services; the reflective practitioner and resistance.
  • Note: Seminar.

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SWRK 621. Seminar on Trauma and Resilience.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Examination of the concepts of trauma and resilience within a comparative and international context. Exploration of theory, research, and practice interventions concerning trauma and resilience, both nationally and globally. Analysis of the ways in which culture, ethnicity, gender, class, and age shape experiences of trauma and recovery.

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SWRK 655. Seminar on Aging.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Advanced graduate seminar which focuses on a critical examination of historical and contemporary theories and practice models in gerontological social work.
  • Specific content will vary from year to year to allow for in-depth exploration of current topics in aging.

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SWRK 670. Seminar on Caregiving.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Social Work (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Critical engagement with existing knowledge claims in the social work literature on caregiving and examination of the impact of policy and practice on the lives of caregivers. Special emphasis is placed upon advances in social work practice with older people and people with disabilities.

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