Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Graduate School

Social work

This class comprises research and experimental development in social work.

Parent Category

Other social sciences

Sub-Categories

Clinical social work practice

Counselling, welfare and community services

Social work, n.e.c.

Graduate Degree Programs

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)

The PhD in Social Work at UBC is a research degree. Built around a small number of common courses, the program draws on the diverse range of courses available across the campus to advance the student's individualized plan of study. Part-time Doctoral Classification is available for domestic…

Master of Social Work (MSW)

The MSW at UBC can be achieved within one of three fields of practice: Health and social care; Family and Children's Services; Social and International Development. Organized around an ethic of social care and social justice, each stream of practice shares some core courses and electives…

UBC Researchers

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Baines, Donna

School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social work; Anti-oppressive, decolonizing and critical approaches to theory and practice; Decent work and good care in social services, long term care, home care, etc.; Age-equity, age-inclusion, age-friendly cities; Harm reduction and supportive housing

Bratiotis, Christiana

School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social work; interventions in the context of hoarding; organizational processes involved in hoarding task forces; service utilization

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Caragata, Lea

School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social oppression and marginalization; Counselling, welfare and community services; Social policy; welfare systems; Poverty; labour markets; lone mothers; social policy; youth provisioning

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Lee, Barbara

School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social work; Social Work; Child Welfare; Child Maltreatment; Child Protection; Ethno-Cultural Communities; Newcomers; Service Delivery; Service Outcomes

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Montgomery, H. Monty

School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social work, n.e.c.; First Nations Child Welfare, Aboriginal Social Policy, Indigenous Distance Education

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Wilson, Tina

School of Social Work, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social work; social work and environment; history and philosophy of social work; critical social theories; generational standpoints; Social justice; social work rhetoric

Student & Alumni Stories

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Andrea Johnson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)

Cancer as interruption: Exploring the experiences of adolescents who have recently completed treatment for cancer

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Karen Lok Yi Wong

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)

Understand the processes of the complex healthcare systems from the experiences of Chinese people living with dementia in Vancouver: The use of a process map

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Darryl Gray

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)

Residential schools

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Ricardo Chaparro-Pacheco

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)

The articulation of senses of responsibility in the confessional narratives by former members of paramilitary groups in Colombia

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Lexis Ly

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD)

Understanding relinquishment of pets and intake diversion strategies in Canadian and U.S. animal shelters

UBC graduate student Daniel Ji

Daniel Ji

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (PhD)

Understanding resistance in adult-adolescent interactions

Program Specializations

Social Work

Academic Units

School of Social Work

French Name

Travail social

French Description

Cette classe comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en travail social.

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