Social Work

Bringing together the voices, experiences, and expertise of top Canadian scholars, this book helps incorporate sustainability content into social work teaching methods.

This handbook presents practical guidance on how to apply project management and leadership tools, processes, and practices in academic settings.

This book explores the myriad ways in which northern urban places foster new forms of community-building and social inclusion for people experiencing homelessness.

This collection brings education scholars from Manitoba together to inquire into issues arising from the idea to make school education primarily about student well-being.

This book explores the complex connections between the memories, emotions, and objects that hold special meaning for us across the years.

Through rich and poignant stories and critical analysis of policy, this book sheds light on what it is like, and how it feels, to manage substance use while simultaneously on welfare.

Shedding light on structural and systemic factors that impact health and well-being, this collection provides how-to guidance for implementing trauma- and violence-informed care to improve experiences in health and social service settings.

Drawing on narrative accounts of illness, Missed and Dismissed Voices sheds light on the meaning and management of chronic health problems that are not visible to others.

Drawing on Canadian case studies, Selling Social offers insight into the successes and challenges regarding social procurement and social purchasing from the perspective of social enterprises.

What can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating effects on the homeless population in Toronto? Displacement City shares the stories of frontline workers, advocates, and people living without homes during this unprecedented crisis.

The Joy of Stats opens the door to statistics and quantitative analysis in the social sciences with a brief and accessible guide for students and professionals.

Weaving the personal story of an oncologist dealing with his father’s terminal cancer with stories inspired by encounters in his practice, Cancer Confidential uncovers the emotional responses of people living with cancer and those who care for them.

A practical guide to understanding and fostering kindness, this book aims to transform the thinking and practice of educators as they seek to cultivate kind classrooms.

Written by Canadian social workers, this book addresses the impact of trauma-related events and emphasizes the importance of spirituality and posttraumatic growth.

Written by experts with lived experiences, this essential text provides a comprehensive understanding of LGBTQ2S health.