SK432 BR - Health Care and Social Work Practice

Wilfrid Laurier University • Brantford, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This seminar course will critically examine the role of social work within the Canadian healthcare system. Topics will include social work practice in hospital and community health care settings; interdisciplinary practice; bioethics and decision-making processes; health and mental health across the lifespan (e.g. psycho-geriatrics, end of life care); and the social determinants of health. A critical lens will be adopted to understanding how the medical model and biomedicine have shaped the categorization of health and disease, roles of health-related disciplines, and provision of health care resources.

Requirements

• Master’s degree
• Minimum one degree in Social Work or Social Work PhD in progress
• CV
• Candidate Application Form (CAF)

Nice To Haves

• Names and Contact Information for Referees (for external applicants)
• Evidence of Good Teaching (for external applicants)
• Verification of highest degree (for external applicants)
• Cover Letter (optional)
• Teaching Dossier (optional)
• Sample Course Outline (optional)

Responsibilities

• Critically examine the role of social work within the Canadian healthcare system.
• Discuss social work practice in hospital and community health care settings.
• Explore interdisciplinary practice.
• Analyze bioethics and decision-making processes.
• Cover health and mental health across the lifespan (e.g. psycho-geriatrics, end of life care).
• Examine the social determinants of health.
• Adopt a critical lens to understand how the medical model and biomedicine have shaped the categorization of health and disease, roles of health-related disciplines, and provision of health care resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level