7 Mar 2022

What Black Canadians and African Refugees REALLY need for their mental health

So what would your mental health be like if your children were separated from you, living in a refugee camp halfway around the world? Or, how do you think your mental health would suffer if you lived your life under suspicion? Arbitrarily pulled over by police or followed around shops by store-owners who assume you’re a thief?

Dr. Régine Uwibereyeho King, PhD was troubled by the descriptions she saw of African newcomers in academic literature. They are frequently described with terms like: “very vulnerable ... unable to fit in ... or traumatized people from Africa.” This didn't fit the people she knew and worked with as a social worker. So she set out to discover what really impacted their mental health; how they tried to deal with the stressors in their lives, and what the solutions might be, to make things better.

Her research has taken her from Toronto, to Winnipeg and currently Alberta, where she is an Associate Professor, and researcher with the University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work.

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Episoder(15)

Nov. 3, 2022, PhD Info Session

Note: not a regular episode. This is a recording our our PhD Info Session for playback by registrants. Hosted by Dr. Gina Dimitropoulos.

24 Nov 202216min

Youth Researchers

A follow-up to last November's episode, Integrating the Voices of Youth in Clinical Training Approaches. This time around, Dr. Angelique Jenney and PhD candidate Olivia Cullen are joined by team membe...

11 Mai 202231min

Dr. Karl Tomm

Dr. Jane Matheson, PhD, the former CEO of Woods Homes and a sessional instructor and adjunct professor in the Faculty of Social Work interviews internationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. Karl Tomm, MD....

25 Feb 202232min

Ask an Alumna: Reena Samra

Ask an alumna! Edmonton campus grad Reena Samra (BSW '18, MSW '21), who was recently name a Top 40 Under 40 recipient by EDify Magazine, joins us to talk about her social work journey, which includes ...

7 Jan 202223min

Experiences of Anti-Black Racism at the University of Calgary

Faculty of Social Work Assistant Professor Dr. Patrina Duhaney, PhD, breaks down the findings of the recent study Experiences of Anti-Black Racism at the University of Calgary. Visit the Anti-Black Ra...

23 Nov 202123min

Integrating the Voices of Youth in Clinical Training Approaches

UCalgary FSW professor Dr. Angelique Jenney and PhD candidate and sessional instructor Olivia Cullen discuss a new study that aims to give children and youth a voice in developing counselling approach...

12 Nov 202122min

MSW in Community Development

An interview with recent graduate Jennie Gurnett about her MSW in International & Community Development. As Jennie discovered, this mostly online, macro-focus, MSW specialization gives you the tools r...

18 Okt 202117min