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2024 CSWDSN Conference program

DAY 1 -MAY 3rd

DAY 2 – MAY 4th

DAY 3 – MAY 5th

DAY 1 - MAY 3^rd
8h30-9h30	Registration, breakfast, and welcome
9h30 – 9h45	Welcome speech
9h45 – 10h	Contemplative exercise Berna Elias & Myriam Richard (University of Montreal)
10h-10h15	Opening remarks (3 Schools of Social Work) Tamara Sussman, McGill University Renaud Goyer, Université of Quebec at Montreal Marie-Andrée Poirier, University of Montreal
10h15 – 10h30	BREAK
10h30 – 12h	KEYNOTE DOCTORAL PANEL Ph.D. insights: Social justice in practice and research Berna Elias (University of Montreal) Gui Tardif (University of Quebec at Montreal) Izara Gilbert (University of Quebec at Montreal) Anick Desrosiers (McGill University)
12h – 13h30	LUNCH
13h30 – 14h30	PRESENTATIONS Intersectional and feminist lens on policy Christina Tortorelli (University of Calgary) Challenging the Academy: the use of a conceptual framework in doctoral studies Ash Lowenthal (McGill University) The implementation of trauma-informed care in residential services for youth: a dissertation in progress Roxanne Martin (University of Quebec at Montreal) Quebec health prevention policies 2015-2027: a feminist and intersectional analysis
14h30 – 15h	BREAK
15h – 16h	PRESENTATIONS Intersectional and feminist lens on policy Stephanie Milliken (McMaster University) What happens when we care: Using a feminist ethics of care to inform policy change in the housing and homelessness sector Kusum Bjatta-Rita (McMaster University) and Chika Ikeorji (University of Calgary) Exploring the Impacts of Unpaid Care Work on Older Nepali and Nigerian Women in Canada
16h	Closing day remarks
17h	NETWORKING DINNER

DAY 2 – MAY 4^th
8h30-9h	Registration and breakfast
9h00 – 9h15	Welcome and opening day remarks
9h15 – 10h30	Doctoral speed dating activity Poster presentations
10h30 – 11h	BREAK
11h – 12h	PRESENTATIONS Community empowerment Renata Hall (McMaster University) Black and Hip hop feminism Margaret Janse van Rensburg (Carleton University) Community empowerment in Research Methods: Investigating Autistic adult mental health in Ottawa, Ontario informed by community engagement strategies Lived experiences and different ways of knowing Prince Ekoh (University of Calgary) Why should qualitative social work researchers adopt visual methods for research with older refugees? A reflection on strengths and drawbacks of visual methods
12h – 13h30	LUNCH
13h30 – 14h30	PRESENTATIONS Lived experiences and different ways of knowing Catherine Devost (Laval University) The larger prison experience: the resource and service needs of prisoners' loved ones Anjali Upandgya-O'Brien (McMaster University) Ways of Unknowing: Epistemic Injustice in Mental Health Aven Armstrong-Sutton (McMaster University)
14h30 – 15h	BREAK
15h – 16h	PRESENTATIONS Lived experiences and different ways of knowing Jolene Heida (York University) Lessons from the Trapline - Centering Indigenous Feminist Ways of Knowing in the Re-search Process Francis Charrier (Laval University) What work-life balance for working people with disabilities? Nicole Scott (University of Manitoba) A critical colonial liberatory framework: building an ecology of knowledge through Weechiseechigemitowin to address the education neglect of children in care
16h	Closing day remarks
16h30	CAMPUS TOURS + Activity with the Social Work Graduate Student Association of l’UQÀM

DAY 3 – MAY 5^th
8h30- 9h	Registration, breakfast and welcome
9h00 – 9h15	Welcome and opening day remarks
9h15-10h15	PRESENTATIONS Lived experiences and different ways of knowing Travonne Edwards (University of Toronto) “What we’re Telling Families is Contrary to the Law”: Disentangling the Contradictions Between the Supremes Court’s definition of Reasonable Force and Child Protection Practices for Black Families Reported for Allegations of Physical Abuse Global and grassroots perspectives in social justice Xueping (Marsha) Ma (McGill University) Supported decision-making for vulnerable population: Insights from Bill 11 in Quebec Oluwagbemiga Oyinlola (McGill University) Towards a National Dementia Strategy in Nigeria: Addressing Challenges and Fostering Dementia-Inclusive Care
10h15 – 10h45	BREAK
10h45 – 11h45	PRESENTATIONS Advocacy initiatives Amanda Keller (McGill University) Echoes of a lost childhood: Exploring group care leavers' later life experiences Rochelle Maurice (McMaster University) Advancing Black Birthing Voices to Build Trust in Perinatal Care Marc-Antoine Barré (Laval University) The socio-political mobilization of (im)migrant workers involved in the Immigrant Workers Center
11h45 – 13h15	LUNCH
13h15 – 14h15	PRESENTATIONS Intersectionality in vulnerable populations Gabrielle Leblanc-Huard (Laval University) Growing in pain: transition to adulthood of youth living with chronic pain in Quebec Jacqueline Rousseau (Carleton University) Unravelling Fatphobia: The Case of Clinical Social Work Practice Kifah Baniowda (McGill University) A Descriptive Scoping Review of Research Designs: Exploring the Study of Barriers to and Facilitators of Education for Children with Disabilities
14h15 – 14h45	CONFERENCE CLOSING + PRIZES

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