Celebrating Social Work in BC

Graduate student receives social work award

(2014). Citizen staff / Prince George Citizen 

UNBC graduate student Janine Cunningham was named the 2014 winner of the Bridget Moran Advancement of Social Work in Northern Communities award.

Cunningham, who recently defended her Masters thesis titled "Engaging incarcerated Indigenous youth in northern British Columbia," was recognized for her contribution to social work and social justice issues. She has organized workshops, mentored community youth and sat on provincial social work and mental health boards.

The award is named after longtime Prince George social activist Bridget Moran, who died in 1999.

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Acknowledging Social Work Week from the BC Association of Social Workers (BCASW)

Listen to the Agency Spotlight interview with Barb Keith, our BCASW President,  on  how social work is highlighted in Social Work Week and the role BCASW plays in the promotion of social work.

Thanks to Interviewer Jeff Conners, RSW and 92.5FM the X,  Thompson Rivers University Radio.

                                             

To order the posters, or other BCASW items that celebrate social work, visit the BCASW website here.