University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work Students with professer Hieu Ngo

The Faculty of Social Work

Welcome! We are Canada's largest school of social work, offering online and on-campus undergraduate and graduate education to students across Canada from our campuses in Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge. 


News from the Faculty of Social Work

60 Faces of Social Work: How Dr. Jacqueline Ismael helped shape international social work

Celebrating legacy of scholar who equipped generations of social justice leaders with the ideas, tools and courage to spur change

60 Faces of Social Work: Dr. Lorne Jaques, the international development leader who helped build a global faculty

After leading a lifetime of international development work, including leading a U.N. Agency, Jaques found a home for his passionate approach to collaborative development in the Faculty of Social Work, raising its global profile and shaping its unique master's in International and Community Development

How a social work master’s student forged her own career

When Brenn Clark couldn’t find a social work practice that supported both people and the animals they love, she started one herself

60 Faces of Social Work: Gayle Gilchrist-James, the maverick who helped bring Canada onto the global social work stage

First Canadian IFSW president had a vision of an “exquisitely connected” world in which “each of us is a vital thread in another person’s tapestry; our lives are woven together for a reason.”

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Professional Development

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