Sk681 (1): The Political and Organizational Contexts of Social Work - (Winter 2026)

1 week ago

Kitchener, Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Full time

**Date**:Jun 13, 2025

**Location**: Kitchener, CA

**Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University

**Faculty/Academic Area**: Faculty of Social Work

**Department**: N/A

**Campus**: Kitchener

**Employee Group**: WLUFA

**Requisition ID**:9966

**P**osition Title**: SK681 (1) - The Political and Organizational Contexts of Social Work

**Term**: Winter 2026

**Days/Times**: Thursday’s 08:30-11:20

**Hours per week/Hours Total**: 3/36

**Type of Course**: In-person

**Anticipated Class Size**: 28

**Additional Course Requirements**: None

**Posted on**: June 13, 2025

**Posting ends**: June 27, 2025

**Position Summary**:
Social work practice is embedded in policies and organizations that represent conflicting views about the source of social problems and their solutions. The purpose of this course is to facilitate a basic understanding of the development and implementation of social policies, with emphasis on the role social workers can play in formal policy making processes, and in the shaping of policies as they are being implemented. The course will provide students with strategies for maintaining, changing and disrupting particular policies and organizational practices.

**Qualifications - Required**:**Master’s Degree

**Qualifications - Discipline**:**Social Work or related

**Qualifications - Areas of Specialization**:**PhD Degree an asset. Eligibility for appointment to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is required to teach graduate courses.

**Qualifications - Professional Designation**:
**Qualifications - Other**

**Application Deadline**: June 27, 2025

**Submit with Application**:
Required for All Applicants
- CV (required)

Required for External Applicants
- Names and Contact Information for Referees
- Evidence of Good Teaching
- Verification of highest degree

Optional
- Cover Letter
- Teaching Dossier
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement that can be included as part of Teaching Dossier
- Sample Course Outline (2-pages maximum)

**Applications may be addressed to**:
Dr. Timothy Leduc, Chair, Part-time Appointment Committee

Faculty of Social Work

**To Apply**:
**Please Note**:
For Supplementary Remuneration for large classes or multi-section courses, see Article 28.3

Members of the designated groups must self-identify to the appropriate Dean(s) to be considered for employment equity.

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