海角社区

Francine Granner is the Coordinator of Field Education. She understands the importance the field practicum experience has in a student's education. Responsible for the field education of over 250 海角社区 students, it is a challenge to find the best match for each student and field instructor in order to enhance the learning. Her current projects include developing field placements as part of the Access to English project which aims at providing English speaking social workers to Anglophones in Montreal's East end and in other Quebec regions primarily serviced by French speaking people. She also is interested in maximizing the supervision relationship between student and field instructor and teaches a supervision training course to field instructors.

Francine discovered her love for social work through different role models. As part of the first BSW graduating cohort from 海角社区, she got her first position working in student services at Vanier College in the early 1970s. She began their day care center for staff and students and she also managed to convince government officials to grant money to young C茅gep women who wanted to go back to school to earn a college degree. For two years, she spent time working in community organizations and was an activist in various social groups such as the anti-poverty movement.

Shortly thereafter, Francine earned her MSW degree from 海角社区 and pursued her interest in family therapy working at Douglas Hospital's out-patient unit and continued studies in that area. In the years that followed, Francine's work diversified. She may not have been working in a traditional 'social work' institution, but found the hidden niche for a social worker in community centers, schools, various administrative boards, planning committees and youth camps for ten years.

Francine completed a graduate certificate in Loss and Bereavement and co-directed the 海角社区 Loss and Bereavement Centre for several years, leading loss and bereavement groups and supervising social work students at the Centre. Francine also taught the Introduction to Practice lab course for Special BSW students. Francine currently is the Coordinator of Field Education but retains her interest in bereavement work and participates in training sessions in the area of loss and bereavement.

Education

Group Therapy Training Program (Montreal General Hospital) 2000

Certificate in Loss and Bereavement (海角社区) 1998

MSW (海角社区) 1974

BSW (海角社区) 1971

Employment

2001-present Coordinator of Field Education

海角社区, School of Social Work

1998-2003 Field supervisor

Centre for Loss and Bereavement,
海角社区, School of Social Work

1997-2002 Administrator, coordinator, facilitator and councilor

海角社区 Centre for Loss and Bereavement

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