Trent University
MyTrent
  • Academics
    • Undergraduate Programs
    • Graduate Programs
    • Trent Online
    • Summer Courses
    • Continuing Education
    • Study Abroad
    • Academic Calendar
    • Academic Timetable
    • Academic Skills Centre
    • Academic Advising
    • Library
    • Centre for Teaching and Learning
  • Admissions
    • Undergraduate
    • Thinking of Applying
    • Already Applied
    • Received an Offer
    • Accepted My Offer
    • Graduate
    • International
    • Indigenous
    • Returning to Trent
    • Transfer
  • Services & Support
    • Academic Advising
    • Academic Skills Centre
    • Administrative Departments
    • Alumni Services
    • Athletics
    • Campus Security
    • Careerspace
    • Colleges
    • Communications
    • Conferences
    • Financial Aid
    • Financial Services
    • Health & Wellness
    • Indigenous Services
    • Information Technology
    • International Students
    • Learning Support
    • Parking
    • Printshop
    • Recruitment
    • Registrar's Office
    • Residence & Housing
    • Student Clubs
    • TrentU Card
  • Research
    • Research at Trent
    • Research Centres
    • Find an Expert
    • Resources
  • Give to Trent
  • About Trent
    • About Trent
    • Careers
    • Giving to Trent
    • Governance
    • How to Find Us
    • Media
    • News & Events
    • President's Office
    • Staff Directory
    • Trent Facts
    • Contact Us
  • Campus Locations
    • Peterborough
    • Durham GTA
    • Online
  • Future Students
    • Undergraduate
    • Thinking of Applying
    • Already Applied
    • Received an Offer
    • Accepted My Offer
    • Graduate
    • International
    • Indigenous
    • Returning to Trent
    • Transfer
  • Current Students
  • Alumni
  • Trent Forward: COVID-19 Info
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Map
  • Careers
  • Directions
  • Library
  • Site Map
  • Bookstore
Skip to main content Home
  • Peterborough
  • Durham GTA
  • Online
  • MyTrent
MENU
Trent University

Social Work

  • Welcome
  • The Experience
  • Program
  • Field
  • Faculty & Research
  • Contact
Two men, sitting on ground, one listening to the other with arm around them

Social Work

  • Welcome
  • The Experience
  • Program
  • Field
  • Faculty & Research
  • Contact
TRENTU.CA / Social Work

Social Work

Yellow box with wavy lines and "March is Social Work Month, 2023"

Social Work Month Events

The month of March is Social Work Month. It is a time to recognize and honour the hard work that Social Workers do in our communities. Working across demographics and sectors, they work tirelessly in supporting and building stronger, healthier, more resilient communities. 

Social Work Month 2023
Close up of two sets of hands as two people talk to each other, one takes notes

The Experience

The Bachelor of Social Work will prepare graduates with the knowledge, values, and skills for meaningful professional practice in a wide range of social work contexts.

The Experience
Students working on laptops while sitting outside

Program

Social Work courses in years 1 and 2 are open to any student. The first two years provide a generalist foundation in various disciplines that inform social work practice and provide students the opportunity to explore a range of contemporary themes connected to social work.

Program
Woman extending hand to camera

Field Placement

Field education provides students with an opportunity to learn about and apply theoretical knowledge to practice situations with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

Field Placement
Social Work professor working with student

Faculty & Research

Trent University is renowned for the innovative and ground-breaking research being conducted by faculty and students, on our campuses and around the world.

Faculty & Research

Social work logo

Follow us on Instagram

LinkedIn

 

Latest News

March 10, 2023
Trent Beat: Making Headlines
March 8, 2023
At the Intersection between Blackness and Muslimness
February 17, 2023
Student-Run Initiative Works to Create Space for BIPOC Students on Campus

Upcoming Events

March 30, 2023
Sociology Research Symposium
Social Work: The Trent Advantage Live Stream
Trent University logo
Challenge the Way You Think

Trent University respectfully acknowledges it is located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

Peterborough

1600 West Bank Drive
Peterborough, ON Canada, K9L 0G2

Toll Free: 1-855-MY-TRENT

Campus Map

Durham Greater Toronto Area

55 Thornton Road South
Oshawa, ON Canada, L1J 5Y1

Phone: 905-435-5100

Campus Map

Social Media Directory
  • Contact
  • Directions
  • Site Map
  • Accessibility
  • @ Copyright 2023 Trent University