SK; SB1 & SB: Introduction to Ethical Thought and Reflexive Practice

SK545 (SB1 & SB2):
Introduction to Ethical Thought and Reflexive Practice

Date:
Jun 23, 2026

Location:

Other, CA

Company:
Wilfrid Laurier University

Faculty/Academic Area:
Faculty of Social Work Department: N/A Campus:
Other Employee Group: WLUFA

Requisition

Position Title:

SK545 (SB1 & SB2):
Introduction to Ethical Thought and Reflexive Practice Term:
Spring 2027 (Jul. 5 to Aug. 16) Days/Times:
Online Hours per week/Hours Total: 36 Total Mode of Delivery:
Virtual Asynchronous Type of Instruction:
Anticipated Class Size: 35 Additional Course Requirements:
None Posted on:
June 23, 2026 Posting ends:
July 8, 2026 AI tools will be used in the hiring process:
No

Position Summary:

This course is designed to expose participants to ethics and reflexivity as they intersect and are performed in social work practice. Professional and relational ethics, ethical decision-making models and the intersections between the law and professional ethics are reviewed and scrutinized from a critical perspective. Self-awareness as an aspect of reflexivity and as it relates to ethics and values in our working relationships, is considered throughout.

Contemporary workplace examples are used to ground theory and reflexivity to practice. Such reflexive practices are rooted and framed by our epistemological foundations – or the ways in which we understand the nature of knowledge and its creation. Thus, a consideration of how we know and how such knowing is socially and culturally constructed will support our considerations of ethics and reflexivity.

Qualifications – Required Academic Degree:
Master's Degree Qualifications – Required Discipline:
Social Work or related Qualifications – Required Areas of Specialization:
PhD Degree is an asset. Eligibility for appointment to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is required to teach graduate courses. Qualifications – Required Professional Designation:
Qualifications - Other Salary: 10,212.40 (subject to 25.2) Final date to receive applications:
July 8, 2026 Submit with Application:
Required for All Applicants CV (required) Candidate Application Form (CAF) Required for External Applicants Names and Contact Information for Referees Evidence of Good Teaching Verification of highest degree Optional Cover Letter Teaching Dossier Sample Course Outline