Susan Cadell- National Representative of Canada

Susan Cadell- National Representative of Canada

 Profile Details

Name: Susan Cadell

Email: scadell@uwaterloo.ca

Position within Board of Directors and Terms of Serving:

Affiliation and Position (other than IASSW): Professor, Renison University College

Membership of organisations (other than IASSW): Canadian Association for Social Work Education – Association Canadienne pour la Formation en Travail Social; Canadian Association of Social Workers – Association Canadienne des Travailleuses et Travailleurs Sociaux; Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology – Association Canadienne d’Oncologie Psychosociale; Ontario Association of Social Work – Association des Travailleuses et Travailleurs Sociaux de l’Ontario

Educational Qualification/s: (Degrees): MSW, PhD

Languages written and spoken: English, French

Interest Areas (social work teaching, research, and practice): palliative care, pediatric palliative care, family caregiving

Current Activities (social work teaching, research, practice, others): Research, teaching, service

Susan Cadell is a social work researcher and Professor in the School of Social Work at Renison University College which is affiliated with University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Susan is currently the President of the Canadian Association for Social Work Education – Association Canadienne pour la Formation en Travail Social. Susan has held various administrative positions and has taught palliative care, research methods and social work practice courses. Her research concerns positive aspects of stress and coping in various health situations, particularly posttraumatic growth. She focuses on making meaning, spirituality, and palliative care; on informal caregivers of people who are seriously ill; and on positive outcomes of trauma and grief. Susan’s most recent focus is on memorial tattoos.

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