Academic Title: Associate Professor
Areas of Instruction
Crisis counselling, mental and supervision, leadership and social justice, critical race and anti-racism studies, diverse theories, domestic and sexual violence, community/rural development, women and development studies, mental health, emergency and critical incident stress management
Degrees
PhD, Memorial University, Newfoundland & Labrador
MSW, University of Calgary
BSW, University of Calgary
Phone: 403.440.7083
Email: mferguson@mtroyal.ca
Ferguson, M. (2016), June's Story...Getting help after a sexual assault. In S. Hick and J. Stokes (Eds.). Social Work in Canada, 4th ed, p. 269 Toronto ON: Thompson
Marva is a social worker, advocate and educator. A graduate of the University of Calgary, she holds a BSW and MSW in social work specializing in Leadership in the Human Services, certificate in Disaster Management, and trainer/facilitator in Mental Health First Aid and Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM).
Marva's current interest is in anti-Black racism, anti-oppression, and critical race theory approaches to social work practice. She encourages students to stay curious and to question knowledge continuously.
Marva’s current research interest is in sequence migration with a focus on The Personal Stories of Jamaican Adults who migrated to Canada as Children.
Other teaching and research interest include: " Voices of Immigrants and Refugees in Disaster Management"; "Equity in Education"; " Transnational Feminisms"; "The role of Parents/Grandparents in Family Structures"; "Gender and Sexual Diversity"; " The Complexity of Caregiving from Afar"
Marva sticks close to her Jamaica roots and organises the "Quick Response Project" that provides resources for individuals struggling with the outcome of COVID-19.
Areas of Instruction
- Counselling Skills
- Introduction to Social Work Practice
- Social Work Knowledge and Skills for Group Work
- Social Work Assessment and Documentation
- Interpersonal Communication
Areas of Scholarship
- Voices of Immigrants and Refugees in Disaster Management
- Equity in Education
- Transnational Feminisms
- The Role of Parents/Grandparents in Family Structures
- The Complexity of Caregiving from Afar
Selected Publications
Ferguson, M. (2016), June's Story...Getting help after a sexual assault. In S. Hick and J. Stokes (Eds.). Social Work in Canada, 4th ed, p. 269 Toronto ON: Thompson