Abdelfettah Elkchirid

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Assistant Professor Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work Brantford, Ontario aelkchirid@wlu.ca Office: (519) 756-8228 ext. 5908

Bio/Research

Abdelfettah Elkchirid joined Wilfrid Laurier University in 2015. Abdelfettah Elkchirid holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work (2007) and a Ph.D. in Social Work.

His teaching experience and interests include: structural approach to social work in direct practice and international social w...


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Bio/Research

Abdelfettah Elkchirid joined Wilfrid Laurier University in 2015. Abdelfettah Elkchirid holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work (2007) and a Ph.D. in Social Work.

His teaching experience and interests include: structural approach to social work in direct practice and international social work; social work practice with individuals, groups and families; social work with involuntarily-assisted individuals; social work with groups; and cultural diversity. His research interest focus on cross cultural social work practice, international social work, and social work practice with survivors of trauma and torture.

The main focus of my research is cross cultural social work practice, international social work, and social work practice with survivors of trauma and torture. I am currently involved in developing two research projects. A research project on developing a guide to implement Men's support groups for refugees, and a research the intersection of gender, culture and past migration experience on returning Moroccan female migrant farm workers from Spain.


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Aonghus Kealy
Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(519) 884-0710 ext. 3684

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Media Relations

Aonghus Kealy
Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(519) 884-0710 ext. 3684

Lori Chalmers Morrison
Director: Integrated Communications
lchalmersmorrison@wlu.ca
(519) 884-0710 ext. 3067

Deirdre Healey
Director: Communications & Issues Management
dhealey@wlu.ca
(519) 884-0710 ext. 3070

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Beth Gurney
Associate Director: Communications & Public Affairs
bgurney@wlu.ca
(519) 884-0710 ext. 5753

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