Jane Sanders

Dr. Jane Sanders is an Associate Professor at King’s School of Social Work. Before completing her PhD, Jane worked for over 25 years in social work, with children, youth, and families across multiple settings including: child welfare, domestic violence, child and family community services, hospital based child and adolescent mental health and school social work. Jane is a social worker, child and family therapist, and is certified in trauma assessment and treatment. Her current research focuses on violence, maltreatment and adversity exposure; mental health; service delivery to families, children, youth, and other vulnerable populations; the disproportionate impact of trauma and expanded forms of adversity (including systemic racism, inequity and community violence); working with those affected by the homelessness crisis; and critical reflection on practice. Jane is the lead researcher for The Support and Aid to Families Electronically (SAFE) Program and the Checking in at the Frontlines study. Her research generally falls within two areas of focus: 1) child, youth and family mental health with subspecialties in early adversity and school success and 2) social work practice and education. She teaches direct social work practice courses at King’s including Modern and Post-Modern Social Work Theory and Direct Practice courses which incorporate simulation-based education.

Jane’s work in simulation began at the University of Toronto with Marion Bogo and Toula Kourgiantakis from 2015-2020. As part of The Toronto Simulation Model team, while completing her PhD, Jane was a course instructor for Elements of Social Work Practice Theory and Lab in which simulation was an important component, rater for the Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) and family therapy OSCE, Facilitator and practice rater for Practice Fridays an optional simulation opportunity for MSW students, supported faculty instituting simulation in their classes, and conducted several simulation enactments and videos for simulation-based education. Jane has co-authored simulation research articles including Students’ conceptualization of culture and diversity with a simulated client, Cognitive and affective processes: MSW students’ awareness and coping through simulated interviews and Preparing Advanced Standing Students for Social Work Practice: A Teaching Note. Jane joined her experience in simulation-based education with King’s existing simulation program while teaching both Direct Practice at the BSW level and developing the MSW foundation year Direct Practice Practice Course.

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