Gwen Gosek

• Doctor of Philosophy - University of Victoria, 2017
• Master of Social Work - University of Manitoba, 2002
• Bachelor of Arts  - University of Manitoba, 2002
• Bachelor of Social Work - University of Manitoba, 1991

Dr. Gosek's research focuses on Indigenous approaches to research and social work practice. Her research interest includes:

• Suicide in Indigenous communities
  
  Indigenous child welfare practice and the impact of foster care in the Indigenous experience
  
  Indigenous child welfare workers’ perceptions of culturally based practices
  World views in the context of Indigenous women’s organizations and child welfare
• Supporting Indigenous children and youth with learning and behavioural disabilities in the care of Indigenous child welfare

Selected publications:

Gosek, G. & Bennett, M. (2012). A day’s discourse among Indigenous scholars and practitioners’ about Indigenous child welfare in Canada. In D. Fuchs, S. McKay, & I. Brown (Eds.), Awakening the spirit: Voices from the prairies. Regina, SK: Canadian Plains Research Centre Press.

Gosek, G., Wright, A & Hiebert-Murphy, D. (2007).Supporting Aboriginal Children and Youth with Learning and Behavioural Disabilities in the Care of Aboriginal Child Welfare Agencies. In I. Brown, F. Chaze, D. Fuchs, J. Lafrance, S. McKay, and S. Thomas-Prokop (Eds) Putting a Human Face on Child Welfare: Voices from the Prairies (pp.147 -160). Regina: Prairie Child Welfare Consortium. Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare www.cecw-cepb.ca

Wright, A., Hiebert-Murphy, D. & Gosek, G. (2005). Final Report: Supporting Aboriginal Children and Youth with Learning and Behavioural Disabilities in the Care of Aboriginal Child Welfare Agencies. Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work.