Dr. Bruce MacLaurin
Positions
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Social Work, Calgary Campus
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
B.A., Arts and Science , University of Guelph, 1977
B.S.W. Social Work & Welfare, University of Calgary, 1989
M.S.W. Social Work & Welfare, University of Calgary, 1991
Ph.D, Social Work & Welfare, University of Toronto,
Research
Areas of Research
MacLaurin’s research interests include child maltreatment, child welfare policy and service delivery, foster care outcomes, street youth and youth at risk.
He is currently the primary investigator on "Service Outcomes for Children and Youth Referred to Out-Of-Home Care," a three-year study for the Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research.
He is a co-investigator on three other major studies, including "Telling: Examining Cross-Cultural Patterns of Maltreatment Disclosures of Adolescents," and "Evidence-Based Management in Child Welfare", both funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council; and "Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement Grant in Homelessness, Housing and Health," funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Publications
- Twenty-five years of walk-in single sessions at the eastside family centre: clinical and research dimensions. Alix Robinson; Nancy McElheran; Margie Oakander; Bruce J MacLaurin; Janet Stewart; Cindy Fang; Harry Park. Crown House Publishing. (2018)
- Prologue. Jackie Sieppert; Bruce J MacLaurin. Wilfred Laurier Press. 02-Jan. (2019)
- Street Involved Youth in Canada. Bruce J MacLaurin; Catherine Worthington. Oxford University Press. (2019)
- Collaborative Service Delivery: Catalyst to Innovation in Policy and Practice in Alberta, Canada. Kim Spicer; Kassidy Green; Rhonda Barraclaugh; Joni Brodziak; Bruce J MacLaurin. Springer International Publishing AG. 415-432. (2019)
- Factors Associated with the Child Welfare Placement Decision in Alberta. Morgan DeMone; Bruce J MacLaurin; Hee-Jeung Yoo. University of Regina Press. (2018)
- A Comparative Response in Child Welfare and Social Work Practice between Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Bruce J MacLaurin; Fuchs Don; Dorothy Badry. Wilfred Laurier Press. (2019)
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