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Antoine Coulombe, Assistant Professor of Teaching, School of Work, Arts, UBC, since January 2019



CV updated: August 2022

Courses Taught at UBC

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP 

A- Pedagogy and Social Work Education

Enhancing education and learning of social work (SW), advancing SW values of human dignity, respect, social justice and solidarity. Challenging undergraduate and graduate students to develop critical thinking abilities, initiative and autonomy to advance these Social Work values.

Pedagogy of Freedom and Critical Pedagogy:

Since summer 2020, I have been designing a pedagogical framework inspired by Paolo Freire, and other critical educators like bell hooks, Parker Palmer, and Henry Giroux to provide SW students with an engaging and critical learning experience and reducing possible obstacles and barriers. I integrated key elements of this framework into my pedagogy for SOWK335, SOWK440C/529A and SOWK550. Below is a presentation in which I express key elements of this work:

Community of Practice (CoP) Pedagogy:

CoP pedagogy enables students to engage as a community of learners in a more active learning experience and build knowledge collectively. With the support of the SoTL Seed Program, in the winter of 2020 I investigated the applicability of CoP pedagogy to learning social work in SOWK335. Using qualitative research techniques (e.g. focus groups and participant observation), I investigated how CoPs can create a discussion space for challenging subjects, evaluated its principal applications, and determined the limits of this pedagogy. Below is a list of presentations stemming from this project.

  • Coulombe, A. (2021). Les Communautés de pratique: l’analyse sociale et l’apprentissage du travail social, International Association for Social Work with Groups Symposium, Online.
  • Coulombe, A. & Tembrevilla, G. (2021). Community of Practice Pedagogy and Teaching Analysis in a Practice-based Profession. Teaching and Learning in Practice-Based Professions conference, Mount-Royal University, Calgary.
  • Coulombe, A. (2020). Les Communautés de Pratique, l’analyse sociale et l’apprentissage du travail social. CASWE-ACFTS Conference – Cancelled due to COVID Pandemic.
  • Coulombe, A. (2020). Communauté de pratique: une pédagogie pour promouvoir l’engagement professionnel dans un cours d’analyse. 31ème Congrès de l’Association internationale de la pédagogie universitaire (AIPU), Quebec City – Cancelled due to COVID Pandemic.
  • Coulombe, A. & Tembrevilla, G. (2020). Teaching Social Work Analysis through Community of Practice Pedagogy. E-Poster, Celebrate SoTL, UBC.

Process-Based Learning (PBL):

Inspired by the Urban Planning utilization of PBL, I explored the integration of PBL in the re-design of SOWK440C/529A. The integration of this pedagogy also led to a collaboration with the UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL). CCEL offered support and helped create real, community-organizing projects for/with students. In fall 2021, I adapted this course’s PBL pedagogy to the online environment. I also adapted the projects to help students support organizations working in the context of the pandemic.

Diversity, Accessibility and Social Justice

As an Educational Leader, I have reflected on ways to promote accessibility and social justice in the classroom, School, UBC campus, and higher education more broadly. I draw on my diverse experiences working with equity-deserving groups and take active roles in building knowledge, sharing and taking action.

Queering Schools of Social Work and Higher Education: A key pillar of my EL leadership is to improve LGBTQ2S+ education in schools of SW to prepare students better to work with LGBTQ2S+ populations, while also exploring how higher education can be made a safer learning environment for LGBTQ2S+ students. To do this, I am involved in several initiatives:

  • Training Social Workers to work with LGBTQ2S+ populations: Designed and facilitated workshops on SW with LGBTQ2S+ for Social Workers and Health professionals.
  • Coulombe, A., Groat, J., Kia, H., & Wrene, A. (2021). Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social Work: A Critical Conversation, School of Social Work, UBC.
  • Coulombe, A., & Kia, H. (2019). Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social Work: A Workshop for Social Workers, Continuous Professional Development offered by the School of Social Work, UBC, Vancouver.
  • Queering Schools of Social Work and Higher Education:
  • Queering the School of Social Work (2021-2023), Antoine Coulombe (PI) and Hannah Kia (Co-I), SOTL-Seed Project: This project explores how the School of Social Work (SSW) prepares students to work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Queer, Two-Spirit, and other gender and sexual minority groups (LGBTQ/2S+). We will conduct a curricular and literature scan in this area to determine what is currently known about preparing SW students for practice with these populations. Drawing on insights from our scan, we will then conduct three focus groups with relevant stakeholder groups (faculty and students) to explore pedagogical and curricular strategies to better prepare students for engagement with sexual and gender minorities.
  • Queering Schools/Faculties of Social Work in Canada Initiative (2022): I initiated this project and am currently a co-lead to explore how Schools/Faculties of SW in Canada address the inclusion of Queer folks and prepare students to work with LGBTQ/2S+ populations. The project examines students’ experiences, curriculum, and Schools of SW roles. We completed a literature review and formed a Committee of faculty from across the country to design a research project. I planned, organized and facilitated the first meeting of this Committee on April 14, 2022.
  • Queering Schools of Social Work, a literature review (2022), Antoine Coulombe (PI), Adeerya Johnson (RA): In collaboration with CASWE-ACFTS Queer Caucus, I conducted a literature review and supervised the work of a research assistant. This literature review was presented at a Queer Caucus meeting and members of the Queering Schools/Faculties of Social Work in Canada Initiative. We are revising and including additional content on francophone Schools of Social Work.
  • Coulombe, A., Groat, J. & Kia, H. (2021). Queering Schools of Social Work: A Conversation. Canadian Association for Social Work Education Conference, Online.
  • Integrating Gender Equity and Addressing Cisnormativity (2020-2022): Co-Applicant and member of the SIF Advisory Committee. This project aims to develop audit tools and a framework that can be utilized to improve the UBC Medical School curricula to equip future generations of doctors with the language, skills, and knowledge to serve the needs of all patients better, with a special focus on trans, non-binary and other gender-diverse patients.

Teaching Climate Justice in Social Work and Community Organizing: Preparing SW and Community Organizing students to work on climate justice.

  • CLIMATE EDUCATION GRANT: Community Organizing for Climate Justice (2022), Antoine Coulombe (PI) and Shannon Murphy, Project Coordinator: Project to include climate justice into curriculum for SOWK440C/529A – Communities and Social Development: Debates, Approaches and Fields of Practice. The project identified relevant pedagogical techniques and content on climate change impacts and injustices through a literature review. Partnerships were established with community organizations in Vancouver to allow students to undertake a community-based project focused on climate justice. Partnerships are ongoing to provide opportunity for sustained community project-based learning in future. The project will be completed by August 2022.
  • Community Organizing for Climate Justice. SOWK440C/529A (2022), Antoine Coulombe and Shannon Murphy, MSW student, developed two new sessions on Environmental Justice.
  • Environmental Justice & Green Social Work. SOWK335 (2021), Antoine Coulombe and Jamin Short, MSW student, developed a new three hours session on Environmental Justice in SW.
  • Environmental Justice & Social work. SOWK550 (2020), Antoine Coulombe and Mik Turje, MSW student, developed a new three hours session on Environmental Justice in SW.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Applying UDL principles in my pedagogy and course design to make them universal and accessible. Sharing knowledge and expertise with other instructors:

    • Coulombe, A. (2022). Introduction to Universal Design for Learning: What? Why? And How? 13th Annual Celebrate Learning Week, UBC.
    • Coulombe, A. (2019). Universal Design for Learning: A Teacher’s Perspective. UBC CTLT Summer Institute.

Moving Beyond a Statement of Accountability and Commitment: Actions towards Indigenous Resurgence in the School of Social Work. Principal Investigator Marie Nightbird and Co-Investigators Kelly, Allison, Donna Baines, Christiana Bratiotis, Lea Caragata, Grant Charles, Antoine Coulombe, Hannah Kia, Barbara Lee, Sheila Marshall, Harpell Montgomery. This project, funded by the UBC Indigenous Strategic Initiative (2022-2024), aims to make substantive changes on Indigenous issues in the BSW curriculum and field education programs and serve as a model for change in the MSW program. The project is divided into three phases: (1) Gathering Information and Building Relationships; (2) Developing and Implementing Resources and Field Sites; and (3) Evaluation and Knowledge Mobilization. Anticipated outcomes include the development of open educational resources, publications, and presentations at conferences.

Building a Community of Instructors and Learners

I have promoted stronger and more resilient teaching and learning culture at the SSW through the following activities:

  • Supporting Colleagues and Sessional Instructors
    • Social Work Education and Learning Lounge (SWELL): Planning and facilitating quarterly faculty workshops for SW faculty and Ph.D students to promote teaching excellence at the School of Social Work, in collaboration with Kelly Allison and Marie Nightbird:
      • Looking Back, Moving Forward, April 20, 2021.
      • Lessons Learned from Online Teaching in Social Work, October 20, 2020.
      • Surviving Online Teaching in Social Work, May 28, 2020.
      • Intro to Rubrics, November 14, 2019.
      • Canvas and Technology in Teaching Social Work, September 29, 2019.
    • Lessons Learned from Online Teaching Survey (2020): Ideation, development and launch of a survey about online teaching to determine lessons and improvements, in collaboration with Kelly Allison and Marie nightbird. The information collected helped us better understand the online teaching experience and guided our work as EL faculty at the SSW.
    • Teaching SW and Pedagogy (January 30, 2021): An introduction workshop for Ph.D. Students, Antoine Coulombe, School of Social Work, 3 hours, SOWK601 Doctoral Seminar.
    • Sessional/Adjunct Orientation (2019, 2020): Co-facilitated with Kelly Allison, Christiana Bratiotis and Marie Nightbird.
    • One-on-One mentorship: Supported colleagues and new members of our Adjunct faculty.
  • Supporting Learners:
    • BSW Orientation (2019, 2020): Offered 6 hours of workshops to 55 students – Student feedback was positive; many students chose to get involved in different student caucuses as a result of orientation.
    • BSW Mentorship Program (2019, 2020, 2021): Supported and facilitated a training session with BSW students on the implementation of a mentorship program for first-year BSW students, which has supported students to be successful at the SSW, especially during the pandemic.
    • Speaker Series (2020): Organized the Speaker Series for BSW students to attend Guest Speakers talks in SSW courses separate from their enrolled courses.
    • Building Community at the School of Social Work: An accessible BSW 4th year placement (2021): Developed and facilitated a BSW 4th year placement at the SSW. Placement student developed online engagement among BSW students and student groups with a community organizing vision of supporting autonomy, accessibility and supportive environments. Through this placement, lessons were learned about the conditions for making placements at the SSW accessible and educational (e.g. use of technology, promotion of SW values and identifying student accessibility needs).
    • Counselling Services for Social Work Students (2021): Initiated a pilot project to offer SW students counselling and mental health services in collaboration with Donna Baines (former Director, SSW), Laura Moss (Arts-UBC) and UBC Counselling Services.
    • RSW Information Workshop (2019, 2020, 2021): Co-organized and co-facilitated the Registration Information Workshops in collaboration with Kelly Allison, and Christiana Bratiotis. I also helped organize a new partnership with the UBCO SSW, which allowed their students to attend our workshops.

B- Curriculum development/renewal

New Course Conceptualization and Development:

  • Advocacy, Citizenship and Rights: A Social Work Perspective (100-level course): Developed course outline, presented at the BSW CFEC. Course content still under development.
  • Gender and Sexual Diversity in Health: A Social Work Perspective (400 and 500-level course): Developed in collaboration with Hannah Kia. Course proposal to be presented to leadership at the SSW in 2022-23.

BSW Program Discussion: Organized meetings for instructors at the BSW level to improve BSW Course Curriculum.

  • June 2022 ­– Presented the Quality Assurance Survey BSW Report at a meeting with BSW instructors. Instructors identified areas of improvement such as overlapping content, and rebalancing theoretical and practical course materials, with further recommendations provided to the BSW Chair.
  • May 2019 – Evaluated strengths, gaps, and possible improvements to the BSW program and strengthened professional relationships, co-facilitated with Grant Charles. Improvements to BSW Course Curriculum included identifying the need to address advanced ethics in social work and course coverage to deliver this content.

 BSW Quality Assurance Survey: Developed survey to obtain more robust, comprehensive and actionable results for BSW Program development and improvement.

  • January 21, and April 15, 2020 – Led Program Evaluation meetings. Attended by program Chairs, School Director and members of CTLT to discuss Program Evaluation at the SSW. Decision taken to move forward with a review of the BSW and Field Education evaluation process.
  • 2020-2021, Spearheaded creation of new BSW Quality Assurance Survey, in collaboration with Kelly Allison and Carrie Hunter (CTLT). Conducted research of best practices for program evaluation by other UBC faculties; Analyzed strengths, weaknesses and opportunities in other programs. Created new survey for SSW, and rolled out pilot survey for students at the end of Term 2, 2021. Reviewed and revised survey based on lessons from pilot, in collaboration with Carrie Hunter. Released updated survey in in Winter 2022. Analyzed Student response data and presented in two reports:
    • UBC BSW Program Evaluation Survey Report 2022: Curriculum, Carrie Hunter and Antoine Coulombe, 26 pages.
    • UBC BSW Program Evaluation Survey Report 2022: Student Experience, Carrie Hunter and Antoine Coulombe, 15 pages.

Health and Interprofessional Learning: Strengthening the links between SW education and health practice to make education more relevant to practice and prepare students for the professional environment.

  • 2020 – Reviewed integration of UBC Health Interprofessional Curriculum within the BSW program, with Kelly Allison. Following review, student evaluations showed increased satisfaction with the UBC Health workshops and BSW program integration.
  • 2019-2021 – Participated in discussions with UBC Health about current Interprofessional curriculum design and on moving to an online environment.
  • Delivered UBC Health workshops:
    • iEthics Q3 Workshop – Co-facilitator, October 6, 2020.
    • BSW CFEF meeting – Organized and facilitated a discussion on integrating UBC Health workshops in the BSW program- November 25, 2019.
    • iEthics Q1 Workshop – Facilitator, November 8, 2019.
    • iEthics Q3 Workshop – Co-facilitator, October 1, 2019.

 

C- Pedagogical innovation 

Moving Online – Innovation and Supports for Instructors

  • Summer 2020 – Trained and supervised two student-workers hired to support the SSW transition to online education as a result of the pandemic
    • Conducted six onboard training and supervision sessions
    • Provided direction on how to best support SSW instructors, and introduced accessible learning design, teaching tools, and templates at SSW
    • Discussed projects that supported instructors and problem-solved challenges
    • Online transition project resulted in:
    • Designing consistent and accessible CANVAS courses
    • Creating new online collaboration tools appropriate to teaching SW
    • Exploring tools/options that increase accessibility
    • Workshop on Online learning at the SSW for BSW and MSW students, August 25, 2020
  • Provided one-on-one support to colleagues on using technology during the transition to online teaching

 

 D- Applications of and contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning

  • ISoTL UBC – Member Scholar (2022): I joined the ISoTL Membership program. This was established in 2021 to create a formal group of experts to strengthen SoTL at UBC. Members work together with the ISoTL leadership team to strengthen the UBC community of SoTL practitioners, engage in independent and collaborative SoTL within and beyond the classroom, and support each other in scholarly dissemination.

E- Teaching and Learning Grants

Project Granting Agency $ Total Years Principal Investigator Co-Investigator(s)
Community Organizing for Climate Justice UBC, Climate Education Grant $5,000 2022 Antoine Coulombe
Queering Schools/Faculties of SW in Canada – Literature review CASWE – Queer Caucus $1,000 2022 Antoine Coulombe Nick Mule
Queering the School of Social Work and Beyond UBC, CTLT Seed Grant $5,000 2021-2022 Antoine Coulombe Hannah Kia
Queering the School of Social work and Higher Education UBC Arts – Dean’s Award for Educational Leadership and Innovation Projects 3 credits course release 2021-2022 Antoine Coulombe
Integrating gender equity and addressing cisnormativity : Building a framework to audit medical education undergraduate curricula, piloted at UBC UBC, Faculty of Medicine, Strategic Investment Fund $85,870 2021-2022 Mei-Ling Wiedmeyer (UBC) Antoine Coulombe, Jill Chettiar, A.J. Lowik, Hélène Frohard-Dourlent, Maria Hubinette, Harper Keenan, Hannah Kia, & Emily Wiesenthal
A Community of Practice  Pedagogy and Teaching Social Work analysis UBC, SoTl Seed Grant $5,000 2020 Antoine Coulombe

F- Formal educational leadership responsibilities

  • Chairperson of the Bachelor of Social Work Program, School of Social Work, UBC, January 2019 to June 2021

G- Innovation in the use of learning technology

  • Social Work Canvas Template: Developed and implemented a School of Social Work Canvas Template. This template was used in over 10 Social Work courses, 2019-2021.

 

SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Invited Presentations

  • Coulombe, A. (2020). French-Canadian, Queer and Social Work. Invited presentation in SOCW 514 Diversity and Critical Reflexive Practice, Dr. Rachelle Hole, Master of Social Work, UBC Okanagan.
  • Coulombe, A. (May, 2021; February, 2021; December, 2020). Introduction to Social Work in BC. Invited workshop offered to members of the Project Based Labour Market Training, Multicultural Worker Training Program with Immigrant Services, Vancouver.
  • Allison, K., Coates, J., Coulombe, A., McMenamie, M., A. & Little, J. (2020). Social Justice in Field Education: A UBC Panel Perspective. School of SW 90th Anniversary Symposium, UBC.
  • Allison, K, & Coulombe, A. (2019). Opening Event of the CASWE Conference, Co-MC, UBC.

Previous to UBC SoTL Presentations

  • Coulombe, A. (2016). Developing Universal Design for Learning in a College Context: Process and Building a Community of Practice.Conference, Quebec Association for College Pedagogy, Quebec City.
  • Coulombe, A. (2016). Universal Design for Learning and Teaching Social Work. Conference for the Association of College Social Work Instructors of Quebec, Montreal.
  • Coulombe, A. (2016). One Note, Collaborative Work and Teaching Social Work.Web Conference, Quebec.

Previous to UBC Social Work Presentations:

  • Coulombe, A. (2012). Fight Homophobia, Step by Step.Regional Symposium on the Fight Against Homophobia, University of Quebec in Outaouais, Gatineau.
  • Coulombe, A. (2011). Fighting Homophobia and the Empowerment Perspective. Symposium on Fighting Homophobia in the Education Network, University of Quebec, Montreal.
  • Coulombe, A. (2010). Empowerment Practices with LGB Youth: A Focus on Group Work. 32nd International Symposium for Social Work with Groups, Montreal.
  • Coulombe, A. (2010). Homophobia in High School and the Empowerment Perspective. Quebec City Gay Pride Conference Day, Quebec City.
  • Coulombe, A. (2007, 2008). Groups and Empowerment Practices.Guest lecturer in a MSW course, University of Quebec, Montreal.
  • Coulombe, A. (2007). I did not choose my sexual orientation. What about you?, LGBT Youth Regional Symposium, Quebec City.

 

SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY

Memberships on committees, including offices held and dates

  • UBC Health
    • Integration Retreat, member: 2019-2021
    • Joint Practice Education Committee/Health Curriculum Committee Meeting, member: 2019-2021
    • UBC Health Curriculum Committee (Monthly), member: 2019-2021
  • SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT
    • BSW Curriculum and Field Education Committee
    • Member: since January 2022.
    • Chair: January 2019 – June 2021
    • Student Awards Committee Chair: 2021, and member: 2022
    • BSW Admissions
    • BSW Admission Committee Chair: 2019, 2020, 2021
    • Reviewing candidates’ statements: 2022
    • SSW Director’s Advisory Group: January 2019 – June 2022
    • Indigenous Program Committee member: 2019 – 2021

 

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

Memberships in scholarly societies, including offices held and dates

  • CASWE-ACFTS – Member since 2019
    • Attended General Meetings: June, 2019; June, 2021 (School Representative)
  • International Association for Social Work with Groups – 2021-2022 (Member)
  • Association Internationale de Pédagogie Universitaire – 2020-2021 (Member)

Memberships on scholarly committees, including offices held and dates

  • CASWE-ACFTS – Queer Caucus: Member since 2021

Memberships on other committees, including offices held and dates

  • BCCSW – Quality Assurance Committee, Member since 2019
  • MCFD Post-Secondary Education and Research Table, Member, 2019-2021

Consultant

  • Parkinson Society of BC (PSBC): Designed and delivered training sessions to improved PSBC Support Group Facilitator Training Program:
    • Coulombe, A. (2019). Everything Group Work: Facilitator training. Workshop, Moving forward together Parkinson Conference, 2019, Vancouver.
    • Coulombe, A. (2020). Empowerment and Autonomy, Webinar.
    • Coulombe, A. (2020). Obstacles and conflict are important in mutual aid groups, Webinar.

Other service to the community

  • Zuru Ling Society, Tibetan Buddhist Temple, President of the Board of Directors and Translator and Meditation Instructor, since 2017.

 

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Awards for Scholarship

 

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Journals

  • Kia, H., MacKinnon, K. R., & Coulombe, A. (2021). Where is the “T”? Centering trans experiences in social work curricula addressing LGBTQ+ issues.Journal of Social Work Education, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.1969302 (20% contribution writing, revisions)

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

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Antoine Coulombe, Social Worker – RSW, MSW, BSW

BC College of Social Workers # 12637

CORE COMPETENCIES

Social Work Process Analysis and Theory Skills

  • Specialized in Social Work processes with individuals, groups and communities in a diversity of health care, school and non-profit settings.
  • Talented at understanding how complex organizations function and identifying appropriate references in the continuum of services with the right professionals.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of research in social work: interview process, action research, quantitative and qualitative research.
  • Adept in understanding legislation and policies, including being able to understand and apply legal frameworks. 

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