University of Guelph-Humber

Joanne Shenfeld has been an instructor at the University of Guelph-Humber since 2016. She worked as a Social Worker for 25 years at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, mainly in the area of youth concurrent disorders. Her work in the field of youth mental health has included professional training, program development and several clinical publications. She created the Family Service at CAMH, one of the first stand-alone family support programs for mental health and addictions. She also served as a reviewer for the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. Shenfeld’s teaching at the University of Guelph-Humber continues this focus on clinical support and supervision.

Sharon Singh has taught at the University of Guelph-Humber since 2018, while also practising in a range of progressive roles in the social work field. Sharon is an alumna of the University of Guelph-Humber, graduating in 2015 with the Vice-Provost Award for Academic Excellence. She then went on graduate from the prestigious Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto with her Master of Social Work in 2017. She has a wealth of experience in the areas of individual, family and community need and a particular interest in mentoring and promoting development in others. She specializes in brief, solution-focused therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy; as well as evidence-based practises using a strength-based approach. Singh draws on her experience within child welfare agencies, community mental health, program development and hospital settings to support the learning of future helpers making their way through the University of Guelph-Humber.