Our 2026 Joan MacKenzie Davies lecture was presented by Dr. Carolyn Mak, Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream) at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto.
Originally recorded on May 14, the presentation explores how social workers are "everyday heroes" who attend to clients and communities with compassion, empathy, advocacy, and values that empower in a variety of settings. This lecture grounds social workers in our professional roots, as we weather the storms of local and global contemporary challenges.