Bonnie Bryant, MSW - Acting Academic Dean / Associate Professor of Social Work
Bonnie Bryant, MSW
Associate Professor of Social Work
Bonnie Bryant comes to Booth College with many years experience in the social services. Her original background was nursing and this is where she developed her passion for adult education, while working as the Director of Staff Development. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work degrees from McMaster University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Manitoba.
She has worked with issues of teen pregnancy, at-risk youth, addictions, single parents, sexual assault, and family violence. As a social service administrator, her focus was on program development and program evaluation. She has taught courses in Introduction to Social Work Practice, Research Methods, Gerontology, Social Work Administration, Counselling Children and Adolescents, Individual, Family and Group Counselling, Human Behaviour in the Social Environment, Program Development & Evaluation, and Abuse Theory and Practice. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Finance Committee of Sara Riel Inc.
In the classroom, she engages students in critical thinking and the transfer of knowledge to practical, everyday situations. She sets high standards for students, empowering and challenging them to maximize their potential by challenging social, cultural and historical values, as well as individual ways of thinking. She encourages creativity and thinking outside of the box in course assignments.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends, playing board games, attending dinner theatres, and visiting new places. To relax she enjoys knitting, needlepoint and spending time in natural environments.
To contact Bonnie, you can email her at bbryant@boothcollege.ca or call her at 204.924.4877 or our toll free phone at 877.942.6684 X877.
Current classes
Social Work