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Abdelfettah Elkchirid
joined Wilfrid Laurier University in 2015. He holds a Ph.D. in
Social Work from the Université de Montréal. His doctoral
research focuses on child rearing practices and the transmission
of cultural and religious values to children of Moroccan
families in Quebec. Abdelfettah joined Ottawa University in 2010
as a part-time professor and Carleton University in 2011 as a
term instructor. His teaching experience and interests include
structural approach to social work in direct practice and
international social work; social work practice with
individuals, groups and families; social work with
involuntarily-assisted individuals; social work with groups; and
cultural diversity.
As a
clinical social worker in private practice for the last six
years, Abdelfettah Elkchirid worked with immigrants, refugees
and families, providing psychosocial evaluations in access and
custody cases. He was also recognized as an expert witness in
child access and custody matters by Hudson Vicinage Family
Division in New Jersey and by Youth Courts in Montreal and
Longueil.
As a clinical social worker with the Cultural Adjustment and
Trauma Services (CATS) at the International Institute of New
Jersey, Abdelfettah Elkchirid was trained in and applied trauma
focused cognitive behavioral therapy with trauma victims. He was
often solicited as a guest lecturer by numerous universities
such as Saint Peter’s College, Princeton Theological Seminary
and Monmouth University in New Jersey, as well as New York
University where he offered presentations on the topics of
social work and trauma work with ethnic minorities.
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