Janet Mirwaldt
Janet Mirwaldt is Manitoba’s Children’s Advocate. Prior to her appointment Mirwaldt spent seventeen years as a practising social worker in the field of child welfare. She obtained both a Bachelor and a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Manitoba.
Books by Janet Mirwaldt
Within Our Reach
Preventing Abuse across the Lifespan
Edited by Christine A. Ateah, Janet Mirwaldt
This volume is the fifth in the Healing and Hurting series co-published with RESOLVE (Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse). Within Our Reach focuses on lifespan issues associated with violence and abuse and discusses programs, practices and policies to address these issues. Each chapter, co-authored by an academic and a community practitioner, addresses specific issues of violence across the lifespan, from early childhood until late adulthood. These discussions highlight the… (more information)