Aurora College instructor, Susan Fitzky has received the Canadian Association of Social Work's Distinguished Service Award.
Fitzky has been a member of the college's social work program since 2012 and acknowledges the award as her biggest professional designation.
With her achievement Fitzky became the third Aurora College faculty member to receive the distinguished services award.
She said it speaks for the quality of education Aurora College is offering students.
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Fitzky has a masters degree in social work and is currently researching the child-welfare aspect of reconciliation.
Fitzky added she has always been inclined to helping people understand the impact of social justice in Canadian society, with her main goal being to teach students the current best practices of reconciliation in the territory.
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Fitzky said she notices her students are grasping the concepts she is providing.
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Although proud of her accomplishments as an instructor Fitzky said there is still work to be done to achieve her goal in ending child-welfare here in Yellowknife.
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Fitzky said her willingness to practice social work came as a young woman growing up in Pleasant Grove, P.E.I. Fitzky added her rural roots gave her the desire to create the world she wants to live in.
Her accomplishment made her family proud, she said.
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