Nico Trocomé, PhD

Prof. Nico Trocmé, MSW, PhD, RSW, FRSC, Philip Fisher Chair in Social Work at McGill University has been leading studies on Canadian provincial and First Nations child welfare services since the early 1990s. He has served as an expert witness in a range of inquests, tribunals, and class action and acted as a child welfare policy and program consultant to federal and provincial governments and First Nations organizations. Prior to completing his PhD, Professor Trocmé worked for five years as a child welfare and children’s mental health social worker.
Prof. Nico Trocmé MSW, PhD, TS, MSRC est le directeur de l’école de travail social et titulaire de la chaire Philip Fisher en travail social à l’Université McGill. Il dirige depuis 25 ans des études sur les services de protection de l’enfance des provinces canadiennes et des Premières nations. Il a également servi de consultant en matière de politiques et de programmes de protection de l’enfance auprès de plusieurs gouvernements provinciaux et organisations des Premières nations et a présenté des témoignages d’experts lors de diverses enquêtes et tribunaux. Avant d’obtenir son doctorat, le professeur Trocmé avait travaillé pendant cinq ans dans les secteurs de la de la protection de l’enfance et de la santé mentale des enfants.

Recognized as one of the most prolific social work researchers in Canada, Dr. Trocmé has mentored a new generation of Canadian child welfare scholars. He has acted as a child welfare policy and program consultant to several provincial governments and First Nations organizations. Prior to completing his PhD, Dr. Trocmé worked for 5 years as a child welfare and children’s mental health social worker. His major research includes the 25 year series of Canadian and provincial Incidence Studies of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect, a Federal-Provincial-Territorial initiative to develop a common set of National Outcomes Measures in child welfare, the Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal (www.cwrp.ca), and a research capacity development and knowledge mobilization initiative involving child welfare and First Nations service providers in Quebec.