The McGill University School of Social Work, together with the Schools of Social Work at Université de Montréal and Université du Québec à Montréal, welcome conference participants to the 2010 Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress held in partnership with the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE). This conference provides us with an opportunity present how we can build on existing and future bridges between micro– and macro– aspects of practice in various sectors.