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I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 35 years of: direct clinical practice; program development; administrative and supervisory experience; and direct teaching at the graduate school level.

Education
  • MA in Clinical Social Work, MSW; University of Chicago
  • BA, Double Major in Social Work and Psychology; University of Iowa
Area of Expertise
  • Clinical Practice with Individuals, Families, Couples and Groups
  • Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (RDDP) in Illinois
  • Clinical Training and Supervision
  • Program Assessment and Development
  • Administration
  • Curriculum Development, Evaluation and Teaching

I graduated from the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration and am a licensed clinical social worker and certified substance abuse counselor. I have worked in the field of clinical social work for over 40 years. Working with children, adolescents, adults and families, I have provided a wide array of crisis intervention, early intervention and prevention services as well as clinical treatment to individuals, couples, families and groups. During most of this time, I have had the opportunity to work closely with schools, consulting and developing innovative tier one and tier two programming, while working directly with teachers, administration and staff addressing psychoemotional dynamics that students, parents and faculty themselves, bring into the school. Currently, I will be joining Erikson as a full-time instructor. My most recent position was as the Senior Director of Clinical Practice at Juvenile Protective Association (JPA) where I provided ongoing supervision and training for the agency’s clinical services, including teacher consultation and school-based therapy, in several Chicago South Side and West Side neighborhoods.

“I am deeply committed to the field of clinical social work practice and am passionate about what differentiates clinical social work practice from our colleagues in other clinical disciplines. Recognizing and integrating the socio-political context with our thinking about the development of the person; the evolution of problematic experiences; and clinical approaches that embrace the larger context; is, in my mind, a significant difference in terms of how we look at and address the human condition in all our work. I am dedicated to continuing my learning and growth in the field, as I follow this passion for understanding and addressing social justice issues as they show up in clinical spaces.”