Teaching & Consultation
I joined the University of Vermont’s Department of Social Work in the College of Education and Social Services as a Lecturer in 2023, teaching a Social Work Practice course for first year Masters of Social Work students.
As a Senior Adjunct Lecturer at Columbia University School of Social Work since 2011, I have developed and taught courses on both the Residential and Online Campuses, supervised master level students, and collaborated on multi-disciplinary projects.
Courses taught:
Advanced Clinical Practice in Health/Mental Health
HBSE B Trauma (course developer)
HBSE B Spirituality (course developer)
Domestic Violence and Social Work Practice
Sexual Violence and Clinical Practice
Guest lecturer and presenter:
National Association for Social Workers (NASW)
Columbia University School of Social Work Institute on Pedagogy and Technology
University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Manhattan Court for Innovation
African Services Committee
Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy (ICP)
Significant presentation topics:
Integrative Social Work
Mindfulness and Yoga in Social Work
Trauma, violence, victimization
Life-threatening illness, death, dying
Grief and loss
Narrative Medicine
Dreamwork
