- education BSW, University of Alabama
MSW, University of Alabama
Practice and scholarly focus
I have worked as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for the past nine years. My clinical background includes working with individuals, couples, families, and groups. I enjoy working with people from diverse backgrounds to help them identify and achieve their personal therapeutic goals. I have experience using supportive counseling, motivational interviewing, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy interventions. I have a passion for client care and believe strongly in a person’s right to enjoy a high quality of life while respecting their right to self-determination.
Professionally, I currently serve as an adjunct faculty member with both Boston University and Wester Chester University. I also work as a Crisis Social Worker in an Emergency Room in a Philadelphia hospital. Previously, I worked for three years as Family Advocacy Treatment Manager with the U.S.A.F. in the United Kingdom and worked for six years with the Veterans Administration where I primarily served as the Program Manager for Returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans at the Manchester, NH VAMC.
Professionally, I currently serve as an adjunct faculty member with both Boston University and Wester Chester University. I also work as a Crisis Social Worker in an Emergency Room in a Philadelphia hospital. Previously, I worked for three years as Family Advocacy Treatment Manager with the U.S.A.F. in the United Kingdom and worked for six years with the Veterans Administration where I primarily served as the Program Manager for Returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans at the Manchester, NH VAMC.
Courses
SR 743 Introduction to Social Work Research I
Publications
• Eco-Systemic, Integral Practice in Military Social Work Across All Military Service Trajectories –
(11/05/2016). Council On Social Work Education – Advancing Collaborative Practice Through Social Work
Education, 62nd Annual Program Meeting. Co-Presenters: Samantha Dutton, Ph.D., MSW., LCSW; Pablo
Arriaza, Ph.D., MSW., LCSW
• Promoting Access and Services for Veterans at New Hampshire Colleges and Universities - (03/26/2013).
New Hampshire Campus Compact.
• Developing Support Services for Veteran and Military Students and Their Family Members - (01/16/2013).
The University of New Hampshire Military and Community Partners Symposium on Veteran Education
Support Services.
• Military Culture 101 Training - (04/04/2012). North Country Education Services.
• Child Development in Military Families – (10/2011). The University of New Hampshire. Invited Guest
Lecturer for SW850 – Human Behavior and the Social Environment – Dr. Pablo Arriaza, Assistant
Professor.
• Responding to the Needs of Military Families – (10/2011). The University of New Hampshire's Social
Work Outreach Center Speaker Series – Ms. Gretchen Bean, Director of the University of New Hampshire's
Social Work Outreach Center and Undergraduate Field Coordinator.
• OEF/OIF Community Partners Committee – (06/18/2010). Invited Guest Lecturer for The Manchester
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Round Table Leadership Luncheon with Ms. Tammy Duckworth, Assistant
Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs - US Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and OEF/OIF Veterans – (04/05/2010). The University of New Hampshire.
Invited Guest Lecturer for SW 711 - Understanding Mental Illness - Martha Ortmann, Assistant Clinical
Professor.
• OEF/OIF Transition Assistance Case Management Services Program – (10/12/2009). The University of
New Hampshire. Invited Guest Lecturer for SW 424 - Dr. Pablo Arriaza, Assistant Professor.
• Oppression and Social Injustice – (11/2007 and 11/2008). The University of Alabama School of Social
Work. Invited Guest Lecturer for SW 351 - Dr. Shadi S. Martin, Associate Professor.
• Military Sexual Trauma: A Crisis of Shame – (10/02/2008). 37th Annual Alabama/Mississippi Social
Work Education Conference. Auburn, Alabama.
• Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Within The U.S. Armed Forces – (03/12/2008). The Tuscaloosa Veterans
Affairs Medical Center - Department of Social Work Services. Co-presenter: Elizabeth Denson.
• Sweet Home Alabama: A Primer On Rural Community Assessments – (10/19/2006). 35th Annual
Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Education Conference. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Co-presenter: Tammy S.
Smith.
(11/05/2016). Council On Social Work Education – Advancing Collaborative Practice Through Social Work
Education, 62nd Annual Program Meeting. Co-Presenters: Samantha Dutton, Ph.D., MSW., LCSW; Pablo
Arriaza, Ph.D., MSW., LCSW
• Promoting Access and Services for Veterans at New Hampshire Colleges and Universities - (03/26/2013).
New Hampshire Campus Compact.
• Developing Support Services for Veteran and Military Students and Their Family Members - (01/16/2013).
The University of New Hampshire Military and Community Partners Symposium on Veteran Education
Support Services.
• Military Culture 101 Training - (04/04/2012). North Country Education Services.
• Child Development in Military Families – (10/2011). The University of New Hampshire. Invited Guest
Lecturer for SW850 – Human Behavior and the Social Environment – Dr. Pablo Arriaza, Assistant
Professor.
• Responding to the Needs of Military Families – (10/2011). The University of New Hampshire's Social
Work Outreach Center Speaker Series – Ms. Gretchen Bean, Director of the University of New Hampshire's
Social Work Outreach Center and Undergraduate Field Coordinator.
• OEF/OIF Community Partners Committee – (06/18/2010). Invited Guest Lecturer for The Manchester
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Round Table Leadership Luncheon with Ms. Tammy Duckworth, Assistant
Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs - US Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and OEF/OIF Veterans – (04/05/2010). The University of New Hampshire.
Invited Guest Lecturer for SW 711 - Understanding Mental Illness - Martha Ortmann, Assistant Clinical
Professor.
• OEF/OIF Transition Assistance Case Management Services Program – (10/12/2009). The University of
New Hampshire. Invited Guest Lecturer for SW 424 - Dr. Pablo Arriaza, Assistant Professor.
• Oppression and Social Injustice – (11/2007 and 11/2008). The University of Alabama School of Social
Work. Invited Guest Lecturer for SW 351 - Dr. Shadi S. Martin, Associate Professor.
• Military Sexual Trauma: A Crisis of Shame – (10/02/2008). 37th Annual Alabama/Mississippi Social
Work Education Conference. Auburn, Alabama.
• Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Within The U.S. Armed Forces – (03/12/2008). The Tuscaloosa Veterans
Affairs Medical Center - Department of Social Work Services. Co-presenter: Elizabeth Denson.
• Sweet Home Alabama: A Primer On Rural Community Assessments – (10/19/2006). 35th Annual
Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Education Conference. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Co-presenter: Tammy S.
Smith.
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