Christina Dadswell

Christina Dadswell is the assistant director of the Office of Field Education at the School of Social Work where she is responsible for supporting strategic plans, innovation, curricular development and collaborating with other faculty and social work agency partners across campus and nationally. As a full-time faculty member, she also serves as an instructor for multiple courses in the Interpersonal Practice in the Integrated Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse and Welfare of Children & Families pathways. She is a licensed master social worker and educator with over 15 years of experience as a clinical therapist and clinical director in multiple community-based settings. Her clinical experiences have been driven by her commitment to advocating for underserved clients who experience barriers to treatment access or barriers to accessibility. She has held the following certifications: Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS), Certified Advanced Social Work Case Manager (C-ASWCM), and Cognitive Behavior Therapy specialization (CBT). Prior to joining the faculty at U-M, Dadswell was on faculty at Wayne State University School of Social Work and also the clinical director of the outpatient practice she founded, where she combined evidence-based therapy practices with a trauma-informed, client-centered approach to provide adaptive interventions that address the diverse needs and abilities of each adult, child and family. Areas of interest include anxiety/trauma, child/youth development, CBT, disability/accessibility, brain injury, depression/bipolar and pain management.