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Christina Dadswell

Field Faculty and LEO Lecturer III

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.

Research Interests/Focus

Evidence-based practice/clinical interventions; disability; child/youth development; ethics; assessment & intervention development/implementation/evaluation

Education

Year Degree   School
2009 MSW Interpersonal Practice, Mental Health University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2008 BA Psychology, Minor in Music University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Fall 2024

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Foundation Field Education SW515

Instructor: Christina Dadswell
Program Type: Residential, Online
Format: Field
Credits Hours: 2

Contexts of Life-course Development: Childhood, Adolescence, and Early Adulthood SW630

Instructor: Christina Dadswell
Program Type: Online
Format: Online
Credits Hours: 3

Advanced Field Education SW691

Instructor: Christina Dadswell
Program Type: Residential, Online
Format: Field
Credits Hours: 1-12

Past Term Courses

Spring / Summer 2024

Course # Section Course Name
SW515 373 Foundation Field Education View Course
SW691 373 Advanced Field Education View Course

Winter 2024

Course # Section Course Name
SW515 373 Foundation Field Education View Course
SW691 373 Advanced Field Education View Course
SW773 001 Evidence Based Parenting Interventions View Course

Fall 2023

Course # Section Course Name
SW515 373 Foundation Field Education View Course
SW590 016 Introduction to Social Work Practice View Course
SW630 002 Contexts of Life-course Development: Childhood, Adolescence, and Early Adulthood View Course
SW691 373 Advanced Field Education View Course

Spring / Summer 2023

Course # Section Course Name
SW515 373 Foundation Field Education View Course
SW691 373 Advanced Field Education View Course

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