The Council on Practice Methods and Specializations serves an advisory role to the Commission on Educational Policy. The Council identifies and responds to issues relevant to the preparation of students in the context of current and emerging social work practice.

Charge from the Commission

The Council on Practice Methods and Specializations shall have the following functions: 

  • Identify opportunities and challenges drawing from the research and practice contexts for the educational preparation of social work students
  • Disseminate promising practices that facilitate program engagement with practitioners
  • Facilitate the development of specialized curricula for practice

Leadership & Members

Lynn Mayer, PhD, MSW

Lynn Mayer, PhD, MSW

Associate Professor at the Catholic University of America

Chair

Deneen Evans

Deneen Evans, PhD, LCSW

Associate Professor at East Tennessee State University

Dustin Roberson, DSW, MBA

Dustin Roberson, DSW, MBA

Assistant Professor, MSW Program Director at the University of Kentucky

Edith Slater, DSW, LCSW

Edith Slater, DSW, LCSW

Director, Doctor Clinical Social Work at Rutgers University

Elizabeth Mulvaney

Elizabeth “Beth” Mulvaney, MSW, LCSW

Direct Practice Chair, Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh

Eveline Ndii Kalomo, PhD, MSW, MA

Eveline Ndii Kalomo, PhD, MSW, MA

Associate Professor, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wichita State University

Joyce White, DM, MSW, LMSW

Joyce White, DM, MSW, LMSW

Assistant Professor of Practice in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas, Arlington

Naynette Kennett, PhD, MSW, LCSW

Naynette Kennett, PhD, MSW, LCSW

Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia

Shipra Parikh, PhD, LCSW

Shipra Parikh, PhD, LCSW

Associate Instructional Professor at the University of Chicago

Stephen Oby, PhD, LCSW-C

Stephen Oby, PhD, LCSW-C

Assistant Professor at Salisbury University