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Partial List of SWES Faculty
Listed below are some of the faculty who regularly work with Social Work Examination Services in providing specialized license preparation
courses and in preparing SWES workbooks.
Albert S. Alissi, DSW, is Professor of Social Work at the University of Connecticut, School of Social Work. He received his MSSA and DSW from the School of Applied Social Sciences, Western Reserve University and MSL from Yale Law School. He is a senior faculty member in the Group Work Sequence and directs the School of Social Work and School of Law dual MSW, JD degree program, and is an advising editor of the Social Work with Groups Journal. His national and international publications focus primarily on social group work practice and theories, deviant behavior, and urban
violence. He teaches courses in Social Group Work, Comparative Group Methods, Group Processes, and Forensic Social Work. Prior to joining the
faculty of the University of Connecticut, Dr. Alissi had extensive practice experience in Boys Clubs, as a gang worker, program and executive director,
and in Settlement Houses. He also worked as a psychiatric social group worker in a residential treatment program for emotionally disturbed children. For over thirty years, he has consulted to State Social Welfare agencies, Children and Youth Services Programs, Public Schools, Correctional Institutions, Mental Health Agencies, Hospitals, and Homeless Shelters. He is the founder of the Social Group Work Foundation - a non-profit foundation devoted to the study, evaluation and promotion of social group work services throughout the country.
Gary R. Anderson, Ph.D., Director of the School of Social Work at Michigan State University, received his MSW from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Chicago. Before becoming the Director at Michigan State University, he was a professor at Hunter College School of Social Work in New York City. At Hunter College for fifteen years, Dr. Anderson taught Casework, Clinical Practice in Child Welfare, Ethics and Values, and Human Behavior in the Social Environment courses. He has edited three books, numerous professional articles, and is the Editor of the journal Child Welfare. He has been associated with Social Work Examination Services since 1984.
Stephen Antler, DSW, Director of Social Work Examination Services, received his MSW from Columbia University and a Doctorate in Social Work from Hunter College School of Social Work He has previously been a member of the faculty at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and Boston University School of Social Work, where he taught social policy and administration and chaired the Social Policy program. His publications
include numerous articles in Social Work Journals and a reader on Child Abuse published by NASW Press. He formerly served as a consulting editor of
Social Work and has done research on child protection with the Rand Corporation. Dr. Antler has consulted to many government and private
organizations in the United States, in Europe and Israel on child welfare planning, administration, and program development. He has been associated with Social Work Examination Services since 1983.
Joan Beder, DSW, is a faculty member of the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University. She received her MSW from Adelphi University SSW and her doctorate in Social Work from Wurzweiler SSW. Previous to her faculty appointment in academia, she was Director of the Social Services Center at Adelphi University. Her social work agency experience has mainly focused on work with cancer and AIDS patients and their families. Her publications include articles related to oncology, AIDS, dialysis, social work ethics and grief and bereavement. She has also written about social work education and the role of the social worker in the medical community. Her list of presentations at national and international conferences is extensive. She teaches a variety of practice courses, including casework, group work and community organization, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, and Family Systems.
Leslie F. Bass, MSW, MBA, is an adjunct faculty member at Simmons College School of Social Work in Boston, where she teaches Clinical
Assessment and Human Behavior in the Social Environment. She received her MSW from Boston University School of Social Work in l977 and an MBA
from Simmons College Graduate School of Management in 1990. She has maintained a private practice for 20 years. Additionally, she has extensive
experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings, as well as in medical social work, geriatric consultation and crisis management.
Deanna Brooks, MSW, is Associate Clinical Professor and Associate Director of Field Education at Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work and a Lecturer at Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. She received her Masters degree from Smith College School of social Work. She teaches courses in Psychopathology, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, and Organizational Theory. Her previous agency experience is in hospital and community mental health and she continues to provide professional development workshops on diagnostic assessment skills. She has published articles and presented papers at national conferences on the impact of managed care on social work training and practice, and on the use of DSM III-IV in social work practice. She serves on the NASW Continuing Education Commission and maintains a private practice. She has been associated with SWES since 1983
Dr. Elaine P. Congress, DSW, is Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. She received her MSW from Columbia University, a M.A. in Psychology from the New School for Social Research, a M.A.T. from Yale University, and a
Doctorate in Social Work from Hunter College School of Social Work. She has taught clinical practice, family oriented treatment, and social work ethics to master and doctoral students. Prior to joining the faculty at Fordham, she was the Director of Social Work in an outpatient mental health clinic. Her publications include two books Social Work Values and Ethics: Identifying and Resolving Professional Dilemmas published in 1999 by Nelson Hall and Multicultural Perspectives in Working with Families published in 1997 by Springer Publishing. She has written numerous articles on social work ethics and cultural diversity which have appeared in professional journals including Social Work, Families in Society, The Clinical Supervisor, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, Journal of Social Work Education, Journal of Health Care, and Journal of Teaching in Social Work. She is also a consulting editor for Social Work. Currently Dr. Congress is the President of the New York City chapter of NASW.
Melissa J. Earle, LCSW is an Adjunct Professor and doctoral candidate at Hunter College School of Social Work.
Ms. Earle teaches courses in Human Behavior, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Social Work Practice
with Children and Adolescents as well as Basic Casework Practices. She received her BA in Social Work from
Skidmore College and an MSW from the State University of New York at Albany. In addition to teaching at Hunter,
she traine a wide variety of audiences including social workers at NYC's Administration for
Children's Services' where she served as the Project Director and principal trainer for an Annie E. Casey/Project
Liberty funded Trauma Training Initiative. Ms. Earle has 17 years of direct practice experience and specializes in the
areas of trauma, mental health and substance abuse. Currently, she is also the director of Palladia Inc.'s Dreitzer
Women & Children's Treatment Center which is a residential program for dually diagnosed women who enter treatment with
one of their children under the age of three.
Lawrence Gary Ph.D, LICSW, received his doctorate from the
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1970 and has been teaching human
behavior, mental health, and intervention for over 30 years. He is currently
a faculty member of Howard University in Washington, DC.
Urania Glassman, MSW, Director of Field Instruction at Wurzweiler School of Social Work of Yeshiva University, received her MSW from Adelphi
University Her books include, Group Work: A Humanistic Approach, with Len. Kates, Sage 1990; and Field Education in Social Work: Contemporary
Issues And Trends, with Dean Schneck and Bart Grossman (eds.), Kendall Hunt 1991. She serves on the Council on Social Work Education Field
Education Commission, and chairs the NY Red Apple Chapter of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups. She has published
articles and presented papers at numerous national and international conferences, has taught group work and other practice courses, and maintains a
private practice with individuals, frni1ies, and groups.
Rosemary Lavinski, MSW, BCD, received her MSW from Columbia University School of Social Work and completed post masters work at Washington Square Institute and Queens College. Ms. Lavinski coordinates all SWES lecture programs
in New York City. She is a professional Career Management Consultant, EAP Specialist and social work psychotherapist with 27 years experience
counseling individuals, couples and groups in their personal and professional lives. Her career management work has been cited in Crain's New York
Business and Newsweek. She has appeared on CNN and National Public Radio and has supervised and trained helping professionals for many years. She has also been appointed as an adjunct lecturer at Hunter College School of Social Work and NYU School of Social Work. Ms. Lavinski maintains her own web-site at http://members.aol.com/RLavinski/
Maxine Lynn, Ph.D.
Dr. Lynn completed her MSW at Adelphi University School of Social Work and her Ph.D at New York University School of
Social Work. She is a former Assistant Dean at Adelphi and has practiced, supervised, taught and published in the
field of group work. She has presented workshops throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain and
is a former Vice President of the American Association of Social Work with Groups.
Maxwell Manning Ph.D, has been an educator, administrator,
clinician, and consultant for over twenty-four years, and has provided
consultation to the Casey Family Services and Glass substance abuse
services. He is presently a faculty member of Howard University School of
Social Work, and previously with the Catholic University National School of
Social Services, both in Washington, DC.
Michael P. Melendez, LICSW, BCD is Associate Professor at Simmons Col1ege Graduate School of Social Work where he teaches in the clinical
practice sequence. Professor Melendez has been associated with SWES for 7 years and teaches the clinical practice unit. He also designed and developed
the multicultural practice content in SWES workbooks. At Simmons, Professor Melendez teaches advanced clinical courses, as well as courses in practice
with addictive behaviors, Social Work Research and Racism and Oppression. Professor Melendez has extensive practice experience in adult and child
psychotherapy and family therapy at the Judge Baker Children's Center. His background in child welfare includes court order custody and adoption work.
Since 1984 he has maintained a private practice and provided consultation to individuals and organizations focused on culturally competent clinical
practice. He is the past president of the Board of the Latino Health Institute, the current Board President of the AIDS Action Committee and vice president
of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Mr. Melendez is completing his doctorate at Case Western Reserve
University. His research interests are; culturally competent clinical practice, violence in the family and chemical dependency.
Jo Nol, Ph.D., LCSW, ACSW, BCD has been in private practice for 14 years She is an associate with The Women's Center for Psychotherapy in West
Hartford Connecticut, and is in independent practice in Unionville, CT. She received an MSW from Michigan State University, and a doctorate in Clinical
Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work. She is an adjunct faculty member with The University of Connecticut School of Social Work
and Smith Co1lege School for Social Work where she teaches both practice and theory classes, inc1uding human behavior and the social environment,
clinical practice, substance abuse, foundations of social work practice, ethics, values and social work commitment and direct practice with women. She also is a faculty field advisor at both schools. In addition, she has been active with the Connecticut Chapter of NASW as a member of the Committee on Inquiry.
Larry Ortiz Ph.D. received his doctorate from SUNY Buffalo in 1987
and has taught foundation and advanced practice, human behavior, and research
at both the BSW and MSW levels. At present he is a faculty member of the
University of Maryland School of Social Work.
Roger J. Sherwood, DSW, is an Associate Professor at Hunter College School of Social Work. Since joining the faculty in 1979 he has taught in the
areas of casework, human behavior and the social environment, substance abuse, cognitive and behavior therapies and the professional seminar. He
received his MSW from the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle and his Doctorate in Social Welfare from Columbia University in 1981. His
dissertation was a study of hemodialysis patients compliance and noncompliance with their medical and dietary regimen. Dr. Sherwood has worked
extensively with Vietnam veterans and their families since 1986 as a clinical consultant at the F.D.R. Veterans Administration Hospital in Montrose, New York. He has published numerous articles in the area of Vietnam veterans' adapted character styles and implications for clinical interventions.
Julianne Wayne, MSW. Ed.D. Director of Field Education and Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. She
received her MSW from the Boston University School of Social Work, and her Ed.D from Clark University, where she focused her studies on professional
education. Dr. Wayne teaches numerous courses related to group work practice and social work supervision. She has served as a group work and staff
training consultant to agencies throughout New England and has guest lectured in Schools of Social Work in the United States and abroad. She is widely
published in many areas of group work practice and in comparative studies of international social work education.
Social Work Examination Services,Inc.
132 Naples Rd., s. 100 Brookline, MA 02446
phone: 1-800-933-8802 fax: 617-277-6707 info@swes.net
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