Director of Tele-Behavioral Health Education
2nd-year PhD Student
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Everett Smith Jr graduated from the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University with a BSW and MSW. He is trained in multisystemic family therapy, functional family therapy, and the Sanctuary Model for trauma responsive work with juvenile justice involved families in Baltimore City. Additionally, he has provided therapeutic services to children, adults, and families at two outpatient mental health clinics in Baltimore. Everett's current work and interests include teaching social work students to provide individual, group, and family therapy, interprofessional education projects, supporting the implementation of the community school model in Baltimore City's public schools, anti-oppressive field education, critical reflection in social work practice, providing mental health and de-escalation trainings, and addressing the social determinants of health and mental health. As a 3rd year PhD student at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, he is researching family psychosocial outcomes during a serious illness, critical reflection in field education, and the risk/protective factors of minority youth and their families in rural settings. Everett recognizes the importance of liberation-based and person-centered approaches to clients frequently dehumanized by social and institutional systems.
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Saturday, November 12, 2022
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM