Associate Professor
East Tennessee State University
Marshall, North Carolina, United States
Deborah (Debi) Thibeault, LCSW, DSW is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at East Tennessee State University. Debi’s ancestral lineage is that of the colonized and the colonizer. Although she is not an enrolled member of a tribe, she possesses Mi’kmaq roots. Prior to teaching full-time she worked in the field of social work for twenty-years, primarily with gang-involved youth, youth involved with Juvenile Justice, and people with HIV/AIDS. In her clinical work she worked heavily with children overcoming trauma who were in child protective services. Her research interests are indigenous historical trauma and environmental education efforts in social work education. She is a member of Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and serves as the APM Indigenous and Tribal Social Work Track Co-Chair. She is also a member of the Indigenous and Tribal Social Work Educator Association and the National Association of Social Workers.
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Friday, November 11, 2022
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM