Michael LaSala
Dean, School of Social Work, Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Michael C. LaSala, PhD, LCSW is Professor at the School of Social Work at Rutgers University where he has also served as DSW and MSW Director. He has recently been appointed Interim Dean at the School of Social Work at Simmons University and will step into the role as Dean on July 1st. During his tenure at Rutgers, Professor LaSala has won several awards for innovation in teaching. He is also a recipient of the American Family Therapy Academy’s 2017 Distinguished Contribution to Social Justice Award. He has been a practicing family therapist and teacher/trainer for over 35 years, and his research and clinical specialties are the couple and family relationships of gay men and lesbians and the role of family influences on the sexual behaviors of gay and bisexual youth. Professor LaSala’s first book entitled: Coming Out, Coming Home (Columbia University Press) describes the findings and practice implications of a National Institute of Mental Health funded qualitative study of 65 gay and lesbian youth and their families. He is also the author of the newly published: Clinical Social Work with Individuals, Families, and Groups: The Power of Healing Relationships (Routledge). Other examples of Professor LaSala’s work can be found in over 30 journal articles and his blog for Psychology Today (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian-well-being).
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International Overdose Awareness Day at the Boston Common, a powerful community event to grieve, celebrate, and advocate. Those of us on the ground…
International Overdose Awareness Day at the Boston Common, a powerful community event to grieve, celebrate, and advocate. Those of us on the ground…
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This is an auspicious period at the School of Social Work and Simmons! Please share this announcement with your talented colleagues who might be…
This is an auspicious period at the School of Social Work and Simmons! Please share this announcement with your talented colleagues who might be…
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Congratulations to my dear mentor who recruited me to Rutgers School of Social Work, and was influential on my career path.
Congratulations to my dear mentor who recruited me to Rutgers School of Social Work, and was influential on my career path.
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Simmons University
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Rutgers University
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Psychotherapist
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We are so delighted to welcome Astrid Sheil, PhD as our new Dean of the School of Management.
We are so delighted to welcome Astrid Sheil, PhD as our new Dean of the School of Management.
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