Dr. Viola Lindsey, MSW, PhD

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Employed at CBU for the past 7years teaching the following courses: Social Welfare Policy, Program Planning and Evaluation, Human Behavior, Foundational and Advanced Social Work practicum, and Comprehensive Program Proposals for DSW students.
Advisor, Phi Alpha Honor Society, DELTA KAPPA NU chapter.
Faculty senate, working with faculty council to enhance excellence in teaching, service and scholarship; address faculty academic concerns.
Judicial Review Board member, addressing issues related to academic dishonesty, sexual harassment.
Currently Serve as co-chair for the Counsel of Social Work Education (CSWE) and program planning meeting for the Violence Against Women and their Children track.
Social work professor over 20 years of experience teaching at Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California teaching social policy, law and ethics and Field Practicum courses. Served as representative between California State University and Loma Linda university in partnership with San Bernardino County Department of Children and Family Services and Riverside county Department of Socia Services promoting MSW programs to better serve children and families experiencing child abuse and neglect.
Worked for Riverside County Department of Public Social Services, Children Services Division over 20 years in various capacities: Supervising Emergency Response social workers, Family Reunification social worker, social workers supervising children in placement with biological parents, and social workers whose main role was to arrange for permanent placement for children who could not be reunified with families; worked with Juvenile Court and law enforcement to protect and unify families whenever possible.
Senior Program specialist developing and analyzing policies child welfare and adult Services programs.