Ms. Terri Cooley-Bennett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (MO), a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (KS), a Co-occurring Disorders professional diplomate, and a Tobacco Treatment Specialist. She is in the Doctor of Social Work (DSW) program at Tulane University School of Social Work (TSSW) and a participant in the Teaching Fellowship program. Ms. Cooley-Bennett has worked with vulnerable populations and with individuals experiencing homelessness, mental illness, substance use, sexual exploitation, trauma, poverty, and other vulnerabilities. She works for Swope Health in the Behavioral Health Department and has a variety of duties such as providing psychiatric evaluations for clients, and is a member of the Cultural Employee Resource Group (ERG) and the Licensure and Supervision Committee.
Ms. Cooley-Bennett has over 20 years of experience as a presenter, workshop leader, and educator and is on the ethics committee of the Missouri Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and trained with the National NASW Office of Ethics and Professional Review. She provides ethics training for organizations such as the Missouri Coalition for Behavioral Healthcare, the Missouri National Association of Social Workers, the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Continuing Education Program, and the Missouri Credentialing Board. She presented for the Doctorate in Social Work (DSW) National Conference and the National HealthCare for the Homeless Conference. She provides field instruction for social work students and clinical supervision for professionals seeking licensure. She has also held adjunct professor positions for the City Vision University Addictions Counseling Program and the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare.
Presentation(s):
When Client becomes Colleague: The Peer Movement and Ethical Considerations