Master of Social Work
Gwenelle O'Neal
Contact UsMaster of Social Work
West Chester Campus
Address:
Reynolds Hall
650 Reynolds Alley
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-2664
PASSHE Center City
Address:
701 Market Street, Concourse Level
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 267-436-2664
Gwenelle O'Neal, MSW, DSW, LSW
Professor
Reynolds Hall, Room 202
610-738-0342
goneal@wcupa.edu
Main Areas of Interest: Community Mental Health Services; Multicultural Resources; Universal Design to Enhance Student and Consumer Engagement and Participation
Inspiration
My interest in social work stems from the NAACP in the seventh grade during the civil rights movement. My community focus on democracy and economic development can be connected to that experience. Social work just naturally seemed best for me to leave my mark.
Links
- Multicultural Resources Database offers ideas for sharing and developing practice and teaching strategies
Awards and Recognition
- Columbia University Social Work Alumni Board
- Director, Community Services CAMcare Community Mental Health Center, Camden, NJ.
- Assistant Director, Alcoholism Clinic, Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, New York, NY
- Community: Head Start, Camden, NJ, Senior Center, Bronx, NY, YWCA, Atlanta, GA
Additional Projects
- Development of a Multicultural Resources Database to provide a framework for social work students to enhance their knowledge of social identities, dynamics and institutional structures connected to social and behavioral services.
- Participating in the SVIRT learning collaborative sponsored by NORC at the University of Chicago
Areas of Interest
- Multicultural Resources
- Passionate about the development and use of multicultural resources in social work settings
- Services to assist persons who may have been excluded or discriminated against in some way in our society, often focus on accessing resources
- The analysis of what has not worked and what can contribute to stronger student participation and performance requires acknowledging the broader picture
- Racial and cultural socialization that incorporates resources produced by members of the diverse groups in families, educational, social service and mental health settings offer opportunities for people to learn about their cultural strengths and to grow and utilize these in decision making.
- Universal design to enhance student and consumer engagement and participation