Andrea C. Devita, MSW, LCSW

Andrea C. Devita, MSW, LCSW

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Andrea C. DeVita, MSW, LCSW

MSW Admissions Coordinator

Assistant Lecturer

Division of Social Work College of Health Sciences

Office phone: 307-766-40581000 E. University Ave, Dept. 3632

Email: Laramie, Wyoming 82070

Education:

Year

/ Institution / Degree
1990 / University of Maryland / Master of Social Work
1988 / University of Maryland / Bachelors of Science in Psychology

Fellowship:

1990-1992Psychoanalytic Fellow, Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, D.C.

Professional Experience:

2009-presentAssistant Lecturer, University of Wyoming Division of Social Work,

Laramie, WY

2008-presentMSW Admissions Coordinator, University of Wyoming Division of Social Work, Laramie, WY

2008-2009Clinical Training Coordinator, Hats On! University of Wyoming, Division of Social Work, and the Department of Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Laramie, WY

Honors:

Summa cum Laude, University of Maryland 1990

Research and Scholarship:

  • Grants and Funding

2009 Clinical Training Coordinator, Hats On! Training for Systems of Care and the Children’s Mental Health Waiver. [Professional Education] Wyoming Department of Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse. Collaborative partners, SAGE Initiative and UPLIFT.

2008 Clinical Training Coordinator, Hats On! Training for Systems of Care and the Children’s Mental Health Waiver. [Professional Education] Wyoming Department of Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse. Collaborative partners, SAGE Initiative and UPLIFT.

Teaching:

Course Number /

Course Name

/ Year / Credit Hours / # of Students
SOWK 4990 / Field Practicum / Fall 2008 / 3 / 15
Graduate Field Instructor / Fall 2008 / 2
SOWK 4990 / Field Practicum / Spring 2009 / 3 / 15
SOWK 5800 / Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis and Assessment / Spring 2009 / 3 / 15
Graduate and Undergraduate Field Instructor / Spring 2009 / 5
SOWK 5800 / Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis and Assessment / Summer 2009 / 3 / 5
Graduate Field Instructor / Summer 2009 / 1
SOWK 5800 / Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis and Assessment / Fall 2009 / 3 / 3
SOWK 5600 / Direct Practice with Adults / Fall 2009 / 3 / 19
SOWK 4990 / Field Practicum / Fall 2009 / 3 / 19
Undergraduate Field Liaison / Fall 2009 / 2

Presentations:

DeVita, A. Schatz, M (2009) - Co-Presenter: Cultural Competence and Diversity, Governor’s Roundtable on Children’s Mental Health, Wyoming Department of Health and Uplift, Cheyenne, WY. [Invited]

DeVita, A. (2009) - Presenter: Ethics and Professional Boundaries, National Association of Social Workers - Wyoming Chapter, Annual Conference, Riverton, WY. [Invited]

DeVita, A. Shapiro, L. (2008) – Co-presenter: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, National Association of Social Workers - Wyoming Chapter, Annual Conference, Riverton, WY. [Invited]

DeVita, A. Schatz, M (2008) - Co-Presenter: Cultural Competence and Diversity, Governor’s Roundtable on Children’s Mental Health, Wyoming Department of Health and Uplift, Cheyenne, WY.

Advising:

Year

/ Undergraduate Advisees / Graduate Advisees
Spring 2009 / 7 / None

University Service:

 Division of Social Work

  • Division Council – (2008 – present)
  • MSW Committee (2009 – present)
  • CSWE Accreditation Committee – (2009- present)
  • Student Affairs Committee – (2009-present)

Professional/Community Service

  • Clinical Practice
  • 1992-2007Private Practice Clinician, Washington D.C.
  • 1998-2003Senior Psychiatric Clinician, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
  • 1992-2001Associated Staff Member, The Meyer Treatment Center of the Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, D.C.
  • 1993-1998Social Worker, Jewish Social Service Agency, Rockville, Md.
  • 1989Intern, Montgomery County Department of Social Services, Rockville, Md.
  • 1983-1989Program Analyst, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, Md.
  • Professional Licensure
  • 2008 – presentLicensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Wyoming
  • 1992 – presentLicensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Maryland
  • 1992 – presentLicensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, District of Columbia

This CV follows the format required by the University of Wyoming, College of Health Sciences.