SCHOOL OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM
Sherry Tripepi, MSW, LISW-S
BSW Field Director
Interim BSW Program Director
Associate Lecturer
419-530-4746
University of Toledo
School of Social Justice
Social Work Program
2801 W. Bancroft St. MS 119
Toledo, Ohio 43606
419-530-4141 fax
EDUCATION
M.S.W. Wayne State University, May, 1994
B.S.S.W. Bowling Green State University, December, 1983
LICENSURE
Licensed Independent Social Worker, Supervisor [LISW-S] in the State of OhiO
License # I0007531
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
School of Social Justice - Social Work Program
Associate Lecturer: 8/2013 to present
Lecturer: 8/2010 – 8/2013
Visiting Professor: 8/2007 – 8/2010
Coordinate all BSW Field placements for 55-70 students each year, Supervise students ininternships; teach BSW and MSW lab/seminar classes; teach other social work courses as assigned
Adjunct Social Work Instructor – 8/2005 – 5/2006
Taught Social Work Courses as assigned
University Counseling Center
Clinical Social Worker – 8/97 – 8/07
Individual, Group, Couples, and Family Therapy, Diagnostic Assessments, Campus outreach
programs, Classroom presentations, Consultations for staff and faculty, Supervision of MSW
student interns, Response team member for campus emergencies, Chair; UT Eating Disorders
Awareness Week Task Force
EqualityToledo, Toledo, Ohio
Deputy Director 8/2015 – 12/17
Interim Executive Director – 4 /2015 – 7/2015
Executive Director – 5/09 – 8/2014
Provide education and advocacy for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, organizes educational programs and events, community resource for LGBT issues, writing and editing newsletter and other publications, maintains website, fundraising and grant writing.
Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO),Columbus, Ohio
Safe Zone contractual trainer 9/2013 to present
Team trainer with State LGBTQI task force addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence and discrimination facing LGBTQI communities.
National Youth Sports Program, Toledo, Ohio
Special Events Coordinator – Summers, 2002 – 2006
Alcohol and other Drug Prevention Specialist – Summers, 1998 – 2001
Develop and coordinate special events during the summer program. Taught alcohol and other
drug prevention curriculum to youth ages 10 through 16 participating in a summer sports program
Harbor Behavioral Healthcare (Formerly Cummings Zucker),Toledo, OH
Clinical Social Worker – 9/85 – 6/98
Coordinator of Sexual Abuse Treatment Program, Facilitator for several sexual abuse treatment groups including: child victim groups ages 3-18, adult survivor groups, offender groups, partner of survivors groups, human sexuality groups and prevention groups; Individual play therapy with preschool – latency age children; Diagnostic assessments; Supervision of student interns; Group facilitator in behavior management programs for children ages 2 through 10; Group facilitator in parent training program using Systematic Training for Effective Parenting.
parents Individual and family counseling
Catholic Social Services, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Social Work Intern – 7/93 – 4 /94
Individual, family, and marital counseling, Contractual case management and in-home counseling services for the Department of Human Services
Connecting Point, Toledo, Ohio
Social Worker – 1/84 - 9/85
Aftercare counselor with individuals, families, and groups for non-residential families; Crisis counselor with individuals, families, and groups for runaway adolescents within the residential service programs; House manager providing supervision and crisis counseling
Children’s Resource Center, Bowling Green, Ohio
Social Work Intern and Relief Childcare Worker – 8/82 – 4/84
Supervision of children in a residential unit; Co-facilitator for eight social interaction groups for children ages 3 through 14; Intensive training in child abuse and assignment as a parent aide; Trained for community developmental screenings for preschool children; Case Aide to Community Worker completing home visits
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO), Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN) and the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence (OAESV) statewide LGBTQI Task Force, 7/10 – present
University of Toledo LGBTQ Initiatives Advisory Board, 1/09 – present
Lucas County Suicide Prevention Coalition, 11/09 – 7/16
Take Back the Night Collective, 1/04 – 4/14
Legislative Committee - Ohio NASW, 7/07 – 12/12
Equality Toledo Board of Directors – 1/06 – 5/09
Political Action Candidate Election (PACE) Committee - Ohio NASW, 8/04 – 7/07
Lucas County Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Advisory Board, 9/03 – 6/04
University of Toledo Social Work Department Advisory Board, 4/03 -7/07
UT Eating Disorders Awareness Task Force, 1/98 – 4/2007
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Issues Committee - Ohio NASW, 8/02 -7/04
Toledo Healthy Tomorrows Advisory Board, 5/96 - 5/99
Lucas County Area Sexual Offender Treatment Network, 9/95 -12/99
Lucas County Child Abuse Task Force, 9/94 - 3/02
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Fat is a Feminist Issue, University of Toledo Eberly Center for Women, 2/25/99.
At Risk and Invisible; Serving the Gay and Lesbian Population, Northwest Ohio Psychology Consortium, 4/27/00, 11/9/00, 4/4/02, 1/25/04, 1/27/05, 1/26/06.
Demystifying Adolescence, Sandusky County Health Department, 5/4/00.
Understanding Adolescent Health: Challenges & Ideas That Make a Difference – Exploring Diversity - Serving Gay and Lesbian Adolescents, Toledo Public Schools, Paramount Health Care and Center for Women’s Health, 1/23/01.
Gay and Lesbian Youth: Still at Risk and Invisible in the 21st Century, The Ohio Chapter NASW Annual Conference, 3/15/01.
Eating Disorders: Early Detection – University of Toledo Student Medical Center, 2/13/02.
The Social Work Profession’s Responsibility to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community: A Matter of Ethics, The Ohio Chapter NASW Annual Conference, 10/21/04.
Body Image and the Beauty Myth, Region 1 Ohio NASW, 2/7/05 and 10/28/05.
Clinical Considerations When Providing Services for the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Community, Region 1 Ohio NASW, 9/15/06.
At Risk and Invisible: Working with Gay, Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Youth, Lucas County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), 4/24/07.
No Longer Invisible but Still at Risk: Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients, Region 1 Ohio NASW, 5/20/09.
What OB/GYN Practitioners Need to Know about One in Six Women Patients, University of Toledo Medical Center, 9/17/09.
No Longer Invisible, but Still at Risk: Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Clients, Harbor Behavioral Healthcare In-service, 11/9/09
No Longer Invisible but Still at Risk:Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth, Lucas County Children Services Foster Parent Training, 3/2/10
Transgender in Ohio: Legal, Social and Personal Issues, The State of the State Conference, Toledo, 3/25/10
Transgender Inclusion in Social Work Practice, Region 1 Ohio NASW Workshop, Sylvania, 5/17/10
No Longer Invisible but Still at Risk:Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Part One: Overview of Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
Part Two: Skill enhancement for service providers, Family Connections, The Twelve, Inc.
In-service, 6/21/10
Anti-Oppression Series: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and Best Practices in Outreach and Services in LGBTQI Communities, Columbus, 10/12/10
Transgender Inclusion in Social Work Practice, Ohio NASW Workshop, Columbus, 10/28/10
Working with LGBT Youth, TASC In-service, Toledo, Ohio 2/14/11.
Creating a Welcoming Environment for LGBTQPatients, Lucas County Toledo Health Department In-service, Toledo, Ohio, 5/6/11
A Look at Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Culture, Lucas County Children Services Caregivers Conference, Toledo, Ohio, 8/18/11
It’s Not Just About Aging: the LGBT Population, ProMedica, Toledo, Ohio, 1/23/13 and 6/25/13
Modern Families: Providing LGBT Sensitive Care,Social Issues in Pregnancy: Compassionate Communication with Underserved and Misunderstood Populations Conference, ProMedica Flower Hospital, Sylvania, Ohio, 5/14/13
Cultural Competency with the LGBT Community Across the Life Span, University of Toledo Social Work Program, Toledo, Ohio, 5/16/13
A Caring Response: Learning to Give Care to LGBT Older Adults, Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo, Ohio 8/21/13
A Comprehensive Approach to Preventing School Bullying, WGTE, Toledo, Ohio 10/23/13
Best Practices: Cultural Competency with LGBT Youth at UTMC Department of Psychiatry Kobacker Center, Toledo Ohio 11/20/13
Mind the Gap: the Safe Zone Project, 2 Days in May Conference on Victim Assistance, Columbus, Ohio 5/13/14.
Working with the LGBTQ Community, Panel Presenter, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services - Disparities and Cultural Competency (DACC) Advisory Committee - Learning Community Speaker Series, Columbus, Ohio, 9/29/14.
A Caring Response: Learning to Give Care to LGBT Older Adults, Alzheimer Association, Toledo, Ohio, 11/10/14.
Providing Culturally Competent Services to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community, Lucas County Homelessness Board, Toledo, Ohio 8/19/15.
More Than Just a Bathroom Issue: Advocating for Transgender Equality, Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference, Toledo, Ohio 9/22/16
Professional Ethics of Confidentiality and Boundaries, Homeless Shelter Coalition, Toledo, Ohio 11/5, 11/8, 11/9/16 and 11/4, 11/7, 11/8/17.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Association for Social Workers
Council on Social Work Education
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
AWARDS and RECOGNITION
Northwest Ohio Community Shares 2016 Robert Brundage Award
Equality Award, EqualityToledo, 2014
Lavender Triangle Toledo Mary Reiff Women of the Year, 2009
NASW Ohio Chapter, Region 1 Outstanding Service Award, 2007
University of Toledo Outstanding Woman of the Year, 2005
University of Toledo Division of Student Life Points of Pride Outstanding Service to Our Students, Fall, 2004
University of Toledo Health and Wellness Employee of the Year, May 2004