Chair, Doctoral Program
Grace Longwell Coyle Professor of Social Work
Ph.D., University of Washington
M.S.W., University of Washington
B.A., Radcliffe College
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7164
elizabeth.tracy@case.edu
Biographical Sketch
(PDF Format)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF
Format)
Doctoral Program
Evidence-Based
Practices Book Series
Affiliations:
Founding Board Member, Ohio School Social Work Association
Member,
School Social Work Association of America
Member,
National Association of Social Workers, Academy of Certified
Social Workers
Scholarly Interests:
Social Networks and Social Support; Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders; Women
and Substance Use Disorders
How I chose this profession:
My first working experiences after graduating from college were with children with
developmental disabilities and their families. I realized early on that in order to work best with
the children I needed to connect with their families. Yet the school districts at that time
frequently discouraged contacts between teaching staff and families. When I returned to graduate
school, my choice was between social work and special education. Ultimately I decided on a social
work career because I felt, as I do now, that social work would allow me to impact people as well
as the environments that people experienced and confronted. Much of my work as a social worker has
revolved around practice models that support families, make use of natural helping networks, and
include environmental helping strategies as an important component of clinical practice.
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