Ms. Korsch-Williams, an Instructor and the Director of Field Education, is an independently licensed social worker with a practice background in infant and early childhood mental health and development, trauma-informed care, maternal health, child and adolescent behavioral health, and early intervention. She has 19 years of experience in both direct practice and leadership roles within child welfare, public health, community behavioral health, and academic settings.
Ms. Korsch-Williams’ teaching and scholarship interests are in the area of trauma-informed practice and in building trauma-informed systems. She contributes nationally to the training and professional development of students, educators, and practitioners in the area of trauma-informed care in developing a framework for trauma-informed social work education, both in the classroom and in field education.
Under the leadership of Ms. Korsch-Williams, the Mandel School Field Education Department oversees the training and practicum experiences of over 600 graduate social work students annually, both locally and nationally through the Mandel School virtual program. Ms. Korsch-Williams creates evidence based curricula and training programs that effectively prepare social work students for trauma-informed practice across settings and systems. She also contributes to the development of behavioral health workforce education and training models that prepare students to work in integrated care settings using a trauma-informed perspective.
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Research Interests
- Infant and early childhood mental health
- Interprofessional Education
- Trauma-informed practice and systems
- Trauma-informed field instruction
- Early intervention
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Concentration:
- Children, Youth, and Families
In the News
Interprofessional Education Program with MetroHealth Gives Mandel School Social Workers Deep Team-Based Experience
October 23, 2018
Field Education Appreciation Event–Innovations in Field Instruction: A Trauma Informed Approach
June 22, 2018
Trauma Center Launches at the Mandel School
by Mandel School on April 17, 2018
First Do No Harm: A Framework for Trauma Informed Social Work Education on March 20
by Mandel School on March 4, 2018
2018 Cuyahoga County Conference on Social Welfare at CWRU on March 9
by Mandel School on March 4, 2018