Email:
david.biegel@case.edu
Henry L. Zucker Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Sociology
David E. Biegel is the Henry L. Zucker Professor Emeritus of Social Work Practice. He served as a consultant to the Ohio Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Coordinating Center of Excellence and is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Nord Center, a comprehensive behavioral healthcare organization and the largest such agency in Lorain County.
Biegel is the author of more than 130 publications principally focused on family caregiving with frail elderly individuals, with persons with severe and persistent mental illness, and with individuals with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.
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Why I Chose This Profession
After receiving my bachelors degree, I served as a VISTA volunteer in Raton, New Mexico. This was a life-transforming experience for me and led to my continuation as a VISTA volunteer in a special program, the Vista Fellows Program, at the University of Maryland's School of Social Work. Through this full-time MSW program, I received field work credit for my VISTA experience in Baltimore and took courses toward my master’s degree in social work, majoring in community organization. Thus, grass-roots community organization was my pathway into the social work profession.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Maryland
Master of Social Work, University of Maryland
Bachelor of Arts, City College of New York