Karen Sewell
Dr. Karen Sewell is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work and a social worker with over twenty years of practice experience in children’s and youth mental health. Her research profile demonstrates a commitment to strengthening clinical supervision in human services, the social work profession, social work advocacy to support client recovery, and transformative social work pedagogy including simulation-based learning. Karen’s program of research centers on the improvement of social work and human services through the development, delivery, an Emad evaluation of effective clinical programs, with the role of supervision a key component, and a focus on community collaboration. This includes teaching and supporting the development and ongoing maintenance of holistic competence for practitioners and students.
In 2023, Dr. Sewell was awarded the New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award for her passion and dedication to teaching excellence.