Ruth Cislowski

Clinical Associate Professor, Field Education; VAC Southern California Regional Director

Clinical Associate Professor focused on field practicum and methods as well as principles of leadership and management.

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Ruth Cislowski

Clinical Associate Professor, Field Education; VAC Southern California Regional Director

Clinical Associate Professor focused on field practicum and methods as well as principles of leadership and management.

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Education

University of Southern California: M.S.W.

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion-Los Angeles: M.A.

Miami University: B.S.

Area of Expertise

Social Work
Social Work Education
Grant Writing
Community Outreach
Program Development

Industry Experience

Program Development
Government Relations
Events Services
Health and Wellness
Education/Learning
Training and Development
Fund-Raising
Non-Profit/Charitable

Affiliations

Online Learning Consortium
Council on Social Work Education
National Association of Social Workers
Network for Social Work Management

Articles & Publications

Spiraling Organizational Change: a Campus Conversion to Online Programming | | The Field Educator

Ruth Supranovich, Ruth Cislowsk, Jennifer Parga

The article describes the transition of one social work program from campus based instruction to online and illustrates the Action Research Model of change. The authors also explore the impact of this change on internal and external stakeholders.

Courses

589a Applied Learning in Field Education (Virtual Field Practicum)

589a Applied Learning in Field Education (Virtual Field Practicum) This is our famous VFP (Virtual Field Practicum). A client simulation course where your receive instant feedback on your intervention implementation. Not only is the course structured to teach you evidence based interventions like Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy but you are practicing in real time from the convenience of your own home. This is truly one of my favorite courses to teach and it is amazing to see both folks who are brand new to social work and seasoned to have life changing moments in class!