Graduate Program Coordinator

Office:  TETC 254- D

Phone:  410-677-3948

Email:  vbroot@salisbury.edu

Appointment Year:

2007
 

Specialties:

Over 20 years practice experience in the areas of mental health, school social work, and working in the community with children and families.

Institutions Attended:

BASW     Shippensburg University

MSW       Temple University

D.Ed.       The Pennsylvania State University
 

Other Credentials:

Licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Work Examiners

Recent Experience:

Director, Messiah College Social Work Program
Board of Directors, Bridge of Hope of the Greater Harrisburg Area

Research/Practice Interests:

Spiritual Assessment
Cultural Competence
School Social Work

Dr. Root's recent research focused on evaluating pedagogical strategies for integrating spirituality and culture into the BSW social work curriculum to help students gain self-awareness of cultural and spiritual issues and move toward becoming culturally competent practitioners.

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