Christie Mason, PhD, LCSW, RPT-S, NMT Level II

Clinical Associate Professor

Dr. Christie Mason teaches courses across the curriculum, including Practice Skills with Individuals and Families; Lifespan Development, Human Behavior, Trauma and Theory; Assessment of Client Concerns in Context; Practice with Adolescents; Clinical Social Work Practice with Children; Neurodevelopment and Trauma; and Arts Based and Experiential Approaches to Social Work. All her teaching is informed by nearly 20 years of clinical practice with children, adolescents, families, adults and older adults. Areas of focus in her practice have included child sexual abuse, trauma, adoption, and domestic violence, along with commonly presenting concerns such as anxiety and depression. Class material is enlivened by examples from clinical practice, allowing students to apply theories about which they are learning to actual case scenarios. She believes it is especially important for students to hear social work educators and practitioners talk about both difficulties and successes in this work, in order to prepare them for the realities of day-to-day social work practice. These in-class experiences are a building block of transformative education.

Research Interests

• Neuroscience education in social work
• Practice with children
• Late-placed adoption

Courses Taught