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Shirley R. Simon

Associate Professor

Professor Simon teaches in both the B.S.W. and M.S.W. programs, and chairs the group work sequence. She joined the faculty in 1990, having been Director of the Undergraduate Social Work program at the former Mundelein College. Areas of practice expertise include group work interventions, facilitating effective meetings, adult education, and professional development. Research interests include contemporary challenges in group work education and practice, hybrid-online social work education, and educational trends in clinical social work.

Research Interests

  • The current state of group work education in accredited MSW programs Group work related dissertations in social work programs
  • Internship supervisors' perspectives on the value of group work
  • Connecting students and professional associations
  • Effective teaching
  • Group work education and practice
  • Professional development for social work students
  • Older women and the need for group connections
  • The role of part-time faculty in schools of social work