Debbie Winters
DEBORAHWINTERS,alicensedclinicalsocialworker,joinedtheUSCfieldfacultyin2001.ShehasbeenafieldinstructorforUSCandotherschoolsofsocialworkfor20years,andhasplayedaninstrumentalroleindevelopingthesocialworkinternshipprogram.SheisamemberoftheGeriatricSocialWorkEducationConsortium(GSWEC)committee,anagency/universitypartnershipcommittedtotrainingstudentswithadvancedgeriatriccompetenciesinaging.ShehasalsobeeninvolvedwiththeCalSWECIIMentalHealthandAgingInitiatives.PriortocomingtoUSC,WinterswasemployedatPacificClinicsCommunityMentalHealthClinicfor21years,whereshewasaclinician,clinicalsupervisorandtheassociatedirectorofthechildandfamilyandadultclinic.Currentinterestsincluderecoveryinmentalhealthandreducingthestigmaofmentalillness,aswellastheintegrationofevidence-basedtreatmentmodelsforthispopulation.Shealsoexaminesissuesofcultureanddiversity,particularlytheroleof"anti-racistwhitepeople"increatingsocialjusticeforall.