Meet the experts
Our Team
The robust Continued Social Work course library is developed and overseen by an experienced team of social workers and industry professionals.
Katrinna Matthews
DSW, MEd, LAPSW
Managing Editor
Chelsea Richardson
MSW, LCSW, LAC, C-DBT
Assistant Director, CEU Administration
Caitlin Grefe
Continuing Education Producer
Featured Presenters
The instructors and guest editors who present our social work courses are skilled experts in topics such as cultural competence, adverse childhood experiences, and trauma-informed care.
Dr. Candice C. Beasley, LCSW-BACS, earned her MSW from the University of Oklahoma at Tulsa and earned her DSW from Tulane University. Dr. Beasley has been a social work practitioner for more than 15 years. Dr. Beasley has publication and curriculum design experience, having co-created the Ubuntu Program for Emotional Wellness, through Pfizer and Take Action For Health. In addition, Dr. Beasley has extensive experience in Child Welfare, Forensic Social Work, Intimate Partner Violence Interventions, and Medical Social Work.
lnnovator of the Incarcerated to lndomitable App, Dr. Crystal DeBerry has over 7 years of teaching experience in the Social Work department for the University of Memphis, Union University, and University Mississippi. She is the founder of Indomitable Families Affected by Incarceration, Inc and the owner of DeNovo Clinical Strategies, LLC. Dr. DeBerry obtained her doctoral degree in social work from the University of Southern California. She was awarded Social Worker of the Year for the NASW West TN Branch in 2018 and in 2019 she was selected as Field Instructor of the Year. Dr. DeBerry is also the first Memphis Representative for Black Girls in Social Work (BGSW). Dr. DeBerry is a mother of five and enjoys dancing, providing therapy, studying her genealogy, and traveling.
Heather is a certified drug and alcohol and gambling counselor, EMDR therapist, and conducts pet-assisted therapy. She has two decades of experience working in various levels of care, including residential and outpatient services. Heather specializes in working with individuals dealing with trauma, grief, substance abuse, gambling and gaming addiction, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, and anxiety. Additionally, she has training in cross-cultural therapy and has worked with clients from diverse backgrounds, specifically working with minority clients leaving the criminal justice system. Heather is a therapist who understands that treating the whole person is essential to the healing process and working on ways of living forward.
Advisory Board
All Continued Social Work content is vetted by a distinguished Advisory Board that provides topic-specific content and curriculum development.
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