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Dr. Tom Golebiewski

Adjunct Professor, Educational Consultant, and Clinical Social Worker
University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Loyola University

Dr. Thomas Golebiewski is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He has worked in schools for 40 years, including 26 years as Department Chair of Social Work at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. Tom has served as an Adjunct Professor at University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy, and currently at Loyola University of Chicago School of Social Work. He has a private practice in psychotherapy, counseling, and consultation, and is currently a consultant at Wolcott College Prep, an independent school in Chicago. Tom also volunteers with several organizations and is a Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Responder. He is on the program steering committee and a regular presenter for the Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute annual conference that addresses mental health. Dr. Golebiewski received his B.A. and M.S.W. from Loyola University in Chicago and a Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work from The Institute for Clinical Social Work. In Chicago. His most recent book, The Schools We Need Now: A Guide to Designing a Mentally Healthy School, is a best-seller from Corwin Press.




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