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T. Carter

Ms Tamara Carter
Interim Lecturer (Full-Time)

Office: Lauretta Taylor Building, Room 204
Phone: 910-672-1767
Fax: 910-672-1755
Email: tcarter6@uncfsu.edu 

Biography

B.A. Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, North Carolina
M.S.W. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ms. Tamara Carter, MSW, LCSW is a lecturer with the Department of Social Work. She has over 15 years of experience in social work practice. Her career has focused on family and children’s services in the counties of Cumberland and Moore.  Her professional experiences include the areas of Foster Care, Investigations, Treatment, Work First Employment Services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families-Child Only Program, Child Day Care Services, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, and Adoptions where she was the facilitator of the Post Adoption Support Group.  Ms. Carter was also one of the instructors in the adoptive and foster parenting training program at the Cumberland County Dept. of Social Services from 2004-2007.  She is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of North Carolina. Ms. Carter was a recipient of the Annie Kizer Bost award while attending UNC. This award is given to the MSW student who, in the opinion of the faculty, shows the most promise for leadership in child welfare. While enrolled at UNC, Ms. Carter was selected as a Child Welfare Education Collaborative scholar.  She has also served as a field supervisor for Methodist University 

Teaching Courses

SWRK 520 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment
SWRK 510 - Social Welfare Policy and Services
SWRK 330 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment

Research Interest

Foster Care & Adoptions
Welfare Reform
Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Professional Affiliations

National Association of Social Workers
National Association of Black Social Workers