Department of Social Work
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Mrs. Tamara Carter-Woods, BA, MSW, ABD Office: Lauretta Taylor Building, Room 208 |
BiographyB.A. Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, North Carolina Ms. Tamara Carter, MSW, LCSW, is a lecturer within the Department of Social Work who possesses a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina, a Master of Social Work degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is currently persuing her Ph.D. from Capella University in Human Services. Her dissertation research focuses on diabetes and kinship care. Mrs. Woods has taught at the graduate and undergraduate level for the past 4 years with Fayetteville State University. She is also a field liason for the MSW Program, faculty advisor and advisor for the Master of Social Work Program as well as field instructor for Methodist University. Mrs. Wood's research interests include health disparities, kinship care, social work and spirituality, and child welfare. She has published in the area social work and spirituality. She has over 18 years of practice experience in child welfare, individual, and family counseling. She is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of North Carolina. 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 CoursesSWRK 220 - Intro to Hum Svc Publications Professional Affiliations
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