James H. Andrews
Andrews is the director of field education for the HDFS online Master of Social Work program.
Professional licenses and certifications:
- LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker): Pennsylvania
- LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker): Massachusetts
- BCD: Board Certified Diplomate of Clinical Social Work: American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work
Honors and awards:
- Outstanding Field Instructor Award 2012: University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work (Inaugural recipient)
- Social Worker of the Year Award 2009: NASW-PA Southwest Division
Academic experience:
The Pennsylvania State University
Associate Teaching Professor of Social Work & Psychology
Director of Field Education – Social Work
World Campus – Social Work Graduate Program University Park, PA
2022 – present
University of Pittsburgh
Faculty: Lecturer graduate social work program
Oakland campus – Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA
2020 - 2022
Program Coordinator – MSW-Johnstown Program (Visiting Lecturer)
University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, Johnstown Campus
2018 – 2020
Adjunct Faculty (part time) – Adjunct Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, Graduate Program
Oakland campus – Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA
2005 – 2018
Chatham University
Part-time Professor
Chatham University, Department of Social Work and Criminology, Pittsburgh, PA
2021 -2022
Simmons University (formally Simmons College), Boston, MA
Senior Instructor & Course Lead (part-time)
School of Social Work – Graduate Program
2018 – 2020
Instructor (part-time)
2015 – 2018
California University of Pennsylvania
Field Coordinator/Professor – Department of Social Work BSW & MSW Programs – California, PA
2014 – 2016
Case Western Reserve University
Adjunct Senior Instructor
Case Western Reserve University – Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Graduate Program
Cleveland, OH
2010-11, 2014-18
Seton Hill University
Adjunct Faculty (part-time)
Division of Social Sciences Social Work Department, Undergraduate Program
2008 – 2009
Professional experience:
Manager – Quality Improvement
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (UPMC-WPIC)
Assignments: Mon Yough Community Services, Inc. McKeesport, PA 15132
Manager – Quality Assurance & Risk Management (2003 – 2014)
Acting Clinical Supervisor for Center for Substance Abuse (2010, 2012, 2013)
Director – Forensic Services and Women, Children & Adolescent Services (2003-2004)
Clinical Director: Outpatient Services
Worthington Center, Inc. Parkersburg, WV
2002
County Director (Ritchie & Tyler Counties)
Westbrook Health Services, Inc. Parkersburg, WV
1998-2000
Clinical Director: Outpatient Substance Abuse
Co-Clinical Director: Family Care Center
The Center for Health and Human Services, Inc. New Bedford, MA
1998
Program & Clinical Director
Northeastern Family Institute - Genesis Program (Taunton site) Danvers, MA
1997-1998
Forensic & Clinical Legal Consultant
Forensic Behavioral Associates (Owner): Clinical and forensic consulting/expert witness services in criminal & civil court cases, training, clinical supervision and risk management/compliance and administrative consulting (formerly Andrews Consulting & Evaluation). Greensburg, PA
1995 – present
Clinical Social Worker
Community Counseling of Bristol County Taunton, MA
1995-1997
Youth Care Coordinator
Harmony Hill School, Inc. Chepachet, RI
1993-1995
Court Appointed Special Advocate
Rhode Island Family Court – Office of the Court Appointed Special Advocate Providence, RI
1992-1994
Senior Milieu Therapist
Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI
1986-1993
Andrews, J.H., Dissertation: The Lived Experience of the Clinician’s Role In the Threat Assessment of Violence Risk in Community Mental Health Center Clients. Case Western Reserve University – Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Andrews, J.H. (October 2013). Book Review: "Forensic Social Work and Criminal Justice: Policy, Practice and International Perspectives". Routledge Books
Andrews, J.H. (2009 Summer) Forensic Social Work (reprint), NASW Missouri News
Andrews, J.H. (2009 Spring) Forensic Social Work, Pennsylvania Social Worker
Andrews, J.H. (Spring 2007). Book Review: "Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals, Eds. Bucky, S.F., Callan, J.E. & Stricker, G. (2005)" Journal: National Organization of Forensic Social Work