Bios: Faculty and Staff
Pam Reid, MSSA, ACSW, LISW-S, CW I & II Course Instructor
Ms. Reid was employed full time for more than 24 years with Summit County Children Services where she had been both a line worker and a supervisor in both the Intake and Protective Services Departments. Ms. Reid retired in October of 2010 from active practice in Child Welfare. She was instrumental in the development and design of both Summit County Children Services’ Respite Center for their foster parents and the agency’s student placement program. She has been a part-time instructor in the School of Social Work at the University of Akron for more than 13 years.
Ms. Reid is a certified trainer with the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program. She has presented and trained on the local, state and national level. Specialty areas include assessing dirty homes, social work ethics and working with gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered persons. Ms. Reid was also named the 2004 Social Worker of the year for the State of Ohio, NASW chapter, and was elected to the NASW Delegate Assembly for 2008. She is currently the Treasurer for the National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Chapter.
In her spare time, Ms. Reid enjoys spending time with her partner and their 4 dogs. She is the worship leader at Emmanuel Fellowship Church.
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