Jeannine Chester

Jeannine Chester has been working at the Simmons University School of Social Work since 2022, and is currently an Associate Professor of Practice and the Associate Director for On Ground Practicum Education. Her interests include Macro Social Work, the practical application of creative clinical interventions, and Field Education as an opportunity for leadership training and professional identity development.

Chester's work centers on the intersection of educational policy, community relationships, and identity exploration as a way to support youth and young adults through major life transitions. She has worked as a school-based social worker and supervisor with the Chicago non-profit Youth Guidance, was a School Mental Health Manager with the NYC Department of Education Office of School Health, a Program Associate for the NYC Department of Health Center for Health Equity East Harlem Action Center, the Director of Psychology Field Placement at the State University of New York Old Westbury, and most recently became the owner of a private telehealth therapy practice. She has presented at multiple conferences including the CSWE Annual Program Meeting, the Community Schools National Forum, the New York State Social Work Education Association, the International Conference on Health, Wellness, & Society, and the Illinois Conference on Volunteer Administration. She completed her Master’s in Social Work at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration where she received the Judith Rudolph Scholarship Community Schools Fellowship Award.

Courses

SW200-CD Social Welfare Policy

SW403 Social Policy and Social Work in Communities and Organizations

SW446/SW447 Practicum Education

SW569 Advanced Standing Seminar

Education

MSW, The University of Chicago

BA, Fordham University

Licensure

Massachusetts Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (2022)

New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker (2017)