Dr. David J. O'Malley

Dr. O'Malley's educational and professional background includes having worked with community and faith-based organizations which were engaged in inter-faith and interreligious work in education, housing, health and human services work. His experience in having worked in a variety of settings and with a diverse set of people has prepared him to respond to the issues he faced in his career as a social worker and now as a social work educator. His particular commitments are in helping students develop their knowledge, skills and self-awareness so that they are prepared to be life-long learners. A changing work environment with emerging issues requires students to be adaptable to working in a variety of settings with different populations and issues. Another element of Dr. O'Malley's professional activity is in designing and providing on-going staff development for local agencies and field education instructors.