Gayl Crump-Swaby
Gayl Crump-Swaby
CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING COORDINATOR FOR BOSTON VIRTUAL PATHWAY / Professor of Counseling
- Doctor of Education, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., 2011
- Master of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, Mass., 1991
- Bachelor of Social Work, Oakwood University, Huntsville, Ala., 1988
Accomplished professional with extensive experience greatly impacting organizational performance through dynamic programs focused on student emotional, cognitive, and physical development using a multicultural approach. Exceptional leader with a collaborative approach based on best practices and student success. Collaborate with experienced educators, staff, and external professionals to ensure student development within a safe and nurturing environment. Expert in coaching and professional development.
Coordinator Mental Health Counseling concentration at Springfield College Boston
Research Interests
- Women and HIV/AIDS
- Cross cultural approaches to Trauma
- Mother Daughter Relationships
Courses Taught
- Mental Health Counseling Practicum
- Mental Health Counseling Internship I, II, and III
- Human Sexuality
- Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice
- Marriage, Family and Couples Counseling
- Multicultural and Diversity Counseling
- Counseling in Community Setting
- Diagnosis and Psychopathology
Professional Certifications and Memberships
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
- Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (ACRA)
- Global Assessment of Individual Needs (GAIN)
- Community Service and Volunteer Work
Community Service and Volunteer Work
- 2016 to present Shatter the Silence, Sexual victimization and Sexual Assault Youth Committee Member, Bethel AME Church, Jamaica Plain, MA
- 2015 to present Clinical Trauma Team consultant - Department of Children & Families, Hyde Park, MA
- 2015 to Present Trauma Informed Leadership Team - Department of Children & Families, Hyde Park, MA
- 2015 to present Board Member and Minister of Music, Berea SDA Church, Boston, MA
- 2014 to present Boston Trauma Response Network, Boston MA
- 2009 to present Board Member, Walker Home & School, Needham, MA
- 2008 to present Board Member, Teens Against Gang Violence
- 2008 to present Urban Soph Director of Youth Development & Support Services
- 2005 to present Church ministry volunteer, Boston, MA
Selected Works
Presentations
- Managing Stress and Test Anxiety, Crump Swaby, G (2014 - Ongoing Workshops at Roxbury Community College, Roxbury, MA)
- Trauma in Children & Adolescents/ Children & PTSD, Crump Swaby, G (June 2015 Community Health Education Center, Boston, MA)
- Mindfulness & Relaxation, Crump Swaby, G ( December 2015 Community Health Education Center, Boston, MA)
- Sexual Abuse in Religious Communities, Crump Swaby, G (September, 2012. Hyde Park SDA Church, Womens Ministry)
- Anger Management; Behavior Management Skills for Parents; Understanding Post Partum Depression, Crump Swaby, G ( September 2011 - March 2014 Jamaica Plain/Roxbury Family Resource Center, Roxbury, MA.
- Public Education Hearing State House 2015
- The Progress of Public Health in Bostwana, International Faculty Development Seminar
- A Place to be safe. Programs in Roxbury Lowell create Healthly Alternative for young people
