Ann T. Petrila
Contact:
Clinical Associate Professor
Director of Field Education
MSW, MPA University of Denver
LCSW-CO
Craig Hall, Room 277
Telephone: 303-871-2863
E-mail: Ann.Petrila@du.edu
Areas of interest:
- field education
- international social work
- children's mental health
- child maltreatment
- foster care
Prof. Ann Petrila is GSSW's Director of Field Education, coordinating the more than 600 agencies that offer field internships to MSW students. Her goals for the program include increasing the number and variety of international field internships.
Prof. Petrila's prior teaching and community work focused on children's mental health issues, child maltreatment, the foster care system's impact on children and families, and psychosocial issues in the healthcare delivery system. She was formerly the Coordinator of the Clinical Social Work Department at the Children's Hospital in Denver and the Social Work Director for the Fostering Healthy Futures program at the Kempe Children's Center. She also has a faculty appointment in the Department of Pediatrics Genetic Counseling Program at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Petrila also serves as Program Director of Project Bosnia-Herzegovina, the oldest international service learning program at the University of Denver.
"When you look back at your time in graduate school, field is an experience you'll always remember. Not only will you learn from a professional MSW supervisor and make contacts in the community, you'll also have the opportunity to try on different roles so you know what you want--and don't want--to do in your career."
