Denise Humm-Delgado, Simmons College, GSSW
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Denise Humm-Delgado
Associate Professor

Simmons College School of Social Work
300 The Fenway,Boston, MA 02115
Office: Room: P-404B
Phone: 617/521-3909; FAX: 617/521-3980
Email: humm@simmons.edu

 

Academic Degrees:

Marymount Manhattan College: B.A.
Columbia University School of Social Work: M.S.S.W.
Brandeis University: Ph.D.

  • Curriculum Vita

    • Course(s):

    401: Social Policy and Services
    409: Dynamics of Racism and Oppression
    463: Disability and Chronic Illness: Policy, Social Action, and Advocacy

    Personal Statement:

    My social work masters degree in casework continues to be crucial to my understanding of social work, social issues, and social policy, and so I very much enjoy teaching direct service practitioners. Because of my interest in oppressed populations that developed while learning casework, I went on for a doctorate in social welfare and did my dissertation regarding service delivery for people with disabilities. I now am pleased to have the opportunity to teach in areas in which I have a special interest and about which my education and work experience have taught me. Currently, I teach the required course in social policy, the required racism and oppression course, and an elective course on disability and chronic illness policy, social action, and advocacy. While teaching, I also have had the opportunity to do some related volunteer work that has included being a trustee at Region West Family Counseling Service, the Latino Health Institute, and the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, and a consulting editor for the journal Health and Social Work.

    I have a longstanding and special interest in one oppressed group, people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Before coming to the School, I was fortunate to learn from jobs that afforded me various experiences working on behalf of children and youth with disabilities and chronic illnesses. For example, I was Senior Associate to a court-appointed monitor for a class action case brought against a major city school system to obtain services for children with special needs. In that job, I learned about inclusion as the alternative to segregation, other civil rights, and class advocacy. I was Project Director for a demonstration project on local interagency coordination between school districts and human service agencies on behalf of children and youth with special needs. There, I learned about the often fragmented services people have to negotiate and the barriers to cooperation service providers face. Working on a needs assessment for Latino children with special needs in an urban area, I learned about the need to listen to parents and children about what culturally competent and responsive services are.

    Overall, my education and my work experience have taught me that social workers can do important work as allies, practitioners, and activists towards the inclusion of people of all ages with disabilities and chronic illnesses, and other experiences of oppression, in all aspects of society. As a teacher, it is rewarding to share my understanding with my students and to learn from them.

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