NAME:
MS. DAWSON, M.S.W., L.S.W.
SCHOOL:
GREATER NEWARK CHARTER SCHOOL
CLASS:
5TH - 8TH GRADE
SCHOOL PHONE:
(973) 242-3543, X203
Robyn M. Dawson, M.S.W., L.S.W., is a New Jersey licensed social worker and a
member of the National Association Of Social Workers (NASW). Ms. Dawson
completed her undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania and
received her Master’s degree from Columbia University. A native of New
Jersey, Ms. Dawson has worked extensively in the field of mental health in
both New Jersey and New York throughout the past 20 years. She has conducted
both individual, family and group psychotherapy and has an extensive
professional background working with emotionally disturbed adolescents, the
mentally ill, substance abusers, HIV/AIDS, rape victims and the homeless. She
also possesses experience with the biopsychosocial approach, milieu therapy
and behavior management. Ms. Dawson’s expertise also includes program design
and development, reorganization of mental health programs as well as having
provided training in the aforementioned areas. As an administrator,
clinician, and mentor she has worked closely with families and children and
is dedicated to the philosophy that education and communication are key
components to teaching children to become socially responsible and socially
skilled decision makers. Ms. Dawson continues to be excited about Greater
Newark Charter School and looks forward to helping to develop a positive,
healthy and nourishing community in the coming year.
Social work is a powerful tool for creative and positive change in our world.
The primary purpose of the social work profession is to enhance human well-
being. Social workers help meet the basic human needs of all people and
empower those who are vulnerable, oppressed, or living in poverty. A historic
and defining feature of social work is the profession’s dual focus on the
individual in a social context and the betterment of society. Social workers
help people identify and manage the environmental forces
that create,contribute to, and address problems in living.