The University of St. Thomas

Cara Carlson, LICSW

Clinical Faculty


carl2053@stthomas.edu
Phone: 651-962-5806

2115 Summit Ave  St. Paul, MN 55105

Office Location: SCB 213

Current role:

            • Clinical Faculty – School of Social Work, College of St. Catherine/University of St. Thomas

Committees and Positions:

            • BSW Field Content
            • BSW Practice Content
            • Advisor Social Work Club

 Courses taught:

            • Junior Fieldwork in Social Work
            • Senior Fieldwork in Social Work
            • Human Behavior and the Social Environment

Current research interests:

            • Community Building and Organizing
            • Transpersonal Mental Health Therapy
            • Spirituality and Social Work Practice
            • Women’s Psycho-Spiritual Development
            • Embodied Social Work Practice and Learning
            • Cultural Ways of Knowing and Cultural Health Practices
            • European American Identity and Responsibility
            • Gender Violence and the Social Construction of Self

Academic experience:

            • Ph.D. Transpersonal Psychology, Doctoral Candidate, Dissertation Phase Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA Expected completion of Dissertation, May 2009
            • MSW Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
            • BSW College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN

 Practice experience:

            • 2007- Present. Transpersonal Mental Health Therapist and Consultant, Anan Cara Therapies, Minneapolis M
            • 1998 - 2007 Clinical Social Worker/Cultural Guide, located at the Powderhorn Phillips Cultural Wellness Center, Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department, Minneapolis, MN
            • 1995 – 1998 Senior Social Worker, located at Village Social Services,  (Formerly, Hennepin County Children and Family Services) Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department, Minneapolis, MN
            • 1995 –2003 Consultant, Co-parenting Workshop Facilitator, Storefront Youth Action, and Chrysalis, A Center for Women, Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN1993 - 1995  Support Group Manager, Chrysalis, A Center for Women, Minneapolis, MN
            • 1990 – 1993 Mental Health Outreach and Project Coordinator, Prenatal Health Clinic Coordinator, Face-to-Face Health and Counseling Services, Inc., St. Paul, MN

Association Memberships and Affiliations:

            •  Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) 
            •  National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
            •  Community Faculty, Powderhorn Phillips Cultural Wellness Center
            •  Board of Directors, Powderhorn Phillips Cultural Wellness Center