Linda K. Weiss, Social Worker
Contact Information: lkweiss@illinois.edu
Teaching Assignments:
SW 509: Advanced Clinical Assessment and Interviewing
SW 552: HBSE II: Mental Disorders
Current employment experience:
Linda works at the Coles County Mental Health Center where she is the Director of the Regional Behavioral Health Network. In this capacity, she provides administration and supervision of 24-hour suicide prevention and crisis outreach programs. Linda also participates in grant management, strategic planning, program development/implementation, and staff recruiting/training.
Previous experience:
Linda has previous experience as a crisis clinician, family support specialists, and a caseworker for DCFS.
Education background/licensing/certifications:
Augustana College: BA in social work
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In addition:
Linda has advanced training in crisis internship including CISD. She provided crisis intervention services at the site of the World Trade Center. She also participates as a mentor for the School of Social Work.