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Social Work: Faculty and Staff

Providing the education, training, values and skills necessary to engage in generalist social work practice

Faculty

Mark Robinson

Director of Field Education, Department of Social Work
Instructor, Department of Social Work

Mark graduated from Syracuse University with a Masters degree in Social Work. He designed, developed, and implemented a successful fatherhood program while working at a community action agency in Syracuse, N.Y., before moving to Toledo, Ohio in 2003.

Mark worked as a School-Based mental Health Clinician for several years. He is also the team captain of a local chapter of All Pro Dad which he implemented at Lincoln Academy for Boys. His passion for fathers shines through as he established R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc. in 2006, a faith based non-profit organization for restoring fathers back to the head of the family through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

As a co-founder and community organizer of the Northcoast Fatherhood Collaborative, Mark served as the Assistant Director for the Northcoast Fatherhood Initiative, a community-wide effort to empower fathers to make a difference in the lives of their children. Additionally, he serves on task forces, and committees in the Toledo, Ohio area and is a current Board Member of the Ohio Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families (OPNFF).

Education

Master of Social Work, Mental Health, Syracuse University, May 2003
Bachelor of Science in Social Work, Syracuse University, May, 2001

Areas of Expertise

Engaging Fathers
Community Organizing

Professional Affiliations

Board of Northcoast Fatherhood Initiative, 2009-present
National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 2009 - present
National Association of Christian Social Workers (NACSW), 2009 - present
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), 2009 – present

Recent Awards or Recognition

Nominated for the Teaching Excellence Award, Lourdes College 2011
National Social Work Honor Society

Presentations and Trainings

Field Supervisor Training Presentation: The Role of the Field Instructor as Educator, 2010
NACSW 2010 National Convention Presenter
7th Annual YELL & TELL Rally, presenter 2010
A Renewed Mind, speaker, 2010
Advance Fatherhood Ohio Summit, Springfield, Ohio, presenter 2010
Restoration of Fathers Curriculum; Restoring Fathers to their Original Position and Purpose, 2010
Mother’s Center of Greater Toledo, speaker 2009

Service to the Community and the College

Lourdes College Committee – FRPD Committee
Volunteer teacher in Cornerstone Church Global School of Ministry, 2010
7th Annual YELL & TELL rally, presenter, 2010
A Renewed Mind, speaker, 2010
All Pro Dad Team Captain at Lincoln Academy for Boys, 2006 - present
Organized and participated in state-wide Advance Fatherhood Ohio! Summit 2008 - present
Welcome Host Ministry, Cornerstone Church, Toledo, 2005 - present
Prayer Partner Ministry, Cornerstone Church, Toledo, 2008 - present
Mother’s Center of Greater Toledo, speaker, 2009

Contact

Mark Robinson
Office: ASI 155
419-517-8863
Email