Naomi Levitz
Naomi Levitz holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto in Aboriginal Studies, Equity Studies and Sociology as well as a Masters of Social Work from the University of Michigan where she double majored in interpersonal practice, and community and social systems with a minor in non profit management. She is currently a PhD Candidate (ABD) at the University of Windsor in the School of Social Work, with a focus on social support and healthcare utilisation for immigrants. Naomi has sat on a variety of boards of directors and has extensive experience in academic and social work practice. Her professional focus has been on working with women experiencing trauma, community building, cross and trans-cultural initiatives, client/peer integration in community services, mental health and addiction. She has also created course materials for bachelors and masters social work classes and conducted student and peer supervision in the areas of interpersonal practice, field education, social work with mental health and substance use and social work with new Canadians. She has shared this expertise with students and non-profits locally, in Detroit, Haiti and Nigeria. Naomi’s work stems from a belief in inherent personal strengths and collaborative care in all settings . She has worked to create dynamic professional environments based on critical thinking about structural inequities, and opportunities for creating new and alternate senses of self through stories that focus on resiliency and empowerment. She has been a graduate assistant and a sessional instructor for the University of Windsor as well as College Boreal, a field instructor since 2013, and a field learning specialist for the University of Windsor since 2017.