Joanne Terrell, MSW, LICSW, PIP
Joanne Terrell, MSW, LICSW, PIP, is a licensed forensic social worker and the program director for the Mitigation and Mediation Resources Services of Alabama. Ms. Terrell earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the State University of New York and her Master’s Degree of Social Work from The University of Alabama School of Social Work. She has been a faculty member with the UA SSW for over 20 years. Ms. Terrell retired from full-time teaching in June 2015. Ms. Terrell has a wealth of knowledge and experiences to offer participants the opportunity to learn through engaging and interactive discussions, role plays while sharing fascinating case scenarios based on her professional experiences. Ms. Terrell has provided numerous training and workshops designed for social workers, mental health practitioners, and criminal justice professionals. Ms. Terrell has provided clinical supervision to hundreds of Alabama’s social workers working toward their LICSW for nearly 20 years. She also continues to provide clinical services through her private practice.
Bob McKinney, Ph.D., LICSW-S/PIP, C-IAYT, ACSW
Dr. Bob McKinney is Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine at the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences (CCHS), where he is jointly appointed to the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine and the Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine. He is the director of the Department of Social Services at University Medical Center, which has offices in Tuscaloosa, Northport, Carrollton, Fayette, Demopolis, and Livingston. He is appointed by Governor Ivey to the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners as the representative of the Seventh Congressional District. He is also a registered yoga therapist.
At CCHS, Dr. Bob maintains an active patient panel of his own, supervises social work field students from a variety of training programs, and teaches learners from medicine, pharmacy, psychology, social work, and law about the social determinants of health. He also teaches about supervision, ethics, alternative interventions, and trauma in the University of Alabama’s School of Social Work.
Bob, his wife Brandi, and their two children are ethical vegetarians, food adventurists, and avid travelers.