Trinay Thomas

Trinay V. Thomas is the Associate Director of Field Education and Teaching Instructor at Rutgers University School of Social Work, Newark Campus. Ms. Thomas earned her B.S. in Criminal Justice at Newark College of Arts and Sciences and her MSW with a Clinical Concentration at the Rutgers School of Social Work. Ms. Thomas has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for 19 years and a Certified School Social Worker for the past 22 years. Ms. Thomas has had her Certification as a Clinical Supervisor for the past 15 years. Her post graduate clinical training is in psychodynamic psychotherapy. Ms. Thomas has a great deal of experience in psychiatric social work and school social work with a special emphasis on compliance, negotiations and advocacy for children with disabilities.

Prior to Rutgers, Ms. Thomas was a Social Work Adjunct Instructor at Essex County College and collaborated with faculty members on constructing their Field Education Manual. Ms. Thomas' field education experience includes working with Ramapo College's BSW program as a Field Instructor and working with Essex County College's Human and Social Service Program as a Field Liaison.

Ms. Thomas has had a special interest in international social work education courses, excursions and workshops. She completed graduate social work coursework at the College of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland. Ms. Thomas embarked on an extensive three week continuation education workshop experience in Australia sponsored through Richard Stockton State College of New Jersey and NASWNJ.

• Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

• Field Skills Seminar

• Clinical Social Work: School Settings