Faculty and Staff

Dr. Mitchell A Rosenwald

Associate Professor
MRosenwald@mail.barry.edu

Profile

Dr. Rosenwald is proud to be a member of the social work profession and is committed to student-centered social work education.  He primarily teaches practice courses though he also teaches policy and research courses. Originally from Maryland, he received his B.A. in Sociology and Economics from Salisbury University, his M.A. in Sociology from Syracuse University, and his M.S.W. and PhD. in Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Dr. Rosenwald is currently the President-Elect of the National Association of Social Workers, Florida Chapter.  In 2009, he received the Social Worker of the Year awards for both Broward County and the state of Florida.  He is a licensed clinical social worker who practices in the community and volunteers as a Guardian ad Litem. 

An advocate for children and families, Dr. Rosenwald’s post-M.S.W. practice experience includes: investigating child abuse and neglect; providing home-based individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, care management and advocacy for both youth and seniors facing challenges; writing home studies for an adoption agency; and conducting group work with adopted children, adult day care residents, gay men, homeless individuals, men touched by cancer, and LGBTQ youth.

His books and peer-reviewed publications include:

  • Rosenwald, M., Wiener, D., Smith-Osborne, A., & Smith, C. (in press).  The place of political diversity within the social work classroom.  Journal of Social Work Education.
  • Rosenwald, M. & Riley, B. N. (2011).  A model of foster care advocacy for child welfare practitioners.  Journal of Public Child Welfare, 5(2), 251-270.
  • Rosenwald, M. & Riley, B. N. (2010). Advocating for children in foster and kinship care:  A guide to getting the best out of the system for caregivers and practitioners. New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Smith-Osborne, A. & Rosenwald, M. (2009). Exploring the relationship between religiosity and political ideology among social workers. Social Thought, 28(4), 393-404.
  • Rosenwald, M. (2009).  A glimpse within:  An exploratory study of child welfare agencies’ practices with LGBTQ youth.  Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 21(4).
  • Rosenwald, M. (2009). “Revising your work for successful publication.”  In K. Bromley, (Ed.), (pp. 135-142). Writing for Educators: Personal Essays and Practical Advice. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
  • Wiener, D. & Rosenwald, M. (2008). Unlocking doors:  Providing educational “keys” to MSW programs and students for social justice. Journal of Progressive Human Services,19(2), 125-139.
  • Rosenwald, M. (Ed.). (2008). One paradigm, many worlds: Conflict resolution across the disciplines.  Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Rosenwald, M. (2008).  Group work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals. In Gittterman, A. & Salmon, R. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Social Work with Groups. London: Routledge.
  • Rosenwald, M. & Bronstein, L. (2008).  Foster parents speak: Preferred characteristics of foster children and experiences in the role of foster parent. Journal of Family Social Work, 11(3). 287-302.
  • Bartone, A., Rosenwald, M. & Bronstein, L. (2008). Examining the structure and dynamics of kinship care groups.  Social Work with Groups, 31(3/4), 223-237.
  • Rosenwald, M. (2008). “Group work practice with LGBTQ people.” In G.P. Mallon, (Ed.). Social work practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. 2nd ed. (pp.221-239). New York:  Routledge.
  • Clements, J.A. & Rosenwald, M. (2007).  Foster parents’ perspectives on LGBT youth in the child welfare system, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services,19(1), 57-69.
  • Rosenwald, M. (2007). “Mutual aid: Alive and well in group work.” Reflections, 13(2), 56-65.
  • Rosenwald, M. & Hyde, C. (2006c). Political ideology of social workers: An under explored dimension of practice. Advances in Social Work, 7(2), 14-26.
  • Rosenwald, M. (2006b). A part versus apart: Exploring the relationship between social workers’ political ideology and their professional affiliation. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 3(2), 1-12.
  • Rosenwald, M. (2006a). Exploring the political ideologies of social workers. Social Work Research, 30(2), 121-6.