Dawn Renee Crosswhite

Adjunct

Faculty
Graduate School of Social Work

Craig Hall, 2148 South High St. Denver, CO 80210

What I do

I am in private practice and a clinical social worker at Denver Public Schools, both in middle and high schools. My primary clinical focus is on adolescent females and LGBTQIA2Spirt+ youth. However, in my role at the schools, I also run groups and work with my clients' families.

Professional Biography

I have been an adjunct faculty member at the Graduate School of Social Work for the last 14 years. I teach many foundation-year classes, including Power Privilege and Oppression, HBSE, and Integrated Social Work Practice for Social Justice. I also teach Existential Social Work and Solution Focus Brief Therapy.

I co-authored two chapters in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Clients Managing Trauma. I had the privilege of assisting Dr. Johnny Kim with multiple Solution Focus Brief Therapy research grants, presentations, and training. I have contributed to curriculum development and am a member of the GSSW MSW curriculum committee.

I received my MSW in 2001 at DU GSSW and my bachelor's degree from Metropolitan State University in 1993. I received my LCSW in 2004. I supervise candidates earning their clinical licenses. I am a member of NASW and the Solution Focus Brief Therapy Association.

Degree(s)

MSW, University Of Denver, 2001
BS, Human Services, Metropolitan State University, 1993

Licensure / Accreditations

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Professional Affiliations

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Other

Research

Co-trainer in Solution Focus Brief Therapy training grants with Dr. Johnny Kim for Orange County, California Department Of Education (2022, 2023, 2024).

Co-trainer in Solution Focus Brief Therapy training grants with Dr. Johnny Kim for Catholic Relief Services International (2024).

D.R. Crosswhite and Kim, J.S. (2018) Interpersonal Violence and Child Sexual Abuse, A.S. Froerer, J. von Cziffra-Bergs, J.S. Kim, & E.E. Connie, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Clients Managing Trauma. New York: Oxford University Press.