Mary
Mulvaney,
LMSW, ACSW
Clinical Professor Retired
The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Mary Mulvaney, LMSW, ACSW, retired from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work after a 28 year career as a Clinical Professor teaching social work students in their field placement semester. Since retiring, she has served as an Adjunct Professor coordinating the simulation program which she co-founded at the SHSSW. Her teaching and research interests include field education, child welfare, juvenile justice, social and economic justice, and the use of interprofessional simulation education.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The pandemic highlighted the need for a team-based approach to address social determinants of health (SDOH) to improve health outcomes. Addressing upstream factors requires constructive dialogue with community stakeholders, an important skill that most health professions learners do not receive formal training on. Virtual simulations can be used to train learners to plan and execute interprofessional, team-based community interventions. Simulation design must target skills development and change management processes. This is a description of the implementation and program evaluation of an…