Christine Heer, J.D., L.C.S.W.

Social Work M.A. Program Senior Lecturer, Director
Department of Social Work

I have been practicing Social Work for 27 years. I have specialized in victim assistance services and diversity. I graduated law school in 2001 and have specialized in family law, and specifically mediation and collaborative law. I also specialize in professional responsibility for mental health professional. I currently chair the NASW Ethics committee. I have been an educator for 24 years and have provided educational programs for groups such as Social Work professional, lawyers, Judges, Licensed Marriage and Family therapists, Human Resource Professionals, police officers, etc. I have previously taught at Rutgers New Brunswick, Rutgers Camden and Essex County College. I continue to teach at Rutgers Continuing Education and the Victim Assistance Academy. I also teach for the collaborative partnership of New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women, DYFS and Montclair State University.