Diane Livingston
Adjunct Lecturer

Ms. Livingston has taught an Integration Seminar for Reduced Residency to students for two years and the Practice 4 mini course, Clinical Use of Self in Clinical Practice at CUSSW. She received her MSW from Simmons College in Boston and has an MA from Teachers College in NYC.

She did clinical work in child psychiatry and in pediatric neurology before going to academia. The majority of her career has been in field work education at Columbia and Rutgers School of Social Work. She has taught supervision to many field instructors (using a curriculum she coauthored) , established and monitored a wide range of field placements and worked with students in the planning of their field experiences including resolution of many problems.

For many years Ms. Livingston has volunteered at Gay Men's Health Crisis leading support groups for gay men and women with HIV/AIDS, supervising staff, and conducting bereavement and sexual diversity workshops in community agencies and schools. Now as a member of their Board of Directors she participates in program planning, policy setting, and fund raising. She has also been active in political action groups and campaigns for local legislators.