Donna Amtsberg
Clinical Associate Professor
Email: dkamtsbe@central.uh.edu
Room: 411 Social Work Building
Phone: 713-743-1491
Personal Statement
As social work educators we have a responsibility to not only honor our past but to positively impact our future. We are able to do both by staying current with research, nurturing the possibilities within our students and within ourselves, and by maintaining a strong relationship with our community.
Education
MSW, University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work, 2002
BS, Psychology, University of Houston, 1998
Licenses & Certifications
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) – Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners (August 2009)
- Texas State Board Approved Clinical Supervisor (2014-Present)
- Certified to provide psychotherapy services through the Equine-Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) practice model.
Areas of specialization
- Clinical social work practice
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy
- Family violence, crisis intervention
- Adult violent death fatality review
- Equine-assisted psychotherapy
Community Involvement
- Board Member, Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (HCDVCC), 1997 to Present
- Co-Founder, Houston's SPCA PetSafe Program 1998
- Chair, Adult Violent Death Review Team, Harris County (AVDRT) 2004 to 2015
- Board Member, Houston Humane Aociety's, SE Texas Link Coalition 2021 to Present
- Chair, Workplace Violence subcommittee of HCDVCC, 1998 to 2002