Laura Mutrie
Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work
Director of Field Education - Social Work
Laura Mutrie
Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work
Director of Field Education - Social Work
Laura Mutrie, MSW, LCSW is the Director of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor in the MSW Program at Quinnipiac University. She has been interested in the use of simulation in social work education and Inter-professional Education. She has had national and statewide presentations accepted on the topic of Inter-professional education and the use of simulation and has co-authored a book chapter and article on Inter-professional education.
As a child and family clinician interested in complex trauma, she pursued funding to support implementation of evidence-based practices in Connecticut for children and families. Laura brought Triple P: Positive Parenting Program to the state of Connecticut in 2008. In 2020, she was chosen as a Current Trends Faculty Fellow by The Wheeler Clinic. The fellowship aims to develop the workforce for evidence-based practice of in-home family treatment by training faculty to provide a graduate level course for behavioral health professionals.
She has been a member of the Connecticut Disaster Behavioral Relief Network since 2001 and an active member of TEAM, Inc’s Board of Directors since 2013.
As a child and family clinician interested in complex trauma, she pursued funding to support implementation of evidence-based practices in Connecticut for children and families. Laura brought Triple P: Positive Parenting Program to the state of Connecticut in 2008. In 2020, she was chosen as a Current Trends Faculty Fellow by The Wheeler Clinic. The fellowship aims to develop the workforce for evidence-based practice of in-home family treatment by training faculty to provide a graduate level course for behavioral health professionals.
She has been a member of the Connecticut Disaster Behavioral Relief Network since 2001 and an active member of TEAM, Inc’s Board of Directors since 2013.
Education
- BA, Fairfield University
- MSW, Fordham University
Areas of Expertise
- Pediatrics/Newborns, Children, Adolescent and Youth
- Family-Centered Care
- Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Psychology/Psychiatry
- Trauma
- Interprofessional Education
Organization
- Social Work
Office Location
- Medicine, Nursing, Health Sci 277G
Mail Drop
- NH-HSC
Courses
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SW 500 Generalist Field Education Practicum I
Fall 2024 -
SW 600 Specialized Practice Field Education Practicum in Health/Behavioral Health I
Summer 1 2024 -
SW 603 Social Work Practice IV: Specialized Organizational Social Work Practice
Spring 2024 -
SW 633 Clinical Social Work Practice and Stress Management Techniques
Summer 1 2024
Quinnipiac Today
Experience
Quinnipiac University
Assistant Clinical Professor/Director of Field Education
Hamden, CT
2016 - Present
Quinnipiac University
Clinical Instructor/Director of Field Education
Hamden, CT
2013 - 2016
Southern Connecticut State University
Adjunct Instructor
New Haven, CT
2009 - 2013
LNV Parent Child Resource Center
Director of Clinical Services
Derby, CT
2001 - 2013
LNV Parent Child Resource Center
Child Guidance Clinic Supervisor
Derby, CT
1999 - 2001
LNV Parent Child Resource Center
Child/Family Therapist
Derby, CT
1997 - 1999
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed Presentations
The importance of MSW in addition to OT for clients with low vision
Meriano, C., Mutrie, L.
National Academies of Practice 2020 Annual Meeting & Forum, San Diego (2020)
Peer Reviewed Journal
Utilizing Change Leadership Within Social Work Education to Prioritize and Expand Interprofessional Education in a University Setting: A Case Study
McCave, E. L.; Mutrie, L., Doyle, M.H., Jacobson, S.; & Kelly, A.
20(2) Advances in Social Work 497-515 Summer (2020)
Peer Reviewed Journal Article Review
An Exploration of Social and Medical Students' Perceptions towards Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPEC) Programming
Advances in Social Work (2019)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Use of planning and placement team meeting simulation to teach interprofessional collaboration in a school-based setting and beyond
Richards, C., Mutrie, L., Booth, J.
Collaborating Across Borders VII, Indianapolis, IN (2019)