Connie Fossen

Associate Professor, Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice
Social Work Field Director
MC 528
608-796-3729
cmfossen@viterbo.edu 

Education: 

• B.S. in Women's Studies and Social Psychology, Mankato State University, Mankato, Minn., 1979
• M.S.S.W. in Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis., 1981
• Doctorate of Education, Programs in Higher Education, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1997 
  

Courses Taught: 

• Interview Skills for Social Work
• Field Preparation Seminar
  
• Social Work Practice I - Individuals and Families
• Social Work Practice II - Groups and Communities
• Social Work with the Elderly
• Child Welfare and Family Services
• Current Issues in Social Work
• Introduction to Social Work
• Senior Capstone Seminar
  
• Field Education Liaison 
• Social Work Service Learning
• Mexicans Living and Working in the U.S. 
  

Research Interests: 

• Service Learning in Social Work Education
• Asset Based Community Development
• Values and Ethics in Social Work        
• Improving the Climate for Diversity in Institutions
• Cross-cultural Social Work Practice