Areas of Interest:
Emotionally-Focused Practice, Group Work Practice, Couples & Family Practice, Developing Advanced Practice Skills, Developing the Practice Foundation
Activities and Accomplishments:
A social work practitioner since 1982, Mark Ragg assumed a teaching at Eastern in 1997. Prior to coming to Eastern Mark worked as a practitioner and director in a County-wide Children's Mental Health agency in Canada. Concurrent with his agency practice Mark provided, and continues to provide, family and couples counseling. Mark was instrumental in developing family and group centered programs in Canada with a focus on child abuse, neglect, trauma, domestic violence, sexual abuse and developmental disabilities. Mark’s current research focuses on developing foundational and advanced practice skills and the effective use of flipped and online resources in developing practice skills. He teaches in both the BSW and MSW programs focusing on practice and child/family courses.