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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Barbara Solomon School of Social Work
Degree Program
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
Dr. Deborah (Debbie) Mills is a rural social worker, Core Faculty Member with Walden. She holds a PhD from Capella University in the field of Human Services, a Masters in Social Work from Temple University, and a Bachelor in Social Work from College Misericordia (now known as Misericordia University). Dr. Mills has been employed by private for profit and not-for-profit social service agencies in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania and surrounding counties. She ran her own private practice from 2002 through 2012 assisting our most vulnerable populations in rural communities. Dr. Mills is considered a rural macro social worker. In the classroom and throughout each and every day, Dr. Mills promotes through role modeling and instruction the importance of the ethical self. This includes an understanding of the values, beliefs, behaviors, attitudes and norms that guide one’s behavior not only during work hours but in every day life. She lives at home in Northeastern Pennsylvania with her husband of 30+ years, a son who lives with the angels, a teen daughter, and the family dog - Misha (a German Shepherd).
Education
PhD, Capella University - Minneapolis, MN United States
Public Service
Hazleton (Hispanic) Integration Project - Hazleton One Community Center, Member - Hazleton , PA United States
Open Arms: Bereaved Parent and Child Support Group, Facilitator - Montrose, PA United States
Publications
Mills, D. L. (2014). Exploring the lived experience of older father caregivers of an adult child with intellectual disabilities.
Presentations
Mills, D. L. (2019). Common Threads: Uniting a divided community through building REAL - an Intercultural Model of Change. National Rural Social Work Caucus.