Lauree Emery
Associate Professor, Teaching
Human behavior in the social environment, diversity, and social justice
5447 Woodward Avenue, Rm 269
(313) 577-8806
Lauree Emery
Biography
Emery received her M.S.W. from the Wayne State School of Social Work in 2002. She has held various positions at the school since 2005, including part-time faculty for graduate level courses in human behavior in the social environment, interim special assistant to the dean, and faculty liaison for the introduction of the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) competency-based curriculum.
Emery has her own private practice and has worked extensively with the Latino community specializing in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and music therapy. Her practice expands international borders: she has engaged in outreach to orphans in Mexican garbage dumps for the past 30 years as a vital aspect of her social work experience.
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Responsibilities
As full-time faculty, Emery holds the positions of lecturer and lead teacher for human behavior in the social environment.
Degrees and Certifications
- Ph.D., Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Espaol y Terapia de musica
- M.S.W., Wayne State University
- J.D., Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Doctorado de Derecho)
- M.A., Middlebury College, Spanish Language
- B.A., Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico/University of Detroit, Spanish and Classical Guitar
- LMSW, Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Certification
Teaching Interests
- Human behavior in the social environment, with special attention to issues of diversity and social justice
- Diverse theoretical perspectives
- Spanish
Areas of Expertise
SUBSTANTIVE
- Human behavior in the social environment
- Psychoanalytic psychotherapy
- Existential humanism
- Music therapy, with special focus on cancer patients
METHODS
- Psychoanalytic psychotherapy
- Music therapy
Courses taught by Lauree Emery
Winter Term 2024 (current)
- SW3110 - Diversity, Oppression and Social Justice
- SW8345 - Psychodynamic Interventions in Social Work Practice
Fall Term 2023
- SW7560 - Lifespan Development in the Social Context
- SW7680 - Human Rights, Social Justice, and Diversity in an Urban Context
- SW8315 - Integrative Theories and Practice Approaches for Interpersonal Social Work Practice
Winter Term 2023
- SW8335 - Client-Centered Interventions in Social Work Practice
- SW8345 - Psychodynamic Interventions in Social Work Practice
Fall Term 2022
- SW7560 - Lifespan Development in the Social Context
- SW7680 - Human Rights, Social Justice, and Diversity in an Urban Context
- SW8315 - Integrative Theories and Practice Approaches for Interpersonal Social Work Practice