Nancy Boyd Webb papers

Nancy Boyd Webb is a clinical social worker and distinguished university professor emerita at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service where she held the endowed James R. Dumpson Chair in Child Welfare Studies and where she founded, directed and taught in the Post-master's Certificate Program in Child and Adolescent Therapy for 22 years until her retirement in 2008. She earned her B.A. cum laude at Radcliffe College (1954), her M.S.S. at the Smith College School for Social Work (1956), and her D.S.W. at the Columbia University School of Social Work (1977). In her retirement, Webb continues to offer three categories of professional services: keynote presentations and conference workshops; education and staff training; and consultation and individual and group supervision. She is a prolific author and scholar in the areas of child therapy, trauma, and bereavement, and has published 13 books on these topics since 1991. She has received numerous honors, including Smith College's Day-Garrett Award, the Clinical Practice Award of the Association for Death Education and Counseling, and the designation of Distinguished Scholar by the National Academies of Practice in Social Work. In addition to teaching and writing, Dr. Webb consults with agencies and schools on the topics of child trauma and bereavement.