Phillip J. Lewis, BCD, JD, LICSW

My work started in social welfare advocacy when lobbying within the Nebraska Unicameral and establishing zero-interest, penalty-free, emergency loans for Social Work students attending college in Nebraska. This program was created while I was still a student-activist, and remains today. My experience is inclusive of grassroots organizing, direct clinical practice, and research. I obtained my Bachelors of Social Work from the University of Nebraska - at Omaha, my Masters of Social Work from Barry University, and Juris Doctorate from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law.

 
I began my clinical work in Miami FL., providing individual therapy for children of inmates, in conjunction with facilitating therapeutic support groups, within Florida Prisons, for incarcerated fathers. 

I have worked in many private and public organizations in a variety of social justice and psycho-therapeutic roles, including active Military, and federal service. I have served as a professor of Social Work and have training in various treatment modalities. 

I chose to live a life of service through volunteering in many roles as a child advocate and mentor. I am also an active member of the National Association of Social Workers, serve as an advisor to the Southwest Region of the National Black Law Students Association, and remain an active member of the Army Reserve.