Rachel L. West

I’m an advocacy and community outreach consultant based in New York. I earned my BA in History from Stony Brook University and my Masters in Social Work from Adelphi University, School of Social Work. I have been a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State since 2008.

In 2012 I founded The Political Social Worker, a blog dedicated to community practice social work and politics. I have presented at UConn’s NAHIPSW Campaign School where I lectured on the role of social media in political campaigns. I have also presented workshops on being a political social worker at Stony Brooks School of Social Welfare’s Advocacy Day. I am one of the founders of the #MacroSW Twitter chats and a member of the Association for Community Organization and Social Administration’s (ACOSA) communications team; in 2015 I was appointed to ACOSA’s Board.

In 2013 I began offering consultation services to social good organizations and private practices on a number of issues related to advocacy and community outreach. In addition to consultancy work with organizations, I offer career coaching and training to macro social workers.

I am currently an instructor at Stony Brook University – School of Social Welfare where I teach Advanced Social Work Macro Practice.