Lee Westgate, MSW, MBA, LCSW-C

Lee Westgate, MSW, MBA, LCSW-C (he/him/his) is a social work advocate with extensive professional experience in social work policy, practice, research, and education. He is a Board-approved clinical supervisor in the state of Maryland, has held numerous organizational leadership roles, and has served as an educational consultant to a variety of associations and organizational clientele. He has served as a medical social worker in the fields of oncology, critical care, as well as in integrated behavioral health settings. Mr. Westgate has participated in a CSWE-sponsored National Trauma Task Force workgroup that focused on the intersection of ethics and trauma-informed practice, and he was awarded an immersion fellowship through Boston University to study addiction and behavioral health. He has participated in the AIDS Education and Training Center on behalf of the University of Maryland School of Social Work and participated in the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Workgroup on COVID and HIV. Mr. Westgate continues to serve as a faculty member and instructor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. His scholarship includes integrated behavioral health, working with individuals with chronic and life-threatening illness, healthcare and social policy, and health equity. He has received numerous recognitions and awards, including induction into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as a Social Work Fellow, the Alumni of the Year Award, Energizer Faculty Award, Camara Jones Faculty Award, Innovation in Social Work Award, and Exemplary Faculty Member of the Year Award, along with the Dean’s Teaching Award for several consecutive semesters. He has been published in The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, The New Social Worker, The Journal of Employee Assistance, Infusion Magazine, Provider Magazine, and Social Work Today.