Ms. Guarino earned her Master's in Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley.  She holds a clinical social work license (LCSW), with over 15 years’ direct practice experience working with a range of populations including severe and persistent mentally ill and dually diagnosed individuals, homeless adults and families including foster and other at-risk youth, and work with individuals on conservatorship and other restricted settings. As the Director of Field Education, Ms. Guarino brings to the role extensive administrative social work experience that includes non-profit social service management, as well grant development, administration and evaluation of federal, state and local grants and contracts including National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and the U. S. Department of Education. Ms. Guarino’s capacity as Field Director involves active collaboration with community-based agencies including child welfare, adult protective services, probation, prisons, hospitals, non-profits and K-12 schools. Ms. Guarino also provides evidence-based trainings for social work field supervisors and implementation of best practices in field education, and teaching MSW students how to actively translate social work theory into practice in the field practicum setting.