Donna Van Peursem '92

Education:
M.S.W., University of Nebraska-Omaha
B.A., Northwestern College

712-707-7085
donna.vanpeursem@nwciowa.edu

Donna Van Peursem is a licensed social worker who earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is a Northwestern College graduate who has extensive experience in individual, marital, family and group therapy. Prior to joining NWC's faculty, she was a mental health therapist at the Creative Living Center in Rock Valley, Iowa. She also worked as a therapist for Family Service in Omaha.

+Publications and presentationsVan Peursem, D. & Stokes, V. (September, 2016). Ethical Issues in the Age of Technology & Social Media. Presented a 3 hour Continuing Education for Ethics Credit to Local Practitioners.Van Peursem, D. & Stokes, V. (July, 2015) Ethical Dilemmas Surrounding Social Media & Technology for Social Workers in Rural Practice Settings. Presented at the 40th National Institute for Social Work & Human Services in Rural Areas in Vermillion, South Dakota.

+Professional experienceCreative Living Center, Rock Valley, IAFamily Service, Omaha, NE

+MembershipsLicensed Independent Social Worker with the State of IowaNational Association of Social WorkersNational Association of Social Workers - IowaNational Association of Christian Social Workers