Michael
Serrano
Yeshiva University
Wurzweiler School of Social Work
2495 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10333
Michael Serrano, PhD, LCSW, CASAC 2, is the Director of CASAC Programs and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. He has completed his PhD at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University and his MSW from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Prior to joining Wurzweiler, he had over 15 years of experience overseeing, supervising, designing, and implementing public health programs across New York City. Dr. Serrano has worked with children, adolescents, and adults, specializing in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance use disorders. Dr. Serrano has taught the core courses for the Joint MSW/CASAC Program in addition to other clinical classes across the MSW curriculum. He will now oversee all course content related to CASAC, working collaboratively with all the instructors in the program. Dr. Serrano's research interests are in clinical social work practice with a focus on the impact of racism on substance use disorders and treatment completion.
Health and Racial Equity and Cultural Diversity
Treatment of Substance Use Disorders and other mental conditions
Clinical Social Work
Social Work Education
Evidence Based Practices and Intervention
Mixed Methods Research
Fellowship: Council on Social Work Education, Now is the Time: Minority Fellowship Program – Youth (MFP-Y) 2015
Review Board Member: Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 2022 to present
Member: National Association of Social Workers, New York City Chapter
Quinn, H., Irvine, N., Shah, K., Ali, S., Mezzacca, T., Serrano, M., Thorpe, L., Huang, T. Khan, M., Islam, N. (2024). Implementation Facilitators and Challenges of a Community Health Worker Program to Address Health Disparities for People Recently Released from Incarceration. Implementation Science Communications. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-024-00653-1
Serrano, M. (2022). A qualitative study: harm reduction and opioid overdose strategies for Black and Latinx opioid overdose survivors. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2022.2149970
Serrano, M. & Conley, T. (2021). The role of peers and social workers in addressing the opioid crisis. Journal of Social Work in Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2021.1929661
Conference Presentations
Serrano, M., Edwards, J. (2023, October). Breaking New Ground: Ramping Up Supervision in Peer-Delivered Services. Presented at the 2023 CSWE APM Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Serrano, M., Kelleher, C. (2019, August). Integrating Peer Professionals within the Substance Use Continuum of Care. Presented at the 20th Annual ASAP Conference, Niagara Falls, NY.
Serrano, M., Edwards, J. (2019, June). Breaking New Ground: Ramping Up Supervision in Peer-Delivered Services. Presented at the 2019 NASW-NYS Conference, Saratoga, NY.
Serrano, M., Isaac, D. (2019, May). Utilizing Peers to Support Overdose Survivors in New York City Emergency Departments. Presented at the 2019 New York State Public Health Association Conference, Cortland, NY, May 2019.
Atkinson, H., Ferreira, K., Serrano, M., Zweig, S. (2018, May). Self-Reported Psychological Distress among NYC Residents Using the CHS 2011 Survey. Presented at the CUNY School of Public Health, New York, NY, May 2018.
Yeshiva University
Wurzweiler School of Social Work
2495 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10333