Ellen Rondina

Ellen first taught as an adjunct professor for the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Social
Work and Family Studies departments in 2007-2009. She was an Extension Educator in Family
and Consumer Resources for UNH Cooperative Extension from 2005-2011, and she was a
Clinical Assistant Professor for the University of New England Graduate School of Social Work
from 2011-2015 before continuing as an adjunct professor in the Fall of 2015. She has
continued teaching in higher education, carrying a full load of courses across several
Universities for reputable, accredited online MSW programs. She also had a two-year
appointment as a visiting instructor at Florida Atlantic University from 2020-2022 working with
undergraduates.

She has worked with children and adults with development disabilities and brain injuries and
their families, folks who were incarcerated, folks with felony convictions in alternative sentencing
programs, families who were experiencing homelessness, adults with dual diagnoses (DD and
MI), school systems, folks experiencing substance abuse issues, families affiliated with the child
welfare system, relatives raising others’ children, as well as adolescents.

Her areas of expertise are spirituality and wellness, group facilitation, strength-based trauma-
informed parenting and family systems, neurodiversities and developmental disabilites, and the
arts in social work practice. She is a practicing life coach and therapist.

Her practice and teaching are largely informed by cultural fluidity and proficiency, social justice,
feminist, humanist, and strengths perspectives. Her extensive cultural immersion travel has
greatly informed these perspectives. Ellen's theories of practice include problem solving,
coaching, systems, narrative, and transpersonal theories of human development. ​
She is the best-selling author of Self-Care Revolution: 5 Pillars to Prevent Burnout and Build
Sustainable Resilience for Helping Professionals.