Clinical Instructor, UNC Department of Psychiatry
Autism Specialist, Chapel Hill TEACCH Center
Education:
B.A., Theatre Education, Emerson College
M.S.W., UNC-Chapel Hill
Discipline:
Social Worker
Summary Statement:
Suzi Pietroluongo is an Autism Specialist at the Chapel Hill TEACCH Autism Center and a clinical instructor at the UNC Department of Psychiatry. She is a licensed clinical social worker and works primarily with older school-age children and adolescents. She has training in TF-CBT (trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.) Before earning her MSW, Suzi was an elementary school theatre teacher. She is eager to use her classroom experience, as well as her theatre and social work skills to support autistic individuals in becoming more resilient.
